MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
Recipients
Table:
Year

Winner(s)

Nominees

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1984

Tim Newman – "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top

"All of the Good Ones Are Taken" – Martin Kahan (performed by Ian Hunter)

"Dancing with Myself" – Tobe Hooper (performed by Billy Idol)

"Every Breath You Take" – Godley & Creme (performed by The Police)

"Gimme All Your Lovin'" – Tim Newman (performed by ZZ Top)

"I Want a New Drug" – David Rathod (performed by Huey Lewis and the News)

"Numbers with Wings" – Juliano Waldman (performed by The Bongos)

"Time After Time" – Edd Griles (performed by Cyndi Lauper)

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1985

Jean-Baptiste Mondino – "The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley

"Dancin'" – Mary Lambert (performed by Chris Isaak)

"Don't Come Around Here No More" – Jeff Stein (performed by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers)

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" – Daniel Kleinman (performed by Simple Minds)

"Run to You" – Steven Barron (performed by Bryan Adams)

"Stranger in Town" – Steven Barron (performed by Toto)

"The Wild Boys" – Russell Mulcahy (performed by Duran Duran)

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1986

Steven Barron – "Take On Me" by a-ha

"Burning House of Love" – Daniel Kleinman (performed by X)

"Money for Nothing" – Steven Barron (performed by Dire Straits)

"Rough Boy" – Steven Barron (performed by ZZ Top)

"Sex as a Weapon" – Daniel Kleinman (performed by Pat Benatar)

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1987

Stephen R. Johnson – "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel

"Don't Dream It's Over" – Alex Proyas (performed by Crowded House)

"Higher Love" – Peter Kagan and Paula Greif (performed by Steve Winwood)

"Land of Confusion" – Jim Yukich and John Lloyd (performed by Genesis)

"With or Without You" – Meiert Avis (performed by U2)

[4]

1988

Andy Morahan and George Michael – "Father Figure" by George Michael

"Dear God" – Nicholas Brandt (performed by XTC)

"Learning to Fly" – Storm Thorgerson (performed by Pink Floyd)

"The One I Love" – Robert Longo (performed by R.E.M.)

"You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart" – Sophie Muller (performed by Eurythmics)

[5]

1989

David Fincher – "Express Yourself" by Madonna

"Finish What Ya Started" – Andy Morahan (performed by Van Halen)

"Parents Just Don't Understand" – Scott Kalvert (performed by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince)

"Real Love" – David Fincher (performed by Jody Watley)

"Roll with It" – David Fincher (performed by Steve Winwood)

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1990

David Fincher – "Vogue" by Madonna

"The End of the Innocence" – David Fincher (performed by Don Henley)

"Janie's Got a Gun" – David Fincher (performed by Aerosmith)

"Opposites Attract" – Michael Patterson and Candace Reckinger (performed by Paula Abdul)

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1991

Tarsem – "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M.

"Freedom! '90" – David Fincher (performed by George Michael)

"Silent Lucidity" – Matt Mahurin (performed by Queensrÿche)

"Wicked Game (Concept)" – Herb Ritts (performed by Chris Isaak)

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1992

Mark Fenske – "Right Now" by Van Halen

"Baby Got Back" – Adam Bernstein (performed by Sir Mix-a-Lot)

"Give It Away" – Stéphane Sednaoui (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers)

"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" – Matthew Rolston (performed by En Vogue)

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1993

Mark Pellington – "Jeremy" by Pearl Jam

"Free Your Mind" – Mark Romanek (performed by En Vogue)

"Kiko and the Lavender Moon" – Ondrej Rudavsky (performed by Los Lobos)

"Man on the Moon" – Peter Care (performed by R.E.M.)

[10]

1994

Jake Scott – "Everybody Hurts" by R.E.M.

"Amazing" – Marty Callner (performed by Aerosmith)

"Sabotage" – Spike Jonze (performed by Beastie Boys)

"Sweet Lullaby" – Tarsem (performed by Deep Forest)

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1995

Spike Jonze – "Buddy Holly" by Weezer

"Basket Case" – Mark Kohr (performed by Green Day)

"Scream" – Mark Romanek (performed by Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson)

"Waterfalls" – F. Gary Gray (performed by TLC)

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1996

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – "Tonight, Tonight" by The Smashing Pumpkins

"Big Me" – Jesse Peretz (performed by Foo Fighters)

"Ironic" – Stéphane Sednaoui (performed by Alanis Morissette)

"It's Oh So Quiet" – Spike Jonze (performed by Björk)

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1997

Beck – "The New Pollution" by Beck

"The End Is the Beginning Is the End" – Joel Schumacher, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (performed by The Smashing Pumpkins)

"The Perfect Drug" – Mark Romanek (performed by Nine Inch Nails)

"The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" – Hype Williams (performed by Missy Elliott)

"Virtual Insanity" – Jonathan Glazer (performed by Jamiroquai)

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1998

Jonas Åkerlund – "Ray of Light" by Madonna

"Gone Till November" – Francis Lawrence (performed by Wyclef Jean)

"Karma Police" – Jonathan Glazer (performed by Radiohead)

"Push It" – Andrea Giacobbe (performed by Garbage)

"Smack My Bitch Up" – Jonas Åkerlund (performed by The Prodigy)

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1999

Torrance Community Dance Group – "Praise You" by Fatboy Slim

"Freak on a Leash" – Todd McFarlane, Graham Morris, Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (performed by Korn)

"My Name Is" – Dr. Dre and Phillip Atwell (performed by Eminem)

"No Scrubs" – Hype Williams (performed by TLC)

"What's It Gonna Be?!" – Hype Williams and Busta Rhymes (performed by Busta Rhymes featuring Janet Jackson)

[16]

2000

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris – "Californication" by Red Hot Chili Peppers

"Everything is Everything" – Sanji (performed by Lauryn Hill)

"Learn to Fly" – Jesse Peretz (performed by Foo Fighters)

"The Real Slim Shady" – Dr. Dre and Phillip Atwell (performed by Eminem)

"Untitled (How Does It Feel)" – Paul Hunter and Dominique Trenier (performed by D'Angelo)

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2001

Spike Jonze – "Weapon of Choice" by Fatboy Slim

"Imitation of Life" – Garth Jennings (performed by R.E.M.)

"Crawling" – Brothers Strause (performed by Linkin Park)

"Ms. Jackson" – F. Gary Gray (performed by OutKast)

"Stan" – Dr. Dre and Phillip Atwell (performed by Eminem featuring Dido)

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2002

Joseph Kahn – "Without Me" by Eminem

"Alive" – Francis Lawrence (performed by P.O.D.)

"By the Way" – Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris (performed by Red Hot Chili Peppers)

"One Minute Man" – Dave Meyers (performed by Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris and Trina)

"This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" – David LaChapelle (performed by Elton John)

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2003

Jamie Thraves – "The Scientist" by Coldplay

"Cry Me a River" – Francis Lawrence (performed by Justin Timberlake)

"The Hell Song" – Marc Klasfeld (performed by Sum 41)

"Hurt" – Mark Romanek (performed by Johnny Cash)

"Work It" – Dave Meyers and Missy Elliott (performed by Missy Elliott)

