Truth Behind the Viral Video: Atomic Tom

New York City indie band Atomic Tom are the latest YouTube sensation after they used their iPhones to perform their song "Take Me Out" on the NYC subway. A video of their performance of the song at Northeastern University only received 83 hits, but the subway clip has already received almost 1.7 million plays on YouTube.  Check out the footage below:

 Atomic Tom stopped in 95.5 WPLJ in New York to perform "Take Me Out."  Check out the video below:

There is now speculation as to whether or not subway riders knew that Atomic Tom would be performing with iPhones.  However, Atomic Tom say that riders did not know.  Lead singer Luke White told ABC News in the video below that their instruments were not actually stolen, and that part of the video was fabricated. 

Although Apple CEO Steve Jobs has seen the video, they say it was not created for an iPhone commercial.  Check out the interview below: