Oxfam - Be Humankind TV advert

[hotcharger66]

Just came here to here New Born being played on a comercial. MUSE.

[71shoelover]

The top and bottom of it is this.....THE PLANET IS WAY TO FULL.

Always look at the BIGGER picture. Population control is going to be an important new factor in the 2nd half of the 21st Century, If the Human race is to survive, And TOUGH new rules will have to be made. THE PLANET CAN NOT support 7 BILLION people

[WildBassfly]

The thing is, injustice isnt just a blob of goop down your street.

[david222444]

Yes Global warming originated in teletubby land.

[PicoTjiawJong]

New Born! Yeah! :3 Muse ftw!

[PicoTjiawJong]

New Born! Yeah! :3 Muse ftw! :'D

[PicoTjiawJong]

NEEEW BOOORN :'D

[PicoTjiawJong]

NEEEW BOOORN. :)

[PicoTjiawJong]

NEEEW BOOORN. :'D

[LeoDeGrand]

Puke on Poverty.

[acidtrashy]

I remember when Oxfam was an actual charity and not a marxist propaganda bureau.

[BR177]

Are those people alcoholics ?

[CalJamTV]

so this means that... People vomiting sparks can stop Poverty! Yaaay!

[THEEGGMANwooooo]

whats the song called in tis add

[jillyoung129]

@THEEGGMANwooooo New Born - Muse

[ross3093]

I donated, when I was in Mainz... it is a shame there are no Oxfams in Texas

[jamiescottish]

paying money to Peta wont help starving kids pay money to starving kids in Africa though a charity put the charity money to a better use

[yourdailycocktail]

it kinda reminds me of uprising by muse.

[lilee360]

@yourdailycocktail because it is a muse song?

[jaggedapple]

@yourdailycocktail Because it's New Born by Muse. New Born is like... classic, perfect Muse.

[Caspers187]

@sweetypie000 Too right.And if they need our cash so badly for aid how can they afford 30 second advertisement slots on national telly.I don't trust charity.

[TheRealMeraphetamine]

@Caspers187 Actually, if you look at the annual report that Oxfam puts out on their finances, they are well ahead of many charities for putting the majority of donations directly 'into the field.' Like any good organization however, they recognize that there must be a strong infrastructure (administration) and raising awareness for more support is key to continuing to do the good work they do (public education). Also, lots of TV space and ad creation is in part donated or volunteer-based work.

[muse113bliss]

Favourite Director + Favourite Band=OMGHAPPYFACE :D

[samlun777]

Tim Burton and Muse. Awesome!!

[lunaliljedal]

@samlun777

It's not tim burton :)



[lunaliljedal]

@samlun777 It's not Tim Burton:)

[beancube2008]

Tax should be abolish. Govt subsidies should be promoted as a national income instead.

[gothiccitizen]

MUSE!! I love em!

[DeanMac7]

Love New Born :D

[ChristianBrinsxox]

Odd...

[zin606]

the light of lucifer shall destroy the great old ones! go oxfam!

[vaan1236]

racist

[x3Parawhore]

i knew i heard this song from somewhere.

[Sylar4815]

Not only that but matt (Muse lead singer) sued nestle for 500k, then donated it to oxfam

[fwopgossles]

probably because they used muse's song (Y)

[mcr9793]

MUSE and Tim burton here!

my dream came true! :D

[carlitos07way]

BURTON-ESQUE

[wikicross]

Yup.. vomit kills injustice!

[Mark309099]

Weeeird

[nonhuman11111111111]

since when do u see old people shooting lazers from ther mouths and killing bugs what look like words i hate this advert but i like muse

[KOSHIROCK]

lets stop climate change! pls watch my VIDEO! your support will help climate a lot. thx

[balongaboy]

it just devoured my brain shadagduyawdkafawegy

[smb40]

THEIR A' FIRIN THER LAZAS!

xD

[UpbeatBarracuda]

NEW born its on the origin of symitery album

[THR1LLmachine00]

holy shit its muse

[AARDflairYH]

what song is this?

[Mabcreg]

New Born by Muse - such an awesome song!

[deedee1067]

Freedom from poverty for all !

[EJRocky]

MUSE FTW =D

[EduDuck]

I'mma chargin mah Lazer! the end FTW

[iluvmuse]

This advert works so well with Muse music <3

[alexatetris]

Absolutely adore this add. For several reasons.

1) The message it is promoting.

