The SpongeBob segment of the Super Bowl halftime show was deemed to not have done justice to the memory of Hillenburg .
`` USA Today reported that viewers of the halftime show were critical of the failure to include the `` '' Sweet Victory '' '' song and found the brief animated segment to be an inadequate tribute to Hillenburg.  # `` '' Harder to Breathe '' '' , performed by Maroon 5 # `` '' This Love '' '' , performed by Maroon 5 # Trumpet fanfare , featuring the cast of SpongeBob SquarePants from the episode `` '' Band Geeks '' '' ''
Super Bowl LIII halftime show