Nor was it Lenny Kravitz in a surprise guest appearance.

It wasnt even Missy Elliott, who emerged from the darkness to perform Work It and Lose Control.

No, the real star of the Super Bowl XLIX halftime show was the Left Shark.

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But to be part of this team that came together to put that show on was a beautiful thing.

Its hard to tell what everybodys going to latch onto.

The genesis of the Left Shark was actually a singing melon.

dominated for a week after the performance.

He became notorious for dancing to Teenage Dream, flailing his arms while the Right Shark danced crisply.

But if you look at it again, hes dancing perfectly fine.

The staff would send emails about the Left Shark, says Paine.

We started sending pictures around when people were dressing up as Left Shark.

Its kind of nice when you see a moment you were involved in continue in pop culture history.

Hamilton and Paine return to their Super Bowl roles on Sunday forColdplays halftime show.