"My Favorite Accident" is a song by the pop punk

Pop punk

Pop punk is a fusion music genre that combines elements of punk rock with pop music, to varying degrees. Allmusic describes the genre as a strand of alternative rock, which typically merges pop melodies with speedy punk tempos, chord changes and loud guitars...

 band Motion City Soundtrack

Motion City Soundtrack

Motion City Soundtrack is an American rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1997. The band consists of founding members Justin Pierre and Joshua Cain , along with keyboardist and moog synthesist Jesse Johnson, bassist and backing vocalist Matthew Taylor, and drummer, percussionist and...

. It features on their debut album, I Am the Movie

I Am the Movie

I Am the Movie is the first full-length album of American power pop band Motion City Soundtrack. It was released independently in 2002, and was remastered and re-released with four new tracks by Epitaph Records in June 2003.-Unsigned release:...

and was released as their second single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 in Europe. This song was featured in the video game Burnout 3: Takedown

Burnout 3: Takedown

Burnout 3: Takedown is the third game in the Burnout series of video games. Released on September 7, 2004, developed by Criterion Games and published by Electronic Arts , the game drew critical acclaim and a large fanbase.A GameCube version was planned but was scrapped during development...

 and also featured in Tony Hawks Gigantic Skatepark Tour along with The Future Freaks Me Out

The Future Freaks Me Out

"The Future Freaks Me Out" is a song by the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack. It features on their debut album, I Am the Movie and was released as their first single in Europe....

Music video

The video for "My Favorite Accident" was shot at Joshua Cain

Joshua Cain

Joshua Allen Cain is a guitarist and record producer from Saint Paul, Minnesota. He is the co-founder and lead guitarist of American pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack...

's brother's home on a very limited budget, and has been noted for "poking fun at your usual music video relationship". The video features frontman Justin Pierre

Justin Pierre

Justin Courtney Pierre is a singer, songwriter and guitarist originally from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, United States. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the pop punk band Motion City Soundtrack, and is known for his interests and pursuits in film making and production of music.-Early...

 going through a rough patch in his relationship with a large pink bunny rabbit. It also includes the band's moog player, Jesse Johnson

Jesse Johnson

Jesse Johnson is the name of:* Jesse Johnson , American politician, filmmaker, actor, 2008 presidential candidate* Jesse Johnson , American musician, lead guitarist of The Time...

, doing his now famous "moogstand", where he does a handstand on his moog synthesizer

Moog synthesizer

Moog synthesizer may refer to any number of analog synthesizers designed by Dr. Robert Moog or manufactured by Moog Music, and is commonly used as a generic term for older-generation analog music synthesizers. The Moog company pioneered the commercial manufacture of modular voltage-controlled...

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