Uploaded July 2012 | Updated September 2026, 8 hours ago

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James Mustapic, winner of Science Idol 2012, performs "Covalent Love" at the Otago Music Department's Albany Street music studio.

There will be a full music video dropping in August so stay tuned!

The song is a parody of "Boyfriend" by Justin Beiber
Lyrics by James Mustapic & Tom McFadden
Vocals by James Mustapic
Video shot by Simon East & Laura Honey
Video edited by Laura Honey
Audio engineered by Stephen Stedman at the Otago Music Department's Albany Street Studio

Thank you to...
The U.S. embassy for sponsoring the Science Idol 2012 tour
KlabLab for sponsoring our prizes
The New Zealand International Science Festival