The video shares some thematic similarities with the music video for the Barenaked Ladies single " Sound of Your Voice " , which also featured multiple YouTube celebrities . According to Cullen , the video was to be a " celebration of that creativity " , an idea that went over well with the members of the band . In contrast to the '' South Park '' episode " Canada on Strike " , which parodied the YouTube celebrities , Cullen wanted to embrace the concept of " about being happy with who you are " . Cullen hopes that the video will be " a living thing on the Internet " ; as the video itself was a mash-up of Weezer 's favorite stuff , Cullen hopes others will use the video to create their own mash-ups . The YouTube celebrities were flown into Los Angeles , California to work with the band for the four-day shooting of the video . The video , which quickly became popular , reached more than four million viewers in its first week and was that week 's most-watched video . It was the most popular video of the month in June , reaching 7.3 million views by June 16 , 2008 . It was nominated for Best Editing for the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards and for Favorite Online Sensation at the 35th People 's Choice Awards . The video won a Grammy for Best Short Form Music Video at the 51st Grammy Awards Show
35th People 's Choice Awards
35th People's Choice Awards
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