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Alien Ant Farm is an United States|American alternative metal band that formed in the southern California city of Riverside, California|Riverside in 1995. Their name comes from an idea guitarist Terry Corso had about aliens and the earth--"I was daydreaming at my dull desk job with my feet up, and I thought to myself, 'Wouldn't it be cool if the human species were placed on earth and cultivated by alien intelligence?' Maybe the aliens added us to an atmosphere that was suitable for us, and they've been watching us develop and colonize, kind of like what a kid does with an ant farm".{{Fact|date=March 2008
History
In the late 1990s, the band released their underground debut album, entitled ''Greatest Hits (Alien Ant Farm album)|Greatest Hits''. It went on to win Best Independent Album in the L.A. Music Awards.
In 2000, after forging a friendship with Katie and the Alternative Rock band Papa Roach, Alien Ant Farm signed with DreamWorks SKG for their first studio album, ''ANThology''.
In 2001, their cover of the Michael Jackson song, "Smooth Criminal#Alien Ant Farm version|Smooth Criminal", was a #1 single in Australia and New Zealand, a #3 single in the United Kingdom|UK, and #1 on the US Modern Rock charts. The music video features numerous homages to Michael Jackson and his videos. The song was featured on the soundtrack of the first seas... read all