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The 1984 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 14 , 1984 , honoring the best music videos from May 2 , 1983 , to May 2 , 1984 . The show was hosted by Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City . Herbie Hancock was the night 's biggest winner , taking home five awards , followed by Michael Jackson , who won three . The night 's main award , though , went to The Cars for You Might Think , making this the first of a very small number of times in which the winner of Video of the Year did not take home any other awards that night . In terms of nominations , Hancock 's Rockit and The Police 's Every Breath You Take were the year 's most nominated videos , with each receiving eight nominations apiece . Meanwhile , the most nominated artist of 1984 was Cyndi Lauper , who aside from winning the Best Female Video Moonman received nine nominations that year for two of her videos : six for Girls Just Want to Have Fun and three for Time After Time . Other major nominees that night included the aforementioned Michael Jackson and The Cars , both of whom received six nominations for their videos Thriller and You Might Think , respectively ; ZZ Top , who also received six nominations between their videos for Legs , Sharp Dressed Man , and Gim me All Your Lovin ' ; and Billy Idol , who got five nominations for Dancing with Myself and Eyes Without a Face . Lastly , David Bowie had four nominations for his China Girl and Modern Love videos , and he was also one of the night 's honorees for the Video Vanguard award .
Sharp Dressed Man is a song performed by ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator . The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham , and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning . Pre-production recording engineer Linden Hudson was very involved in the early stages of this song 's production . At 2007 's VH1 Rock Honors , Nickelback covered the song as a tribute ( Billy Gibbons had earlier made a guest appearance on Nickelback 's own song Rockstar & Follow You Home ) . ZZ Top played this song at halftime of the 2008 Orange Bowl college football bowl game .
ZZ Top ( pronounced zee zee top ) is an American rock trio formed in 1969 in Houston , Texas . The band has , since 1970 , consisted of vocalist/guitarist Billy Gibbons ( the band 's leader , main lyricist and musical arranger ) , bassist/vocalist Dusty Hill , and drummer Frank Beard . As genuine roots musicians , they have few peers , according to critic Michael Cub Koda . Gibbons is one of America 's finest blues guitarists working in the arena rock idiom [ . ] while Hill and Beard provide the ultimate rhythm section support . The band released its debut album , ZZ Top 's First Album , in 1971 . Beginning with blues-inspired rock , the trio later incorporated new wave , punk rock and dance-rock by using synthesizers . Their songs have a reputation for containing humorous lyrics laced with double entendres and innuendos . The band 's top-selling album is their 1983 release Eliminator , which sold more than 10 million copies in the United States . Total record sales of 25 million place ZZ Top among the top-100-selling artists in the United States , according to the Recording Industry Association of America . That includes eleven gold , seven platinum and three multi-platinum albums as of 2016 , according to the RIAA . By 2014 , ZZ Top had sold more than 50 million albums worldwide .
Ian Hunter Patterson ( born 3 June 1939 ) , [ nb 1 ] known as Ian Hunter , is an English singer-songwriter and musician who is best known as the lead singer of the English rock band Mott the Hoople , from its inception in 1969 to its dissolution in 1974 , and at the time of its 2009 and 2013 reunions . Hunter was a musician and songwriter before joining Mott the Hoople , and continued in this vein after he left the band . He embarked on a solo career despite ill health and disillusionment with commercial success , and often worked in collaboration with Mick Ronson , David Bowie 's sideman and arranger from the The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars period . Mott the Hoople achieved a certain level of commercial success , and attracted a small but devoted fan base . As a solo artist , Hunter charted with lesser-known but more wide-ranging works outside the rock mainstream . His best-known solo songs are Once Bitten , Twice Shy , later covered by Great White , and England Rocks , which was modified to Cleveland Rocks and then later covered by The Presidents of the United States of America , and became one of the theme songs used for the American TV series The Drew Carey Show .
Dancing with Myself is a pop song first commercially released in the United Kingdom in October 1980 by the New Wave band Gen X , where it reached # 62 in the Singles Chart . It was re-mixed and re-released by the band 's singer/frontman Billy Idol as a solo artist in the United States in 1981 , where the song reached # 27 in the U.S . Billboard 's Hot Dance Play Chart .
Willard Tobe Hooper [ a ] ( January 25 , 1943 - August 26 , 2017 ) was an American director , screenwriter , and producer best known for his work in the horror genre . The British Film Institute cited Hooper as one of the most influential horror filmmakers of all time . Born in Austin , Texas , Hooper 's feature film debut was the independent Eggshells ( 1969 ) , which he co-wrote with Kim Henkel . The two reunited to co-write The Texas Chain Saw Massacre ( 1974 ) , which Hooper also directed . The film went on to become a classic of the genre , and was described in 2010 by The Guardian as one of the most influential films ever made . Hooper subsequently directed the horror film Eaten Alive ( 1977 ) , followed by the 1979 miniseries Salem 's Lot , an adaptation of the novel by Stephen King . Following this , Hooper signed on to direct The Funhouse ( 1981 ) , a major studio slasher film distributed by Universal Pictures . The following year , he directed the supernatural thriller Poltergeist , written and produced by Steven Spielberg . In the mid-1980s , Hooper directed two science fiction horror films : Lifeforce ( 1985 ) and Invaders from Mars ( 1986 ) , followed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 ( 1986 ) , a big-budget sequel to his original film . The 1990s saw Hooper directing various horror and sci-fi projects , including Spontaneous Combustion ( 1990 ) , which he also co-wrote ; the television anthology film Body Bags ( 1993 ) ; and The Mangler ( 1995 ) , another adaptation of a Stephen King story . Hooper directed several projects throughout the 2000s , including the monster film Crocodile ( 2000 ) , an episode of the sci-fi miniseries Taken ( 2002 ) , and two episodes of Masters of Horror ( 2005-2006 ) . He died in 2017 at the age of 74 of natural causes .
William Michael Albert Broad ( born 30 November 1955 ) , known professionally as Billy Idol , is an English musician , singer , songwriter , and actor who holds dual British and American citizenship . He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as a member of Generation X . Subsequently , he embarked on a solo career which led to international recognition and made Idol a lead artist during the MTV-driven Second British Invasion in the United States . The name Billy Idol was inspired by a schoolteacher 's description of him as idle . Idol began his music career in late 1976 as a guitarist in the punk rock band Chelsea . However , he soon left the group . With his former bandmate Tony James , Idol formed the band Generation X . With Idol as lead singer , the band achieved success in the United Kingdom and released three albums on Chrysalis Records before disbanding . In 1981 , Idol moved to New York City to pursue his solo career in collaboration with guitarist Steve Stevens . His debut studio album , Billy Idol ( 1982 ) , was a commercial success . With music videos for singles Dancing with Myself and White Wedding Idol soon became a staple of then-newly established MTV . Idol 's second studio album , Rebel Yell ( 1983 ) , was a major commercial success , featuring hit singles Rebel Yell and Eyes Without a Face .
Every Breath You Take is a song by the English rock band the Police from their album Synchronicity ( 1983 ) . Written by Sting , the single was the biggest US and UK hit of 1983 , topping the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for eight weeks ( the band 's only No . 1 hit on that chart ) , and the UK Singles Chart for four weeks . It also topped the Billboard Top Tracks chart for nine weeks . At the 26th Annual Grammy Awards the song was nominated for three Grammy Awards , including Song of the Year , Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals , and Record of the Year , winning in the first two categories . For the song , Sting received the 1983 Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers and Authors . The song is considered to be both the Police 's and Sting 's signature song , and in 2010 was estimated to generate between a quarter and a third of Sting 's music publishing income . In the 1983 Rolling Stone critics ' and readers ' poll , it was voted Song of the Year . In the US , it was the best-selling single of 1983 and fifth-best-selling single of the decade . Billboard ranked it as the No . 1 song for 1983 . In May 2019 , Every Breath You Take was recognised by BMI as being the most played song in radio history .
Godley & Creme were an English rock duo formed in Stockport in 1977 by Kevin Godley and Lol Creme . The pair began releasing music as a duo after their departure from the rock band 10cc . In 1979 , they directed their first music video with the single An Englishman in New York . After this , they became involved in the production of videos for artists such as Ultravox , the Police , Yes , Duran Duran , Frankie Goes to Hollywood and Wang Chung , as well as directing the ground-breaking video for their 1985 single Cry . The duo split at the end of the 1980s . Both have since been involved in music videos , TV commercials , and sporadic music projects .
The Police were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 . For most of their history the line-up consisted of primary songwriter Sting ( lead vocals , bass guitar ) , Andy Summers ( guitar ) , and Stewart Copeland ( drums , percussion ) . The Police became globally popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s . Emerging in the British new wave scene , they played a style of rock influenced by punk , reggae , and jazz . Considered one of the leaders of the Second British Invasion of the U.S. , in 1983 Rolling Stone labelled them the first British New Wave act to break through in America on a grand scale , and possibly the biggest band in the world . The Police disbanded in 1986 , but reunited in early 2007 for a one-off world tour that ended in August 2008 . Their 1978 debut album , Outlandos d'Amour , reached No . 6 in the UK Albums Chart . Their second album Reggatta de Blanc ( 1979 ) , became the first of four consecutive No . 1 studio albums in the UK and Australia with its lead single , Message in a Bottle , their first UK number one . Their next two albums , Zenyatta Mondatta ( 1980 ) and Ghost in the Machine ( 1981 ) , featuring Do n't Stand So Close to Me and Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic , both UK number one singles , saw further critical and commercial success . Their final studio album , Synchronicity ( 1983 ) , was No .
Gim me All Your Lovin ' is a song by ZZ Top from their 1983 album Eliminator . It was released as the album 's first single in 1983 . Initially unsuccessful in the UK upon its August 1983 release , in the wake of the band 's American success ( the single reached No . 37 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart ) , it was promptly re-released , and reached No . 10 on the UK Singles Chart . It ties with the band 's 1992 cover of Elvis Presley 's Viva Las Vegas as their highest-charting single in the UK . The song was produced by band manager Bill Ham , and recorded and mixed by Terry Manning .
I Want a New Drug is a song by American rock band Huey Lewis and the News from their third album Sports . It was released as the second single from the album , following the top-ten hit Heart and Soul in January 1984 . The single reached number six on the U.S . Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Dance Club Play chart . The song , a love song wherein the word drug is purposely left as an open-ended meaning to the listener , became one of the band 's signature songs .
Huey Lewis and the News is an American rock band based in San Francisco , California . They had a run of hit singles during the 1980s and early 1990s , eventually achieving 19 top ten singles across the Billboard Hot 100 , Adult Contemporary , and Mainstream Rock charts . Their most successful album , Sports , was released in 1983 . The album , along with its videos being featured on MTV , catapulted the group to worldwide fame . Their popularity expanded when the song The Power of Love was featured in the 1985 film Back to the Future . The Power of Love reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song .
The Bongos were a power pop band from Hoboken , New Jersey , primarily active in the 1980s , led by Richard Barone . With their unique musical style , they were major progenitors of the Hoboken pop scene , college radio favorites , and made the leap to national recognition with the advent of MTV . Their breakthrough song Numbers with Wings garnered the group a major cult following and was nominated at the first MTV Video Music Awards . Along with a handful of others , the Bongos were instrumental in the advancement of the Alternative Rock movement .
Time After Time is a 1983 song by American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper . It was the second single released from her debut studio album , She 's So Unusual ( 1983 ) , with Rob Hyman ( co-writer and founding member of the rock band The Hooters ) contributing backing vocals . The track was produced by Rick Chertoff and released as a single on January 27 , 1984 . The song became Lauper 's first number 1 hit in the U.S . The song was written in the album 's final stages , after Girls Just Wan na Have Fun , She Bop and All Through the Night had been written . The writing began with the title , which Lauper had seen in TV Guide magazine , referring to the science fiction film Time After Time ( 1979 ) . Time After Time is composed of simple keyboard-synth chords , bright , jangly guitars , clock-ticking percussion , and elastic bassline . Lyrically , it is a love song of devotion . Music critics gave the song positive reviews , with many commending the song for being a solid and memorable love song . The song has been selected as one of the Best Love Songs of All Time by many media outlets , including Rolling Stone , Nerve , MTV and many others . Time After Time was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the 1985 edition . The song was a success on the charts , becoming her first number-one single on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart on June 9 , 1984 , and remaining there for two weeks .
Edd Griles ( born Edward Mori Griles , November 18 , 1945 ) is an American television producer and music video director .
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper ( born June 22 , 1953 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and activist . Her career has spanned over 40 years . Her album She 's So Unusual ( 1983 ) was the first debut album by a female artist to achieve four top-five hits on the Billboard Hot 100 - Girls Just Want to Have Fun , Time After Time , She Bop , and All Through the Night - and earned Lauper the Best New Artist award at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985 . Her success continued with the soundtrack for the motion picture The Goonies and her second record True Colors ( 1986 ) . This album included the number one single True Colors and Change of Heart , which peaked at number three . Since 1983 , Lauper has released eleven studio albums and participated in many other projects . In 2010 , Memphis Blues became Billboard 's most successful blues album of the year , remaining at number one on the Billboard Blues Albums chart for 13 consecutive weeks . In 2013 , Lauper won the Tony Award for best original score for composing the Broadway musical Kinky Boots , making her the first woman to win the category by herself . The musical was awarded five other Tonys including Tony Award for Best New Musical . In 2014 , Lauper was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album for the cast recording . In 2016 , the West End production won Best New Musical at the Olivier Awards Lauper has sold over 50 million records worldwide . She has won awards at the Grammys , Emmys , Tonys , the New York 's Outer Critics Circle , MTV Video Music Awards ( VMAs ) , Billboard Awards , and American Music Awards ( AMAs ) .
The 1985 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 13 , 1985 , honoring the best music videos from May 2 , 1984 , to May 1 , 1985 . The show was hosted by Eddie Murphy at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City . Don Henley was the night 's biggest winner , taking home four Moonmen , including Video of the Year . In fact , his video for The Boys of Summer was also the year 's most nominated video , receiving seven nominations in total . Meanwhile , David Lee Roth turned out to be the most nominated artist that night , receiving eight nominations for two of his videos : five for Just a Gigolo/I Ai n't Got Nobody and three for California Girls . Nevertheless , Roth came out of the ceremony empty-handed that night . Other major nominees included Lindsey Buckingham , Bryan Adams , Eurythmics , Madonna , and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . Buckingham tied with Don Henley with seven nominations : three for Slow Dancing and four for Go Insane . Right after him came six-time nominee Adams , who received five nominations for Run to You and one for Heaven . Lastly , Madonna , Eurythmics , and Petty received five nominations apiece : Madonna split her nominations between Like a Virgin ( three ) and Material Girl ( two ) , while Tom Petty and Eurythmics received all five nominations for Do n't Come Around Here No More and Would I Lie to You ? , respectively .
Jean-Baptiste Mondino ( born Aubervilliers , France on July 21 , 1949 ) is a French fashion photographer and music video director . He has directed music videos for Madonna , David Bowie , Sting , Björk , Don Henley , Neneh Cherry , Axel Bauer and Les Rita Mitsouko . Mondino has also photographed the covers and album packaging for the Marianne Faithfull albums Before The Poison ( 2005 ) and Easy Come , Easy Go ( 2008 ) , Shakespear 's Sister 's Hormonally Yours ( 1992 ) , Alain Bashung 's Osez Joséphine ( 1991 ) , Chatterton ( 1994 ) , Mylène Farmer 's Désobéissance ( 2018 ) and Prince 's Lovesexy ( 1988 ) . The video for Don Henley 's The Boys of Summer , which Mondino directed , swept the MTV Video Music Awards in 1985 , winning Best Video , Best Direction , Best Art Direction and Best Cinematography . This video paired him with compatriot cinematographer , Pascal Lebègue , with whom he would later shoot several other notable music videos in black and white , such as Russians for Sting and Justify My Love for Madonna .
The Boys of Summer is a song released in 1984 by Eagles vocalist and drummer Don Henley , with lyrics written by Henley and music composed by Mike Campbell of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . The lead single from Henley 's album Building the Perfect Beast , The Boys of Summer was released on October 26 , 1984 . It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the US , number one on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart , and number 12 in the UK Singles Chart . The music video won several awards . The Boys of Summer was also performed live by Henley with the reunited Eagles ; a version is included on the group 's 2005 DVD Farewell 1 Tour : Live from Melbourne .
Donald Hugh Henley ( born July 22 , 1947 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter , record producer and founding member of the Eagles . He was the drummer and co-lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971 until the band broke up in 1980 , and has reprised those duties for the group 's reunions since 1994 . He has been the only constant member of the band since its formation . Henley sang the lead vocals on Eagles hits such as Witchy Woman , Desperado , Best of My Love , One of These Nights , Hotel California , Life in the Fast Lane , The Long Run and Get Over It . After the Eagles broke up in 1980 , Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut album I Ca n't Stand Still , in 1982 . He has released five studio albums , two compilation albums , and one live DVD . His solo hits include Dirty Laundry , The Boys of Summer , All She Wants to Do Is Dance , The Heart of the Matter , The Last Worthless Evening , Sunset Grill , Not Enough Love in the World , and The End of the Innocence . The Eagles have sold over 150 million albums worldwide , won six Grammy Awards , had five number-one singles , 17 top-40 singles , and six number-one albums . They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and are the highest-selling American band in history . As a solo artist , Henley has sold over 10 million albums worldwide , had eight top-40 singles , won two Grammy Awards and five MTV Video Music Awards . Combined with the Eagles and as a solo artist , Henley has released 25 top-40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 . He has also released seven studio albums with the Eagles and five as a solo artist .
Mary Lambert ( born October 13 , 1951 ) is an American director . She has directed music videos , television episodes and feature films , mainly in the horror genre .
Christopher Joseph Isaak ( born June 26 , 1956 ) is an American musician and occasional actor . He is widely known for his hit Wicked Game , as well as the songs Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing and Somebody 's Crying . He is known for his signature 1950s rock & roll style and crooner sound , as well as his falsetto and reverb-laden music . He is closely associated with film director David Lynch , who has used his music in numerous films and gave him a role in the film Twin Peaks : Fire Walk With Me . His songs generally focus on the themes of love , loss , and heartbreak . With a career spanning four decades , he has released a total of 12 studio albums , toured , and received numerous award nominations . He has been called the Roy Orbison of the 1990s and is often also compared to Elvis Presley , Ricky Nelson , and Duane Eddy .
Do n't Come Around Here No More is a song written by Tom Petty of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and David A. Stewart of Eurythmics . It was released in February 1985 as the lead single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ' Southern Accents album .
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ( alternately Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ) were an American rock band from Gainesville , Florida . Formed in 1976 , the band originally comprised Tom Petty ( lead singer , guitar ) , Mike Campbell ( lead guitarist ) , Ron Blair ( bass guitar ) , Stan Lynch ( drums ) , and Benmont Tench ( keyboards ) . In 1981 , Blair , weary of the touring lifestyle , departed the band . His replacement , Howie Epstein , stayed with the band for the next two decades . In 1991 , Scott Thurston joined the band as a multi-instrumentalist - mostly on rhythm guitar and second keyboards . In 1994 , Steve Ferrone replaced Lynch on drums . Blair returned to the Heartbreakers in 2002 , the year before Epstein 's death . The band has a long string of hit singles including Breakdown , American Girl , Refugee , The Waiting , Learning to Fly , and Mary Jane 's Last Dance , among many others , that stretched over several decades of work . The band 's music has been characterized as both Southern rock and heartland rock , cited alongside artists such as Bruce Springsteen , Bob Seger , and John Mellencamp as progenitors of that genre that arose in the late 1970s and 1980s . While the heartland rock movement waned in the 1990s , the band remained active and popular , touring regularly until Petty 's death in 2017 , after which the Heartbreakers disbanded . Their final studio album , Hypnotic Eye , was released in 2014 . The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002 , their first year of eligibility .
Do n't You ( Forget About Me ) is a song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds . It was written and composed by producer Keith Forsey and Steve Schiff , a guitarist and songwriter from the Nina Hagen band . The song is best known for being played during the opening ( Forsey 's demo ) and closing ( Simple Minds ' recording ) credits of the John Hughes film The Breakfast Club . It also appeared in the end titles of the romantic comedy spoof Not Another Teen Movie ( 2002 ) .
Daniel Kleinman ( born 23 December 1955 ) is a British television commercial and music video director who has designed every title sequence for the James Bond series of films since GoldenEye ( 1995 ) , with the exception of Quantum of Solace ( 2008 ) ( which was designed by the filmmaking and design collective MK12 ) . He returned to design the titles for Skyfall ( 2012 ) and Spectre ( 2015 ) .
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977 . Simple Minds have released a string of hit singles , becoming best known internationally for their 1985 hit Do n't You ( Forget About Me ) , from the soundtrack of the film The Breakfast Club . Their other prominent hit singles include Alive and Kicking and Belfast Child ( UK # 1 ) . They have achieved five UK Albums chart number one albums and have sold more than 60 million albums . They were the most commercially successful Scottish band of the 1980s . Despite various personnel changes , they continue to record and tour . In 2016 , they received the Ivor Novello Award for Outstanding Song Collection from the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers , and Authors . The nucleus of Simple Minds consists of the two remaining original members , Jim Kerr ( vocals ) and Charlie Burchill ( electric & acoustic guitars , occasional keyboards after 1990 , saxophone and violin ) . The other current band members are Ged Grimes ( bass guitar ) , Cherisse Osei ( drums ) , Sarah Brown ( backing vocals ) , Gordy Goudie ( additional guitar & keyboards ) . Notable former members include Mick MacNeil ( keyboards ) , Derek Forbes ( bass ) , and , Brian McGee & Mel Gaynor ( drums ) . [ needs update ]
Run to You is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams . It was released in 1984 as the lead single from his fourth album , Reckless ( 1984 ) . The track deals with the subject of infidelity , and is sung from the perspective of a man who declares that he will continue to run to his seductive mistress over his faithful partner ; critic Ira Robbins for CMJ called it a cheating classic . In the accompanying music video , however , Adams portrays his guitar as the object of desire . The song topped the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 . It has appeared on all of his compilation albums . The single was certified Gold in Canada in 1985 . The song was also featured in the 2002 video game Grand Theft Auto : Vice City on the fictional in-game radio station Flash FM .
Steven Barron ( born 4 May 1956 ) is an Irish-born English film director , film producer , writer , and music video director . He directed the films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( 1990 ) , Coneheads ( 1993 ) and The Adventures of Pinocchio ( 1996 ) , as well as numerous music videos .
Bryan Guy Adams OC OBC ( born 5 November 1959 ) is a Canadian singer , songwriter , record producer , guitarist , photographer , philanthropist , and activist . He rose to fame in Canada and the United States with his 1983 album Cuts Like a Knife and turned into a global star with his 1984 album Reckless , which produced some of his best known songs , including Run to You , Summer of '69 , and his first number one , Heaven . In 1991 , he released the album Waking Up the Neighbours , which included the song ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You . The song became a worldwide hit and reached number 1 in many countries , including a new record of 16 consecutive weeks in the United Kingdom . Adams also had the U.S . Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Please Forgive Me , All for Love and Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman ? For his contributions to music , Adams has garnered many awards and nominations , including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations and 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1992 . He has also won MTV , ASCAP , American Music awards , three Ivor Novello Awards for song composition , and has been nominated five times for Golden Globe Awards and three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for films . Adams was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation , which helps improve education for people around the world . Adams was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in March 2011 and Canada 's Walk of Fame , Canadian Broadcast Hall of Fame in 1998 , and in April 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Canada 's Juno Awards . In 2008 , Adams was ranked 38th on the list of all-time top artists in the Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary Charts . On 13 January 2010 , he received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his part in numerous charitable concerts and campaigns during his career , and on 1 May 2010 was given the Governor General 's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts .
Stranger in Town is a hit song by American rock band Toto from their 1984 album Isolation . It was the first single released from that album , reaching the Top 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1984 . The song was the band 's highest-ever charting Mainstream Rock track , eventually peaking at number 7 . It was also a Top 40 single in Australia , where it remains the fourth highest charting single by Toto , behind only Hold the Line , Rosanna , and Africa . The song was written by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro , and features Paich on lead vocals . Though Bobby Kimball is officially credited as a guest musician on the album , having been fired from Toto , Stranger in Town was recorded while he was still a member of the group . The music video ( filmed in black and white and directed by Steve Barron ) and lyrics to the song are based on the film Whistle Down The Wind , about an escaped convict who runs into a group of children that mistake him for Jesus . Actor Brad Dourif plays the convict , and new member Fergie Frederiksen appears as a murder victim . Dourif and Toto would also work on the movie Dune that same year . The band only appears briefly in the music video at the 2 minute 30 second mark of the song . In 1985 , the video was nominated at the MTV Music Video Awards for Best Direction . The song was performed live during the 1985 Isolation tour as well as during the first leg of the subsequent Fahrenheit tour in October-November 1986 before being dropped for the second ( European ) leg of the tour .
Toto was an American rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles . The band 's most recent lineup consisted of Joseph Williams ( lead vocals ) , David Paich ( keyboards , vocals ) , Steve Porcaro ( keyboards ) , Steve Lukather ( guitars , vocals ) , plus touring members Lenny Castro ( percussion ) , Warren Ham ( saxophone ) , Shem von Schroeck ( bass ) and Shannon Forrest ( drums ) . Toto is known for a musical style that combines elements of pop , rock , soul , funk , progressive rock , hard rock , R & B , blues , and jazz . Paich and Jeff Porcaro had played together as session musicians on several albums and decided to form a band . David Hungate , Lukather , Steve Porcaro , and Bobby Kimball were recruited before the first album release . The band enjoyed great commercial success in the late 1970s and 1980s , beginning with the band 's eponymous debut released in 1978 . With the release of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Toto IV ( 1982 ) , Toto became one of the best-selling music groups of their era . Widely known for the Top 5 hits Hold the Line , Rosanna , and Africa , the makeup of the group continues to evolve . Hungate left in 1982 ; Kimball left in 1984 , but rejoined the band in 1998 , leaving again in 2008 . Jeff Porcaro died in 1992 of a heart attack . Hungate rejoined Toto as a touring musician and later a band member . In 2008 , Lukather announced his departure from the band , and the remaining band members later went their separate ways .
The Wild Boys is the twelfth single by the English new wave band Duran Duran , released on 26 October 1984 in the United Kingdom and on 3 November 1984 in the United States . The song was the only studio track on the band 's live album Arena ( 1984 ) , and was produced by Nile Rodgers , who had previously remixed the band 's previous single The Reflex . It was recorded at the end of July 1984 at Maison Rouge Studios in London . The Wild Boys became one of the band 's biggest hits , reaching number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks , behind Out of Touch by Hall & Oates and Like a Virgin by Madonna , and also hitting number one on the US Cash Box . It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart , and also reached the top position in Germany , Italy and Canada . It also became the band 's biggest charting single in Australia , reaching number three .
Russell Mulcahy ( born 23 June 1953 ) is an Australian film director . Mulcahy 's work is recognisable by the use of fast cuts , tracking shots and use of glowing lights , neo-noir lighting , windblown drapery , and fans . He was one of the most prominent music video directors of the 1980s and he has also worked in television since the early 1990s .
Duran Duran ( /djʊˌræn djʊˈræn/ ) are an English new wave band formed in Birmingham in 1978 . The band were one of the most successful acts of the 1980s , but by the end of the decade , membership and music style changes challenged the band before a resurgence in the early 1990s . The group were a leading band in the MTV-driven Second British Invasion of the US in the 1980s . They achieved 14 singles in the top 10 of the UK Singles Chart and 21 in the US Billboard Hot 100 , and have sold over 100 million records worldwide . When the band emerged they were generally considered part of the New Romantic scene , along with bands such as Spandau Ballet and Visage . However , Duran Duran would soon shed this image by using fashion and marketing to build a more refined and elegant presentation . The band have won numerous awards throughout their career : two Brit Awards including the 2004 award for Outstanding Contribution to Music , two Grammy Awards , an MTV Video Music Award for Lifetime Achievement , and a Video Visionary Award from the MTV Europe Music Awards . They were also awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . The video age catapulted Duran Duran into the mainstream with the introduction of the 24-hour music channel MTV . Many of their videos were shot on 35 mm film , which gave a much more polished look than was standard at the time . They also collaborated with professional film directors to take the quality a step further , often teaming up with Australian director Russell Mulcahy for some of their most memorable video offerings . In 1984 , the band were early innovators with video technology in their live stadium shows .
The 1986 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 5 , 1986 , honoring the best music videos from May 2 , 1985 , to May 1 , 1986 . The show was hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown , Mark Goodman , Alan Hunter , Martha Quinn , and Dweezil Zappa , and it emanated primarily from both The Palladium in New York City and the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . Other parts of the show , however , took place in various locations such as London , Miami , and New Haven , Connecticut . The night 's biggest winner and one of the year 's two most nominated artists was Norwegian group a-ha , which won eight out of eleven awards it was in contention for . Their video for Take On Me earned six awards out of eight nominations , including Viewer 's Choice , while The Sun Always Shines on T.V . won two awards out of three nominations . The other most nominated artist was rock group Dire Straits , whose video for Money for Nothing also earned eleven nominations and won two awards , including Video of the Year . Thus , Money for Nothing was also the most nominated video at the 1986 VMAs .
Take On Me is a song by Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha , first released in 1984 . The original version was produced by Tony Mansfield , and remixed by John Ratcliff . A new version was produced by Alan Tarney for the group 's debut studio album Hunting High and Low ( 1985 ) . The song combines synthpop with a varied instrumentation that includes acoustic guitars , keyboards and drums . It is considered to be the band 's signature song . The original Take On Me was recorded in 1984 and it took two versions and three releases finally to chart in the United Kingdom , reaching number two on the UK Singles Chart in October 1985 . In the United States in October 1985 , the song became the only A-ha song to top the Billboard Hot 100 , assisted by the wide exposure on MTV of its innovative music video , directed by Steve Barron . The video features the band in a live-action pencil-sketch sequence . The video won six awards and was nominated for two others at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards .
A-ha ( usually stylised as a-ha ; Norwegian pronunciation : [ ɑˈhɑː ] ) are a Norwegian band formed in Oslo in 1982 . Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy ( guitars ) , Magne Furuholmen ( keyboards , guitars ) and Morten Harket ( vocals ) , the band rose to fame during the mid-1980s and continued its global success in the 1990s and the 21st century . A-ha achieved their biggest success with their debut album Hunting High and Low in 1985 . That album peaked at number one in their native Norway , number 2 in the UK , and number 15 on the US Billboard album chart ; yielded two international number-one singles : Take On Me and The Sun Always Shines on TV ; and earned the band a Grammy Award nomination as Best New Artist . In the UK , Hunting High and Low continued its chart success into the following year , becoming one of the best-selling albums of 1986 . The band released studio albums in 1986 , 1988 , and 1990 , with single hits including Hunting High and Low , The Living Daylights , Stay on These Roads and Crying in the Rain . In 1994 , after their fifth studio album , Memorial Beach ( 1993 ) , failed to achieve the commercial success of their previous albums , the band went on a hiatus . Following a performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in 1998 , A-ha recorded their sixth album , 2000 's Minor Earth Major Sky , which was another number-one album in Norway and Germany . This album was followed by Lifelines ( 2002 ) ; Analogue ( 2005 ) , which was certified Silver in the UK ; and Foot of the Mountain ( 2009 ) , which was certified Silver in the UK and reached the Top Five 5 in many European countries . On 15 October 2009 , the band announced they would split after the 2010 worldwide Ending on a High Note Tour . Thousands of fans from at least 40 different countries on six continents congregated to see A-ha for the last leg of the tour . On 4 December 2014 , A-ha officially announced its participation at Rock In Rio 2015 , which celebrated 30 years for both the band and the event .
X are an American punk rock band , formed in Los Angeles , California , United States , in 1977 . The original members are vocalist Exene Cervenka , vocalist-bassist John Doe , guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D. J. Bonebrake . The band released seven studio albums from 1980 to 1993 . After a period of inactivity during the mid- to late 1990s , X reunited in the early 2000s , and currently tours , as of 2019 . X achieved limited mainstream success but influenced various genres of music , including punk rock and folk rock . In 2003 , X 's first two studio albums , Los Angeles and Wild Gift , were ranked by Rolling Stone as being among the 500 greatest albums of all time . Los Angeles was ranked 91st on Pitchfork 's Top 100 Albums of the 1980s . The band received an Official Certificate of Recognition from the City of Los Angeles in acknowledgment of its contribution to Los Angeles music and culture .
Money for Nothing is a single by British rock band Dire Straits , taken from their 1985 studio album Brothers in Arms . The song 's lyrics are written from the point of view of two working-class men watching music videos and commenting on what they see . The song features a guest appearance by Sting singing background vocals , providing both the signature falsetto introduction and backing chorus of I want my MTV . The groundbreaking video was the first to be aired on MTV Europe when the network launched on 1 August 1987 . It was Dire Straits ' most commercially successful single , peaking at number 1 for three weeks in the United States , number 1 for three weeks on the US Top Rock Tracks chart and number 4 in the band 's native UK . Money for Nothing won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1986 at the 28th Annual Grammy Awards and the video won Video of the Year at the 3rd MTV Video Music Awards .
Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler ( lead vocals and lead guitar ) , David Knopfler ( rhythm guitar and backing vocals ) , John Illsley ( bass guitar and backing vocals ) , and Pick Withers ( drums and percussion ) . They were active from 1977 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1995 . Dire Straits are one of the world 's best-selling music artists , with album sales of over 100 million . Their first single , Sultans of Swing , from their 1978 self-titled debut album , reached the top ten in the UK and US charts . It was followed by hit singles including Romeo and Juliet ( 1981 ) , Private Investigations ( 1982 ) , Twisting by the Pool ( 1983 ) , Money for Nothing ( 1985 ) , and Walk of Life ( 1985 ) . Their most commercially successful album , Brothers in Arms ( 1985 ) , has sold more than 30 million copies ; it was the first album to sell a million copies on compact disc , and is the eighth-bestselling album in UK history . According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Albums , Dire Straits have spent over 1,100 weeks on the UK albums chart , the fifth most of all time . Dire Straits ' sound draws from various influences including jazz , folk , and country , and the blues rock of J. J. Cale and Eric Clapton . Their stripped-down sound contrasted with punk rock and demonstrated a roots rock influence that emerged from pub rock . There were several changes in personnel , with Mark Knopfler and Illsley being the only consistent members . After disbanding once again in 1995 , Knopfler launched his solo career full-time . Dire Straits won four Grammy Awards , three Brit Awards ( Best British Group twice ) , two MTV Video Music Awards , and various other awards .
Rough Boy was the third single by American rock band ZZ Top from their 1985 album Afterburner . The song reached No . 5 on the Album Rock Tracks chart and No . 22 on the Billboard Hot 100 , as well as No . 23 in the UK Top 40 . Unlike the other songs on the album , this song has a much slower tempo and is more of a power ballad . It also shares a similar tune to their song Leila from their album El Loco .
Patricia Mae Giraldo ( née Andrzejewski ; born January 10 , 1953 ) , known professionally as Pat Benatar , is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and four-time Grammy Award winner . She has two RIAA-certified multi-platinum albums , five platinum albums , three gold albums , and 15 Billboard Top 40 singles , including the Top 10 hits Hit Me with Your Best Shot , Love Is a Battlefield , We Belong , and Invincible . Benatar was nominated for 2020 induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame .
The 1987 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 11 , 1987 , honoring the best music videos from May 2 , 1986 , to May 1 , 1987 . The show was hosted by MTV VJs Downtown Julie Brown , Carolyne Heldman , Kevin Seal , Michael Tomioka , and Dweezil Zappa , and it took place at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . This year featured the debut of the award for Best Video from a Film , which recognized the most outstanding video of a song taken from a movie soundtrack . Concurrently , 1987 also saw the elimination of the Special Recognition award that had been given out every year since 1984 . Unlike Video Vanguard , which could go a few years without being handed out and then return , the Special Recognition award was never again given out at the VMAs . Peter Gabriel received a record-setting ten awards , including Video of the Year and the Video Vanguard award . Gabriel 's video for Sledgehammer earned nine awads out of the ten it was in the running for , making it the most nominated video of the night , as well as the most rewarded video in VMA history . Gabriel also set a record for the most VMA nominations in a single year , as along with the ten nominations for Sledgehammer , his video for Big Time also received two , bringing his total up to twelve nominations in 1987 . This record would go uncontested until 2010 , when Lady Gaga received thirteen nominations . The ceremony 's other major nominees were fellow Video of the Year nominees Genesis , Paul Simon , Steve Winwood , and U2 , as well as two-time Best Female Video nominee Madonna . Genesis , Winwood , and U2 all received seven nominations for their videos Land of Confusion , Higher Love , and With or Without You , respectively . Meanwhile , Simon and Madonna split their six nominations : the former between The Boy in the Bubble and You Can Call Me Al , and the latter between Papa Do n't Preach and Open Your Heart .
Stephen R. Johnson ( July 12 , 1952 - January 26 , 2015 ) was an American music video director , television director , animator , painter , and writer . Johnson got his start directing a music video for the song Girls Like You by Combonation , which features a young Robin Wright , before moving on to directing videos for popular artists . Johnson directed three music videos for Peter Gabriel : Big Time , Steam , and Sledgehammer . Sledgehammer has the distinction of winning nine MTV Video Music Awards , which remains unsurpassed . In addition , Johnson directed the videos for Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads , and The Bug and Walk of Life by Dire Straits . In addition to directing music videos , Johnson was known for directing all thirteen episodes of the first season of Pee-wee 's Playhouse , for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing in Children 's Programming . He also spearheaded the creation of the short film Universal Declaration of Human Rights for Amnesty International , based on the thirty articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights created by the United Nations . The film is composed of animated interpretations of the articles from forty-two different animators . Johnson was born on July 12 , 1952 , in Paola , Kansas , the son of Russell and Lena Wheeler Johnson . He attended high school in Pleasanton , Kansas . He then attended college at Kansas University and the University of Southern California . At USC he made an award-winning movie using stop-motion techniques - as did many of his music videos .
Sledgehammer is a song by English rock musician Peter Gabriel . It was released as the lead single from his fifth studio album , So ( 1986 ) , on 25 April 1986 . It was produced by Gabriel and Daniel Lanois . It hit No . 1 in Canada on 21 July 1986 , where it spent four weeks ; No . 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the United States on 26 July 1986 ; and No . 4 on the UK Singles Chart , thanks in part to its music video . It was his biggest hit in North America and ties with Games Without Frontiers as his biggest hit in the United Kingdom . The song 's music video won a record nine MTV Video Music Award at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and Best British Video at the 1987 Brit Awards . The song also saw Gabriel nominated for three Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance , Record of the Year and Song of the Year . In a 2005 poll conducted by Channel 4 the music video was ranked second on their list of the 100 Greatest Pop Videos .
Peter Brian Gabriel ( born 13 February 1950 ) is an English singer , songwriter , record producer and activist who rose to fame as the original lead singer and frontman of the progressive rock band Genesis . After leaving Genesis in 1975 , Gabriel launched a successful solo career with Solsbury Hill as his first single . His 1986 album , So , is his best-selling release and is certified triple platinum in the UK and five times platinum in the US . The album 's most successful single , Sledgehammer , won a record nine MTV Awards at the 1987 MTV Video Music Awards and , according to a report in 2011 , it was MTV 's most played music video of all time . Gabriel has been a champion of world music for much of his career . He co-founded the WOMAD festival in 1982 . He has continued to focus on producing and promoting world music through his Real World Records label . He has also pioneered digital distribution methods for music , co-founding OD2 , one of the first online music download services . Gabriel has also been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts . In 1980 , he released the anti-apartheid single Biko . He has participated in several human rights benefit concerts , including Amnesty International 's Human Rights Now ! tour in 1988 , and co-founded the Witness human rights organisation in 1992 .
