Editing OK Go (section)

===''Oh No'' and ''You're Not Alone'' (2005–2008)===
[[File:OKGo.jpg|thumb|OK Go at the Albany Tulip Festival (May 2006)]]
{{Main|Oh No (OK Go album)}}
The band's second album, ''[[Oh No (OK Go album)|Oh No]]'', was recorded in [[Malmö]], Sweden, in the fall of 2004 and was produced by [[Tore Johansson]] ([[the Cardigans]], [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]) and mixed by [[Dave Sardy]] ([[Nine Inch Nails]], [[Jet (band)|Jet]], [[System of a Down]]). In February 2005, Andy Duncan left the band, citing creative differences, major label pressures, and the band's rigorous touring schedule.<ref name=show2008 /><ref>{{cite web|last=Armstrong|first=Liz|title=When Fun Is Work|url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/when-fun-is-work/Content?oid=917872|work=Chicago Reader|access-date=June 25, 2013|date=February 3, 2005}}</ref> Duncan was replaced by [[Andy Ross]], who beat out 34 other guitarists who auditioned for the role, in a process that ended with each candidate being asked about their willingness to do a choreographed dance on stage.<ref name=drownedinsound_patterns /> Ross introduced himself to the band's fans by writing a blog post entitled "The Will To Rock," in which he detailed life on the road, beginning with his first show with the band on February 18, 2005.<ref name=okgoblog1>{{cite web|last=Ross|first=Andy|title=The Will To Rock - February 2005|url=http://thewilltorock.blogspot.com/2005_02_01_archive.html|work=The Will To Rock|access-date=June 22, 2013}}</ref>

Released in August 2005, ''Oh No'' gained popularity for its first single, "[[A Million Ways]]". Ross programmed a web application, hosted at a1000000ways.com, that allowed people to hear the single and to share it with their friends in exchange for free downloads from the iTunes music store.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.tv.com/news/ok-go-web-buzz-begets-sales-6204/ | title= OK Go: Web buzz begets sales? | publisher= tv.com | access-date= July 29, 2013 | archive-date= May 5, 2015 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150505003217/http://www.tv.com/news/ok-go-web-buzz-begets-sales-6204/ | url-status= dead }}</ref>{{Failed verification|date=January 2025}} The video for "A Million Ways" featured the band in a backyard performing a dance choreographed by lead singer Kulash's sister, [[Trish Sie]]. By August 2006, the video had become the most downloaded music video ever, with over 9 million downloads.<ref name="MTV News">{{cite news | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539637/go-risk-becoming-goofy-dancing-band.jhtml | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113163338/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1539637/go-risk-becoming-goofy-dancing-band.jhtml | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 13, 2011 | title= YouTube Faves OK Go: The Band Least Likely To Become Famous For Their Dancing |last= Kaufman | first= Gil | publisher= MTV | work= MTV News | date=August 29, 2006 | access-date= March 26, 2008}}</ref> The band performed the dance live on British TV show ''[[Soccer AM]]'', as well as on the late-night American comedy show ''[[Mad TV]]''. The US version of the album includes "9027 km", a 35-minute track of lead singer [[Damian Kulash]]'s girlfriend sleeping that is not listed on the album art.<ref name=newburyohno>{{cite web | url= http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=72435788002 | title= Ok Go - Oh No Notes/Reviews | publisher= newburycomics.com | access-date= June 19, 2013 | url-status= dead | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140804230117/http://www.newburycomics.com/rel/v2_viewupc.php?storenr=103&upc=72435788002 | archive-date= August 4, 2014 }}</ref> Fans speculated that the track's name is derived from the distance between Los Angeles, California, and Malmö, Sweden, where the album was recorded and that the track was included to prevent the band's label from using the extra space for [[Digital rights management|digital rights management (DRM)]] software.<ref name=newburyohno/> On December 6, 2005, Kulash published an [[op-ed]] piece in ''[[The New York Times]]'' advocating against record labels' use of DRM.<ref>{{cite news | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/06/opinion/06kulash.html?_r=0/ | title= Buy, Play, Trade, Repeat | work= [[The New York Times]] | access-date= June 19, 2013 | date=December 6, 2005}}</ref>

