Smooth Criminal cover becomes hit

In 2001, their cover of Michael Jackson ‘s song, ” Smooth Criminal “, was a No. 1 single in Australia and No. 4 in New Zealand, a No. 3 single in the UK, and No. 1 on the US Modern Rock charts . The music video features numerous homages to Michael Jackson and his videos. Corso, the band’s guitarist, addressed this in an MTV interview on the set of the music video, saying, “We want to pay homage to Michael Jackson, but on our level. Obviously we’re not that glitzy, so we just want to tastefully take the stuff that’s cool in his videos and apply it in our own dirty little backyard way.”