McCann Melbourne’s client, Metro Trains, challenged the agency to engage at-risk young people who were most likely to become injured in or near a Metro Train station. The client asked the agency to ensure that young people paid attention to, and hopefully then talked about, a safety message. The agency designed Dumb Ways to Die so that it would be instantly likeable, and importantly, shareable. First, they created a music video that was funny, irreverent and that featured a very catchy theme song, designed to inspire sharing. Next, Melbourne leaked the campaign to a trusted journalist to seed a positive story idea: that McCann is pushing boundaries rather than sticking to tired, safe formulas. The press release was issued in Australia, Asia Pacific and global creative distribution on Friday, November 16, 2012.