2) Very Tim Burton-esque

3) Muse <3 *drools*

[DarkAngelEU]

it IS made by Tim Burton ;)

same reasons why I love this, though ^^

[shazzeth]

I thought it looked very burtonesque. Thanks for clearing that up

[springheeljackdrumme]

i agree it does look like tim burton lol

[ohsnapitsvoldemort]

It's not by Tim Burton, but SSSR. But they do have that same kind of dark atmosphere to their work :)

[elgigi037]

Humans are being just that, so what's the point? Politicians are being Politicians, thieves are being thieves, priests are being priests, we are all being involved one way or another. Ying and Yang are inseparable. There's no Good without Evil and vice-versa. So I ask again. What is the point??

[HonestySavesLies]

Very true!

[begottenphoenix]

Philosofags make poignant points! But mainly quoted! XD

[eyeliner20]

WHAT SONG IS THIS??? I know it's by muse but what's it called?? It's been bugging me ever since I saw the advert..

[alixmw]

Muse  -Newborn :)

[ShrinkingDeadStar]

New Born.

[DanniiPanda]

I love this advert, it looks like a tim burton cartoon..

[spamspaz]

Tim Burton + Muse = Win.

[A5H92]

MUSE!

[PedanticAndWhimsical]

Isn't it Newborn, Muse?

[07JBielicki]

the first time i saw this ad on tv i was thinking 'wtf, Muse in an Oxfam advert?' but its quite a cool ad after seeing it a second time

[A1ex95]

cant belive 36,000 people watched an oxfam advert on youtube

[WelshyPete]

We need more advertising like this to wake people up. I know you could have the advert diffrent but the main thing is to get the message out there. We all need to be humankind no doubt about that with the way this planet going and the people living on it!

[Muser13sm]

Muse are on so many adverts....just proves how truly amazing they really are

[SuperMelon1]

It's a cute ad, a little moving and inspirational

[jakthemak]

the creaters of the advert have turned the white stuff coming out of everyones mouth (where they look at the injustice bug) to the word NO! in red so that u really no whats goin on

[splahhh]

NEW BORN !!!:D:D:D:D love you oxfam for putting new born on

[gill2711]

They've changed the tv advert now. She doesn't spit stuff out, she just spits out the word "No!"

It's crap! I guess it must have scared little kids though...

[LessthanJake14]

Lol, she totally fired her laser.

[codecommando]

Injustice isn't a physical monster, and though this animation is a good mechanism for opening people's eyes, the point is not to brain wash them into seeing things like this. you cant open your mouth and shoot plasma at problems. This animation insinuates that all you have do is use your voice. What happens when the injustice monster is making people rich. then the rich will defend the monster and shoot the plasma at the old lady.

[emilyrowanangel]

then we must all be communist!

[jennion101]

Thank you so much for telling us that we can't shoot plasma at giant injustice monsters. We wouldn't have realised this hadn't you posted the comment.

[TheSikorsky]

Maybe so, but I think that this advert is also tryign to say that if one person tries to stop injustice like this, then more will follow, and that it only takes a small action to help, and one person to start. People need a leader, they're afraid to do spontaneous things, and need someone to follow.

[kelly61231]

amazing !!i love it!!

[wibwib1]

i watched this add on TV n thought i recongised the song...so i serched it here.... MUSE - New Born

Best song ever!!

[DEQVF]

Be aware, be involved, be moved: BeHumankind! Faith, hope, love! Yeah!

[JakeXanimations]

THEY ARE FIRINGZ THAR LAZARZ!

[lobdet]

All Humankind is precious

[footiemad87]

seen muse live awesome, oxfam your legends for putting this on, and in general lol!

[drumking222]

ah this song gives me the shivers, amazing

[Intermon0xfam]

great video!!!

[luvli5656]

love muse but hey doesnt everyone?

[filjjd]

Shoop Da Woop!!!!

[blackraven16]

I LOVE this advert. Reminds me of Tim Burtons movie style. I acctualy thought he had done it to begin with lol. Really good way of expressing the wrongs of the world that we can fix so easliy. 5*+favs!!

[dannyzee4]

I freakin LOVE this ad!

[basilio78]

does anyone know who did the advert?

[MAACXVIII]

Muse-New Born is the Music

[ohsnapitsvoldemort]

It's by the Norwegian/Japanese director trio SSSR!

[lem0lem]

why they all being sick on it

the end seems like something you get when u get high

[camthebassist]

it's meant to represent speaking out agaisnt injustice and making an effort to make a difference in the world.

[obrie003]

who does the music??

[woodies48]

muse, new born the greatest song ever. period.

[scales4001]

it by muse.

