The video features a chimpanzee, referencing Jackson's pet Bubbles , and specific lighting cues that mirror the original 1988 Smooth Criminal short film. Michael Jackson’s Approval

The "story" of the video is less of a linear narrative and more of a series of visual tributes to Michael Jackson's career. Key references include:

A young boy (played by Bobby Edner ) dancing on the sidewalk while wearing a surgical mask—a nod to Jackson’s public appearances.

The band was initially nervous about how Jackson would receive the parody. They sent the video to him for approval, and while he originally asked them to remove the scenes of the masked child, he eventually changed his mind and gave the video his .