Do n't Dream It 's Over is a song by the Australian rock band Crowded House , recorded for their 1986 self-titled debut studio album . The song was written by band frontman Neil Finn , and released in October 1986 as the fourth single from the album . The song , described by AllMusic as a majestic ballad , became the band 's biggest international hit , reaching No . 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States in April 1987 . Do n't Dream It 's Over was also a great success in Finn 's native country of New Zealand , where it peaked at Number 1 . It also topped the charts in Canada , while in Australia it peaked at No . 8 . In Continental Europe , it reached No . 6 in Norway , No . 7 in the Netherlands , and No . 13 in Germany . In America the single was topped only by I Knew You Were Waiting ( For Me ) by Aretha Franklin and George Michael .
Alexander Proyas ( /ˈprɔɪəs/ ; born 23 September 1963 ) is an Australian film director , screenwriter , and producer . Proyas is best known for directing the films The Crow ( 1994 ) , Dark City ( 1998 ) , I , Robot ( 2004 ) , Knowing ( 2009 ) , and Gods of Egypt ( 2016 ) .
Crowded House is a rock band , formed in Melbourne , Australia , in 1985 . Its founding members were New Zealander Neil Finn ( vocalist , guitarist , primary songwriter ) and Australians Paul Hester ( drums ) and Nick Seymour ( bass ) . Later band members included Neil Finn 's brother , Tim Finn , and Americans Mark Hart and Matt Sherrod . Neil Finn and Seymour have been the sole constant members of the group since its formation . Originally active from 1985 to 1996 , Crowded House had consistent commercial and critical success in Australia and New Zealand and international chart success in two phases , beginning with a self-titled debut album that reached number twelve on the US Album Chart in 1987 and provided the Top Ten hits Do n't Dream It 's Over and Something So Strong . Further international success came in the UK , Europe and South Africa with their third and fourth albums ( Woodface and Together Alone ) and the compilation album Recurring Dream , which included the hits Fall at Your Feet , Weather with You , Distant Sun , Locked Out , Instinct and Not the Girl You Think You Are . Neil and Tim Finn were each awarded an OBE in June 1993 for their contributions to the music of New Zealand . In June 1996 , Crowded House announced that it would disband . The band played several farewell concerts that year , including the Farewell to the World concerts in Melbourne and Sydney . On 26 March 2005 , Hester died by suicide , aged 46 . In 2006 , the group re-formed with drummer Matt Sherrod and released two further albums ( in 2007 and 2010 ) , each of which reached number one on Australia 's album chart . As of July 2010 , Crowded House had sold 10 million albums .
Higher Love is a 1986 song by English singer Steve Winwood . It was the first single released from his fourth solo LP , Back in the High Life . It was written by Winwood and Will Jennings and produced by Russ Titelman and Winwood . The female vocals on the song were performed by Chaka Khan , who also appeared in the promotional music video . Higher Love was Winwood 's first Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit , topping the chart for one week . It was preceded by Madonna 's Papa Do n't Preach and followed by Venus by Bananarama . The song also spent four weeks atop the US Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart and earned two Grammy Awards , for Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance . It also peaked at number 13 in the United Kingdom , Winwood 's highest charting solo hit there , and reached number one in Canada for a week . Whitney Houston covered the song in 1990 and it was included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of her third studio album I 'm Your Baby Tonight . Nick Jonas recorded the song for his 2005 debut solo album Nicholas Jonas . James Vincent McMorrow covered the song in 2011 , on his first album Early in the Morning . In June 2019 , Norwegian DJ Kygo reworked Houston 's cover into a tropical house track and it was released as a single worldwide , and on August 21 , 2019 , their version hit number one on Billboard magazine 's Dance Club Songs chart , making it Houston 's highest-charting posthumous release to date .
Stephen Lawrence Winwood ( born 12 May 1948 ) is an English singer and musician whose genres include progressive rock , blue-eyed soul , rhythm and blues , blues rock , pop rock , and jazz . Though primarily a vocalist and keyboard player , Winwood also plays a wide variety of other instruments ; on several of his solo albums he has played all instrumentation , including drums , mandolin , guitars , bass and saxophone . Winwood was a key member of The Spencer Davis Group , Traffic , Blind Faith and Go . He also had a successful solo career with hits including While You See a Chance , Valerie , Back in the High Life Again and two US Billboard Hot 100 number ones , Higher Love and Roll with It charting 20 years after the start of his recording career . He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004 . In 2005 Winwood was honoured as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI London Awards for his enduring influence on generations of music makers . In 2008 , Rolling Stone ranked Winwood No . 33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time . Winwood has won two Grammy Awards . He was nominated twice for a Brit Award for Best British Male Artist : 1988 and 1989 . In 2011 he received the Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters , Composers and Authors for Outstanding Song Collection .
Land of Confusion is a song by the English rock band Genesis from their 1986 album Invisible Touch . The song was the third track on the album and was the third track released as a single , reaching No . 4 in the U.S. and No . 14 in the UK in late 1986 . It also reached No . 8 in the Netherlands . The music was written by the band , while the lyrics were written by guitarist Mike Rutherford . The song 's video featured puppets from the 1980s UK sketch show Spitting Image .
John Hardress Wilfred Lloyd CBE ( born 30 September 1951 ) is an English television producer , writer . He has worked on comedy television programmes including Not the Nine O'Clock News , Spitting Image , The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy , Blackadder and QI . He is currently the presenter of BBC Radio 4 's The Museum of Curiosity .
Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School , Godalming , Surrey , in 1967 . The most successful and longest-lasting line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks , bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and drummer/singer Phil Collins . Significant former members were original lead singer Peter Gabriel , and guitarists Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett . The band moved from folk music to progressive rock in the 1970s , before moving towards pop at the end of the decade . They have sold 21.5 million copies of their albums in the United States , with worldwide sales of between 100 million and 150 million . Formed by five Charterhouse pupils including Banks , Rutherford , Gabriel , and Phillips , Genesis were named by former pupil Jonathan King , who arranged for them to record several unsuccessful singles and their debut album From Genesis to Revelation in 1968 . After splitting with King , the group began to tour professionally , signed with Charisma Records and recorded Trespass ( 1970 ) in the progressive rock style . Following the departure of Phillips , Genesis recruited Collins and Hackett and recorded Nursery Cryme ( 1971 ) . Their live shows also began to be centred on Gabriel 's theatrical costumes and performances . They were first successful in mainland Europe , before entering the UK charts with Foxtrot ( 1972 ) . In 1973 , they released Selling England by the Pound ( 1973 ) , which featured their first UK top 30 single I Know What I Like ( In Your Wardrobe ) . The concept album The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway followed in 1974 , and was promoted with a transatlantic tour featuring an elaborate stage show .
With or Without You is a song by Irish rock band U2 . It is the third track on their fifth studio album , The Joshua Tree ( 1987 ) , and was released as the album 's lead single on 16 March 1987 . The song was the group 's most successful single at the time , becoming their first number-one hit in both the United States and Canada by topping the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks and the RPM national singles chart for one week , with a further three weeks at number two . With or Without You features sustained guitar parts played by guitarist the Edge with a prototype of the Infinite Guitar , along with vocals by lead singer Bono and a bassline by bassist Adam Clayton . The song originated from a demo recorded in late 1985 that the group continued to work on throughout The Joshua Tree sessions . Ostensibly a troubled love song , the track 's lyrics were inspired by Bono 's conflicting feelings about the lives he led as a musician and domestic man . Critics praised the song upon its release . It is frequently performed on the band 's tours , and it has appeared on many of their compilation albums and concert films . With or Without You is U2 's second most frequently covered song . In 2010 , Rolling Stone magazine placed the song at number 132 on their list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time .
Meiert Avis is an Irish music video and commercial director . Avis has directed videos for artists such as Bob Dylan , Bruce Springsteen , U2 , Avril Lavigne , Paramore , Alanis Morissette , Flyleaf , Jennifer Lopez , New Found Glory and Josh Groban amongst many others . His work has won multiple awards and nominations including a Grammy Award for U2 's Where The Streets Have No Name and MTV Music Video Awards for U2 's With or Without You and Ryuichi Sakamoto and Iggy Pop 's Risky . His commercial clients include Toyota , Pioneer , Lexus and The Los Angeles Times and have received international recognition , most notably the Grand Clio and the Cannes Gold Lion .
U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin , formed in 1976 . The group consists of Bono ( lead vocals and rhythm guitar ) , the Edge ( lead guitar , keyboards , and backing vocals ) , Adam Clayton ( bass guitar ) , and Larry Mullen Jr. ( drums and percussion ) . Initially rooted in post-punk , U2 's musical style has evolved throughout their career , yet has maintained an anthemic quality built on Bono 's expressive vocals and the Edge 's effects-based guitar textures . Their lyrics , often embellished with spiritual imagery , focus on personal and sociopolitical themes . Popular for their live performances , the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career . The band formed as teenagers while attending Mount Temple Comprehensive School , when they had limited musical proficiency . Within four years , they signed with Island Records and released their debut album , Boy ( 1980 ) . Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album , War ( 1983 ) , and the singles Sunday Bloody Sunday and Pride ( In the Name of Love ) helped establish U2 's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group . By the mid-1980s , they had become renowned globally for their live act , highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985 . The group 's fifth album , The Joshua Tree ( 1987 ) , made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success . Topping music charts around the world , it produced their only number-one singles in the US to date : With or Without You and I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For . Facing creative stagnation and a backlash following their documentary/double album , Rattle and Hum ( 1988 ) , U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s through a new musical direction and public image .
The 1988 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7 , 1988 , honoring the best music videos from May 2 , 1987 , to April 1 , 1988 . The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . Australian group INXS was the night 's biggest winner and nominee , taking home five awards out of nine nominations . The group 's awards included Video of the Year and Viewer 's Choice , making this the very first of few times in which the same artist and video took home these two awards in the one night . INXS 's nominations , meanwhile , totaled up to nine : eight for Need You Tonight/Mediate ( making it the year 's most nominated video ) and one for Devil Inside . In the meantime , George Harrison and U2 were tied in for second place in terms of nominations , as each picked up eight nominations that year . Furthermore , both artists split their nominations between two different videos in 1988 , and at least once both of their videos competed against one another in the same category ( and so did INXS 's videos ) . Finally , this year 's show saw the elimination of another category , as the award for Best Overall Performance in a Video was not handed out this year or ever again . At the same time , the category of Most Experimental Video was renamed Breakthrough Video , a name that it still keeps ( as of the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards ) .
Andrew Douglas Andy Morahan ( born 25 July 1958 in Kensington , London ) is a British commercial , film and music video director . He is the son of director Christopher Morahan and the half-brother of actress Hattie Morahan .
George Michael ( born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou ; 25 June 1963 - 25 December 2016 ) was an English singer , songwriter , record producer , and philanthropist who rose to fame as a member of the music duo Wham ! and later embarked on a solo career . Michael sold over 80 million records worldwide making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time . He achieved seven number one songs on the UK Singles Chart and eight number one songs on the US Billboard Hot 100 . He was widely known for his success in the 1980s and 1990s , including Wham ! singles such as Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go and Last Christmas and solo singles such as Careless Whisper and Faith . Michael formed the duo Wham ! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981 . The band 's first two albums , Fantastic ( 1983 ) and Make It Big ( 1984 ) , reached number one on the UK Albums Chart and the US Billboard 200 . Michael 's first solo single Careless Whisper reached number one in over 20 countries , including the UK and US . Michael 's debut solo album , Faith , was released in 1987 , topping the UK Albums Chart and staying at number one on the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks . Four singles from the album -- Faith , Father Figure , One More Try , and Monkey -- reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Father Figure is a song by English singer George Michael from his debut studio album , Faith ( 1987 ) . It was released on 28 December 1987 as the album 's fourth single by Columbia Records . The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the UK Singles Chart . Additionally it was a top 5 hit in Australia , Belgium , Canada , Iceland , Ireland , the Netherlands and Spain .
Dear God is a song written by Andy Partridge of the English rock band XTC , first released as a non-album single with the A-side Grass . It was inspired by a series of books with the same title , seen by Partridge as exploitation of children . The song was originally intended for the album Skylarking , but left off due to concerns from Partridge and Virgin Records . After college radio DJs across America picked up the song , US distributor Geffen Records recalled and re-pressed Skylarking with the track included . Partridge was dissatisfied with Dear God as he felt the lyrics were not representative of his views on religion , which was partly the reason why it was left off Skylarking . The song 's anti-religious message ultimately provoked some violent reactions . In the US , one radio station received a bomb threat , and in another incident , a student forced their school to play the song over its public-address system while holding a faculty member hostage . Partridge also received a plethora of hate mail . He stated that he felt sorry for whoever he upset , however , if you ca n't have a different opinion without them wanting to firebomb your house then that 's their problem . The music video for Dear God , one of the first to be directed by photographer Nick Brandt , received the 1987 Billboard Best Video award and was also nominated for three categories at the MTV Video Music Awards . In 2009 , the song was ranked at No . 62 on VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s , despite the fact that XTC had higher charting singles in the decade .
Nick Brandt ( born 1964 ) is an English photographer and video music director , whose photographic themes always relate to the disappearing natural world , before much of it is destroyed by mankind .
XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972 . Fronted by songwriters Andy Partridge ( guitars , vocals ) and Colin Moulding ( bass , vocals ) , the band gained popularity during the rise of punk and new wave in the 1970s , later playing in a variety of styles that ranged from angular guitar riffs to elaborately arranged pop . Partly because the group did not fit into contemporary trends , they achieved only sporadic commercial success in the UK and US , but attracted a considerable cult following . They have since been recognised for their influence on Britpop and later power pop acts . Partridge and Moulding first met in the early 1970s and subsequently formed a glam outfit with drummer Terry Chambers . The band 's name and line-up changed frequently , and it was not until 1975 that they were known as XTC . In 1977 , the group debuted on Virgin Records and , for the next five years , were noted for their energetic live performances . They aspired to be completely original and refused to play conventional punk rock , instead synthesising influences from ska , 1960s pop , dub music and the avant-garde . The single Making Plans for Nigel ( 1979 ) marked their commercial breakthrough and heralded the reverberating drum sound associated with 1980s popular music . After 1982 's English Settlement , the band stopped concert touring and became a studio-based project centred on Partridge , Moulding , and guitarist Dave Gregory . They continued to produce more progressive records , including the albums Skylarking ( produced by Todd Rundgren , 1986 ) , Oranges & Lemons ( 1989 ) , Nonsuch ( 1992 ) and Apple Venus Volume 1 ( 1999 ) . A spin-off group , the Dukes of Stratosphear , was invented as a one-off excursion into 1960s-style psychedelia , but as XTC 's music evolved , the distinctions between the two bands lessened .
Learning to Fly is a song by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd , written by David Gilmour , Anthony Moore , Bob Ezrin , and Jon Carin . It was the first single from the band 's thirteenth studio album A Momentary Lapse of Reason . It reached number 70 on the U.S . Billboard Hot 100 chart and number 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in September , 1987 , remaining three consecutive weeks at the top position in the autumn of the same year . Meanwhile , the song failed to chart on the official U.K. top 40 singles charts . On the other hand , in Spain , the song peaked at number 1 on the Los 40 Principales chart .
Storm Elvin Thorgerson ( 28 February 1944 - 18 April 2013 ) was an English graphic designer and music video director . He is best known for closely working with the group Pink Floyd through most of their career , and also created album or other art for Led Zeppelin , Phish , Black Sabbath , Peter Gabriel , The Alan Parsons Project , Genesis , Yes , Muse , and Ween .
Pink Floyd were an English rock band formed in London in 1965 . Gaining a following as a psychedelic rock group , they were distinguished for their extended compositions , sonic experimentation , philosophical lyrics and elaborate live shows , and became a leading band of the progressive rock genre . They are one of the most commercially successful and influential bands in popular music history . Pink Floyd were founded by students Syd Barrett ( guitar , lead vocals ) , Nick Mason ( drums ) , Roger Waters ( bass guitar , vocals ) , and Richard Wright ( keyboards , vocals ) . Under Barrett 's leadership , they released two charting singles and a successful debut album , The Piper at the Gates of Dawn ( 1967 ) . Guitarist and vocalist David Gilmour joined in December 1967 ; Barrett left in April 1968 due to deteriorating mental health . Waters became the primary lyricist and thematic leader , devising the concepts behind the albums The Dark Side of the Moon ( 1973 ) , Wish You Were Here ( 1975 ) , Animals ( 1977 ) , The Wall ( 1979 ) , and The Final Cut ( 1983 ) . The band also composed several film scores . Following personal tensions , Wright left Pink Floyd in 1979 , followed by Waters in 1985 . Gilmour and Mason continued as Pink Floyd , rejoined later by Wright . The three produced two more albums - A Momentary Lapse of Reason ( 1987 ) and The Division Bell ( 1994 ) - and toured both albums before entering a long period of inactivity . In 2005 , all but Barrett reunited for a one-off performance at the global awareness event Live 8 .
The One I Love is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M . It was released on the band 's fifth full-length studio album , Document , and also as a 7 vinyl single in 1987 . The song was their first hit single , reaching No . 9 in the US Billboard Hot 100 , No . 14 in Canada , and later reached No . 16 in the UK singles chart on its UK re-release ( 1991 ) . The song was included in Activision 's Guitar Hero World Tour and is in Guitar Hero on Tour : Decades , as well as Harmonix 's Rock Band 4 . The accompanying video 's director was artist Robert Longo . The director of photography was Alton Brown , who later became a Food Network personality . In March 2005 , Q magazine placed The One I Love at number 57 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks . In 2012 , Slant Magazine listed the song as the 38th best single of the 1980s . The song is included on R.E.M .
Robert Longo ( born January 7 , 1953 ) is an American painter and sculptor . Longo became a rising star in the 1980s for his Men in the Cities series , which depicted sharply dressed men and women writhing in contorted emotion .
R.E.M . was an American rock band from Athens , Georgia , formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry , guitarist Peter Buck , bassist Mike Mills , and lead vocalist Michael Stipe . Additionally , many liner notes from the band 's albums list attorney Bertis Downs and manager Jefferson Holt as non-musical members . One of the first alternative rock bands , R.E.M . was noted for Buck 's ringing , arpeggiated guitar style , Stipe 's distinctive vocals and obscure lyrics , Mills 's melodic basslines and backing vocals , and Berry 's tight , economical drumming . R.E.M . released its first single , Radio Free Europe , in 1981 on the independent record label Hib-Tone . It was followed by the Chronic Town EP in 1982 , the band 's first release on I.R.S . Records . In 1983 , the group released its critically acclaimed debut album , Murmur , and built its reputation over the next few years through subsequent releases , constant touring , and the support of college radio . Following years of underground success , R.E.M . achieved a mainstream hit with the 1987 single The One I Love .
You Have Placed a Chill in My Heart is a song recorded by British pop duo Eurythmics . It was written by group members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart , and appears on the duo 's album Savage . It was released as the fourth and final single from the album in the UK , and the second in the United States .
Sophie Luise Elisabeth Muller ( born 31 January 1962 ) is an English music video director , who has produced videos for Ellie Goulding , Selena Gomez , Cheryl , Beyoncé , Dido , Coldplay , Maroon 5 , No Doubt , Gwen Stefani , Sade , Shakira , Kylie Minogue , Sugababes , Shakespears Sister , Weezer , Garbage , The Killers , Radiohead , Sophie Ellis-Bextor , Annie Lennox , Björk , Leona Lewis , Eurythmics , Pink , Sarah McLachlan , Birdy and Blur .