[crazylegs811]

The song is NEW BORN BY MUSE

[MUSEGuitarist]

Muse - New Born

[spiffcorgi]

muse. best band ever

[bigcheesem]

muse its new born

[funfunfunfunfun1]

NEW BORN BY MUSE

[7ickM3]

lol erm. yeah. i see. i just don't really get the thing with it coming out of their mouths lol i think it should've been done differently, to make it not seem as if they were puking all over the problem with magical dust. :)

[CloudsGirl21]

its a shame they changed the song a bit though, but still good.

[CloudsGirl21]

WOOOOP! Go MUSE!

they are on so many adverts right now!

[scousebean]

its a shame that us students at bournemouth university have made a much similar animation before this came out, and now we cant use it!

Cheers alot

ref gribbler

[YayOrangeJuice]

This is a fucking ledge advert!

:D I love itt.

&hearts;

xx.

[ceceravenmcbovril]

This is a brilliant advert, very effective at getting the message across that everyone can make a difference and muse as well - genius

[Joe22c]

Muse, woooo!

[Markypp]

I'd love this advert to work - and by work I mean get people giving money, buying fairtrade and getting active politically. But If the comments here are anything to go by, I'm not sure if it will. Apart from Muse fans and people promoting the advertising agency or their own music there isn't that much from people actually getting involved. If this ad spawns a number of others by Oxfam in the same style I'll guess we'll know it has worked, if not, I'll guess its back to what we know works.

[veronica896]

i think so too. however, my class are doing our media coursework based on this advert and my class know how important it is to stop poverty and find cures and stop injustice and think that this is a really good way of portraying the advert. It's like once you speak out and take some action, things sart getting better. I think that gradually, things will change for the good.

[muserock7997]

muse!

[kalvaza]

IMMA FIRIN' MA LAZAR!!

[Mavrakakis]

Screams out Tim Burton... makes me want to "be involved"

[youngdk7]

what muse song is it????????

[kakashifansam]

newborn

[SubiWatson]

New Born.

[simvic]

Whoa that's great! It does seem like something Tim Burton would do, cracking Muse song as well.

[jpmatrix36]

So was Tim Burton involed in the advert?

[jpmatrix36]

Excellent advert. Very Tim Burton-esque.

[Steveweiser357]

Good ad - my only problem is that they didn't quite use "New Born" properly, they should have had the bit where Matt starts the riff.

[SubiWatson]

Haha, agreed. They kinda' played random bits of New Born.

[chrishaighcomposer]

Hey, if anyone is interested I have composed a NEW music track to this advert. although the muse track is awesome and fits perfectly. I saw the advert and loved the animation so much I wanted to compose my own music to it. I would love to know what you think. Thanks for you time

[idlefinger]

The quality of the video on YouTube is outstanding, how the heck did you manage this excellence?

[shedtroll]

Wow, Oxfam is really getting political...

[Jezza40]

IMMA FIRIN MA LAZER

[barney23]

animation done at Passion Pictures, who did all the Gorillaz promos, and directed by the animation collective SSSR, look on this site for other interesting 3D music promos that they have done...Subtle 'The Mercury Craze'...Subtle 'Swan Meat' that won best music video at the British Animation Awards 2006....off you go then...

[Pignessmonster]

shoop da whoop

[tabbyaboutroots]

00:28 - 00:30. Thats just scary

[flashburst]

The music is by MUSE the song is called 'New Born'. It's a great track, I think Muse should re-release it.

[briboyboing]

Does anyone know the details of the actual advertising team who created this ad? I'd like to send their details to the Nobel Peace Prize committee. They have probably made the single most important contribution to ending global poverty ever.

I'd also be interested in knowing if anyone out there has composed a new music track to this video. I'd love to hear it if you have.

;-)

[samgamlin]

RKCR advertising agency made it i interned there great company glad you think they are worthy of a noble prize they didn't just make this advert i saw the editing they cared

[harrythecoolkid]

Rainey Kelly. he ones that made the M&S food adverts. I think they gave oxfam a discount cos they're a charity too.

[chrishaighcomposer]

Hey, if anyone is interested I have composed a new music track to this advert. although the muse track is awesome and fits perfectly. I saw the advert last night and loved the animation so much I wanted to compose my own music to it. I would love to know what you think. Thanks for you time

[brownsafire]

I find it slightly disturbing, but maybe thats the point

[ayubmh]

I luuuuuuuuuuurve this song. Royal Albert Hall, babyyyyy.

[muse4lyf]

wooooww muse!!!!!! Yey!!!!

