Oatly Doesn't Care Whether You Liked Its Super Bowl Commercial

The brand wanted to use a different formula to stand out

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After releasing one of the more bizarre commercials from Super Bowl 55, Oatly’s chief creative officer John Schoolcraft isn’t too concerned about a blowback, should there be any.

The 30-second spot featured the brand’s CEO Toni Petersson singing an ode to his product in a quaint Swedish field. “It’s like milk, but made for humans,” he croons.

Was it weird? Yes. Was it weirder that the spot is nearly six-years-old and had already been running in Europe? Also, yes.

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