Maroon 5 crashed real weddings for their new "Sugar" music video

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Friday, January 16, 2015
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For the music video of their latest single, "Sugar," Maroon 5 drove all across Los Angeles to crash real, live weddings with impromptu performances. Check it out in the music video below.




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"We're gonna drive across L.A. and hit every wedding we possibly can," says Maroon 5 lead singer Adam Levine in the video.



According to Rolling Stone, Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin paid homage to his 2005 film in directing the music video for "Sugar," surprising a dozen or so wedding parties by having the band show up, unannounced, and congratulating them with a special performance.



As soon as the film crew arrives, they rush in to set up equipment as wedding guests look surprised, even angry, at the intrusion. But as soon as Levine and the rest of the band arrive, the expressions turn to complete shock and ecstatic glee.



A rep for Maroon 5 told Entertainment Tonight that "Only the grooms knew in each case."



"However they disclosed it to their bride and the wedding party, we're not sure, but they all wanted it to be as equally a surprise as we did. They had stages set up for their actual wedding band already. All we did was some simple continuity changes to match each one as best we could," the rep told ET.



According to Rolling Stone, Levine and Dobkin have been old friends, and had been planning to collaborate for over a decade.



In a press release, Levine says "It was an out of body experience."



"I had no idea I would be affected by the overwhelming reactions we received from the couples and guests. Being able to create an unforgettable experience for several people was the highlight of it all," said Levine.



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