Eurythmics were a British pop duo consisting of members Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart . Stewart and Lennox were both previously in the band the Tourists , which broke up in 1980 ; the Eurythmics were formed later that year in Wagga Wagga , Australia . The duo released their first studio album , In the Garden , in 1981 to little success , but went on to achieve global success when their second album Sweet Dreams ( Are Made of This ) , was released in 1983 . The title track became a worldwide hit which topped the charts in various countries including the US . The duo went on to release a string of hit singles and albums before they split up in 1990 . By this time Stewart was a sought-after record producer , while Lennox began a solo recording career in 1992 with her debut album Diva . After almost a decade apart , the Eurythmics reunited to record their ninth album , Peace , released in late 1999 . They reunited again in 2005 to release the single I 've Got a Life , as part of a new Eurythmics compilation album , Ultimate Collection . The duo have won an MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist in 1984 , the Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal in 1987 , the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music in 1999 , and in 2005 were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame . The Eurythmics have sold an estimated 75 million records worldwide . In 2017 , the group was nominated for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame , and were nominated again in 2018 .
The 1989 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6 , 1989 , honoring the best music videos from April 2 , 1988 , to June 1 , 1989 . The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . This year four new genre categories ( Best Heavy Metal Video , Best Rap Video , Best Dance Video , and Best Post-Modern Video ) were added , alongside the International Viewer 's Choice awards . Also , the award for Best Concept Video was retired this year , and the eligibility cutoff date was moved two months down from April to June , making this a 14-month eligibility year . In terms of the awards , Madonna and Paula Abdul were the night 's biggest winners with four awards each , while rock group Living Colour was the second biggest winner , taking home three moonmen that night . On the other hand , Michael Jackson was the most nominated artist of 1989 , receiving nine nominations for two of his videos : six for Leave Me Alone and three for Smooth Criminal , but only took home one award for Best Special Effects . The award for Video of the Year , went to Neil Young 's controversial video for This Note 's for You , making this the first time since The Cars ' win in 1984 that an act takes home the main award without winning any other one . Unlike The Cars , though , Young 's video did not have any other nominations that night except for Viewer 's Choice , which until 1994 had exactly the same nominees as Video of the Year . The Viewer 's Choice award , however , went to another video that also stirred up controversy : Madonna 's Like a Prayer . The ceremony is notable for comedian Andrew Dice Clay 's stand-up routine that included adult versions of Mother Goose nursery rhymes , leading MTV executives to ban him from ever appearing on the network again , and Def Leppard 's performance of Tear It Down would be the last live appearance of guitarist Steve Clark before his death on Tuesday January 8 , 1991 .
David Andrew Leo Fincher ( born August 28 , 1962 ) is an American director and producer of films , television , and music videos . His work has received multiple nominations in the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards . Born in Denver , Colorado , Fincher developed a passion for filmmaking at an early age . He first gained recognition from directing numerous music videos . He then made his directorial debut with the feature film Alien 3 ( 1992 ) , which garnered mixed reviews , followed by the thriller Seven ( 1995 ) , which was better received . Fincher found lukewarm success with The Game ( 1997 ) and Fight Club ( 1999 ) , with the latter eventually becoming a cult classic . In 2002 , he returned with a critical and box office success , Panic Room ( 2002 ) . Fincher also directed Zodiac ( 2007 ) , the biographical drama The Social Network ( 2010 ) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 2011 ) . For The Social Network , he won the Golden Globe Award for Best Director and BAFTA Award for Best Direction . His greatest commercial successes have been The Curious Case of Benjamin Button ( 2008 ) and Gone Girl ( 2014 ) , both grossing more than $ 300 million worldwide , and the former earning him thirteen nominations at the Academy Awards , and eleven at the British Academy Film Awards . He also served as an executive producer and director for the acclaimed Netflix series House of Cards ( 2013-2018 ) and Mindhunter ( 2017-2019 ) , winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series for the pilot episode of House of Cards . Fincher was the co-founder of Propaganda Films , a production company of film and music videos .
Express Yourself is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna , from her fourth studio album Like a Prayer ( 1989 ) . It was released as the second single from the album on May 9 , 1989 by Sire Records . The song was included on the greatest hits compilation albums The Immaculate Collection ( 1990 ) , and Celebration ( 2009 ) . Express Yourself was the first song that Madonna and producer Stephen Bray collaborated on for Like a Prayer . Written and produced by them , the song was a tribute to American funk and soul band Sly and the Family Stone . The main inspiration behind the song is female empowerment , urging women never to go for second-best and to always express their inner feelings . Express Yourself is an upbeat dance-pop and deep funk song that features instrumentation from brass , handclaps and drum beats , while the chorus is backed by the sound of saxophone and percussion . The lyrics talk about rejecting material pleasures and only accepting the best for oneself ; subtexts are employed throughout the song . Express Yourself received positive reviews from critics , who applauded the gender equality message of the song and complimented the song for being a hymn to freedom and encouragement to women and all oppressed minorities . Commercially , the song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Madonna 's sixth number-one hit on the European Hot 100 Singles chart . It also reached the top of the singles charts in Canada and Switzerland , and the top five elsewhere . The accompanying music video , directed by David Fincher , was inspired by the Fritz Lang classic film Metropolis ( 1927 ) .
Madonna Louise Ciccone ( /tʃɪˈkoʊni/ , Italian : [ tʃikˈkoːne ] ; born August 16 , 1958 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and businesswoman . Referred to as the Queen of Pop since the 1980s , Madonna is known for pushing the boundaries of songwriting in mainstream popular music and for the imagery she uses onstage and in music videos . She has frequently reinvented her music and image while maintaining autonomy within the recording industry . Her works have been praised by music critics and have sparked controversy . Madonna is often cited as an influence by other artists . Born and raised in Michigan , Madonna moved to New York City in 1978 to pursue a career in modern dance . After performing as a drummer , guitarist , and vocalist in the rock bands Breakfast Club and Emmy , Madonna signed with Sire Records in 1982 and released her eponymous debut album the next year . She followed it with a series of successful albums , including global bestsellers Like a Virgin ( 1984 ) and True Blue ( 1986 ) as well as Grammy Award winners Ray of Light ( 1998 ) and Confessions on a Dance Floor ( 2005 ) . Many of her songs have reached the top of record charts worldwide , including Like a Virgin , La Isla Bonita , Like a Prayer , Vogue , Take a Bow , Frozen , Music , Hung Up , and 4 Minutes . Madonna 's popularity was further enhanced by her roles in films such as Desperately Seeking Susan ( 1985 ) , Dick Tracy ( 1990 ) , A League of Their Own ( 1992 ) , and Evita ( 1996 ) . While Evita earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress , many of her other films received poor reviews . As a businesswoman , Madonna founded an entertainment company called Maverick ( including the label Maverick Records ) in 1992 .
Finish What Ya Started is a song by Van Halen taken from their 1988 album OU812 . Despite the album being seemingly complete , Eddie Van Halen came up with the riff at 2 in the morning and went down to his then-neighbor Sammy Hagar to show it . Hagar let Eddie in , and the two played guitars in his balcony until they had a completed song . Once Eddie left , Hagar decided to write the lyrics despite being late at night . The theme wound up being unfulfilled sex , summed up by Hagar as blue balls . In the song , Eddie recorded his guitar part on a Fender Stratocaster plugged direct into the studio mixing console . The song is one of only two Van Halen tracks featuring Hagar playing a rhythm guitar part , which he played on a Gibson acoustic . [ citation needed ] The official music video for the song was directed by Andy Morahan . It features the band playing against a plain white background with quick cuts to women dancing . The version of the song on their 2004 compilation The Best of Both Worlds stops midway through the outro , unlike the fade out on the OU812 version . In 1988 , the song peaked at # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 and # 2 on the Billboard rock chart .
Van Halen is an American rock band formed in Pasadena , California in 1972 . Credited with restoring hard rock to the forefront of the music scene , Van Halen is known for its energetic live shows and for the work of its acclaimed lead guitarist , Eddie Van Halen . The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007 . From 1974 until 1985 , Van Halen consisted of Eddie Van Halen ; Eddie 's brother , drummer Alex Van Halen ; vocalist David Lee Roth ; and bassist Michael Anthony . Upon its release , the band 's self-titled debut album reached No . 19 on the Billboard pop music charts . By the early 1980s , Van Halen was one of the most successful rock acts of the time . The album 1984 was a hit ; its lead single , Jump , is the band 's only U.S. number one single to date and was internationally known . In 1985 , Van Halen replaced Roth with former Montrose lead vocalist Sammy Hagar . With Hagar , the group released four U.S. number-one albums over the course of 11 years ( 5150 in 1986 , OU812 in 1988 , For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge in 1991 , and Balance in 1995 ) . Hagar left the band in 1996 shortly before the release of the band 's first greatest hits collection , Best Of - Volume I . Former Extreme frontman Gary Cherone replaced Hagar , remaining with the band until 1999 ; Van Halen then went on hiatus until reuniting with Hagar for a worldwide tour in 2003 .
Parents Just Do n't Understand is the second single from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 's second studio album , He 's the DJ , I 'm the Rapper . The song won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance at the 1989 Grammy Awards , one of the two songs to do so before the award was discontinued in 1991 . It peaked at # 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was released as a single in spring 1988 . The song was referenced several times in the television show The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air . The song was ranked # 96 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop , and the music video was featured in the 2003 film Malibu 's Most Wanted .
Scott Kalvert ( August 15 , 1964 - March 5 , 2014 ) was an American film director , known mainly for his 1995 film The Basketball Diaries , starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg , and 2002 's Deuces Wild . He was also a successful music video director , collaborating with artists such as Cyndi Lauper , Jetboy , Snoop Doggy Dogg , DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince , Bobby Brown , Taylor Dayne , Deep Blue Something , Billy Ocean , Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch , LL Cool J , Samantha Fox , Eric B . & Rakim and Salt ' n ' Pepa . Kalvert was found dead in his home in Woodland Hills , Los Angeles on March 5 , 2014 from an apparent suicide . He left behind his wife and two daughters .
DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince was an American hip hop duo from West Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . Rapper Will Smith ( the Fresh Prince ) met disc jockey Jeff Townes ( DJ Jazzy Jeff ) in the 1980s , when they were both trying to make names for themselves in West Philadelphia 's local hip hop scene . They had as a support live member Clarence Holmes ( Ready Rock C ) - who was not officially credited to the duo . Holmes left the group in 1990 and later sued unsuccessfully for earnings , claiming a breach of oral contract . The group received the first Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance in 1989 for Parents Just Do n't Understand ( 1988 ) , though their most successful single was Summertime ( 1991 ) , which earned the group their second Grammy and peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 . Will Smith and Jeff Townes are still friends and claim that they never split up , having made songs under Smith 's solo performer credit . DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince have sold over 5.5 million albums in the US . They also performed together as recently as September 2019 .
Real Love is a song by American singer Jody Watley from her second studio album Larger Than Life ( 1989 ) . Real Love became one of the biggest pop and R & B singles of 1989 . The single reached number-one on the US Billboard Hot R & B Singles chart and dance chart .
Jody Vanessa Watley ( born January 30 , 1959 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and artist whose music crosses genres including pop , R & B , jazz , dance , and electronic soul . In 1987 , she won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist and has been nominated for three Grammy awards . In 2008 , she was the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from Billboard magazine , and was also prominently featured in the historic black issue of Vogue Italia in 2008 . Her early music influences are Diana Ross , Marvin Gaye , Stevie Wonder , Michael Jackson , The Jackson 5 , The Carpenters , Roberta Flack , Prince , Grace Jones and various jazz artists including Nancy Wilson . In December 2016 Billboard ranked her as the 21st most successful dance artist of all-time . and in 2017 Black Music Honors TV special recognized Watley as Crossover Music Icon Honoree for her groundbreaking achievements and influence . In August 2018 Billboard ranked Jody Watley as one of the top female artists of all-time , at number 53 .
Roll with It is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album , Roll with It , released on Virgin Records . It was written by Winwood and songwriter Will Jennings . Publishing rights organization BMI later had Motown songwriters Holland-Dozier-Holland credited with co-writing the song due to its resemblance to the Junior Walker hit ( I 'm a ) Roadrunner . The single spent four weeks at No . 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the summer of 1988 . It topped the Billboard adult contemporary chart for two weeks , and also spent four weeks at No . 1 on the Billboard mainstream rock chart . In addition , the song reached No . 30 on the R & B chart . In the United Kingdom , the song reached No . 53 on the UK Singles Chart . Roll with It was nominated for two Grammy Awards in 1989 , Record of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal performance .
The 1990 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6 , 1990 , honoring the best music videos from June 2 , 1989 , to June 1 , 1990 . The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . This year saw the elimination of yet another one of the show 's original categories , Best Stage Performance in a Video . This would turn out to be the last time an award from 1984 would be permanently eliminated ( although Breakthrough Video was eliminated in 2006 and then brought back in 2009 ) . Janet Jackson was presented the Video Vanguard Award for her contributions and influence within music and popular culture . She also performed a controversial rendition of Black Cat , considered her first shocking public statement . For the second year in a row , Madonna was one of the night 's biggest winners , taking home three technical awards , while Sinéad O'Connor was the other most rewarded artist of 1990 , also winning three Moonmen including Video of the Year . Meanwhile , most other winners that night took home two awards , including Aerosmith , Don Henley , The B-52s , Tears for Fears , and MC Hammer . Regarding nominations , Madonna also had the distinction of being the most nominated artist of the night , as her video for Vogue received nine nominations , making it also the most nominated video of 1990 . Closely following in nominations came Aerosmith , whose video for Janie 's Got a Gun earned eight nominations that night and took home two awards , including Viewer 's Choice .
Vogue is a song by American singer Madonna from her second soundtrack album I 'm Breathless ( 1990 ) . It was released as the first single from the album on March 27 , 1990 , by Sire Records . Madonna was inspired by vogue dancers and choreographers Jose Gutierez Xtravaganza and Luis Xtravaganza from the Harlem House Ball community , the origin of the dance form , and they introduced Vogueing to her at the Sound Factory club in New York City . Vogue is an upbeat house song which set trends in dance music in the 1990s with strong influences of 1970s disco within its composition . Vogue also contains a spoken section , in which Madonna name-checks various golden-era Hollywood celebrities . Lyrically , the song is about enjoying oneself on the dance floor no matter who one is , and it contains a theme of escapism . Critically , Vogue has been met with appreciation ever since its release ; reviewers have praised its anthemic nature and listed it as one of Madonna 's career highlights . Commercially , the song remains one of Madonna 's biggest international hits , topping the charts in over 30 countries , including Australia , Canada , Japan , the United Kingdom , and the United States . It became the world 's best-selling single of 1990 , selling over six million copies . The music video for Vogue , directed by David Fincher , was shot in black-and-white and takes stylistic inspiration from the 1920s and 1930s . Madonna and her dancers can be seen voguing to different choreographed moves . The video has been ranked as one of the greatest of all time in different critic lists and polls and won three awards at the 1990 MTV Video Music Awards out of a total of nine nominations .
The End of the Innocence is the lead single and title track from Don Henley 's third solo studio album of the same name , released in 1989. Henley co-wrote and co-produced the song with Bruce Hornsby , who also performed piano ; both artists perform the song live in their respective concerts . Henley 's version peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming his fifth solo top ten hit on the chart . The End of the Innocence also became his fourth number-one single on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and peaked at number two on the Hot Adult Contemporary chart .
Janie 's Got a Gun is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith and written by Steven Tyler and Tom Hamilton . The song was released as the second single from Pump in 1989 , peaking at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart in 1990 . In Australia , the song reached number one , becoming Aerosmith 's first of two number-one singles there . It also reached number two in Canada , number 12 in Poland and Sweden , and number 13 in New Zealand . The song won the band a 1990 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal .
Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston , Massachusetts in 1970 . The group consists of Steven Tyler ( vocals , keyboards ) , Joe Perry ( guitar ) , Tom Hamilton ( bass ) , Joey Kramer ( drums ) and Brad Whitford ( guitar ) . Their style , which is rooted in blues-based hard rock , has come to also incorporate elements of pop rock , heavy metal , and rhythm and blues , and has inspired many subsequent rock artists . They are sometimes referred to as the Bad Boys from Boston and America 's Greatest Rock and Roll Band . As a partnership , the primary songwriting team of Tyler and Perry is often collectively known as the Toxic Twins . Perry and Hamilton , originally in a band together called the Jam Band , met up with Tyler , Kramer , and guitarist Ray Tabano , and formed Aerosmith . In 1971 , Tabano was replaced by Whitford , and the band began developing a following in Boston . They were signed to Columbia Records in 1972 , and released a string of gold and platinum albums , beginning with their 1973 eponymous debut album , followed by Get Your Wings in 1974 . In 1975 , the band broke into the mainstream with the album Toys in the Attic , and their 1976 follow-up Rocks cemented their status as hard rock superstars . Draw the Line and Night in the Ruts followed in 1977 and 1979 respectively . Their first five albums have since attained multi-platinum status . Throughout the 1970s , the band toured extensively and charted a dozen Billboard Hot 100 singles , including their first Top 40 hit Sweet Emotion and the Top 10 hits Dream On and Walk This Way .
Opposites Attract is a song recorded by Paula Abdul , featured on her debut album Forever Your Girl . It was written and produced by Oliver Leiber . Vocals on the song , in addition to Abdul , were provided by Bruce DeShazer and Marv Gunn , also known as The Wild Pair . Opposites Attract was the sixth and final single from the album , and achieved success in many countries , including the United States , Canada and Australia , where it was a number-one hit .
Michael Patterson is an American director , designer and animation artist working in visual music . He currently teaches at the Division of Animation and Digital Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts . He animated the A-Ha Take On Me music video and created the characters MC Skat Kat and the Stray Mob . After graduate studies with Jules Engel at CalArts , Mike was brought to the attention of record executives with his Student Academy Award-winning animated short 'Commuter ' . He began his career in music videos in 1985 , directing a-ha 's videos for Take On Me and Train of Thought . He then animated and directed Paula Abdul 's Opposites Attract , which was nominated for six MTV awards and won the Grammy for best music video of the year . In 1990 , Patterson created some characters for the Take It Back Foundation 's public-service video about recycling : Yakety Yak - Take It Back ! In the 1990s , Mike shifted his focus to commercials , combining animation with live action . During 1993-2002 he directed at Rhythm and Hues Studios . Patterson earned his M.F.A . from the program in Experimental Animation at the California Institute of the Arts ( 1981-84 ) , and received his BFA from University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana in 1980 . Patterson served as a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists .
Paula Julie Abdul ( born June 19 , 1962 ) is an American singer , songwriter , dancer , choreographer , actress , and television personality . She began her career as a cheerleader for the Los Angeles Lakers at the age of 18 and later became the head choreographer for the Laker Girls , where she was discovered by The Jacksons . After choreographing music videos for Janet Jackson , Abdul became a choreographer at the height of the music video era and soon thereafter she was signed to Virgin Records . Her debut studio album Forever Your Girl ( 1988 ) became one of the most successful debut albums at that time , selling 7 million copies in the United States and setting a record for the most number-one singles from a debut album on the Billboard Hot 100 chart : Straight Up , Forever Your Girl , Cold Hearted , and Opposites Attract . Her six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tie her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart . Abdul was one of the original judges on the television series American Idol from 2002 to 2009 , and has since appeared as a judge on The X Factor , Live to Dance , and So You Think You Can Dance . Notably , she received choreography credits in numerous films , including Ca n't Buy Me Love ( 1987 ) , The Running Man ( 1987 ) , Big ( 1988 ) , Coming to America ( 1988 ) , Action Jackson ( 1988 ) , The Doors ( 1991 ) , Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) , and American Beauty ( 1999 ) . She has received five MTV Video Music Award nominations , winning twice , as well as receiving the Grammy Award for Best Music Video for Opposites Attract in 1991 . She received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography twice for her work on The Tracey Ullman Show , and her own performance at the American Music Awards in 1990 . Abdul was honored with her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and is the first entertainer to be honored with the Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Awards ' Hall of Fame Award .
