UPDATE: The Super Bowl 53 halftime show did include Spongebob, and you can watch the full performance here.

Although most fans weren't too happy with how it turned out.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Fans of "SpongeBob SquarePants" will be pleased to know that Maroon 5 is planning to incorporate "Sweet Victory" into its Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday.

We've already gone over the basics of why this might be happening, but a new report from people on site in Atlanta has confirmed the news.

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We can hear @maroon5 practicing right now. pic.twitter.com/AedPuhi4Q1 — Angela Moryan (@SidelineStormer) January 30, 2019

Maroon 5 was prepping for its Super Bowl performance, which included a moment from the famous SpongeBob scene.

We figured this would likely end up being a possibility. Maroon 5 briefly included SpongeBob in a teaser trailer for its upcoming performance, Mercedes-Benz Stadium tweeted a SpongeBob GIF in December and Rodger Bumpass, the voice actor for Squidward, said on Facebook he'll be part of the performance.

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All of this is happening in thanks to a petition on Change.org, which is nearly at 1.2 million signatures as of this writing.

"As some of you may or may not know, Stephen Hillenburg — the creator of Spongebob Sqaurepants — has passed away recently. As a tribute to his legacy, his contributions to a generation of children, and to truly showcase the greatness of this song, we call for Sweet Victory to be performed at the Halftime Show," the petition reads.

And in case you haven't watched the epic performance before, you can listen to "Sweet Victory" below.