The Black Keys - Lonely Boy [official Music Video] -

The band originally shot a massive, high-budget music video with a script and a cast of over 40 people. When they saw the final edits, they hated them and decided to scrap the entire thing.

Derrick T. Tuggle , a part-time security guard, actor, and musician, was actually hired merely as an extra to hand the band some keys. The Black Keys - Lonely Boy [Official Music Video]

Director Jesse Dylan noticed Tuggle grooving between takes and asked if he could dance. Tuggle famously replied, "I can dance, anybody can dance". The band originally shot a massive, high-budget music

Tuggle was given the track to listen to for about an hour to memorize the lyrics. He then performed the entire dance and lip-sync in a single, uninterrupted take. The band loved it so much they canceled all other plans and used that single shot as the official video. 🕺 The Dance Moves Tuggle , a part-time security guard, actor, and

The video went massively viral immediately upon release, gaining over 400,000 views in its first 24 hours alone.

The band was so grateful for his contribution that they invited Tuggle to accompany them on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards .

In 2024, The Black Keys reunited with Tuggle to feature him again in the music video for their track "On the Game" .