Heineken - The Entrance (Sing it out loud)

Once again, the beer brands get it right. I love this advert. The music is great, the characters are great and the idea is great.
There are only two things that I don't quite get:

What's the gold thing the fat guy gives him (thanks to SilveredBlue, we know it's a Fabergé egg!) and why didn't they actually teach him some (even very basic) martial arts move instead of just letting him flap his arms a bit?

The defendent says...
"A multi- million pound burst of advertising will see the UK debut of Heineken's widely acclaimed international advertisement, The Entrance, which premiered on Heineken's Facebook fan page at the end of 2010 where it has been viewed by more than 900,000 Heineken fans.

The ad, created by the Amsterdam office of Wieden+Kennedy, launched on television and cinema screens around the world at the start of the year, but is yet to appear on TV screens in the UK. The advertisement will debut on Monday 4th of April and run throughout the year across different media.

In the new execution, the film's hero shows how to make the ultimate entrance at a party. Charming his way past a cast of colourful characters including the beautiful wife of a dignitary, a gun slinging oil baron and a kung fu assassin, he ends up on stage performing with the lead singer of The Asteroids Galaxy Tour. The Danish alternative pop band performs their latest single - 'The Golden Age' - which forms the backing track of the ad.

Julia Rodger, Brand Manager -- Heineken at Heineken UK said, "The Entrance will be the second global Heineken advertisement to be shown on UK TV screens and follows the hugely popular Walk in Fridge creative execution which launched last year. Once again, our new ad plays cleverly and effectively on the popularity of advertisements which use humour and excitement to engage viewers, and the brand's worldly, open-minded and confident personality is perfectly conveyed through this new campaign and the introduction of Heineken's new universal strap line -- 'Open Your World'.

The campaign includes 90", 60", 45" and 30" length ads and a further eleven short entertaining films, which can be viewed on YouTube and Heineken's Facebook pages, which reveal the secret back stories of the key characters starring in the film."

Music: The Asteroids Galaxy Tour - The Golden Age

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[SilveredBlue]

Haha I was right! In this: /watch?v=NpYTO3T9l8w, the main actor says, "He hands me a Faberge egg, and I give him a bird in return". ^.^

[AdvertJury]

@SilveredBlue Good work! Thanks for the link!

[WardyLion]

When adverts can be so profoundly irritating they make you want to burn down the factory the product is made in, this one hits the mark perfectly. Off the wall, original, charming, good music and very, very well executed!

Wardy

[AdvertJury]

@WardyLion Well said, Wardy! Well said.

Follow me and see what else you find.

[iamsofftball21]

i really like this ad. I wish i could find it somewhere so i could use it in a media lit presentation! any suggestions? I don't have internet access at the presentation place...

[AdvertJury]

@iamsofftball21 Get Firefox and have a search for "Youtube" in the Add-Ons...

[ahwfulv]

look at like/dislike bar. EPIC WIN!



[JustSlug]

in austria it's on tv since today! xD

[LongNailsChristine]

Good add indeed. I only heard the music in dance class, and today I found the whole video.

[pastthebrink]

that guy would be tooting on a flute

[joshshoot]

Song : The Golden age - The asteroids galaxy tour

[joshshoot]

Dutch beer.. drunk around the world im proud, even though i like Grolsch more

[OceanSkate401]

@TheLuckySa i was thinking the exact same thing.

[teliotatos1]

what's the song calleD?

[vincentpeskens]

Heineken always make very good commercials. Dutch Pride.

[byebye006]

I thought the girl was Duffy... certainly sounds like her...