The 1991 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 5 , 1991 , honoring the best music videos from June 2 , 1990 , to June 15 , 1991 . The show was hosted by Arsenio Hall at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . This year saw the introduction of a new category , Best Long Form Video ; however , this category would not be handed out again until the 2016 ceremony where it was renamed Breakthrough Long Form Video . Meanwhile , the award for Best Post-Modern Video was renamed Best Alternative Video , and The Video Vanguard Award was renamed the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in honor of Michael Jackson′s contributions to the culture of music videos . R.E.M . led the night both in awards and in nominations . Their video for Losing My Religion not only won Video of the Year , but it also took home a total of six awards , making them the biggest winners of the night . Furthermore , R.E.M . 's ten nominations also made them the most nominated artist that night and Losing My Religion the most nominated video of the night .
Tarsem Singh Dhandwar ( born 26 May 1961 ) , known professionally as Tarsem , is an Indian director who has worked on films , music videos , and commercials .
Losing My Religion is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M . The song was released as the first single from the group 's 1991 album Out of Time . Built on a mandolin riff , Losing My Religion was an unlikely hit for the group , garnering extensive airplay on radio as well as on MTV and VH1 due to its critically acclaimed music video . The song became R.E.M . 's highest-charting hit in the United States , reaching No . 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and expanding the group 's popularity beyond its original fanbase . Out of Time garnered R.E.M . seven nominations at the 1992 Grammy Awards , the most nominations of any artist that year . The band won three awards : one for Best Alternative Music Album and two for Losing My Religion , Best Short Form Music Video and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal .
Freedom ! '90 ( also known simply as Freedom ! ) is a song written , produced , and performed by George Michael , and released on Columbia Records in 1990 . The '90 added to the end of the title is to prevent confusion with a hit by Michael 's former band Wham ! , also titled Freedom . The song 's backing beat is a sample from James Brown 's song Funky Drummer . It was the third single taken from Listen Without Prejudice Vol . 1 , though released as the second single from the album in the United States and Australia . Freedom ! '90 was one of a few uptempo songs on this album . It was a major hit and peaked at No . 8 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 . The song refers to Michael 's past success with Wham ! , yet also shows a new side of himself as a new man , who is more cynical about the music business than he had been before .
Silent Lucidity is a single by the American progressive metal band Queensrÿche from the 1990 album Empire . The song was the biggest hit for the band , peaking at # 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at # 1 on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart . The power ballad was composed by lead guitarist Chris DeGarmo . Queensrÿche performed the song live at the Grammy Awards of 1992 , for being nominated in the category of Best Rock Song , and featured a supporting orchestra . The song did not win the Grammy ; it did however win the MTV Viewer 's Choice Award for its music video . Because of the lyrical content , and the title of the song , it is assumed to be based on the subject of lucid dreaming . During the middle eight , a distorted voice even explains a method for this : Visualize your dream . Record it in the present tense . Put it into a permanent form . If you persist in your efforts , you can achieve dream control . The song was recorded with sweeping orchestrations . Often the orchestra is not relegated to the background but instead is very prominent such as during the second half of the instrumental section ( timestamp 3:16 - 3:51 ) .
Matt Mahurin ( born January 31 , 1959 , Santa Cruz , California ) is an American illustrator , photographer and film director . Mahurin 's illustrations appear in Time , Newsweek , Mother Jones , Rolling Stone , Esquire , Forbes , and The New York Times . Mahurin 's work as a photo essayist has dealt with subjects such as homelessness , people with AIDS , the Texas prison system , abortion clinics , Nicaragua , Haiti , and Belfast . His extensive work directing music videos since 1986 have resulted in working with U2 , Queensrÿche , Metallica , Dreams So Real , Jaye Muller ( J . ) , Tracy Chapman , Tom Waits , R.E.M. , Alice In Chains and many other popular music performers . Photographs by Mahurin , including Clemmons Prison , Texas ( 1985 ) , Texas Prison ( 1988 ) , Woman 's Face in Darkness ( 1989 ) and Paris ( 1984 ) , are included in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art . Mahurin has a reputation for photographing himself and manipulating his own likeness in his commercial photo-illustration work . Examples of his own image appearing on magazine covers are the November 29 , 1993 cover of Time , with Mahurin as Sigmund Freud , the March 14 , 1994 cover of Time , with himself as a caveman and the May 17 , 2004 Time cover where Mahurin posed and photographed himself as an Abu Ghraib prisoner . Mahurin is also credited with a notorious Time cover of O.J . Simpson , featuring an altered mugshot which removed the photograph 's color saturation ( inadvertently making Simpson 's skin darker ) , burned the corners , and reduced the size of the prisoner ID number . This appeared on newsstands next to an unaltered copy on the cover of Newsweek , which occasioned some controversy over photo manipulation .
Queensrÿche /ˈkwiːnzraɪk/ is an American heavy metal band . It formed in 1980 in Bellevue , Washington , out of the local band The Mob . The band has released 15 studio albums , one EP , and several DVDs , and continues to tour and record . The original lineup consisted of guitarists Michael Wilton and Chris DeGarmo , drummer Scott Rockenfield , bassist Eddie Jackson , and lead vocalist Geoff Tate . Queensrÿche has sold over 20 million albums worldwide , including over 6 million albums in the United States . The band received worldwide acclaim after the release of their 1988 album Operation : Mindcrime , which is often considered one of the greatest heavy metal concept albums of all time . Their follow-up release , Empire , released in 1990 , was also very successful and included the hit single Silent Lucidity . The band has received three Grammy Award nominations for songs from both albums . In 1998 , drummer Rockenfield received an individual Grammy nomination . In 1998 , guitarist and primary songwriter DeGarmo left the band for personal reasons , returning briefly in 2003 to write and record the Tribe album . Over the years , his replacements have been Kelly Gray , Mike Stone , and Parker Lundgren . Following a highly publicized backstage altercation before a show in São Paulo , Brazil , in April 2012 , Tate was fired from the band and replaced with then-Crimson Glory singer Todd La Torre .
Wicked Game is a song by American rock musician Chris Isaak , released from his third studio album Heart Shaped World ( 1989 ) . Despite being released as a single in 1990 , it did not become a hit until it was later featured in the David Lynch film Wild at Heart ( 1990 ) . Lee Chesnut , an Atlanta radio station music director who loved David Lynch films , began playing the song , and it quickly became a nationwide top-ten hit in January 1991 , reaching number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , making it the first hit song of Isaak 's career . It has subsequently been covered by many other artists and been featured in numerous high-profile movies and television series and advertisements , so much so that Dazed magazine questioned whether it might be the most influential love song in modern music . It has subsequently received retrospective critical acclaim , being listed in the 2010 book 1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die , and noted by Dave Marsh in an updated edition of his 1989 book The Heart of Rock & Soul : The 1001 Greatest Singles Ever Made .
Herbert Herb Ritts Jr. ( August 13 , 1952 - December 26 , 2002 ) was an American fashion photographer and director prolific for his photographs of celebrities , models , and other cultural figures throughout the 1980s and 1990s . His work concentrated on black and white photography and portraits , often in the style of classical Greek sculpture , which emphasized the human shape .
The 1992 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 9 , 1992 , honoring the best music videos from June 16 , 1991 , to June 15 , 1992 . The show was hosted by Dana Carvey at UCLA 's Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles . The night 's biggest winners were Van Halen and the Red Hot Chili Peppers , as each group earned three moonmen that night . Particularly , Van Halen 's video for Right Now took home the main award of the night , Video of the Year , and received seven nominations , making it the most nominated video of the night . The Red Hot Chili Peppers , meanwhile , won the award for Viewer 's Choice and received a total of nine nominations for two of their videos , becoming the most nominated act of the night . Six of the Peppers ' nominations were for Give It Away , and the remaining three went to Under the Bridge . The show was notable for a feud between Axl Rose and members of Nirvana as well as Courtney Love . It began backstage before the awards show , when Love jokingly offered to make Rose the godfather of Frances Bean Cobain . Rose threatened Cobain , telling him to quiet his wife , and barbs were exchanged between Love and Rose 's then-girlfriend Stephanie Seymour . Bassists Krist Novoselic and Duff McKagan almost came to blows over the incident , just before Nirvana were to take the stage . The spat went public onstage immediately after Nirvana 's performance of Lithium , as drummer Dave Grohl taunted Rose . Cobain then raised the dispute in post-show interviews at the VMA .
Right Now is a rock song written by the group Van Halen for their album For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge . The song reflects on living for the moment and not being afraid of making a change . Vocalist Sammy Hagar has said that he was writing the lyrics to this song at the studio very late one night , and he heard Eddie Van Halen in an adjacent room working on a piano melody . Hagar said he suddenly realized that we were writing the same song , so he walked into the room and began singing his words over Eddie 's music . [ citation needed ] According to Eddie , the instrumental dates back to 1983 , before I wrote Jump - it did n't come out until about '92 , '93 or something like that , cause nobody wanted anything to do with it . An early version of the melody appears in the 1984 movie The Wild Life which was scored by Eddie . Eddie also stated that before Hagar was hired to replace David Lee Roth , he considered an album that would feature various guest singers , with Joe Cocker assigned to Right Now . Hagar says the lyrics for Right Now were the best he ever wrote for a Van Halen song . I was tired of writing cheap sex songs , he recalled almost two decades later . Eddie and I wanted to get serious and talk about world issues . Different edits of the video had been used in Van Halen 's 2004 tour to make more explicitly political statements in later years .
Baby Got Back is a 1992 hip hop song written and recorded by American rapper Sir Mix-a-Lot , which appeared on his album Mack Daddy . The song samples the 1986 Detroit techno single Technicolor by Channel One . At the time of its original release , the song caused controversy with its outspoken and blatantly sexual lyrics about women , as well as specific references to the female buttocks which some people found objectionable . The song 's music video was briefly banned by MTV . It was the second best-selling song in the US in 1992 , behind Boyz II Men 's End of the Road . In 2008 , it was ranked number 17 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of Hip Hop . The song debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated April 11 , 1992 and hit number one twelve weeks later . The single spent five weeks at the top of the chart .
Adam Bernstein ( born May 7 , 1960 ) is an American film director , music video director and television director . For his work on the television show Fargo in 2014 , he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries , Movie or a Dramatic Special . In 2007 , he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on 30 Rock .
Anthony L. Ray ( born August 12 , 1963 ) , better known by his stage name Sir Mix-a-Lot , is an American rapper , songwriter , and recording producer . He is best known for his 1992 hit song Baby Got Back , which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Give It Away is a song by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers from the group 's fifth studio album , Blood Sugar Sex Magik . It was released as the lead single from their album on September 4 , 1991 , by Warner Bros. Records . The music was written by guitarist John Frusciante and bassist Flea during a jam session months prior to the album recording sessions . Vocalist Anthony Kiedis wrote the song 's most prevalent lyrical refrain in response to an experience he shared with former girlfriend Nina Hagen regarding altruistic behavior and the value of selflessness . Give It Away went on to achieve international fame , reaching number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks in late 1991 , giving the band their first ever number one single . In 1992 the single charted inside the top 75 of the US Hot 100 in the wake of the huge success of the record 's second single Under the Bridge . Give It Away also became the band 's first top ten hit in the United Kingdom , where it peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart ; this did n't occur until February 1994 , nearly 2 and a half years after it was first released in the US . The accompanying music video , which was directed by French film-maker Stéphane Sednaoui , was put into heavy rotation on music-television stations such as MTV and added to the band 's success . Since its release , Give It Away has gone on to receive numerous accolades , including a Grammy Award for the Best Hard Rock Performance With Vocals in 1992 . Steve Huey of AllMusic noted that while the single did n't achieve the massive pop success of its follow-up , 'Under the Bridge ' [ . ] it did become one of the band 's most instantly recognizable songs .
Stéphane Sednaoui is a French director , photographer , producer and actor . Over the years Sednaoui has redefined his artistic approach to focus on his fine-art and cinematographic projects . New and existing work have been exhibited recently at the MoMA , New York ( 2015 ) - the National September 11 Memorial & Museum ( 2013-2015 ) , New York - the Brooklyn Museum , New York ( 2013 - the ( Barbican Center , London ( 2014 ) - Le Grand Palais , Paris ( 2015 ) - the National Gallery of Victoria , Melbourne ( 2014 ) and in a solo exhibition at the Sam Art Projects Foundation , Paris ( 2013 ) . Stéphane Sednaoui career started 30 years ago exploring various film and photographic territories . He covered with success the genres of music video , photojournalism , portrait photography and pop culture . As a music video director , he made Give It Away ( Red Hot Chili Peppers ) , Sly ( Massive Attack ) , Mysterious Ways ( U2 ) , Big Time Sensuality ( Björk ) , Fever ( Madonna ) and German Bold Italic ( Towa Tei feat . Kylie Minogue ) . As a photojournalist he covered such events as the Romanian Revolution of 1989 and the 2001 September 11 attack of the World Trade Center . He has also been a regular contributor to Vogue Italia , Vogue China , Vanity Fair , The New York Times Magazine , Interview and Visionaire as a fashion and portrait photographer . In 2005 , Palm Pictures added to Directors Label , its DVD series dedicated to the best music video directors , a retrospective of his work , The Work of Director Stéphane Sednaoui .
Red Hot Chili Peppers ( commonly abbreviated as RHCP ) are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 . Their music incorporates elements of alternative rock , funk , punk rock and psychedelic rock . The band comprises vocalist Anthony Kiedis , bassist Flea , drummer Chad Smith , and guitarist John Frusciante . With over 80 million records sold worldwide , Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of the best-selling bands of all time . They are the most successful band in the history of alternative rock radio , with the records for most number-one singles ( 13 ) , most cumulative weeks at number one ( 85 ) and most top-ten songs ( 25 ) on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart . They have won six Grammy Awards , and in 2012 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . Red Hot Chili Peppers were formed in Los Angeles by Kiedis , Flea , guitarist Hillel Slovak and drummer Jack Irons . Because of commitments to other bands , Slovak and Irons did not play on the band 's 1984 self-titled debut album ; instead , the album featured Jack Sherman on guitar and Cliff Martinez on drums . Slovak rejoined shortly after its release and performed on the albums Freaky Styley ( 1985 ) and The Uplift Mofo Party Plan ( 1987 ) , the latter of which saw a reunion of the original lineup . Slovak died of a drug overdose on June 25 , 1988 ; devastated , Irons left the band . With new recruits Frusciante and Smith , Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded two albums , Mother 's Milk ( 1989 ) and their first major commercial success , Blood Sugar Sex Magik ( 1991 ) . Frusciante was uncomfortable with the newfound popularity and left abruptly during the 1992 Blood Sugar Sex Magik tour .
My Lovin ' ( You 're Never Gon na Get It ) is a song by American female group En Vogue , released in 1992 as the lead single from their multi-platinum hit album , Funky Divas . The single reached number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming their joint highest-peaking single on the chart alongside Hold On and Do n't Let Go ( Love ) , and it peaked atop the Billboard Hot R & B Singles chart for two weeks . Internationally , the song reached number four in the United Kingdom and peaked within the top 10 on the charts of Canada , Ireland and the Netherlands . The single was certified gold in the US by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales/shipments of over 500,000 units . VH1 ranked it number 43 on its list for the 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s .
Matthew Russell Rolston is an American artist , photographer , director and creative director . He is known for his signature lighting techniques and detailed approach to art direction and design and has been repeatedly identified throughout his career with the revival and modern expression of Hollywood glamour .
En Vogue is an American R & B/pop vocal group whose original lineup consisted of singers Terry Ellis , Dawn Robinson , Cindy Herron , and Maxine Jones . Formed in Oakland , California in 1989 , En Vogue reached number two on the US Hot 100 with the single Hold On , taken from their 1990 debut album Born To Sing . The group 's 1992 follow-up album Funky Divas reached the top 10 in both the US and UK , and included their second US number two hit My Lovin ' ( You 're Never Gon na Get It ) as well as the US top 10 hits Giving Him Something He Can Feel and Free Your Mind . In 1996 , Do n't Let Go ( Love ) became the group 's third , and most successful single , to reach number two in the US , and became their sixth number one on the US R & B chart . Robinson left the group in 1997 shortly before the release of their third album EV3 , which reached the US and UK top 10 . Jones left the group in 2001 , Amanda Cole joined shortly thereafter . However , in 2003 , Cole left the group , and Rhona Bennett joined the group during the recording of their album Soul Flower . In 2005 , the original members briefly united before disassembling again . In 2009 , the original members once again reunited for their En Vogue : 20th Anniversary . Shortly after the tour , Robinson and Jones again departed from En Vogue , with Bennett rejoining the group as a trio . En Vogue has sold more than 20 million records worldwide to date , and are often considered one of the best female vocal groups of all time . The group has won seven MTV Video Music Awards , three Soul Train Awards , two American Music Awards , and received seven Grammy nominations .
The 1993 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 2 , 1993 , honoring the best music videos from June 16 , 1992 , to June 15 , 1993 . The show was hosted by Christian Slater at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . This would be Kurt Cobain 's final VMA appearance . This year marked the introduction of yet another new category with the addition of Best R & B Video ballot . However , this would be the first time that a new award was added to the list of genre categories , a move that was mainly propelled by the success and popularity of MTV Jams . The night 's biggest winner was Pearl Jam , whose video for Jeremy earned four awards that night , including Video of the Year . Closely following were En Vogue with three Moonmen and Madonna and Peter Gabriel with two awards apiece . All other winners took one award each . Meanwhile , in terms of nominations R & B group En Vogue and their video for Free Your Mind were the most nominated act and video ( respectively ) that night , receiving a total of eight nominations . The second most nominated artists of the night were Peter Gabriel , Aerosmith , and R.E.M. , who received six nominations that night . Gabriel split his six nominations evenly between his videos for Digging in the Dirt and Steam . All of R.E.M .
Mark Pellington ( born March 17 , 1962 ) is an American film director , writer , and producer .
Jeremy is a song by the American rock band Pearl Jam , with lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by bassist Jeff Ament . Jeremy was released in 1992 as the third single from Pearl Jam 's debut album Ten ( 1991 ) . The song was inspired by a newspaper article Vedder read about Jeremy Wade Delle , a high school student who shot himself in front of his English class on January 8 , 1991 . It reached the number five spot on both the Mainstream and Modern Rock Billboard charts . It did not originally chart on the regular Billboard Hot 100 singles chart since it was not released as a commercial single in the US at the time , but a re-release in July 1995 brought it up to number 79 . The song gained popularity for its music video , directed by Mark Pellington and released in 1992 , which received heavy rotation by MTV and became a hit . The original music video for Jeremy was directed and produced by Chris Cuffaro . Epic Records and MTV later rejected the music video , and released the version directed by Pellington instead . In 1993 , the Jeremy video was awarded four MTV Video Music Awards , including Best Video of the Year .
Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Seattle , Washington . As of 2020 [ update ] , the band 's lineup consists of founding members Eddie Vedder ( lead vocals , guitar ) , Mike McCready ( lead guitar ) , Stone Gossard ( rhythm guitar ) and Jeff Ament ( bass ) as well as drummer Matt Cameron , who joined in 1998 . Keyboardist Boom Gaspar has also been a session/touring member with the band since 2002 . Drummers Jack Irons , Dave Krusen , Matt Chamberlain and Dave Abbruzzese are former members of the band . Formed after the demise of Gossard and Ament 's previous band , Mother Love Bone , Pearl Jam broke into the mainstream with its debut album , Ten , in 1991 . One of the key bands in the grunge movement of the early 1990s , its members often shunned popular music industry practices such as making music videos or giving interviews . The band also sued Ticketmaster , claiming it had monopolized the concert-ticket market . In 2006 , Rolling Stone described the band as having spent much of the past decade deliberately tearing apart their own fame . The band had sold nearly 32 million albums in the United States by 2012 , and by 2018 , they had sold more than 85 million albums worldwide . Pearl Jam outsold many of its contemporary alternative rock bands from the early 1990s , and is considered one of the most influential bands of the decade . AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine referred to Pearl Jam as the most popular American rock & roll band of the '90s . Pearl Jam was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 7 , 2017 , in its first year of eligibility .
