One of three known broadcast versions for this music video. The version released on the 2006 BUSted DVD and online had the dancing kid masked. That version is known as the "MTV Mask Version". This is an alternative edit labeled as "original version" for whatever reason.
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"When [..] asked if we had any reservations of how it would be received, the only person we were mindful of was Michael Jackson himself. We were kind of worried.

We sent the video to MJ to get his nod of approval. And he commented back that he didn’t really dig the kid with the mask. I think MJ wore that mask because of all of his failed surgeries. We were like, “Oh shit, maybe we should remove it.”

We were already on tour. But a few weeks later, the director of the video went to the same street, got a bunch of the extras together and reshot the dancing kid without the mask. We went through quite a bit of money and bullshit to make sure that we were appeasing Michael Jackson.

We sent it back to him a few weeks later with the kid with no mask and he said, “You know what? I like it better with the mask!”
- Dryden Mitchell, 2022

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Original scenes shot on May 23, 2001 in Venice, Los Angeles

Dancing Kid: Bobby Edner

Director: Marc Klasfeld
Director of Photography: Barry Norwood
Executive Producer: Amanda Eads
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Alien Ant Farm:
Dryden Mitchell - vocals
Terry Corso - guitar
Tye Zamora - bass
Mike Cosgrove - drums
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