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  • Good LORD, what a load of money having to be wasted on advertising.

    It would be infinitely better if we (as a civilization) simply OUTLAWED the production of a single new gas-powered car, like we should have done 30+ years ago, since we KNEW oil will end in 50 years. Global peak oil passed in 2005.

    As always, it's only a tiny minority who do the hard work fighting for these changes: e.g. the Green party.

  • 311 likes and 31 dislikes wierd...

  • Must...buy...Toyota......

    

  • this is my salvia trip...

  • What is the name of the song!! i want to play it on my prius!!!

  • @SMILEMISAEL It's a cover of "Let Your Love Flow" by Petra Hayden, originally by the Bellamy Brothers.

  • nice!

  • what song is this?

  • @cheesedudle it was a custom composed piece especially made for this commercial. ^DG

  • @ToyotaUSA No, it's "love your love flow" by Bellamy Brothers. From the '70s.

  • @muchtoomuch100 your right

  • How come "George Newbern" wasn't interviewed? He's the guy that provided the voice. (Sephiroth was in it)

  • My name is Mike from LA Although there busizz4me.info

  • Honda did a great job

  • I wish we could have more of this smart commercials

  • and they get no credit from us besides annoying us with adds and coomercials.

  • Our ford escape has had so many problems and so many costly repairs. I'm never driving an American made car again. Toyota, here I come!

  • @volt443 Really? What year is it? I have a 2008 Ford Escape and I've never had any problems with it. I've only done scheduled maintenance and it runs fine.

  • @randomfreak09 Lucky you! I'm glad your Escape worked out for you, but we're already in love with our Highlander Hybrid

  • WoW, an awesome idea, the creators are amazing, I'm looking for more.

  • There's a few Toyota Prius art cars in the new movie Automorphosis. I watched the trailer for it here on YouTube.

     I love my Toyota Hybrid!

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  • SONG!!

  • @Pks29733: But don't you see? That makes Prius the ultimate environmentally-friendly car! Not only does it seek to reduce emissions, it also attempts to reduce the human population.

  • Beautiful commercial, crummy cars!! Folks, you are living in America, BUY an American car!! These Toyota cars now have problems like American cars had in the 70's!!! Remember the Pinto gas tanks blowing up (that's what the news said) in accidents? At least that happened in accidents v.s. the Toyotas CAUSING THEM!! Folks if you like them that much, save on the import tax and MOVE to Japan!!

  • @Pks29733 Which american car are you saying DOESNT have issues? Are you aware Toyota builds as many vehicles here as many american car companies and has over 172 thousand Americans employed in this country?

  • @stopindecentvidremov Yeah, but the money (profits) goes to JAPAN not here unlike with 'Ford', 'Chevy', 'Buick' built for Americans by Americans (yes I also aware some are made in Canada for the Canadian market, but the profits come to AMERICA) verus us sending money to JAPAN!! This way the profits can create more jobs here and not in JAPAN.

  • @Pks29733 How about the profits that feed the families of the 172 thousand Toyota and dealership employee's working here in America? Why should I spend my money on a lower quality vehicle so that I can support a company that just ends up borrowing my tax dollars to stay afloat? And dont tell me to buy a Ford, they are absolutly the worst most dispicable of the 3 companies. Talk about lying to the american public and covering up saftey problems! Search FORD FIRES!

  • @Pks29733 I'd rather own a FORD than a Toyota. Atleast the Ford's brakes worked and they didn't drive (acelerate) by their own accord. And regard the 'Ford Fires', hit any car of that era (ecspecially the new -VEGA/PINTO') with another vechicle and there was a chance of the gas tank and filler breaking and causing a fire.  Plus Ford didn't blame thier fires on 'Floor Mats' like Toyoto. Be America, Buy American or save us alot of trouble and just move to Japan since you love thier cars!

  • This is going to sound crazy, but all my salvia trips are like this! The people keep telling me i am stuck in a loop and its amazing.

  • LOVEE the commercial guys, great workk!!! awesome song too

    much love<3

  • This is a great commercial! It's amazing that they didn't even mention the name of the artist who recorded "Let Your Love Flow" for the commercial.  It was Petra Haden. For me, as amazing as the visuals are, it's the music that makes it.

  • My Mom is 79 years old and this is her favorite commercial of all time!

    Great JOB!!!

  • NIce behind the scenes video. Next time take 10 seconds and tuck the mic underneath their shirts. It looks sloppy.

  • All of this was VERY creative, this is one of my favorite commercials! :D

  • OMG... at 2:16 he's reppin a Threadless Tee!!!!

