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Album: Vikings (2015)
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  • The song's music video parodies a number of popular video games, including Mortal Kombat, Grand Theft Auto and Zelda. New Politics recruited several of their DCD2 Record labelmates to co-star in the clip including Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump, Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie and Travie McCoy. "This video pays homage to our favorite classic video games," Søren Hansen told Billboard magazine. "I've lost count of how many hours of my life I've spent playing, but bringing them to life has been a surreal experience for us. Plus, getting to kick Fall Out Boy's ass was pretty awesome."

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