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Adidas crank up the feelgood factor with their athletes recreating a Queen classic

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Date
13 August 2012

It’s more difficult than it looks to successfully capitalise on the massive feelgood factor generated by the Olympics (ask the organisers of the closing ceremony) but hats off to Adidas who kept it nice and simple. Take their roster of medallists including Sir Chris Hoy, Louis Smith, Jessica Ennis and Victoria Pendleton (dressed as a tiger no less) and get them to lip synch to Queen’s Don’t Stop Me Now and you’ve got yourself a pretty nailed on viral success. Kudos to for putting together the backing band from Olympic volunteer Gamesmakers, which shows they’re in tune with the public mood Silly, cheesy and fun in a good way.

David Beckham wears a white, red and blue Adidas tracksuit. He looks towards a camera in the foreground, which is being operated by a person in a blue shirt.
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Adidas: Don’t Stop Me Now (still)

A person wearing a white Adidas Team GB sports top looks directly at the camera. Behind them, shelves are lined with several pairs of red and white boxing boots.
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Adidas: Don’t Stop Me Now (still)

A person stands on a balcony with their hands raised, palms facing the camera. They wear a white Adidas T-shirt and a wristband featuring a red maple leaf.
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Adidas: Don’t Stop Me Now (still)
A person wearing an orange and black tiger-striped jacket and a black bowler hat. They hold the brim of the hat with one hand, looking towards the camera.
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Adidas: Don’t Stop Me Now (still)

A group of people in purple and red shirts and beige trousers perform music outdoors. They sit on the grass and in deckchairs, playing drums and a guitar.
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Adidas: Don’t Stop Me Now (still)

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Rob Alderson

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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

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