  • Ok i am pissed now.Let Sephiroth talk dammit!

  • now only if they can only fix my 09 tacoma. toyota stole patents

    i should not have bought my toyota a BIG

    disappointment

  • I think this commercial is genius, great music. People making up the commercial texture really says its all about people, feeling good, doing good. I'll bet this one gets awards and rightfully so.

  • diamonddave24 says "everyone involved is upsurd"

    I believe the word is, "absurd". The mentality of people that speak of things they know nothing about. Sounds more like jealousy or ignorance.

  • really creative i lvoe this so much :)

  • What's with all the negativity people? This commercial is beautiful and the soundtrack is great. By the way, this fool gets 42 miles to the gallon.

  • to bad it takes more pollution to make a prius then a average car does and when its all said and done the prius still pollutes more in manufactoring then a normal car does in manufactoring, and ownership.

    prius is a gimmick ripping a bunch of fools off.

  • Even if that is true (which you should link to where you got that info) the Prius is still a first step in the right direction. The world needs to change how it operates as the earth can't maintain the status quo.

  • These are truly brilliant! Thank you for the behind the scenes peek. I love them and yes, I drive a Toyota.

  • truly awesome and imaginative!

  • 0:08 - woman in orange shirt on the right side of the screen.

  • LoL you wanna get up in her mix?

  • Since she put it that way...

  • Thank you for explaining how the commercial was made. It's one of my favorites, ever.

  • The best ever....love it!

  • they put too much money and work into these commercials when they're sometimes useless and don't attract consumers

  • the song is ....

    Petra Haden "Let Your Love Flow"

  • Do you have commericals of the Camry????I love the Camry!!! 

  • These commercials are absolutely brilliant! Thanks for the behind-the-scenes look!

  • Thank you so much for posting this!

  • I LOVE these commercials. Talk about creative and just plain ingenious!

  • I think this commercial is creative!

  • These commercials creep me out!

  • I a fascinated by this commercial....glad to see the "behind the scenes".

  • The song always reminds me of JGR driver Denny Hamlin!!

  • british accents, dancers, pseudoenvironmentalists...give me a gas guzzler and a steak before i lose it.

  • It almost makes me regret changing the channel every time a commercial comes on. You know what would be funny? If someone were to use CGI to change the Prius to a tank..

  • GO BACK TO SAN FRAN!

  • HIPPIES!

  • Waste of money

  • yeah right!!! it was amazing!!

  • the commerical is awesome

  • I appreciate all the work that went into this commercial. I assumed a lot more shortcuts were taken. That said, it kinda creeps me out.

  • this is just so beautiful...

  • Millions upon millions of dollars spent on the hybrid drive and the commercial, and $3.47 spent on the styling of the body. Everywhere I look here in Los Angeles, hideously UGLY cars! I can't believe the same people who have to have just the right purse or pair of shoes would buy such a design failure.

  • it's because it is acceptable. same reason that purse and that pair of shoes looks good, acceptance is key.

  • Can't help but smile when I see this commercial. Fabulous job, very creative and downright fun!

  • Every time I listen to the song, I always think of NASCAR driver Denny Hamlin.

  • what happens when the batteries on this car go bad what do u guys do with them? through them in a land fill or what?

  • Chris,

    Every part of the battery, from the precious metals to the plastic, plates, steel case and the wiring, are recycled or processed for disposal.

    To ensure that batteries come back to Toyota, each battery has a phone number on it to call for recycling information.

  • oh ok that makes sense but the batteries cost so much to replace

  • WIN.

  • HONOR MOTHER EARTH

  • WHO is the vocalist?

  • Petra Haden

  • mezmorizingly intense beautiful awesomeness

  • i hate this commercial. it creeps me out

  • Most phenomenal commercial I've ever seen, this deserves commercial of the year!!!!!

    Beautiful!!

  • smug alert!!

  • I'd love to be one of those grass people. :)

  • Who recorded the cover of "Let Your Love Flow" by the Bellamy Brothers.

    ??

    Beautiful sounding, I want the single :)

  • Yes, the fact it uses alot less fuel is the point of this car. Nobody is saying this car is the answer to the fuel woes of the world but it is a start and part of the answer long term. Nobody is playing anybody here... it is a commercials for a product and we are not morons. Moron.

