Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (official Music Video) -

The video features a chimpanzee, referencing Jackson's pet Bubbles , and specific lighting cues that mirror the original 1988 Smooth Criminal short film. Michael Jackson’s Approval

A young boy (played by Bobby Edner ) dancing on the sidewalk while wearing a surgical mask—a nod to Jackson’s public appearances. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal (Official Music Video)

The band was initially nervous about how Jackson would receive the parody. They sent the video to him for approval, and while he originally asked them to remove the scenes of the masked child, he eventually changed his mind and gave the video his . The video features a chimpanzee, referencing Jackson's pet

The music video for cover of Smooth Criminal is a high-energy, tongue-in-cheek homage to Michael Jackson , blending the band's nu-metal style with iconic pop culture imagery. Setting the Scene They sent the video to him for approval,

The band and background actors recreate the famous "anti-gravity lean" and the Moonwalk .