From Viral to Volkswagen, YouTube-Savvy Band Makes Music on a Beetle

Three takes, one track by Walk Off The Earth

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Canadian rockers Walk Off The Earth struck viral gold in 2012 when they squeezed five band members around one guitar for a masterful cover of Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know," racking up 154 million views.

Now they're back, and this time they're beating on a Beetle. In a partnership proposed by the band with Volkswagen Canada, the group created a three-part YouTube clip featuring different versions of their song "Gang of Rhythm." You can click to jump around the video, switching between "Playful," "Soulful" and "Powerful" interpretations of the track.

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