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Where the Hell is Matt?

Where the Hell is Matt? is an internet phenomenon that features a video of Dancing Matt doing a dance "jig" in many different places around the world in 2005. The video garnered popularity on the video sharing site YouTube. There are now five major videos plus two outtakes and several background videos on YouTube. Matt dances alone in the first videos. In 2008 others join with him doing the dance "jig"; in 2010 he does the Diski Dance in South Africa. In 2012 he works with other dancers, sometimes using a local dance or another dance step.

Major media coverage
Harding's video clips have appeared on television shows including: • The Screen Savers (March 17, 2005) • MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann (August 18, 2005) • Inside Edition (August 19, 2005) • The Ellen DeGeneres Show (October 10, 2005) • Rude Tube (February 15, 2008) • 40 Greatest Internet Celebrities on VH1Jimmy Kimmel Live! (August 6, 2008) • Enough Rope (August 18, 2008) • The Daily Show (November 6, 2008) • Good Morning America (May 31, 2006) In 2007, Jawed Karim, one of the founders of YouTube, stated that Harding's video was his favorite on YouTube at that time. On July 22, 2008, and again on July 25, 2010, and July 10, 2012, and June 14, 2020, NASA featured Harding's videos on the APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) Web site. Text accompanying these videos, under the heading "Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth", claims that humans worldwide share a common love of dance, stating that "few people are able to watch the above video without smiling." Harding himself has joked that he is impressed by his appearances on APOD, especially since his videos have nothing to do with astronomy, nor are they pictures. ==Hoax==
Hoax
On December 11, 2008, Matt Harding sarcastically revealed at the Entertainment Gathering that "everyone knows how easy it is to 'fake things' on the internet." His presentation included a pie chart of supposed expenses, such as $1 million for "robot uprising insurance". Harding's hoax was lost on many when his talk was posted online, with a larger public perceiving the prank as an actual confession. A month after his presentation, criticism was so widespread that at the Macworld convention Harding revealed the "hoax about the hoax" and joked that many people took it seriously. He explained he came up with the prankster idea when he himself felt duped by a viral video titled "Bike Hero", which turned out to be a marketing campaign. ==Videos==
Videos
The titles in the five major videos are all titled Dancing without the year in the videos; Harding labels them as Where the Hell is Matt? (year) on YouTube. The 2012 YouTube titles have also been titled Happy People Dancing on Planet Earth as well as Happy New Year! Peace on Earth in 2013. Dancing [2005] Duration: 2:45 Dancing [2005] • Beijing, China. July 2003 • Hanoi, Vietnam. May 2003 • Delhi, India. June 2003 • Spasskaya Tower & Saint Basil's Cathedral, Moscow, Russia. July–August 2003 • Soi Cowboy, Bangkok, Thailand. • Taj Mahal, Agra, India. • Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. • Angkor Wat, Cambodia • Bengal Jungle, India. • Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Los Angeles, California. May 2004 • Suhbaatar, Mongolia. • Kilimanjaro Summit, Tanzania. September 2004 • Trans-Siberian Railway, Siberia, Russia. • Monte Albán, Mexico. • Tsavo, Kenya. • Impenetrable Forest, Uganda. • Shwedagon Pagoda, Yangon, Myanmar. • Home, Westport, Connecticut. August–October 2003 • Pike Place Market, Seattle, Washington. • Times Square, New York, New York. August–October 2003 Dancing [2006] Duration: 3:43 Dancing [2006] • Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia. January 2006 • Al Khazneh, Petra, Jordan. • Machu Picchu, Peru. January 2006 • Venice, Italy. May 2006 • Tokyo, Japan. March 2006 • Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. • Brisbane, Australia. • Luang