  • the commercial is misleading people, its still a fossil fuel eating machine just like any other car, just because it gets good gas mileage doesn't make it different, people are such morons, they are playing you, you still have to put gas in it, again you still have to put gas in it! its NOT earth friendly

  • You apparently have never driven one. It is an experience. I will never go back to the type of auto that you probably own. I have 2 x 2006 Priuses. It does shut the gas engine off when it doesn't need it. I get 50 mpg in both. It is a quality vehicle equal to the Lexus RS300 that I got rid of. Getting to Earth friendly is not a black and white subject. The Prius is a big step toward it. Honda and Toyota are working hard to get there. No one else is.

  • your obviously biased, getting better gas mileage is not the answer, and its not earth friendly, if we run out of oil your car doesn't run just like all other cars, when cars are gas free then we can say they are earth friendly, wake up! its just a normal car!! and its not a pretty car either,

  • it's RELATIVELY earth friendly... possibly the best way to transport your friends and family b4 electric cars become widely used.

  • good enough!

  • I have never had ANY problem with our Prius...

    It's almost as if Maroon Camaro has no real idea what he is talking about... Hmmm...

  • Amazing. . . .

  • My '04 Prius is nearing the 90K mile mark. Never had a problem with it. Won't need to replace the battery for another 100K!!

  • Me too. I am looking forward to giving my 04 to my husband for his business use and buying a new 2010 for personal use

  • great

  • there's no nature in this commercial

  • humans aren't natural?

  • While this commercial is neat, doesn't having a lot of costumes that require energy to make and create waste kind of go against the point of having a green car if the making of the commercial is not green

  • Love these commercials...and LOVE my Camry...

  • I've been wondering how they made these comercials! this satisfied that... Its so cool

  • mini van had a cooler commercial then you guys

  • The song is called "Let Your Love Flow" first done by the Bellamy Brothers.

  • Petra Haden sings this version.

    It's available on the Toyota website. You can't get it on iTunes.

  • what is that song in the backround!!

  • Megan Joy from American Idol sings the song

  • my 18 month old will drop what he's doing say (uh-oh)! then run to the tv just to watch this commercial everyday.

  • Music makes this commercial - no mention of it - music gets screwed again.

  • This commercial always brings a smile to my face.

  • what an awesome commercial, I just love it!

  • 1:32 I WANT THAT GUY'S SHIRT

  • Prius are pieces of crap. Wait 'till you have to replace the battery at 70k miles.

  • Gee, Maroon Camaro, I must have missed my battery replacement. I'm at 110K, but I'm only getting 50.2 mpg so maybe I'm doing something wrong. What do you suggest?

  • I love these commercials. They always make me smile. :)

  • I love these commercials, and the Prius! This commercial makes me happy every time I see it. So less intrusive than most car commercials, less IN YO' FACE.

    This one is one I'd actually like to watch.

  • "I love these commercials, and the Prius!"

    Did you know it envirmental foot print is larger than most cars on the road today.

  • ill keep my ford f250

  • Toyota is giving the download of Petra Haden's version of "Let Your Love Show" on their website for free. I think that's very cool and really smart. This video is great too.

  • Thanks...we appreciate the feedback.  Glad you enjoy.

    Scott DeYager

    Corporate Communications

    Toyota Motor Sales, USA

  • brilliant concept, nicely executed, really quite an eye-catcher. I perk up every time I see this commercial on tv!

  • "It's Harmony between Man, Nature and Machine"

    -One LUV.

  • This is one of the more incredibly creative commercials, but I don't know if you have noticed, but in one of the commercials, one of the white backed people, as the car is driving forward, they kind of jump up a split second ahead of time and then they crouch back down really quick, as their timing was off about 1/10th of a second. With as much as they did for this commercial, I was surprised to see that flaw remain in and they just didn't go back and do another take..

  • i hate these commercials....

  • this commercial makes me smile everytime i see it.

  • I love the Prius but these commercials are embarrassing.

  • BESTIAL!!!!

  • Totally cool commercial. But is it really "eco-friendly" that all of nature is represented by what the planet has far, far too many of? That being people.

  • Kind of creepy that our planet will look like that commercial if people don't stop squeezing out kids at such an alarming rate!

  • That was amazing!

  • 50 years as Copywriter/Producer/Director, 10 Clio's, a Bronze Lion from Cannes, and I could never have come up with this concept 15 years ago.

    The money might have been there, but not the access to technology and global talent.

    Kudos to all concerned.

  • Final Cut Pro!!

  • I'M SO HAPPY THIS IS HERE!!! I love this commercial and it's great to see how it came together!!

  • OKay. Everytime I see this on TV I have to stop and watch it. It makes me so happy inside. lol! My parents didn't believe me that there had to be A LOT of people to make the commercial. They thought no you can do all that stuff digitally blah bla. Well I knew no matter how you made it, it had to be hard and take a long time. Now I know thanks to this and I just want to say thanks for making such a sweet commercial, I appreciate it. lol Great Job!!!! :D

  • most of it is digital. notice the blue screens?

