I'm On a Boat

Pop-ups (17 · 4 fan picks from YouTube comments)

1. Fans point here

   12:31

   2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 13 likes.

   Were you bummed you didn't get asked to audition for Snarf in the new Masters of the Universe movie? I mean, I'm bummed that I'm never asked to audition for anything. Okay, that's fair. So I can save the questions that… — Andy

2. Fans point here

   19:27

   1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 7 likes.

   This was the part of the show where Seth was supposed to be doing his corner. Take it away again, Seth. Okay, great. Don't interrupt. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We got a little Bedlam spillover from those non-Seth apps. We're…

3. Fans point here

   23:27

   2 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 1 likes.

   Wait, hold on. His name's John Kreesey. yorm i want to apologize for telling you to shut up 17 times straight really fast that was fucked up and i was trying to get out my west side thing and now i feel like shit and i…

4. Yormthorns segment is born

   29:32

   Jorma's grievances about the group get their own recurring segment named after him. The hosts confirm it will return.

   Would you say this section of the pod is called Yormthorns? Yormthorns. Yeah, Yormthorns.
   Jorm Thorns

5. The beat that started it all

   30:11

   The song came from a batch of real beats sent by producers, one of which was made by Wishmaster. Andy singled it out as something they had to use.

   And this beat immediately we singled out. I remember personally being like, we absolutely have to do some idea to this beat.

6. Andy shouts the premise

   31:52

   The title came in the moment: Andy yelled 'I'm on a boat' while playing the beat with John Silk visiting, and the laughter settled it.

   And I remember Keeve started laughing, and I started laughing, and we were like, I guess that's the premise.

7. Miami boat rap trope

   32:25

   Boats and champagne were a common motif in the Miami rap scene of the era, which the song parodies while also loving it.

   It was definitely a trope of the moment in that era of champagne and big boats.

8. T-Pain's Grammy complaint

   ~34:57

   At the Grammys, T-Pain was less than thrilled that the hosts were nominated for a song he had many others on that year.

   you know how many fucking songs I did this year? This is the one that got nominated.

9. Grammy nomination for a Yormthorn

   35:30

   The track was nominated for a Grammy for best rap sung collaboration, going up against 'Run This Town.' Jorma received writing credit.

   We were literally up against Run This Town, which thank God won.

10. Ultimate punch from Hot Rod

    39:57

    T-Pain delivered the 'ultimate punch' from Hot Rod in an SNL hallway when he visited with Mariah Carey, sealing the collaboration.

    he did the ultimate punch from Hot Rod in the hallway. And we all went, what? And he went, ultimate punch!

11. Choruses at both ends

    43:49

    The song has no verse in the middle, just a chorus, then the chorus repeated; the structure is almost unique in their catalog.

    It also starts with a chorus and ends. It's just bookended choruses, right? There's nothing in the middle at all.

12. Video premiered before SNL

    44:26

    The song was released on iTunes days before the video aired, because the album was coming out and needed promotion.

    as a single on iTunes previous to the video coming out, just by four days, five days.

13. MTV Spring Break promos

    45:49

    The crew shot MTV promo bumpers themed as Daytona Spring Break 1988 during their Miami trip.

    Daytona Spring Break 88 was the theme.

14. Fans point here

    50:14

    1 YouTube comment timestamps this moment, 7 likes.

    So keep going with the shoot. And then before we talk about the song, I do want to say my favorite memory of this song is Andy's bachelor party in Las Vegas. Do you remember this, Andy? Why you got to keep bringing up…

15. Song played abroad

    52:09

    Friends reported hearing 'I Just Had Sex' played non-ironically in places like Thailand and Vietnam, showing the songs travel beyond the joke.

    dude, I was just at a place and I Just Had Sex was playing non-ironically in a real place.

16. Ham performance

    55:43

    Andy jokes they coined the term 'ham' because of Akiva's performance in this video.

    Yeah, they invented the term ham because of this.

17. Helicopter shoot in open water

    59:54

    Due to the Bay restriction, the boat had to head out into open water to meet a helicopter, requiring a crew member to film from it.

    So the boat had to go way further out to allow a helicopter, like at some GPS coordinate, to meet us in open water.

18. Muted audience reaction

    1:03:25

    The studio reaction was more polite than the hosts expected, but the video quickly became a hit at home.

    I remember feeling disappointed.

19. Edit from ruined footage

    1:04:49

    The footage was mostly blurry flares and out of focus, so Akiva spent Monday through Saturday editing the video into shape.

    Keeve, bless your heart, grinded that fucking edit from Monday till Saturday.

20. Kevin Garnett ask

    1:07:22

    The hosts wanted Kevin Garnett for the video, but a Celtics contact explained timing is wrong before a game.

    Do you remember asking me if I could get Kevin Garnett to say everything is possible for the video.

21. Boat screaming match on Lake Minnetonka

    1:13:09

    Seth describes boaters on Lake Minnetonka unironically shouting the lyrics at each other, the song's real-world life.

    we literally went by another boat full of people playing I'm on a boat.