Alien Ant Farm is an American rock band that formed in Riverside, California in 1996. They have released six studio albums and sold over 5 million units worldwide. The band's cover of Michael Jackson's "Smooth Criminal" topped the Billboard Alternative songs charts in 2001, and was featured in the film American Pie 2.
Alien Ant Farm posing with fans in 2015. From left to right: Terry Corso, Dryden Mitchell, Tim Peugh, Mike Cosgrove.
Alien Ant Farm in 2001
Alien Ant Farm playing in 2015
"Smooth Criminal" is a song by the American pop singer Michael Jackson, released on November 14, 1988, from his seventh studio album, Bad (1987). It was written by Jackson and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones. The lyrics address a woman who has been attacked in her apartment by a "smooth criminal".
Smooth Criminal
Jackson performing the "anti-gravity lean" in the "Smooth Criminal" music video
A fedora worn by Jackson while performing "Smooth Criminal", displayed at Hard Rock Cafe, Nice