The video was released in 2007 and up to this time, the world still doesn't know the identity of these two girls. They were just briefly introduced as two Californian pre-med students.
Inspired by Daft Hands, the girls created robot helmets from foil-covered cardboard boxes, they stripped to their matching undies and performed an impeccably choreographed version of the track with the words scrawled on various body parts.
The clip's fame led to American band Weezer recruiting the pair for their Pork and Beans video. More significantly, it sparked a plethora of copycat versions.
Daft Hands is a music video tribute to French electronic music duo Daft Punk‘s 2001 house dance single “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” featuring a pair of hands with the words from the song’s title written on the fingers.
Several other YouTubers uploaded their own Daft Hands videos, some of which used songs other than the original Daft Punk track. See notable examples on KnowYourMeme.com.