17 years and it still gets me every time. Never fails.
@Linarian2 күн бұрын
I was there 3000 years ago lol. Was able to watch this when I was doing my internship for a tv network in our country. With my boys at the video editing room while on break Then eventually absorbed after graduating. That was 17 years ago. So much has happened. Damn, so nostalgic.
@Egobyte832 күн бұрын
1:12 .. that man that almost walks by Juan and then just stops and comes in for a hug always moves me. Every single time I see him I feel like he must have really needed it, cause you can tell that he works it out over a millisecond... "Free hugs, pft, what nonsense. Wait, I actually do need a hug".
@deanbilton7 күн бұрын
This is hands down the best video on youtube
@LivieN099 күн бұрын
Who is here in 2024?!😮❤😂😊 (17 ish years later)
@nextlevelsi10 күн бұрын
Ive watched this vid 100's of times since its release and its still just as powerful 17 yrs later.
@eacarvalho10 күн бұрын
2024 and something fun happened. I was listening to Sick Puppies' singer lead's new song and I asked my friend he could recognize his voice. I had to send him this beautiful video to remind him of the band.
@lindasmith397817 күн бұрын
This reminds me of Leo Buscaglia! Author and expert hugger.
@brandonkeuning409319 күн бұрын
Hello from August 2024! I love this band. I was fortunate to see them live way back in the day
@anthropologybear294120 күн бұрын
LOVE this then and now and forever.
@mohag10020 күн бұрын
Hope?
@tinalampe329322 күн бұрын
17 years ago! Wow! I love this vid.
@TheDanjerr23 күн бұрын
2026 anyone?
@hayleyrose271825 күн бұрын
17 yrs later, I still bawl😢❤
@TrendyFranzSchopper29 күн бұрын
2024 anyone?
@GabrielCriado-ts3dd18 күн бұрын
Yes :)
@will27947Ай бұрын
17 years ago 😢
@juliotieneunaidea4030Ай бұрын
17 years ago and still crying hahaha
@puckered6036Ай бұрын
17 years ago... but this was a real time in my life where I felt a whole lot of emotion for the first time. So much empathy and love out of no where for such a young age. I was like 8 and just bawling my eyes out to this song. Such a great song and concept.
@erickam6733Ай бұрын
I love how the cop signs the petition to allow them to film.
@dizzy60527Ай бұрын
Love.
@28louisgf5 ай бұрын
Juan Mann where are you? It is now 2024? Would you please give me a hug? 🤗
@cashg815010 ай бұрын
Come back we need you more than ever in the world
@BagsfromtheNorth10 ай бұрын
Now what’s popular on KZbin is people being menaces in public. I was 11 years old when I saw the campaign, it has never left me. I’m glad I grew up when I did. I narrowly missed growing up with influences that are on top today..I thank you as much as a person can for being you
@RicardoFossaluza Жыл бұрын
You changed the World with this. Thank you very much !
@Hunter4999-w8b Жыл бұрын
16 years later hugs from Arizona
@shire_boy1 Жыл бұрын
I hope your alive and well somewhere in this beautiful world and I hope god makes a special place for you love from UK.
@jeppefrolund1718 Жыл бұрын
I've done this twice in my life. Both times were honestly genuinely life affirming. The amount of random love on the street you felt was just... overwhelming and extremely fulfilling at the same time. The one I remember the best was a little girl of about 6 who was passing with her mom and asked what it all was. I asked if she wanted a hug, and she said yes. I'm a 6 foot 4 guy so I got down on my knee and we hugged. She went on her way but 10 feet down the road, she asked her mom if she could have another. So she came back and hugged me again. Melted my heart truth be told. Sweet girl. It's been years and I still remember.
@jevinday Жыл бұрын
The free hugs campaign. This video was huge on the internet when it first came out, we would share it all over Myspace, then go to KZbin and sing our hearts out while we watched the world heal a little bit. Love this shit man.
@fullmingo2564 Жыл бұрын
The world needs more HUGS! no matter where you are.
@TheArchitect216 Жыл бұрын
Miss you Britt <3
@iLLegaLxAspARagus Жыл бұрын
Привет, мой ностальгирующий друг. Присаживайся, наслаждайся теплом от этих смешанных эмоций и не забудь подпевать, так же громко, как в далёком незабываемом 2006!
@FlickaNickk Жыл бұрын
I miss 2008.
@aisaulezhakenova1969 Жыл бұрын
why am i crying? i love this video and this perpfomans
@bigfootadmirer8627 Жыл бұрын
This video still has purpose! It’s old but still packs a BIG big punch more than ever❤
@faithnelson6069 Жыл бұрын
i've shared it twice this morning. we need to start doing this again.
@dieselgolf Жыл бұрын
I love this guy! This is still powerful!!!
@tafcho84 Жыл бұрын
i start to play this 10-15 years plylist of mine and in every song i see a recent coment from an hour or a day or two and makes me realise, there are many like me right now listening to old gold music :) love u all
@mulerman91 Жыл бұрын
This video, when i first saw it almost 16 years ago, gave me hope, that in this world is good peaple too. Even if they are random, but Can Made your day just with a Hug. Now, after 16 years, this video kicks in even more. And because of this video, i know the sick puppies, band un those days, Made my teen Life better. So thank you for good memories, good Times and show, that there, outside, are good People too
@robb_seventy8mlp-kurama804 Жыл бұрын
16 anni dopo… ❤️
@user-xy7ry5od9c Жыл бұрын
😢 22/01/2023
@indignorant7684 Жыл бұрын
Great video and a sad footnote. Interesting how so little time passed when people hugged on the street like this, to avoiding each other like lepers. "...fear itself."
@englishbest Жыл бұрын
Anyone watching this in January 2023?
@kaitlyndudley Жыл бұрын
Yep here I am… I remember this as I was apart of it❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
@englishbest Жыл бұрын
@@kaitlyndudley Wow, that's incredible. Do you mean you were one of the people being hugged?
@kaitlyndudley Жыл бұрын
@@englishbest I made signs and everything…
@kaitlyndudley Жыл бұрын
@@englishbest and hugging
@lits5984 Жыл бұрын
January 28th to be precise, from Canada 🇨🇦 👋🏻
@panicatthekaitlyn Жыл бұрын
Omg how is this 16 years old 😭😭😭😭
@carrielaliberte3255 Жыл бұрын
This is who we are ❤.. bless this band for showing us true love! “Sick puppies” yes!!!!💜
@panicatthekaitlyn Жыл бұрын
Yes 🙌
@gtournakis Жыл бұрын
Still on, thanxxxx
@WisconsinParkour Жыл бұрын
Really? 16 years old? Half my life ago damn near. Crazy. Still holds up. I needed this today. Forever grateful!
@aepsantosgames352 Жыл бұрын
Hello from 2022
@foozy550 Жыл бұрын
the person at 1:12 inspires me
@dlong50 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing the this as it happened and the news and current affairs stories it generated. I wouldn't subscribe to the band Sick Puppies though. They ripped this guy off so badly. He had been doing this Free Hugs campaign for ages before one of the band members came along and decided to film him and then put it to music. They then cut him out of all proceeds from the downloads and any free hugs murchandising. He started the whole thing and ended up broke. They are still earning money. Sick Puppies indeed. Pathetic. Give him some money.
@thenvsnow7502 Жыл бұрын
Hi, not sure if you are still active on this channel but if you are, then please could you reach out to me regarding weather you still have the 2006 'most wholesome video' award given to you on 'The KZbin Awards Show' Thanks