Maroon 5 Pay Tribute to SpongeBob's 'Sweet Victory' at Super Bowl LIII Halftime Show

The group did it to honor SpongeBob Squarepants creator Stephen Hillenburg, who died in November.

Maroon 5 showed SpongeBob SquarePants some love during their halftime show performance at Super Bowl LIII.

In a tribute to SpongeBob creator Stephen Hillenburg, Maroon 5 included a segment of "Sweet Victory" during their 30-minute set and fulfilled the wishes of more than 1.1 million of the show's fans.

Hilleburg died in November due to complications with ALS.

Prior to the show, a Change.org petition urged the band to break out SpongeBob's Bikini Bottom Bubble Bowl anthem. Maroon 5 seemed to confirm SpongeBob's appearance with a teaser video that featured the character for about 32 seconds of the clip.

#SBLIII pic.twitter.com/dWKJQDS9ap

— Maroon 5 (@maroon5) January 13, 2019

Here is the original performance.

The band also performed "Harder to Breathe"and was joined by Travis Scott and Big Boi.