Meh, been done and done to a better degree. "Hello, we're Hoobastank, we've completely lost popularity so we covered a song people would think was funny even though we're meant to be a completely serious band."
Please. Clearly they're having fun... doing something like this doesn't kill your credibility, even if you are a serious band.
Hoobastank was never a band that should've been taken seriously, so this cover can very safely be enjoyed as just pure fun. I would like to get myself one of those outfits they're wearing and a plastic replica of a proton pack.
I don't care for Hoobastank, but I don't think this means they are desperate per se. I mean, look at Mmm...Cookies by Linkin Park, a usually serious band.
Not disagreeing with you (i don't really care tbh), Mmm...Cookies was a fan club only release, where as this is single WITH a music video.
This is not a single. This was something done for the fans that the band recorded in one of the members' studios. And they had fun and filmed a video for it... is it really that big of a deal?
If it was any other band, probably not. But it's Hoobastank and they have a history of constantly getting crap from most people. They aren't a well liked band for some reason. At least that's my thought.