Prabang, Laos. • Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. • Area 51, Nevada. August 2005 • Tikal, Guatemala. • Half Moon Caye, Belize. • Sossusvlei, Namibia. • Routeburn Valley, New Zealand. • Monument Valley, Arizona. • South Shetland Islands. • Chuuk, Federated States of Micronesia. • St James's Palace, London, England. May 2006 • Very Large Array, New Mexico. August 2005 • Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel, Egypt. • Moai statues, Easter Island, Chile. February 2006 • Haute-Picardie, France. • Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey. • Brooklyn Bridge, New York, New York. September 2005 • Great Wall of China, Mutianyu, China. • Guam.Matt journal post see June 23, 2008, on junked cars. • Mokolodi, Botswana. • Thierry Noir, East Side Gallery, Berlin, Germany. • Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Sydney, Australia. • Ski Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. • Jellyfish Lake, Rock Islands, Palau. • Mulindi, Rwanda. • Neko Harbour, Antarctica. • Kjeragbolten, Norway. • Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California. Aug 2005 • Fremont Troll, Seattle, Washington. Dancing Outtakes [2006] "Here's some stuff that didn't make the final cut..." Outtakes. Duration 4:28 Dancing Outtakes [2006] • 1 Kjeragbolten, Norway • Los Angeles, California • Nakun [sic Nakum], GuatemalaDead Vlei, Namibia Should've gotten closer. • Gulung [sic Gunung Mulu National Park|Gunung] Mulu, Malaysia The jungles of Borneo. Could've done better. • Tokyo, Japan Got kicked out before I could get it right. • Giza, Egypt Pyramids. Didn't quite do them justice. • Singapore Lame shot. Sorry, Singapore. • 1 Chuuk, Micronesia Dancing underwater is hard. • Peterman [sic Petermann Island|Petermann] Island, Antarctica ...snow too. • 1 Mulindi, Rwanda • Haute-Picardie, France • Rock Islands, Palau Bad dancing... big shark. • Grand Canyon, ArizonaMokolodi, Botswana Tip: Get to know the elephants before you start dancing. • Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, Sydney, Australia A lot of folks think this is fake... ...nope. • Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia Neither is this. • Routeburn Valley, New Zealand Wedgie pick! • 2 Chuuk, Micronesia Dancing on the ocean floor... lesson learned. • Easter Island, Chile Phony tourist photo op? Why, yes. Yes, it is. • Galápagos Islands, Ecuador Marine iguanas... they don't really do much. • 2 Mulindi, Rwanda • Cuverville Island, Antarctica Penguins! Too small. • New York, New YorkLuang Prabang, Laos ...umm... Li'l awkward. • Sossusvlei, NamibiaRedwood National Park, California Do not look at the man-boobs. Ignore the man-boobs. • Athens, Greece Don't try dancing at the Parthenon. They don't like it. • 3 Mulindi, Rwanda • Bellagio, Las Vegas, Nevada • 2 Kjeragbolten, Norway 1000 meter drop. Dumb. • Fremont Troll, Seattle, Washington Dancing [2008] Duration: 4:29 Dancing [2008] • Mumbai, India April 2008 • Paro Taktsang (The Tiger's Nest), Paro, BhutanGiant's Causeway, Northern Ireland • Stone Town, ZanzibarLancelin, Western Australia, Australia • Dune and Bulb Region, Lisse, Netherlands • Christmas Island red crab, Christmas Island, Australia • Kuwait Water Towers, Kuwait City, KuwaitPyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacán, Mexico • Seljalandsfoss, Iceland • (Quick scenes of transition from dancing alone to with others) Dublin, IrelandBoston, MassachusettsToronto, OntarioAtomium, Brussels, Belgium • Praça do Comércio, Lisbon, Portugal • Vancouver, British ColumbiaAlamo Square, San Francisco, CaliforniaEiffel Tower, Paris, France • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Senate Fountain, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.Cloud Gate, Chicago, IllinoisPlaza Mayor, Madrid, Spain • Antseranana [sic Antsiranana], Madagascar • Brisbane, Australia • Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin, IrelandCaminito, La Boca, Buenos Aires, Argentina • Chakachino [sic Mfuwe], ZambiaHagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey • Wainivilase [sic Suva], FijiNational Gallery, London, England • Sergels torg, Stockholm, Sweden • Auki, Solomon IslandsSana'a, YemenAla Archa Gorge, Kyrgyzstan • Tagaytay, Philippines • Demilitarized Zone, KoreaTimbuktu, MaliSigismund's Column, Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland • Stevie Ray Vaughan's memorial statue, Auditorium Shores, Austin, TexasMaid café, Tokyo, Japan • Huli people, Poria [sic Tari], Papua New GuineaMiami, Florida • Monopteros, Englischer Garten, Munich, Germany • Tongatapu, TongaCloud Gate, Chicago, Illinois Sept 2007 • Thimphu, Bhutan • Gurgaon, India • Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia • Statue of Joseph I, Praça do Comércio Lisbon, Portugal • Namdaemun gate, Seoul, South Korea • Soweto, South Africa • Bethesda Terrace, New York, New York. • Tokyo, Japan • Humpback whale, Vava'u, TongaCape of Good Hope, South Africa • Container ship, Panama Canal, PanamaWadi Rum, JordanLemur Island, MadagascarAlbert Park, Auckland, New Zealand • Batik [sic Aït Benhaddou], Morocco • Statue of Multatuli, Torensluis bridge, Singel canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands • Fountain of Rings, Centennial Olympic Park, Atlanta, Georgia • National Palace, Zócalo, Mexico City, Mexico • Brussels, Belgium • Alamo Square, San Francisco, CaliforniaTaipei, Taiwan • Inuksuk, English Bay, Vancouver, British Columbia • Senate Fountain, United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.Rio de Janeiro, Brazil • Cologne Cathedral, Cologne, Germany • Merlion Park, Singapore • String section, Alhambra, California Garry Schyman music notes • Fire and Water Fountain, Tel Aviv, Israel • East Jerusalem, West BankEiffel Tower, Paris, France • Montreal, QuebecReduced gravity aircraft (ZERO-G), Nellis Airspace, NevadaPacific Park, Los Angeles, California • Monument to the Independence of Brazil, São Paulo, Brazil • Gas Works Park, Seattle, Washington Dancing in South Africa [2010] Website title: Where the Hell is Matt in South Africa. In preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Matt Harding created a special video to celebrate the occasion in which he performed the Diski Dance in locations across South Africa. He uploaded the video to YouTube on March 5, 2010. The following locations were shown in the video in the order listed. Some locations were visited several times. Duration: 1:40 Dancing in South Africa [2010] • Nelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg • The Pinnacle, Blyde River Canyon, MpumalangaHout Bay, Cape TownTable Mountain, Cape TownCape Town Stadium, Cape TownMbombela Stadium, NelspruitSouth African AirwaysBoulders Beach, near Cape Town • Soweto Cooling Towers, Soweto. JohannesburgRobben IslandSoccer City, Soweto, JohannesburgTable Mountain, Cape TownCape of Good Hope • Camp Jabulani, HoedspruitBlyde River Canyon, MpumalangaNelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg • Bourke's Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, Mpumalanga • Soweto Cooling Towers, Soweto. JohannesburgHout Bay, Cape TownNelson Mandela Square, Sandton, Johannesburg • Mac Mac Pools, near Mac-Mac Falls, MpumalangaLesedi Cultural Village, near Johannesburg • Camp Jabulani, Hoedspruit • Bourke's Luck Potholes, Blyde River Canyon, MpumalangaLesedi Cultural Village, near JohannesburgSoccer City, Soweto, JohannesburgTable Mountain, Cape TownJohannesburgBoulders Beach, near Cape Town • The Pinnacle, Blyde River Canyon, MpumalangaNelson Mandela Square, Sandton, JohannesburgSoccer City, Soweto, JohannesburgSouth African Airways Dancing [2012] The fifth video was released on June 20, 2012. In 2012 Matt works with other dancers, sometimes using a local dance or another dance step. Duration: 4:53 Dancing [2012] Note: 13 cities have 2 segments. #1 & #2 on left side of city means same location; #1 & #2 on right side of city means different locations in the city. • Prelude • #1 Kigali, Rwanda • Fountain Giralda, Seville, Spain • Ballroom #1 Vienna, Austria • Cheerleading #1, Penn State Schuylkill, Schuyhill Haven [sic Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania • Dance studio #1 Damascus, Syria The dancers are blurred for their safety. 