who played stacy's mom in the video
model Rachel Hunter
title: Stacy's Mom text: Robinson". The song ranks No. 350 on Blender's "500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born" and No. 88 on VH1's "100 Greatest Songs of the '00s". The music video, directed by Chris Applebaum, features several comedic scenes illustrating the boy's attempts to get closer to Stacy's mother. "We looked at a lot of treatments and some directors were trying to be kind of arty and subtle with it, but Chris Applebaum went completely for the jugular," said Schlesinger. Model Rachel Hunter plays the title role, which she accepted because she was a fan of the band and the song. The title: Stacy's Mom text: group had previously hoped to get Paulina Porizkova for the role. The clip was shot in Los Angeles in late May 2003. "It was 7 a.m., and there was Rachel Hunter doing a striptease on the kitchen counter," remembered Schlesinger. The video was first sent to television in July 2003. Fountains of Wayne had asked Ric Ocasek to be in the video for the song. Schlesinger explains that while Ocasek claims that he "politely declined"; he actually just never responded to the request. There are several references to The Cars in the video: a license plate reads "I ♥ RIC", title: Stacy's Mom text: a reference to Ric; one of the boys in the opening scene has dark hair, sunglasses, and clothes such that he looks like an adolescent version of Ocasek; the trademark Elliot Easton "bouncing" (at approximately 1:15 into the video) and hairdo as he plays his guitar for The Cars; and the re-creation of the "Fast Times" scene, which featured The Cars' "Moving in Stereo". Further links to The Cars and New Wave music are given by the magazine "Nu Wave" that is featured in the video, the Roland Juno-6 keyboard (a synthesizer of the 1980s), and the record sleeve showing title: Stacy's Mom text: A power pop song, the group hoped to emulate the sound of The Cars with the track. "Stacy's Mom" reached number 21 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming the band's highest-charting hit in the United States. Additionally, the song peaked within the top 10 in Ireland, and the top 20 in the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of over 500,000 copies. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Vocal Pop Performance. The song was accompanied with a music video in which model Rachel Hunter title: Jody Porter text: Jody Porter Jody Porter (born May 25, 1969) is an American musician. He is the guitarist of Grammy Award-nominated power pop band Fountains of Wayne. The band has released four major label albums, including "Welcome Interstate Managers" on Virgin Records in 2003, an RIAA-certified Gold LP. The album spawned the hugely popular U.S. Top 40 hit and number 1 music video "Stacy's Mom". Known for his impressive virtuoso abilities and British guitar pop playing style, Jody first garnered attention fronting and writing the songs for London-based band The Belltower in the early 1990s. The band was credited as trailblazers in