The band toured extensively to support ''Oh No'', sharing dates with [[Death Cab for Cutie|Death Cab For Cutie]], [[Panic! at the Disco]], [[Kaiser Chiefs]], and [[Snow Patrol]].<ref name=drownedinsound_patterns>{{cite web|last=McKinlay|first=Fiona|title=we're obsessed with clashing patterns right now|url=http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/13367|work=Drowned In Sound|access-date=June 26, 2013|date=October 20, 2005|archive-date=February 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203160452/http://drownedinsound.com/in_depth/13367|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Death Cab Drafts Leo, Lewis, OK Go For Tour|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/57319/death-cab-drafts-leo-lewis-ok-go-for-tour|work=Billboard Magazine|access-date=June 25, 2013|date=September 6, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Aswad|first=Jem|title=Panic! At The Disco Announce First Headlining North American Tour|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1527584/panic-at-disco-announce-north-american-tour.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514160115/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1527584/panic-at-disco-announce-north-american-tour.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 14, 2013|work=MTV News|access-date=June 26, 2013|date=March 31, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Katz|first=Laura|title=OK Go Hits The Road With Snow Patrol|url=http://netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=11865|work=Net Music Countdown|access-date=June 26, 2013|date=January 15, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203152622/http://netmusiccountdown.com/inc/news_article.php?id=11865|archive-date=February 3, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> They did special performances, including free shows on New Year's Eve in New York City's Times Square and in the parking lot before the [[Michigan–Michigan State football rivalry|University of Michigan-vs.-Michigan State University]] football game<ref>{{cite web|title=For The Record: Quick News On Jay-Z, Gwyneth Paltrow, Chris Martin, Snoop Dogg, CBGB, OK Go, Jet & More|url=http://vh1.com/news/article.rbml?id=1541925|work=VH1 News|access-date=June 27, 2013|date=September 28, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130629092242/http://vh1.com/news/article.rbml?id=1541925|archive-date=June 29, 2013}}</ref> They played festivals such as the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe|Edinburgh Fringe Festival]], [[Festival Internacional de Benicàssim|Bennicassim]] in Spain, [[Formoz Festival]] in Taiwan, [[Summer Sonic Festival|Summer Sonic]] in Japan, and [[Pentaport Rock Festival|Incheon Pentaport]] in South Korea.<ref>{{cite web|title=OK Go: T On The Fringe 2006|url=http://www.songkick.com/concerts/855133-ok-go-at-t-on-the-fringe|work=Songkick|access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=2007 BENICASSIM FESTIVAL LINE UP|url=http://www.gigwise.com/festivals/28121/2007-Benicassim-Festival-Line-Up|publisher=gigwise|access-date=July 1, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203151615/http://www.gigwise.com/festivals/28121/2007-Benicassim-Festival-Line-Up|archive-date=February 3, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=FORMOZ FESTIVAL|url=http://www.islandofsound.org/festivals/formoz.html|publisher=Island Of Sound|access-date=July 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140707084622/http://www.islandofsound.org/festivals/formoz.html|archive-date=July 7, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Summer Sonic Festival 2007|url=http://www.songkick.com/concerts/716802-fratellis-at-summer-sonic-festival|work=Songkick|access-date=July 1, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Just|first=Jorge|title=OK Go at Incheon Pentaport|url=http://thewilltorock.blogspot.com/2007/08/ok-go-at-incheon-pentaport.html|work=The Will To Rock|publisher=OK Go|access-date=June 27, 2013|date=August 22, 2007}}</ref>

On November 7, 2006, after the success of the "[[Here It Goes Again]]" video, the band released a deluxe DVD version of the album.<ref name=newburyohno/> The DVD contains a documentary on the making of the album, the four official Capitol Records videos, a video of the band's appearance on ''[[Chic-a-Go-Go]]'', a "super cut" of the hundreds of fan versions of the "[[A Million Ways]]" dance, a behind-the-scenes video of the making of "[[Here It Goes Again]]", rehearsals for the 2006 [[MTV Video Music Award]]s, an acoustic performance of "What to Do," a video for "There's A Fire" featuring video game characters, a dance booth version of "Don't Ask Me”, and live versions of "Do What You Want" and "You're So Damn Hot."<ref name=newburyohno/>

After visiting [[New Orleans]] in 2007, the band returned to record an [[extended play|EP]] with New Orleans [[funk rock]] band [[Bonerama]] and producer Mark Nevers,<ref name="ign">{{cite web|title=OK Go Give Back|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2008/01/07/ok-go-give-back|work=IGN Music|date=January 7, 2008| publisher =IGN|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref> to raise money for musicians who were still displaced by the 2005 [[Hurricane Katrina]]. The EP, entitled ''[[You're Not Alone (OK Go and Bonerama EP)|You're Not Alone]]'', was released on Mardi Gras, February 5, 2008.<ref name="firewire">{{cite web|url=http://firewireblog.com/2012/02/06/ok-go-chevy-sonic-needinggetting-music-video/|title=OK Go & Chevy Sonic – Needing/Getting Music Video -|date=February 6, 2012|publisher=Firewireblog.com|access-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref> The title is taken from a line in David Bowie's "Rock 'n' Roll Suicide", a cover of which appears on the EP, along with renditions of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released" and three songs from ''Oh No''.<ref name="ign" /> The EP was sold through iTunes and raised over $40,000, which helped buy a new home for New Orleans musician [[Al "Carnival Time" Johnson]] in the Musicians Village. Johnson, who sings on "I Will Be Released," the final song on the EP, moved into his new home in December 2008.<ref name="atc">{{cite web|title=How ATC Helps Musicians Connect To Advocacy: OK Go Case Study|url=http://www.atctower.net/2011/05/how-atc-helps-musicians-connect-to-advocacy-ok-go-case-study/|publisher=Air Traffic Control|access-date=June 7, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150110143937/http://www.atctower.net/2011/05/how-atc-helps-musicians-connect-to-advocacy-ok-go-case-study/|archive-date=January 10, 2015}}</ref> In support of the EP, OK Go and [[Bonerama|Bonearama]] played benefit shows on January 11, 2008, at [[Tipitina's]] in New Orleans, and on February 2, 2008, at the [[9:30 Club]] in Washington, D.C. The D.C. show was streamed live by NPR and featured on a subsequent NPR podcast.<ref name="ign" /><ref name="altp">{{cite web|title=OK Go, Bonerama team up for New Orleans charity|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/archive_3297|work=Alt Press|access-date=June 7, 2013}}</ref>