The Shins - Australia (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

[kevinsaysyess]

I can sleep peacefully at night knowing those balloons are safe.

[Cuquiface]

Swagbucks brought me here, lol... I already knew about this song though.

[xfranxie]

time to put zee earphones on........NOW!

[ObscureHarmonic]

@xfranxie The girl actually says "No!". Not now :P

[Oleander410]

Mercer looks like Kevin Spacey

[evilthesaurus]

don't know what CTFxC is, and I don't care

[youthank8]

LA LA LA laaaaa

[missburn]

I love this band so much! <3

[hayden98000]

like if you thought the balloons were gonna say something in the sky

[bittercoffee2]

@hayden98000 LOL!!! I was just sitting there trying to make out a word but they kept floating away....then the screen went black...I felt really dumb...

[GuidoLovinGril]

I was just in Sydney, so much fun!!

[AUNOUGHE]

Like this comment if the shins are the shit!

[theshinyredballoon]

@bullethead2202 Whatever you say, pretentious asshole.

[USArmy19DScout]

whats up with the angry german voice in the beggining lol

[AmonTheLord87]

someone recommended the shins to me .. great song, great band ..

[mapparu]

When those balloons get too high, they'll pop and drop to the ground, so technically they're littering.

[thesonsarealreet]

@CheeryChibi start off with the album 'Chutes Too Narrow', you will be hooked after a few listens!!

[skatingmusic3]

be careful, last time someone set that many balloons go it started ww3

[crabsign]

but they're not from Australia!

[CheeryChibi]

Hello c: I'm new fan to The Shins after hearing them on the Garden State soundtrack, recommendations anyone?

[itsalexeverybody]

@CheeryChibi listen to ALL the albums :)

[wearehumansbaby]

I always imagine myself in australia's beach while listening to this ! <3

[wwally6973]

i want to do this....

[KristenStewFREAK]

Kevin spacey?

[MrConorMackinnon]

@KristenStewFREAK Kevin Spacey wishes he was James Mercer

[KristenStewFREAK]

@MrConorMackinnon haha true that!

[hellakooler]

SHAZAM IT FROM CTFxC!!!!!

[hellakooler]

CTFxC FTW!!!!!!!!!!

[joshcliche]

CTFxC FTW

But I'm here on my own willing, loved the Shins for so long.

[ChrisAlmighty14]

lol. i came here from "The Garden State" movie. not CTFXC

[makeshiftbattlefield]

WTF is CTFXC

[KlEmMiz4]

CTFxC!!

[pawpawnorth]

0H /\/\Y G@W∂ >> 1 ƒ0kk3ñ L0√3 †H3 $H1N$. But really, these guys are amazing. Can't wait for that new album to drop!

[talitasala]

esse clipe é lindo, fazia tempo que não via

[risingtied]

heard it on ctfxc, soundhounded it and here i am now.

[TheRebeccabonbon]

CTFXC FTW \m/

[theshinyredballoon]

Thumbs up if CTFxC somehow brought you here.

[bullethead2202]

@theshinyredballoon We're in the awesome music part of youtube, stop talking about youtube whores.

[Gutenhund]

I want to do this sometime.

[Ryoichiwatanabe]

this is the first time i take a listen to the shins randomly by just clickin the video in the suggestion list, and WOW!!! LIKE IT!!!!!

[TheCapitalLetter]

Port of Morrow (new The Shins album) coming out March 2012!

[augury010]

@TheCapitalLetter NO WAY!!!!! I must Google this. O.O

[GuitaristHippie]

didn't their mothers ever tell them the dangers of running with scissors? kids these days...

[villainvillain1]

this song is beautiful (:

[GroundFootHeadCloud]

TIME TO PUT ZE EARGOGGLES ON!

[TheMattLeeK]

Finally, i've have reached the real music that has a true, distinct purpose and meaning!!! Feels real nice ;)

[bonesgirl1000]

Man I love this song, this video, and this band! I can't get enough of The Shins!

[hancocks1000]

0.54 LMAO, idk why, but that made me laugh hysterically... :)

[megustaespanol2014]

me gusta

[UltraHarrier]

One of the greatest fucking songs/bands on this Planet

[Prinsessenboontje]

haha, Dick's auto sales. Nice touch :D

[Golestwo]

AUSTRALIA FTW

[wolfattack97]

Why does this song and video make me so happy?

[MrLepidottero]

Balloons are not recyclable and harm the planet.

[MrLepidottero]

LAAA LAAA LAAA LAAA

[ragoozoable]

balloons need equal rights too!!!!

[juveforez]

The shins are so underrated*_*

[horacioagarcia]

este es un re tema!!!!!

[3P2C1E]

Time to put the ear goggles on!

No!

[Thedeoradude]

That's right. Kia's dont DESERVE balloons.

[so1994able]

amo esta cancion!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ColorfulHyena]

For a second there I thought the balloons were going to say something.

[spikemugen22]

TIEM TU POOTZE EAR COVARES OHN!

... NO!

[ThePeterOhlsson]

I'll probably make this vid reach 2 million views

[sagman68]

@ThePeterOhlsson Looks like you did it.

[allibear95]

thats my uncle(: james mercer is anyways lol

[TheUndeadZombiex]

This is such a cute video. Love the song. Great to skip around to with an umbrella.

[NotaRussian]

haha German guy at 0:00

German Guy - "time to put the ear goggles on!"

Little Kid - "No!"

Am i hearing that right?

[ConfidentPickle]

@NotaRussian I think the German guy is speaking German, and after that it's a cat meowing.

[GnashMash]

@NotaRussian I heard 'Time to put the earphones on!'

'No!'

As if the kid was listening to music aloud and his parents wanted to go to sleep but he didn't want to listen to it through earphones.

[willmiller8]

Who would dislike this? Such a cool band!

[RetroGamerr1991]

I see a 99 Dodge Durango. Australia my ass.....

[kllovekoreasaa]

Love this song!

[mochaperson222]

Free ALL the balloons!!!

[TheHouseOffice]

The shins, creepin' around car dealerships since 2007.

[zylaurz]

Breaking news! Bushman steals Balloons!

[Ellie394]

Good, clean and adorably brilliant- just like their music :)

[bamatommy]

I like the way it is modern rock and yet it has a retro flavor to it.

[ldybug2344]

i thought they were prisoners

[VestriDeusEstMortuus]

THINK ABOUT THE SEA TURTLES!!!

[RyanLoveheart]

@VestriDeusEstMortuus I'm with you!  Can't see letting all those balloons go just for a video, its rather disturbing!? Maybe, it will land on that pile of plastic the size of Texas that floats around in the oceans.

[423musicfan]

Is it jet me or do the shins sound a lot like the beach boys

[LantaGem]

@423musicfan Guess I can see that - tho personally I hear The Smiths and Simon and Garfunkel.

[Dactylius]

The Shins: terrorising car dealers all over Australia.

[twitchyisawesome]

SO MANY BALL0:00NS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[laciethevampire]

I LOVE ANYTHING ABOUT AUSTRALIA . <3

[AshleenWoods]

This song has NOTHING to do with Austrailia, it's just a title, like Gorillaz's Clint Eastwood song. Put a real "." where I wrote "dot" and you can read the interview. The song's about the imprisonment of office work and a racists chick from Texas he worked with.

nerve[DOT]com/content/hot-fuzz

[AshleenWoods]

@AshleenWoods I didn't mean to put the "s" on the end of racist. Oh well, there's worse typos than that on the net. Sorry about it, though!

[TCC180]

great song.... still can't see what it has to do with Australia though. :I

[mitessora]

totally love to hear this song it makes me feel sooo good i could fly......

i could hear it all day..

[666wheelbite]

all the people say about the australian people there are people like that in every country but they are a minority everyone i know is educated not racist and we just have a different sense of humor and personally i think its very british.like in america there is the redneck,australia the bogan and england the chav but it dosent mean everyone is like that

[joeygis95]

perhaps the most under-rated band atm. At least not as famous as they should be in Britain.

[orion0mtl]

theres something special about shins.. their song lyrics are so gloomy but the melody and music are so cheerful.. eg this song, new slang, caring is creepy.. its like they're trying to say, shit happens in life but u still gotta find some reasons be happy about..

[ZsaZsaGalore004]

the tempo of this song's chorus reminds me of being a little kid on a bright summer day,swinging on a swingset in the park

[daysleeper236]

1. BALLOON HEIST!

2. The lead singer looks like Raffi :)

[TheSuperKelli]

This song makes me super happy :) every single time i hear it . lalala

[anditspaganpoetry]

I'm Australian and I never thought this song/video had anything to do with racism... I don't understand where people are getting that from.

[aussiephutton]

still dont really see how this song links much to us australians but its a good song anywayz :)

[rhcp500]

@aussiephutton It was written about a girl the band met in Australia, or something like that.

[laurxxxamourxxx]

best song to dance around in your underwear to. :D

[iRuuski]

Full of laughter!!! haha. fantastic song and awesome music video

[slowclapguy]

I am sitting down and this song is still taking me somewhere

[Likewithyou]

best song. driving alone on the sun-soaked pavement. consistent head bobs. my dream day.

[NiGhtprOwIeR]

134 people learn't how to fly.

[DKNY1994]

I woke up to this song. My day has been fantastic!

[decupero]

Um barato esse grupo! Músicas interessantes e melodiosas, um vocal muito legal e o clima muito positivo.

[AshleenWoods]

This song isn't even about Australia. You people take things too literally--which is funny, considering you're listening to a band that makes you think about the meaning behind the lyrics. They use a lot of metaphor and yada yada, but anyway the point is, they're not saying Australians are all a bunch of racists. Go to the "Hot Fuzz website, it's got the interview.

Not trying to be a know it all, just saying, it's not insulting Australians.

Thanks!

[AshleenWoods]

@AshleenWoods

They won't let me post the website, so here's part of it. Can't post it all, so I just left some sentences out.

"Well that song isn't about Australia, first of all. That's from my memories of working in offices. [...] That song is also about this woman from Texas who was just awful, a racist and a miserable person. I felt sorry for her. In Australia, she's Himmler [...]