2011–2012 Damascus clashesHuli people #1, Poria [sic Tari], Papua New Guinea Matt journal post • lobby, Pyongyang, North Korea #1 • opening dance of West Side Story, Martyrs' Square, Beirut, Lebanon • Agora #1, Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece • Lesedi Cultural Village, Lesedi, South Africa • Yaowawit School, Kapong, Thailand • Parque del Este, Caracas, Venezuela • Dance in Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia • Fire Drill Field, League City, TexasScuba diving, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, Australia • Shuffle Off to Buffalo, Al-Muzahmiyya, Saudi Arabia Behind the Dancing Matt Videos • AXIS Dance Company, Oakland, California #1 • Horace E. Dodge Fountain, Hart Plaza, Detroit, MichiganMongolian horse, Terelj, Mongolia • Music of the Maldives, Rangali Island, MaldivesDance in Zimbabwe, Ruwa, Zimbabwe • Elisabeth Bridge, Budapest, Hungary #1 • Port-au-Prince, HaitiRobot (dance), Erbil, Iraq I found Matt • Fire dancing, Polynesian Village Luau, Kihei, Maui, HawaiiCity Park, New Orleans, LouisianaJeepney, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines • Cheerleading #2, Penn State Schuylkill, Schuyhill Haven [sic Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania • Dance studio #2, Damascus, Syria The dancers are blurred for their safety. 2011–2012 Damascus clashesAfghan Mobile Mini Children's Circus, Kabul, Afghanistan • Alegría (Cirque du Soleil), Saint François de Paule church at Place Louis Blanc and Cours Lafayette, Toulon, France • Waltz, Ballroom #2, Vienna, Austria • Chinese New Year, Beijing, China Matt journal post • Salsa (dance), Jaffa Gate near Tower of David, Jerusalem • Mass Dances, Pyongyang, North Korea #2 Matt Reddit excerpt • Himba people, Opuwo, Namibia • Capilla del Cristo, San Juan, Puerto Rico • children Ballet, Belgrade, Serbia • Bronco Stadium, Boise, IdahoScottish highland dance, St Anthony's Chapel, Holyrood Park, Edinburgh, Scotland, United KingdomRocky Steps, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaRobben Island, South Africa • Fountain, Trinity Square, Toronto, Canada • Frauenkirche #1, Dresden, Germany • Place Bellecour, Lyon, France • F/A-18 Hornet, USS Abraham Lincoln, Pacific Ocean (Colored jersey guide), Nat'l Geo behind scenes, Mayhem Weekend on the USS Abraham Lincoln AirCraft Carrier, flight deck signals • Willams Waterwall, Houston, TexasOld Town Main Square, Bratislava, Slovakia • Graffiti - tekno in the light, Hosier Lane, Melbourne, Australia • Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt #1 • Kowloon Public Pier south of Clock Tower, Hong Kong, China • southern tower Viru Gates east of Town Hall Square, Tallinn, Estonia • Sibelius Monument, Helsinki, Finland • Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine, Kyoto, Japan • Free Stamp, Willard Park, Cleveland, Ohio • Kalafasia [sic Honiara], Solomon Islands Matt journal post • Plaza de la Luz (Plaza Cisneros), Medellín, Colombia • Hitch hike (dance), Huli people #2, Poria [sic Tari], Papua New GuineaMuseu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain • The Poznań Celebration, Queen Victoria Monument, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, England, United KingdomJehangir Kothari Parade, Karachi, Pakistan • Parterre of Ledeburg Palace, Prague, Czech Republic WtHiM in Prague WtHiM Prague • Agora #2, Athens Olympic Sports Complex, Athens, Greece • Qasr al-Nil Bridge(?), Cairo, Egypt #2 • Polyterrace of ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland • Frauenkirche #2, Dresden, Germany • Piazza del Popolo #1, Rome, Italy • National Theatre, San José, Costa Rica #1 • Stephen I statue, Fisherman's Bastion, Budapest, Hungary #2 • near Piazza del Duomo, Milan, Italy • UNRWA's Summer Games, Rafah, Gaza StripTaoyuan City, Taiwan • Carnival, Port of Spain, Trinidad Trinidad Carnival Diary • Stata Center, MIT, Cambridge, MassachusettsFriendship of Nations fountain, All-Russia Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia • Clyde, California sea lion, SeaWorld, San Diego, CaliforniaPiazza del Popolo #2, Rome, Italy • Baltimore Crab Dance, Pagoda, Patterson Park, Baltimore, Maryland Welcome Matt • Baile Folklorico, San Jose, Costa Rica #2 • The Dancers, Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, ColoradoWinter Palace, St. Petersburg, Russia • Gazebo, Lake Merritt, Oakland, California #2 • #2 Kigali, Rwanda • Nuclear family, Home, Seattle, Washington Dancing Outtakes [2012] "I always shoot more than I can use. Here's some stuff that didn't make it in." Outtakes. Duration 3:45 Dancing Outtakes [2012] • Hotel del Coronado, San Diego, CaliforniaAl-Muzahmiyya, Saudi Arabia • Market House, Fayetteville, North CarolinaWaimea Bay, HawaiiGigantor statue, Wakamatsu Park, Kobe, Japan • Elephantstay, Royal Elephant Kraal & Village, Ayutthaya, Thailand • Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon, England September 2011 • Pioneer Plaza, Dallas, TexasParthenon, Centennial Park, Nashville, TennesseeScience and Technology Museum, Shanghai, China • National Monument of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland • Hula, Maui, HawaiiFree Stamp, Willard Park, Cleveland, OhioParque del Este, Caracas, Venezuela • Hong Kong Island skyline viewed from Kowloon Public Pier, Hong Kong, China • The Great Salt Lake, UtahASIMO, Tokyo, Japan • Jewish dance, New York, New YorkAXIS Dance Company, Oakland, CaliforniaDjabugay people, Caravonica, Australia • Memorial Union Terrace, Madison, WisconsinSheep Meadow, Central Park, New York, New YorkFuji Television headquarters, Odaiba, Tokyo, Japan • Fountain Hills, Phoenix, ArizonaStatue of the Victor, Belgrade Fortress, Belgrade, Serbia • Friendship of Nations fountain, All-Russia Exhibition Centre, Moscow, Russia • Clown, Erbil, Iraq • ?near Federation Square, Melbourne, Australia • Sanlitun SOHO, Beijing, China • Nuclear family, Home, Seattle, Washington • Berlin, Germany • Huli people, Poria [sic Tari], Papua New GuineaTom McCall Waterfront Park, Portland, Oregon • Polyterrace of ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland • Lesedi Cultural Village, Lesedi, South Africa • Taoyuan City, Taiwan • Clyde, California sea lion, SeaWorld, San Diego, CaliforniaCarnival, Port of Spain, Trinidad Trinidad Carnival Diary • Piazza del Popolo, Rome, Italy • Watts Towers, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSpoonbridge and Cherry, Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, Minneapolis, Minnesota July 2011 • Islands Brygge, Copenhagen, Denmark • Cairo, Egypt • Fountain Giralda, Seville, Spain • Erbil, Iraq • Afghan Mobile Mini Children's Circus, Kabul, Afghanistan • Lesedi Cultural Village, Lesedi, South Africa • Fire dancing, Polynesian Village Luau, Kihei, Maui, Hawaii Dancing [2016] Duration: 2:54 Dancing [2016] • Matanzas, Cuba • Dhaka, Bangladesh • Seattle, WashingtonPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaLondon, England • Amarapura, MyanmarAlmaty, Kazakhstan • Las Vegas, NevadaLeeds, England • Al Amarat, OmanArlington, VirginiaColumbus, OhioPortland, OregonZaandam, Netherlands • Los Angeles, CaliforniaDubai, United Arab Emirates • Boston, MassachusettsBagan, MyanmarParis, France • Dubai, United Arab Emirates • Colorado springs, ColoradoCienfuegos, Cuba • Chicago, IllinoisStanford, CaliforniaDenver, ColoradoToronto, OntarioBrooklyn, New YorkAddis Ababa, Ethiopia • Brookline, MassachusettsHuntington Beach, CaliforniaOrlando, FloridaHamburg, Germany • London, England • Queens, New YorkLas Vegas, NevadaKraków, Poland • Muscat, OmanRzeszów, Poland • Cape Town, South Africa • Boulder, ColoradoHamburg, Germany • Dhaka, Bangladesh • Matanzas, Cuba • Medie, Ghana • Düsseldorf, Germany • Dublin, OhioKraków, Poland • Washington, D.C.Almaty, Kazakhstan • Inglewood, CaliforniaChicago, IllinoisVancouver, Canada ==References==
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