Free Your Mind is a song by American female group En Vogue . Released on September 24 , 1992 , Free Your Mind is the third single released from their critically acclaimed hit album Funky Divas . The anti-prejudice song became a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and a top 20 hit on the UK Singles Chart . AllMusic 's review critic , Jose F. Promis , voted the single very favorable and rated the album its highest rating at five . Billboard named the song No . 41 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time .
Mark Romanek ( born September 18 , 1959 ) is an American filmmaker whose directing work includes feature films , television , music videos and commercials . Romanek wrote and directed the 2002 film One Hour Photo and directed the 2010 film Never Let Me Go . His most notable music videos include Hurt ( Johnny Cash ) , Closer ( Nine Inch Nails ) , Ca n't Stop ( Red Hot Chili Peppers ) , Bedtime Story ( Madonna ) , Scream ( Michael & Janet Jackson ) , Criminal ( Fiona Apple ) , and Shake It Off ( Taylor Swift ) . He also co-directed Sandcastles from Beyoncés Lemonade album . Romanek 's music videos have won 20 MTV Video Music Awards , including Best Direction for Jay-Z 's 99 Problems , and he has won three Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video - more than any other director .
Los Lobos ( pronounced [ los ˈloβos ] , Spanish for the Wolves ) is an American rock band from East Los Angeles , California , United States . Their music is influenced by rock and roll , Tex-Mex , country , zydeco , folk , R & B , blues , brown-eyed soul , and traditional music such as cumbia , boleros and norteños . The band gained international stardom in 1987 , when their cover version of Ritchie Valens ' La Bamba topped the charts in the U.S. , the UK and several other countries . In 2015 , they were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In 2018 , they were inducted into Austin City Limits Hall of Fame .
Man on the Moon is a song by the American alternative rock band R.E.M. , released as the second single from their 1992 album Automatic for the People . The lyrics were written by lead singer Michael Stipe , and the music by drummer Bill Berry and guitarist Peter Buck , and credited to the whole band as usual . The song was well received by critics and peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , number 18 on the UK Singles Chart and number one in Iceland . It remains one of R.E.M . 's most popular songs and was included on the compilations In Time : The Best of R.E.M . 1988-2003 and Part Lies , Part Heart , Part Truth , Part Garbage 1982-2011 . Lyrically , the song is a tribute to the comedian and performer Andy Kaufman , with numerous references to his career , including his Elvis impersonation , wrestling , and the film My Breakfast with Blassie . The song 's title and chorus refer to the Moon landing conspiracy theories , as an oblique allusion to rumors that Kaufman 's death in 1984 was faked . The song gave its name to Man on the Moon ( 1999 ) , Miloš Forman 's film based on Kaufman 's life , and was featured prominently in the film 's soundtrack .
Peter Alan Care ( born 28 April 1953 ) is an English director of music videos , commercials and film . He has directed music videos for Cabaret Voltaire , R.E.M. , Bruce Springsteen , Roy Orbison , Depeche Mode and New Order , amongst others .
The 1994 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 8 , 1994 , honoring the best music videos from June 16 , 1993 , to June 15 , 1994 . The show was hosted by Roseanne Barr at Radio City Music Hall in New York City , and this would be the last time there was a female host for the VMAs until Chelsea Handler hosted in 2010 . Kurt Cobain , frontman of grunge band Nirvana , was honored this night after his death on April 5 . Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley opened the show by Michael giving a speech . They ended it by taking a long kiss in front of everyone . In another notable moment , David Letterman escorted Madonna onto the stage and told the singer to watch her language , poking fun at Madonna 's controversial appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman five months earlier . R.E.M . was , for the second time in their careers , the biggest winner of the night , taking home four technical awards for their video Everybody Hurts . Closely following were hip-hop group Salt-n-Pepa and rock band Aerosmith , both of which earned three moonmen that night . Aerosmith 's video for Cryin ' , in fact , won the two main awards of the night , Video of the Year and Viewer 's Choice , making it the second video in VMA history to achieve this feat . This would also be the last time that the nominees for Viewer 's Choice were the same as those for Video of the Year , as MTV discontinued this rule the next year . In terms of nominations , meanwhile , Aerosmith was the night 's biggest nominee , earning a total of nine nominations for two of their videos : Cryin ' received four general nominations , while Amazing earned five professional ones .
Jake Scott ( born 1965 ) is an English film director who works primarily in the field of music videos . His father is film director Ridley Scott .
Everybody Hurts is a song by American rock band R.E.M. , originally released on the band 's 1992 album Automatic for the People and was also released as a single in 1993 . It peaked at number 29 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached the top ten on the charts of Australia , Canada , France , Iceland , the Netherlands , the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom .
Amazing is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith . Don Henley lends his vocals , shadowing lead singer Steven Tyler in parts of this song . It was written by Tyler and longtime band friend and collaborator Richie Supa . It peaked at number 24 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , number three on the Billboard Album Rock Tracks chart , number nine on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 . The song was also successful abroad , peaking at number two in Iceland , number four in Canada , number five in Norway , and the top 20 in the Netherlands and Switzerland . On the album Get a Grip , as soon as the song ends , a radio is heard being tuned into a recording of Who Threw the Whiskey in the Well , recorded by Lucky Millinder . Tyler says , So from all of us at Aerosmith to all of you out there , wherever you are , remember : the light at the end of the tunnel may be you . Good night . Millinder 's orchestra plays as the music fades out .
Marty Callner ( born 1950 in Cincinnati , Ohio ) is an American television director . He has made music videos , comedy specials , concert specials , and created television shows . Marty has directed some of the biggest artists in the world , and has work recorded back as far as 1977 and as recent as 2015 . He is the creator of HBO 's Hard Knocks and has been nominated and won numerous Emmys , MTV Video Music Awards , DGAs and CableACE Awards .
Sabotage is a 1994 song by American hip-hop group Beastie Boys , released as the first single from their fourth studio album Ill Communication . The song features traditional rock instrumentation ( Ad-Rock on guitar , MCA on bass , and Mike D on drums ) , turntable scratches , heavily distorted bass guitar riffs and lead vocals by Ad-Rock . A moderate commercial success , the song was notable as well for its video , directed by Spike Jonze and nominated in five categories at the 1994 MTV Music Video Awards . In 2004 , Rolling Stone magazine ranked Sabotage # 480 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . In March 2005 , Q magazine placed it at # 46 in its list of the 100 Greatest Guitar Tracks , and was ranked # 19 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s list . Pitchfork Media included the song at # 39 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s list .
Adam Spiegel ( born October 22 , 1969 ) , known professionally as Spike Jonze ( pronounced as the common English name Jones ) , is an American filmmaker , photographer , and actor , whose work includes music videos , commercials , film and television . Jonze began his career as a teenager photographing BMX riders and skateboarders for Freestylin ' Magazine and Transworld Skateboarding , and co-founded the youth culture magazine Dirt . Moving into filmmaking , he began shooting street skateboarding films , including the influential Video Days ( 1991 ) . Jonze co-founded the skateboard company Girl Skateboards in 1993 with riders Rick Howard and Mike Carroll . Jonze 's filmmaking style made him an in-demand director of music videos for much of the 1990s , resulting in collaborations with Sonic Youth , Beastie Boys , Fatboy Slim , Daft Punk , Weezer , Björk , Kanye West and Arcade Fire . Jonze began his feature film directing career with Being John Malkovich ( 1999 ) and Adaptation . ( 2002 ) , both written by Charlie Kaufman ; the former earned Jonze an Academy Award nomination for Best Director . He was a co-creator and executive producer of MTV 's Jackass reality franchise . Jonze later began directing films based on his own screenplays , including Where the Wild Things Are ( 2009 ) and Her ( 2013 ) ; for the latter film , he won the Academy Award , Golden Globe , and the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay , while receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Picture and Best Original Song ( The Moon Song ) . He has worked as an actor sporadically throughout his career , co-starring in David O. Russell 's war comedy Three Kings ( 1999 ) and appeared in supporting roles in Bennett Miller 's Moneyball ( 2011 ) and Martin Scorsese 's The Wolf of Wall Street ( 2013 ) , in addition to a recurring role in comedy series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret ( 2010-2012 ) and cameo appearances in his own films . Jonze co-founded Directors Label , with filmmakers Chris Cunningham and Michel Gondry , and the Palm Pictures company . He is currently the creative director of Vice Media , Inc. and its multinational television channel Viceland .
The Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City formed in 1981 . The group was composed of Michael Mike D Diamond ( vocals , drums ) , Adam MCA Yauch ( vocals , bass ) and Adam Ad-Rock Horovitz ( vocals , guitar , programming ) . The Beastie Boys were formed as a four-piece hardcore punk band , the Young Aborigines , in 1978 by Mike D ( vocals ) , MCA ( bass ) , John Berry ( guitar ) and Kate Schellenbach ( drums ) . They appeared on the compilation cassette New York Thrash , contributing two songs from their first EP , Polly Wog Stew , in 1982 . Berry left shortly thereafter and was replaced by Horovitz . After achieving local success with the 1983 experimental hip hop single Cooky Puss , the Beastie Boys made a full transition to hip hop , and Schellenbach left the group soon after . They toured with Madonna in 1985 and a year later released their debut album Licensed to Ill . It was followed by Paul 's Boutique , Check Your Head , Ill Communication , Hello Nasty , To the 5 Boroughs , The Mix-Up , and Hot Sauce Committee Part Two . The Beastie Boys have sold 26 million records in the United States and 50 million records worldwide , making them the biggest-selling rap group since Billboard began recording sales in 1991 . With seven platinum-selling albums from 1986 to 2004 , the Beastie Boys were one of the longest-lived hip hop acts worldwide . In 2012 , they became the third rap group to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . In the same year , MCA died of cancer .
Sweet Lullaby is a song by French world music/ethnic electronica Deep Forest which originally appeared on their eponymous album . The song gained popularity in 1992 and 1993 when it was released as a single , becoming a top 30 hit in many European and Oceanian countries . In 1994 , it was re-released in remixed versions .
Deep Forest is a musical group originally consisting of two French musicians , Michel Sanchez and Éric Mouquet . They compose a style of world music , sometimes called ethnic electronica , mixing ethnic with electronic sounds and dance beats or chillout beats . Their sound has been described as an ethno-introspective ambient world music . They were nominated for a Grammy Award in 1994 for Best World Music Album , and in 1995 they won the Award for the album Boheme . The group also became World Music Awards Winner - French group with the highest 1995 world sales . Their albums have sold over 10 million copies . Sanchez started his own career as a singer on 2005 , while Mouquet continued working under the band 's original name .
The 1995 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7 , 1995 , honoring the best music videos from June 16 , 1994 , to June 15 , 1995 . The show was hosted by Dennis Miller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City . David Sandlin was commissioned to design the program catalogue . TLC and Weezer were the biggest winners of the night , with each taking home four awards . TLC , though , won the two main awards of the night - Viewer 's Choice Award and Video of the Year - for Waterfalls , while Weezer 's video for Buddy Holly took home the two main technical awards : Best Direction and Breakthrough Video . Meanwhile , the sibling pair of Michael and Janet Jackson was right behind both groups in terms of wins , as their video for Scream earned them three moonmen . Also Michael performed for over fifteen minutes to a medley of his main songs at the ceremony . As mentioned above , TLC 's Waterfalls won both Video of the Year and Viewer 's Choice , becoming the third and last video to accomplish this feat in a single year . Ironically , this occurred on the very first year that MTV decided to have different sets of nominees for these categories ( as until 1994 the practice had been to have both categories have exactly the same set of nominees ) . Curiously , though , the award for Breakthrough Video would end up having the same four nominees as Video of the Year in 1995 , marking the only time this ever happened in VMA history . In terms of nominations , the four videos and acts that were up for Video of the Year dominated the night . Michael and Janet Jackson 's Scream was the most nominated video of the night , earning a grand total of eleven nominations , including a nomination in each of the seven professional categories .
Buddy Holly is a song by the American rock band Weezer , written by Rivers Cuomo . It was released as the second single from the band 's debut album Weezer ( The Blue Album ) in 1994 . The single was released on what would have been Buddy Holly 's 58th birthday . The lyrics reference the song 's 1950s namesake and actress Mary Tyler Moore . It reached number two and number 34 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the US Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , respectively . The song also reached number six in Canada , number 12 in the United Kingdom , number 13 in Iceland and number 14 in Sweden . Rolling Stone ranked Buddy Holly number 499 in its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ( 2010 ) . The digital version of the single for Buddy Holly was certified gold by the RIAA in 2006 . VH1 ranked it as one of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s at number 59 in December 2007 .
Weezer is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles , California , in 1992 . Since 2001 , the band has consisted of Rivers Cuomo ( lead vocals , lead guitar , keyboards ) , Patrick Wilson ( drums ) , Brian Bell ( guitar , backing vocals , keyboards ) , and Scott Shriner ( bass , backing vocals ) . After signing to Geffen Records in 1993 , Weezer released its self-titled debut album , also known as the Blue Album , in 1994 . Backed by music videos for the singles Buddy Holly , Undone - The Sweater Song , and Say It Ai n't So , the Blue Album became a multiplatinum success . Weezer 's second album , Pinkerton ( 1996 ) , featuring a darker , more abrasive sound , was a commercial failure and initially received mixed reviews , but went on to achieve cult status and critical acclaim years later . Both the Blue Album and Pinkerton are now frequently cited among the best albums of the 1990s . Following the tour for Pinkerton , bassist Matt Sharp left the band and Weezer went on hiatus . In 2001 , Weezer returned with the Green Album , with new bassist Mikey Welsh . With a more pop sound , and promoted by singles Hash Pipe and Island in the Sun , the album was a commercial success and received mostly positive reviews . After the Green Album tour , Welsh left the band and was replaced by current bassist Scott Shriner . Weezer 's fourth album , Maladroit ( 2002 ) , achieved mostly positive reviews , but weaker sales . Make Believe ( 2005 ) received mixed reviews , but its single Beverly Hills became Weezer 's first single to top the US Modern Rock Tracks chart and the first to reach the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 .
Basket Case is a song by the American rock band Green Day . It is the seventh track and second single from their third studio album , Dookie ( 1994 ) . The song spent five weeks at the top of Billboard 's Alternative Songs chart . In 2001 , the song appeared as the fifth track on their greatest hits album , International Superhits ! .
Green Day is an American rock band formed in the East Bay of California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt . For much of the band 's career , they have been a trio with drummer Tré Cool , who replaced John Kiffmeyer in 1990 prior to the recording of the band 's second studio album , Kerplunk ( 1991 ) . Touring guitarist Jason White became a full-time member in 2012 , but returned to his role as a touring member in 2016 . Green Day was originally part of the late 80s-early 90s punk scene at the DIY 924 Gilman Street club in Berkeley , California . The band 's early releases were with the independent record label Lookout ! Records . In 1994 , their major label debut Dookie , released through Reprise Records , became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the U.S. Green Day is credited alongside fellow California punk bands NOFX , Sublime , Bad Religion , the Offspring , and Rancid with popularizing mainstream interest in punk rock in the U.S . Though the albums Insomniac ( 1995 ) , Nimrod ( 1997 ) , and Warning ( 2000 ) did not match the success of Dookie , they were still successful with the former two reaching triple platinum status while the latter achieved gold . Green Day 's seventh album , a rock opera called American Idiot ( 2004 ) , found popularity with a younger generation , selling six million copies in the U.S. Their next album , 21st Century Breakdown , was released in 2009 and achieved the band 's best chart performance . It was followed by a trilogy of albums , ¡Uno ! , ¡Dos ! , and ¡Tré ! , released in September , November , and December 2012 respectively . The trilogy did not perform as well as expected commercially in comparison to their previous albums largely due to lack of promotion and lead singer and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong going into rehab . Their twelfth studio album , Revolution Radio , was released in October 2016 and became their third to debut at No .
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Michael Joseph Jackson ( August 29 , 1958 - June 25 , 2009 ) was an American singer , songwriter , and dancer . Dubbed the King of Pop , he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest entertainers in the history of music . Jackson 's contributions to music , dance , and fashion , along with his publicized personal life , made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades . His sound and style have influenced artists of various genres . The eighth child of the Jackson family , Jackson made his professional debut in 1964 with his elder brothers Jackie , Tito , Jermaine , and Marlon as a member of the Jackson 5 . Jackson began his solo career in 1971 while at Motown Records , and rose to solo stardom with his fifth studio album Off the Wall ( 1979 ) . By the early 1980s , Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music . His music videos , including those for Beat It , Billie Jean , and Thriller from his sixth studio album Thriller ( 1982 ) , are credited with breaking racial barriers and transforming the medium into an art form and promotional tool . Their popularity helped propel the television channel MTV into a significant factor of 1980s pop culture . The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards at the 26th Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year . Jackson continued to innovate with videos including Leave Me Alone and Smooth Criminal from Bad ( 1987 ) , Black or White and Remember the Time from Dangerous ( 1991 ) , Scream from HIStory : Past , Present and Future , Book I ( 1995 ) and Ghosts from the remix album Blood on the Dance Floor : HIStory in the Mix ( 1997 ) . Jackson forged a reputation as a global touring artist .
Janet Damita Jo Jackson ( born May 16 , 1966 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress , and dancer . A prominent figure in popular culture , she is known for sonically innovative , socially conscious and sexually provocative records , and elaborate stage shows . The ninth and youngest child of the Jackson family , she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s , including Good Times , Diff'rent Strokes , and Fame . After signing a recording contract with A & M Records in 1982 , she became a pop icon following the release of her third and fourth studio albums Control ( 1986 ) and Rhythm Nation 1814 ( 1989 ) . Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues , funk , disco , rap and industrial beats , which led to crossover success in popular music . In 1991 , Jackson signed the first of two record-breaking multimillion-dollar contracts with Virgin Records , establishing her as one of the highest-paid artists in the industry . Her fifth album Janet ( 1993 ) saw her develop a public image as a sex symbol as she began to explore sexuality in her music . That same year , she appeared in her first starring film role in Poetic Justice , and has since continued to act in feature films . Jackson then released her sixth studio album The Velvet Rope ( 1997 ) , which is distinguished for its innovative production and dark lyrical content . By the end of the 1990s , she was named by Billboard magazine as the second most successful recording artist of the decade after Mariah Carey . Her seventh album All for You ( 2001 ) coincided with a celebration of her impact on the recording industry as the inaugural MTV Icon . After parting ways with Virgin Records , she released her tenth album Discipline ( 2008 ) , her first and only album with Island Records .
Waterfalls is a song by American recording group TLC . It was written by band member Lisa Left Eye Lopes with Marqueze Etheridge and Organized Noize for TLC 's second album , CrazySexyCool ( 1994 ) , featuring production by the latter . The song was released as the third single from the album on May 29 , 1995 in the United States , followed by a United Kingdom release on August 5 , 1995 . Often considered the group 's signature song , Waterfalls was an international hit , topping the charts in many different territories . The song spent seven weeks at No . 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 , giving the group their second US No . 1 . The song was the No . 2 song of the year on the Billboard 1995 year-end chart . Waterfalls also peaked at No . 1 in New Zealand and Switzerland while reaching the top ten in many other countries . Waterfalls received critical acclaim , earning two Grammy nominations at the 38th Annual Grammy Awards in 1996 for Record of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal .
Felix Gary Gray ( born July 17 , 1969 ) is an American film director , film producer , music video director , and actor . Gray began his career as a director on numerous critically acclaimed and award-winning music videos , including It Was a Good Day by Ice Cube , Natural Born Killaz by Dr. Dre and Ice Cube , Keep Their Heads Ringin ' by Dr. Dre , Waterfalls by TLC , and Ms. Jackson by Outkast . Gray made his feature film directorial debut with the comedy Friday ( 1995 ) . He has since directed the films Set It Off ( 1996 ) , The Negotiator ( 1998 ) , The Italian Job ( 2003 ) , Be Cool ( 2005 ) , Law Abiding Citizen ( 2009 ) , and Straight Outta Compton ( 2015 ) . He also directed the eighth installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise , The Fate of the Furious ( 2017 ) , which is the 18th highest-grossing film of all-time .