[birdstothewind]

Why is racism in Australia an issue here?

Is every Australian racist? No way, I'm certainly not and my family and friends aren't.

Those that accuse Australians of being racist, I bet that you have never been here, you go by what 'someone told you'. Australians are some of the greatest people you will ever meet, everyone is a friend to us and when times get hard here we look after complete strangers like family.

Why does it matter anyway? Enjoy the music.

[TheRolypolly]

tune

[Mariahknow]

That vid, EXODO-Are We the Same (acoustic), kind of sounds like this band, nonetheless they're two awesome bands.

[papernicolas3]

They even got Kevin Spacey to act in the video.

[sagman68]

@papernicolas3 and zach galifianakis



[shizzle5150]

@papernicolas3 WILL YOU GO TO LUNCH?!

[777Rowen]

yay I love this song. ^^

[molovesmusic567]

0:00 TIME TO PUT ZEE EARPHONES ON!!!

god i hope to visit my cousins in australia someday it looks amazing :D

[MrPeguin666]

@molovesmusic567 NO!

[TaylerWOLFner]

I ♥ the shins, I ♥ australia, I ♥ cohensystem, i ♥ you

[couldcarexless]

this song + this video = the definition of joy

[theindieitch]

CH-CH-CHECK IT OUT...... go to reverbnation . com / thehumanorchestra

[StitchOwen]

Balloon Liberation!

[Freowwe]

Im proud to be australia

[hamtamnam]

@Freowwe YOU'RE Australia? Always wanted to meet a country.

[Freowwe]

@hamtamnam Australian sorry mate

[lolwtfbbqlmaojk]

Happiest song about a depressed girl who tried to have a perfect life, but ended up isolating herself and got so depressed she killed herself. (No it's not about the country... look up the friggin lyrics)

[nellieisrad]

looks like kevin spacey



[littlelilitu]

And then they unintentionally started a nuclear war.

[SuperSlothMan1]

Australia is cool. That is all.

[RowanTess]

I feel like there is no way anyone could legitimately dislike this song/music video. I actually think people hit the thumbs down button just to be a**holes. Well SCREW YOU, you Debbie Downers!

[Davielz]

The Holidays and The Shins, Australians sure know how to kick ass.

[MightyNib]

@Davielz They're from New Mexico...

[Davielz]

@MightyNib lol...

[shrunkpea17]

something about this music video makes me wish it wasn't made..the music is so much better than any vision or video could be

[skatedeathwish69]

Best album ever

[LoveSkilar]

this is to funny haha

[ShadowNeca]

@flexworld2012 As apposed to last June 2012.

[hratchig80]

Jeff Goldblum and Kevin Spacey... haha

[allwehadisgone11]

Anybody know what somebody says in the beginning? I can't hear anything but small shrieks of what seems like baby pigs...

[MHeartsJuicy]

@allwehadisgone11

"time to put the earphones on" and then "no!"

[cartelux]

can't get enough of this incredible country!!!

[indycake555]

133 people are like justin beiber............ their penisis are the size of the dislike bar............. I LOVE YOU JAMES MERCER

[CrownVicNiick]

@indycake555 I'd give him more credit than that. I bet Justin Bieber's penis is a solid 4 inches.

[seafaringstripes]

Born to, born to multiply!

[MrSmile1087]

australian people have no manners, soul and heart, this country is full with racist shitholes, and i dont know what these aussies proud off ? financially poor country, all chienese products, and stealing international students money.

[773SleepyHollow]

@lonk42 My parents are black, & they have traveled far & wide... they've been to, I don't know, 60 countries or so... a few years ago they took a cruise that for several weeks hit different parts of Australia... at one point Mom sent me a note marveling about how much she enjoyed being around Australians, and how she found them to be incredibly friendly, & with great senses of humor, more so than most places she's been. I'm not saying that is everyone's experience there, but I'm just saying...

[KensleyLovesyoohx3]

@773SleepyHollow c: Good Person..

[djglobeone]

@lonk42 ozzys are the coolest blokes on this globe

[Freowwe]

@lonk42 dont bag other countries man thats weak

[dwaynecarterjr94]

@lonk42 mate, Australia is pretty fucking racist. If you were a real aussie you would fucking rep it cunt

[MrSmile1087]

@lonk42 true, they are mannerless. typicall foolish aussies start smoking in public places and dont care someone is dont want passive smoke. and when they get drunk their stupidity gone on dangerous level. but i know some very good australian people as well.

[XxAussieSurfiexX]

@lonk42 Um that doesnt mean we all have bad manners here... this song yes, is suckish but anyways.

[SangoXStarfire]

@MrSmile1087 Ur a cheery bugger aren't you, mate? Ironic.

[doherz]

@MrSmile1087

At least Australian's don't have poor grammar

[SydB4lyf]

@MrSmile1087 Nah he's right, we are all racist pricks. Personally I fucking hate Canadians

[twitchyisawesome]

@SydB4lyf jesus man!

[deadendguitarist]

@jesusorder10 that's aimed at adultery, not homosexuality

[sburakguneri]

thanks to

god we have the shins :)

[jayhawks25]

This song always cheers me up.