  • here's the one question i have not seen anyone ask, who are the singers? their voices are great.

  • Hi Freeway,

    There aren't singers. It's just one person. Her name is Petra Haden and she's an amazing artist. She did all the vocals herself

  • Great commercial, though I found it hard to swallow all that conceptual B.S. about man, nature, machine, and harmony.

  • As Toyota is trying to sell this idea for status seeking people who want to show how hip, "green", and environmentally aware they are. If you really care about the environment, take the bus or ride a bike.

  • The Best Commercial I've ever seen in my life. This is amazing, AMAZING!!! They're GENIUSES!!!

  • Whoever made this wass a sooo vish GENIUS!

  • Awesome , bet it wins the best commercial of the year award.

  • I loved this commercial the first time I saw it... It's just so creative! Haha, now my mom and I wave our arms around in the air every time it comes on! =)

  • thats awesome!! you wave your arms around with your mom when it comes on. totally cool.

  • Very interesting...

  • le4rn how 2 sp3ll

  • what is the name of the song so i can download it awsome song! and nice work into the comercial

  • Oh my... I thought they just added the people in with a computer or something...that's a bunch of people!

  • The first time i saw this commercial i was stoned out of my mind. I mean i took like 10 bong hits and then immediately watched this. IT BLEW MY MIND! These people are geniuses, and the synergy between people and CGI is genius as well.

  • They are pretty creative.

  • I saw how it was done in this clip, but I still just can't wrap my mind around it. It is just magical. I love it!!!

  • i absoultely LOVE this commerical.. everytime i here it come on tv, even if i am in another room, i will run to the tv just to watch it... LOL... it's so adoreable and shows the innocense of life.. everything would be awesome in harmony..

  • Hate the commercials, but admire the expertise that went into making them.

  • yes`it totally reminded me of the olympic opening in China... and it is great

  • Pure genius! Amazing concept. Awesome choreography & costumes. More than an ad...a new art form. I could watch for hours and want to live in the world you created. Appreciate the video since it answered all of my questions. Thank you and Bravo!

  • how much plastic crap and glue and other junk did they use making this commercial?

  • i didn't even realize it was people until the 2nd time i saw it . it was as intriguing as it was freaky .... i felt like a stoner looking at it "whoa ... dude"

  • it is refreshing to see some more creative, original ideas but I wish it could be for something other than a product. It is true they do borrow some from Wizard of Oz probably and Busby Berkley too but it is nice to see some creative expansion nonetheless.

  • i was just wondering how they made this commercial, i LOVE LOVE LOVE it =]. it makes me smile.

  • Good advertising gets your attention and makes you feel good about the product. This is one of the only commercials we don't mute when it comes on the TV. Brilliant work which will hopefully win awards.

  • reminds me of the Olympic Openning in China

  • I love love love these commercials

  • i thought this was all edited i didnt think ppl were actually there

  • I would buy this car just for this commercial. It's so simple, and elegant, yet so complex...Like the Prius.

  • Just Amazing <3

  • Wow! I love this commercial but only 200 people? With the editing it really looks like there are millions of people :3

  • btw that little girl in the butterfly suite is ADORABLE!!!

  • I absolutely love this commercial and I want this song so bad!!!!!!! I think it was a cool idea!

  • This is not an epic idea. The first time I saw this I thought about the Munchkins from "The Wizard of Oz."

  • what is the name of this song!!!

  • the name of the song is ..."let your love flow" its sang acapella by Petra Haden in the commercial.

  • where can I find the full song? do you know?

  • originally written and recorded in the 70s by the Bellamy Brothers.

  • The is a remake of "Let Your Love Flow" performed by Petra Haden. Toyota is working to get a free download on its site next week.

  • Very interesting.

  • Great Great Great Go4IT

  • I LUV this sommercial, it sounds like they're saying my name....haha BUT DOES ANYONE KNOW THE NAME OF THIS SING???!!!

  • I really like this commercial, but whenever I see Toyota commercials I notice that they don't always use the highest trim levels on the featured vehicle. Why is that? I think it's important to show a car at it's best, especially if the car is making its debut to the average American.

    ... I'm watching this commercial on TV right now haha.

  • whats the name of this song??

    i lovee this!

  • The Prius is made of PEOPLE! We've got to stop them somehow!

  • i realized that they were people the first time i saw it... I think because there's so many different parts in the song that it would be good for my vocal music class to do.... It would be fun to sing the song.