The music video , which was nominated for Best Art Direction at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards , is often described as an ecstasy or acid trip , while some argue it as being a depiction of Sodom and Gomorrah . Pitchfork Media described the video as " a krazy , kandy-kolored , loud neon thingamajig video . " Another music video features an appearance by The Rock-afire Explosion . The Rock-afire Explosion was an animatronic animal band that played in Showbiz Pizza Place and Circus Pizza in the 1980s and 1990s . In the beginning of the video , two individuals with white and black painted faces can be seen stirring a pot , and later in the video dancing . These are Abby Fuller and Rafael Pulido , who starred in Jon Salmon 's amateur music video , dancing and singing along to MGMT 's " Kids "
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
2008 MTV Video Music Awards
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