The lyrics of the song are mostly about rhymes that BoB and Rivers Cuomo wrote, like (So come on, come on everyone, and see the show tonight. Be prepared to be amazed, there is no poltergeist. You know, I'm not Pinocchio, I never lied). The refrain in German, on the other hand, consists of 4 lines that are repeated 2 × each.
Music video
The music video is about BoB trying to get up after a party the night before, but only dream sequences of this party can be seen. Rivers Cuomo and BoB sing together on a stage. The music video was released from MTV.com at midnight on September 22, 2010 .
Others
The song was used as theme music for an Adidas advertisement in the United States .
reception
Despite mixed criticism, the song made the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States . In the UK , however, Magic reached the position 16. The maximum position reached the song in Australia with fifth place in New Zealand managed sixth place and in the Netherlands, 13th place in other countries such as Ireland , Scotland and Canada , the song reached number 16 and 17. The lowest position reached the song in Sweden with number 53.