[nixisan]

brilliant ad....worth evey penny spent behind the advertising team :P

[unclekenneth]

Who is behind this advert? It's superb.

[sealcub27]

Rainey Kelly Campbell Roalfe Y&R

[Leeroythegreat]

Last thing I expected to see New Born in was an Oxfam ad...a weird one at that.

[jarv156]

0:25 reminds me of 'the laser collection'!

SHOOP DA WHOOP!!!

[chrishaighcomposer]

Hey, if anyone is interested I have composed a new music track to this advert. although the muse track is awesome and fits perfectly. I saw the advert last night and loved the animation so much I wanted to compose my own music to it. I would love to know what you think. Thanks for you time

[001011100101110111]

Hmm in fact in the advert when the music changed it should've changed to the music at about 1:25 through the song.

[001011100101110111]

Gotta love the song....

[PartyPetesPeople]

nice advert, but bieng a muse fan the song sounds really weird with it.

[iamalamp666]

i love muse, and i think it sounds wierdly cool, but cause im a nub and can't remember..what muse song is it? *slaps self round face* (:

[DjKJnr]

New Born

silly

DjK

xXx

[iamalamp666]

DANKE!!!

i sooooo knew that (:

[Pandalooo]

Newborn of course :P

[sealcub27]

Great advert - really gets message across - I've texted my support! Hats off to advertising team behind this - it's great!

[woolfyb]

And to Tim Burton for developing the style and Matt Lucas and David Walliams from Little Britain for the spewing ladies for the originality.

[caleb5991]

only reason its popular is teh music :D

[cliox1989]

Does Anyone Agree That This Is Like Something Tim Burton Would Make??

Or Did He?

Just Makes Me Think Of The Corpse Bride,

Absolutly Love This Advert :)

Is Great.

xXx

[gwladgwlad]

this is the best advert ive ever seen

realy no exageration

i was watching it and i just went silent

i dont know how i feel

but newborn realy makes it

and i love the animation

im all over the place

hats off to the maker

realy

[gwladgwlad]

this is the best advert ive ever seen

realy no exageration

i was watching it and i just went silent

i dont know how i feel

but newborn realy makes it

and i love the animation

im all over the place

hats off to the maker

realy

[chrishaighcomposer]

Hey, if anyone is interested I have composed a new muscic track to this advert. althought the muse track is awesome and fits perfectly. I saw the advert last night and loved the animation so much I wanted to compose my own music to it. I would love to know what you think. Thanks for you time

[DameOfCydonia94]

Ugh the song goes to well to it...

[Aether77]

NEW BORN! wooooooooo :D

[davgilchrist]

WHat is the piano music called at the beginning f this advert?

[songstressyuna]

The whole advert uses the song 'New Born' by Muse - the piano is the intro to it =D

[KarleKarle]

Woooo, New Born! <3 Muse <3

[SubZer0Band]

lol, very weird, NEW BORN!!!

[ECMuse]

Museeee<3

Such a good advert!

[shane5792]

MUSE! :D

[twinklekl]

really good :)

shows how if we all work together doing our little bit we can change the world for the better :)

yay :D

[spyke14]

it's great that they played Muse but they've ruined the riff

[muserock7997]

*plays riff from ad*:D

[wecouldbeglorious]

Lolwut?

MUSE!

[RusticNinja]

what the fuck?!

[melwhoops]

weird.... but.... YAY MUSE!!

[AussieYobbo]

dont understand the ad but its sick cause muse is playin

[lawriepop]

They always use muse for music on adverts :) I wonder what the reason is.

[briboyboing]

Well Oxfam, It looks like you have jumped the shark!

[casminchin]

Can I ask people whether this would make them join oxfam?

I think it's a bit, well, stupid. this issue is about people dying from lack of water, food and medicine, it's about poor people being exploited and oxfam has a cartoon of people vomiting over a big lump of sludge called injustice. It's the sort of thing you'd do in a school art class to be different. Has it made you join? I'd love to know...

[muserock7997]

shut up and listen to the song

[chocolatecauldrons]

The media-savy people of today don't want to see the generic black and white pictures of sad children with flies on their face anymore. People want their attention to be grabbed, the want to be intrigued. The ad encourages people to learn more for themselves.

This video is one of their newest, but also one of theit most commented.

And yeah, it does make me want to join them because it makes me think that they're attempting to understand their audience.

[casminchin]

Good. Anyone else going to join Oxfam because of this ad?

[chocolatecauldrons]

Since I posted a vid response, 5 people have subscribed ;)