TLC is an American girl group whose original line-up consisted of Tionne T-Boz Watkins , Lisa Left Eye Lopes , and Rozonda Chilli Thomas . Formed in Atlanta , Georgia in 1991 , the group was very successful during the 1990s . They scored nine top-ten hits on the Billboard Hot 100 , including four number-one singles Creep , Waterfalls , No Scrubs , and Unpretty . The group also recorded four multi-platinum albums , including CrazySexyCool ( 1994 ) , which received a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . TLC also became the first R & B group in history to receive the Million certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan ( RIAJ ) for FanMail ( 1999 ) . Having sold over 65 million records worldwide , TLC is the best-selling American girl group . VH1 ranked TLC as the greatest female group , placing them at number 12 on the list of 100 Greatest Women in Music . Billboard magazine ranked TLC as one of the greatest musical trios , as well as the seventh most successful act of the 1990s . The group 's accolades include four career Grammy Awards , five MTV Video Music Awards , and five Soul Train Music Awards . Twenty years after their debut , TLC was honored with Outstanding Contribution to Music at the 17th MOBO Awards and Legend Award at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards Japan . All three members of TLC are considered irreplaceable by the other members , and each of them has contributed equally to the group . [ citation needed ] Following Lopes ' death in 2002 , instead of replacing her , the remaining members chose to continue as a duo .
The 1996 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 4 , 1996 , honoring the best music videos from June 16 , 1995 , to June 14 , 1996 . The show was hosted by Dennis Miller at Radio City Music Hall in New York City . The show centered on The Smashing Pumpkins , who led the pack that night with nine nominations . Having lost their touring keyboardist days before this appearance to a heroin overdose , and kicked longtime , original drummer Jimmy Chamberlin out of the band , the band opened the show as a three-piece , performing an awe-inspiring , emotional version of Tonight , Tonight . What is more , the Pumpkins ended up winning seven of the awards they were up for : Tonight , Tonight earned six wins out of its eight nominations , including Video of the Year , thus making it the night 's most nominated and biggest winning video ; while their video for 1979 earned the one Moonman it was nominated for : Best Alternative Video . The next biggest nominee and winner that night was Canadian singer Alanis Morissette , who won three out of her six nominations for her video Ironic . Tying with her in terms of nominations was Icelandic singer Björk , who also received six ; however , her video for It 's Oh So Quiet only took home one Moonman for Best Choreography . Closely following with five nominations each were Coolio , the Foo Fighters , and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony . Out of these , though , only the former two ended up taking home some Moonmen for their videos . Coolio won three , as Gangsta 's Paradise won two out of its three nominations , and 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ( Sumpin ' New ) won one out of its two nominations , while the Foo Fighters ' Big Me took home one Moonman for Best Group Video . Bone Thugs-n-Harmony , meanwhile , went home empty-handed . Highlights of the show included a pre-show set by little-but-soon-to-be-widely known No Doubt , who performed on the entrance marquee of Radio City Music Hall .
Jonathan Dayton ( born July 7 , 1957 ) and Valerie Faris ( born October 20 , 1958 ) are a team of American film and music video directors who received critical acclaim for their feature film directorial debut , Little Miss Sunshine ( 2006 ) . Later the married couple directed the romantic comedy-drama Ruby Sparks ( 2012 ) , and the biographical sports drama Battle of the Sexes ( 2017 ) . Their most recent directing project is the Netflix comedy series , Living With Yourself , starring Paul Rudd , which premiered on October 17 , 2019 .
Tonight , Tonight is a song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins , written by the band 's frontman , Billy Corgan . It was the fourth single and second track on the first disc from their third album , Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness , and was released in April 1996 in Europe . Tonight , Tonight was critically acclaimed and commercially well-received upon its release , reaching number one in Iceland , number two in New Zealand , number seven in the United Kingdom and number 36 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The music video accompanying the song was also successful and won several awards . A shorter acoustic version of the song , titled Tonite Reprise , was included as a B-side to the single and on the triple LP version of Mellon Collie . This single also later appeared in an extended form on the box set The Aeroplane Flies High . Additionally , the song appears on the band 's greatest hits release , Rotten Apples .
The Smashing Pumpkins ( or Smashing Pumpkins ) [ note 1 ] are an American alternative rock band from Chicago , Illinois . Formed in 1988 by frontman Billy Corgan ( lead vocals , guitar ) , D'arcy Wretzky ( bass ) , James Iha ( guitar ) , and Jimmy Chamberlin ( drums ) , the band has undergone many line-up changes . The current lineup features Corgan , Chamberlin , Iha and guitarist Jeff Schroeder . Disavowing the punk rock roots of many of their alt-rock contemporaries , they have a diverse , densely layered , and guitar-heavy sound , containing elements of gothic rock , heavy metal , dream pop , psychedelic rock , progressive rock , shoegazing , and electronica in later recordings . Corgan is the group 's primary songwriter ; his musical ambitions and cathartic lyrics have shaped the band 's albums and songs , which have been described as anguished , bruised reports from Billy Corgan 's nightmare-land . The Smashing Pumpkins broke into the musical mainstream with their second album , 1993 's Siamese Dream . The group built its audience with extensive touring and their 1995 follow-up , the double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness , debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart . With 30 million albums sold worldwide , the Smashing Pumpkins were one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed bands of the 1990s . However , internal fighting , drug use , and diminishing record sales led to a 2000 break-up . In 2006 , Corgan and Chamberlin reconvened to record a new Smashing Pumpkins album , Zeitgeist . After touring throughout 2007 and 2008 with a lineup including new guitarist Jeff Schroeder , Chamberlin left the band in early 2009 . Later that year , Corgan began a new recording series with a rotating lineup of musicians entitled Teargarden by Kaleidyscope , which encompassed the release of stand-alone singles , compilation EP releases , and two full albums that also fell under the project 's scope - Oceania in 2012 and Monuments to an Elegy in 2014 .
Big Me is the fourth single by the Foo Fighters from their self-titled debut album Foo Fighters . Released in the spring of 1996 , the song became a crossover hit for the band on pop radio , when it reached # 13 on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay .
Jesse W. Peretz ( born May 19 , 1968 ) is an American film and television director , TV producer and former musician . He first rose to prominence as a bass guitarist and founding member of The Lemonheads , a Cambridge , Massachusetts-based band which formed in 1986 . Peretz left the band as a musician shortly before their breakout album , It 's a Shame About Ray , was released , but stayed on as the band photographer . After leaving The Lemonheads , he began to work extensively as a director , first in short form works such as television commercials and music videos , later transitioning to feature films and television series . His directorial work includes the films Our Idiot Brother and Juliet , Naked , and the TV series Girls .
Foo Fighters is an American rock band , formed in Seattle , Washington , in 1994 . It was founded by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of Nirvana after the suicide of Kurt Cobain . The group got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War II , which were known collectively as foo fighters . Prior to the release of Foo Fighters ' 1995 debut album Foo Fighters , which featured Grohl as the only official member , Grohl recruited bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith , both formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate , as well as Nirvana touring guitarist Pat Smear to complete the lineup . The band began with performances in Portland , Oregon . Goldsmith quit during the recording of the group 's second album , The Colour and the Shape ( 1997 ) , when most of the drum parts were re-recorded by Grohl himself . Smear 's departure followed soon afterward , though he would appear as a guest with the band frequently starting in 2006 , and would rejoin as an official full-time member in 2011 . They were replaced by Taylor Hawkins and Franz Stahl , respectively , although Stahl was fired before the recording of the group 's third album , There Is Nothing Left to Lose ( 1999 ) . The band briefly continued as a trio until Chris Shiflett joined as the band 's lead guitarist after the completion of There Is Nothing Left to Lose . The band released its fourth album , One by One , in 2002 . The group followed that release with the two-disc In Your Honor ( 2005 ) , which was split between acoustic songs and heavier material . Foo Fighters released its sixth album , Echoes , Silence , Patience & Grace , in 2007 .
Ironic is a song by Canadian-American singer Alanis Morissette . It was released in February 1996 as the third single from her third studio album , Jagged Little Pill ( 1995 ) . It was written by Morissette and Glen Ballard , and was produced by him . Ironic is a song written in the key of B major , and includes a moderate tempo of eighty-five beats per minute . The lyrics present several situations that are described as ironic ; this has led to debate as to whether any of these actually match the accepted meaning of irony . However , some have argued that it does match what is known as situational irony . The track topped the Canadian RPM Top Singles chart for six weeks , and reached the top five in Australia , New Zealand and Norway . In the United States , the song reached number four on April 13 , 1996 , and currently is her highest-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 . Ironic was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . The song won the Juno Award for Single of the Year , and received two Grammy Award nominations in 1997 , for Record of the Year and Best Short Form Music Video . French director Stéphane Sednaoui filmed the music video . In it , Morissette drives through a winter landscape , and she plays multiple roles as her passengers .
Alanis Nadine Morissette ( born June 1 , 1974 ) is a Canadian-American singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress . Known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice , Morissette began her career in Canada in the early 1990s with two mildly successful dance-pop albums . Afterwards , as part of a recording deal , she moved to Holmby Hills , Los Angeles and in 1995 released Jagged Little Pill , a more rock-oriented album which sold more than 33 million copies globally and is her most critically acclaimed work . Her follow-up album , Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie , was released in 1998 . Morissette assumed creative control and producing duties for her subsequent studio albums , including Under Rug Swept ( 2002 ) , So-Called Chaos ( 2004 ) , and Flavors of Entanglement ( 2008 ) . Her eighth studio album and most recent to date , Havoc and Bright Lights , was released in 2012 . Morissette has sold more than 75 million records worldwide and has been dubbed the Queen of Alt-Rock Angst by Rolling Stone .
It 's Oh So Quiet is a song by American singer Betty Hutton , released in 1951 as the B-side to the single Murder , He Says . It is a cover of the German song Und jetzt ist es still , performed by Horst Winter in 1948 , with music written by Austrian composer Hans Lang and German lyrics by Erich Meder . The English lyrics were written by Bert Reisfeld . A French title , Tout est tranquille , was performed in 1949 by Ginette Garcin and the Jacques Hélian Orchestra . The song was covered by Icelandic musician Björk in 1995 . It was released as the third single from her second album Post and remains her biggest hit , reaching number 4 in the UK and spending 15 weeks on the UK Singles Chart . Fuelled by the Spike Jonze-directed music video clip ( see below ) , the single also shot Björk into the spotlight in Australia , where it reached number 6 . In the United Kingdom the single has been certified as Gold , having sold upwards of 400,000 copies . Despite being her biggest hit among the general public , the song did not appear on Björk 's 2002 compilation Greatest Hits , which includes singles chosen by fans via online survey . In an interview on BBC Radio 1 with Chris Evans in 1995 , Björk said the song had been played on the bus she had used on a recent tour and she recorded it as a thank you to the team that worked with her on that tour . In 2002 , Brittany Murphy made a performance of this song , joined by The Pussycat Dolls . In 2005 , Lucy Woodward covered the song for the soundtrack for the film Ice Princess .
Björk Guðmundsdóttir OTF ( /bjɜːrk/ BYURK , Icelandic : [ pjœr̥k ˈkvʏðmʏntsˌtouʰtɪr̥ ] ( listen ) ; born 21 November 1965 ) is an Icelandic singer , songwriter , record producer , actress , and DJ . Over her four-decade career , she has developed an eclectic musical style that draws on a range of influences and genres spanning electronic , pop , experimental , classical , trip hop , IDM , and avant-garde music . Born and raised in Reykjavík , Björk began her music career at the age of 11 and first gained international recognition as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Sugarcubes , whose 1987 single Birthday was a hit on UK and US indie stations and a favourite among music critics . After the band 's breakup , Björk embarked on a solo career in 1993 , coming to prominence as a solo artist with albums such as Debut ( 1993 ) , Post ( 1995 ) , and Homogenic ( 1997 ) , while collaborating with a range of artists and exploring a variety of multimedia projects . Several of Björk 's albums have reached the top 20 on the US Billboard 200 chart , the most recent being Vulnicura ( 2015 ) . Björks fourth studio album , Vespertine , was released in August 2001 . She has had 31 singles reach the top 40 on pop charts around the world , with 22 top 40 hits in the UK , including the top 10 hits It 's Oh So Quiet , Army of Me , and Hyperballad . In 2004 , Björk released her fifth studio album , Medúlla , followed by her sixth studio album , Volta , in May 2007 . Björk is reported to have sold between 20 and 40 million records worldwide as of 2015 [ update ] . She has won the 2010 Polar Music Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in recognition of her deeply personal music and lyrics , her precise arrangements , and her unique voice . Björk was included in Time 's 2015 list of the 100 most influential people in the world . She was ranked both sixtieth and eighty-first in Rolling Stone 's 100 greatest singers and songwriters lists respectively .
The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 4 , 1997 , honoring the best music videos from June 17 , 1996 , to June 16 , 1997 . The show was hosted by Chris Rock at Radio City Music Hall in New York City . American singer Beck took home the most Moonmen of the night , winning a total of five awards . British acid jazz band Jamiroquai closely followed , though , taking home four awards including the coveted Video of the Year prize . The only other multiple winner that night was British dance outfit The Prodigy , which took home both the American and European Viewer 's Choice awards - making them the first act in VMA history to win two Viewer 's Choice awards in the same year . As for nominations , Jamiroquai dominated the field with a total of ten nominations for their video for Virtual Insanity . In second place was Beck , who received a total of seven mentions : five for The New Pollution and two for Devils Haircut . Lastly , Nine Inch Nails came in third with five nominations for The Perfect Drug . Unlike Beck and Jamiroquai , though , Nine Inch Nails went home empty-handed that night .
Beck Hansen ( born Bek David Campbell ; July 8 , 1970 ) is an American singer , songwriter , musician , and record producer . He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style , and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres . He has musically encompassed folk , funk , soul , hip hop , electronic , alternative rock , country , and psychedelia . He has released 14 studio albums , as well as several non-album singles and a book of sheet music . Born and raised in Los Angeles , Beck grew towards hip-hop and folk in his teens and began to perform locally at coffeehouses and clubs . He moved to New York City in 1989 and became involved in the city 's small but fiery anti-folk movement . Returning to Los Angeles in the early 1990s , he cut his breakthrough single Loser , which became a worldwide hit in 1994 , and released his first major album , Mellow Gold , the same year . Odelay , released in 1996 , topped critic polls and won several awards . He released the country-influenced , twangy Mutations in 1998 , and the funk-infused Midnite Vultures in 1999 . The soft-acoustic Sea Change in 2002 showcased a more serious Beck , and 2005 's Guero returned to Odelay 's sample-based production . The Information in 2006 was inspired by electro-funk , hip hop , and psychedelia ; 2008 's Modern Guilt was inspired by '60s pop music ; and 2014 's folk-infused Morning Phase won Album of the Year at the 57th Grammy Awards on February 8 , 2015 . His thirteenth studio album , Colors , was released in October 2017 after a long production process , and won awards for Best Alternative Album and Best Engineered Album at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards .
The New Pollution is a song by Beck . The song appears on his album Odelay and was also released as a single . The song samples the single Venus by Joe Thomas .
The End Is the Beginning Is the End is a Grammy Award-winning song by American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins . It is the first full-band song released as a single by the Smashing Pumpkins in the aftermath of their 1995 album , Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness . It is their first release with drummer Matt Walker , who later drummed on several tracks of Adore and all of James Iha 's Let It Come Down . The song reached the top 10 in eight countries and won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance .
Joel T. Schumacher ( /ˈʃuːmɑːkər/ ; born August 29 , 1939 ) is an American filmmaker . Schumacher rose to fame after directing three hit films : St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) , The Lost Boys ( 1987 ) , and Flatliners ( 1990 ) . He later went on to direct the John Grisham adaptations The Client ( 1994 ) and A Time to Kill ( 1996 ) . His films Falling Down ( 1993 ) and 8mm ( 1999 ) competed for Palme d'Or and Golden Bear , respectively . In 1993 , he signed on to direct the next installments of the Batman film series . The Schumacher-directed Batman films Batman Forever ( 1995 ) and Batman & Robin ( 1997 ) received mixed-to-negative reactions from both critics and the public . After the Batman films , Schumacher pulled back from blockbusters and returned to making minimalist films such as Tigerland ( 2000 ) and Phone Booth ( 2002 ) , both earning positive reviews . He also directed The Phantom of the Opera ( 2004 ) , The Number 23 ( 2007 ) , and two episodes of House of Cards . Known for casting young actors , Schumacher helped actors like Colin Farrell , Kiefer Sutherland , and Matthew McConaughey to launch careers .
The Perfect Drug is a song by Nine Inch Nails written for the David Lynch film Lost Highway . It was released in 1997 on the Lost Highway soundtrack as well as a single from the score . Remixes of the song were released as an EP , The Perfect Drug Versions . Though The Perfect Drug Versions acts as a single for the titular song , the original version does not appear on the EP . The track has also been included on international singles We 're in This Together , Part 3 and Into the Void without the ending truncated ; the only audio release of it in North America being on the Lost Highway soundtrack . A music video for it was directed by Mark Romanek , included with Closure , a VHS compilation and The Work of Director Mark Romanek . In 2002 , American post-hardcore band the Blood Brothers sampled the song in their song Kiss of the Octopus . In 2011 , the song was used as the entrance song for Japanese mixed martial artist Michihiro Omigawa at UFC 131 . American deathcore band Fit for an Autopsy covered the song for the split EP The Depression Sessions in 2016 .
Nine Inch Nails , commonly abbreviated as NIN ( stylized as NIИ ) , is an American industrial rock band formed in 1988 in Cleveland , Ohio . Singer , songwriter , multi-instrumentalist , and producer Trent Reznor was the only permanent member of the band until the addition of English musician Atticus Ross in 2016 . Reznor recorded the band 's debut album , Pretty Hate Machine ( 1989 ) , while working overnight as a janitor at a Cleveland recording studio . After feuding with the label TVT Records about promotion , Reznor signed with Interscope Records and released the EP Broken ( 1992 ) . The following albums , The Downward Spiral ( 1994 ) and The Fragile ( 1999 ) , were released to critical acclaim and commercial success . Following a hiatus , Nine Inch Nails resumed touring in 2005 and released their fourth album , With Teeth ( 2005 ) . Following the release of Year Zero ( 2007 ) , Reznor left Interscope after a feud . Nine Inch Nails continued touring and independently released Ghosts I-IV ( 2008 ) and The Slip ( 2008 ) before a second hiatus . Their eighth album , Hesitation Marks ( 2013 ) , was followed by a trilogy consisting of the EPs Not the Actual Events ( 2016 ) and Add Violence ( 2017 ) and their ninth album Bad Witch ( 2018 ) . Reznor typically assembles a live band to perform with him . The band has varied over the decades , and as of 2019 includes Robin Finck , Alessandro Cortini , and Ilan Rubin . Nine Inch Nails concerts since 2005 often employ thematic visual elements , extensive use of special effects , and elaborate light shows ; songs are often rearranged for performance , and elements of songs that are not scheduled to be performed in their entirety are occasionally assimilated other songs .
The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly ) is a song recorded by American rapper Missy Misdemeanor Elliott . It was written and composed by Don Bryant , Bernard Bernie Miller , Elliott , and producer Timbaland for her debut album Supa Dupa Fly ( 1997 ) and contains a sample of Ann Peebles ' 1973 single I Ca n't Stand the Rain , whose lyrics serve as the chorus . The song was released to US radio stations on May 20 , 1997 , and the Hype Williams-directed video was released to video shows starting June 3 , 1997 . The song entered the Hot R & B Airplay chart in mid-June , and peaked at number 6 the week of August 9 , 1997 . It peaked at number 51 on the Hot 100 Airplay chart the following week . The song was released as the album 's lead single on July 2 , 1997 , and reached the top twenty in the United Kingdom and New Zealand . VH1 ranked the song 99th on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s . And in 2010 Pitchfork Media included the song at number 33 on their Top 200 Tracks of the 90s . In 2000 , The Rain ( Supa Dupa Fly ) was named the fourth-best single of 1999 by The Village Voice 's annual-year end Pazz & Jop critics ' poll . The song 's moans are used as a sample in Method Man & Redman 's The ? [ citation needed ]
Harold Hype Williams ( born July 1 , 1970 ) is an American music video director , film director , film producer , and screenwriter .
Melissa Missy Arnette Elliott ( born July 1 , 1971 ) is an American rapper , singer , songwriter , record producer , dancer , and philanthropist . She embarked on her music career with all-female R & B group Sista in the early-mid 1990s and later became a member of the Swing Mob collective along with childhood friend and longtime collaborator Timbaland , with whom she worked on projects for Aaliyah , 702 , Total , and SWV . Following several collaborations and guest appearances , she launched her solo career on July 15 , 1997 with her debut album Supa Dupa Fly , which spawned the top 20 single Sock It 2 Me . The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 , the highest charting debut for a female rapper at the time . Elliott 's second album , Da Real World , was released on June 22 , 1999 and produced the singles She 's a Bitch , All n My Grill , and top five hit Hot Boyz . The remix of the latter song broke the record for most weeks at number-one on the US R & B chart on the issue dated January 15 , 2000 ; as well as spending 18 weeks at number one on the Hot Rap Singles chart , from December 4 , 1999 to March 25 , 2000 . With the release of Miss E. So Addictive ( 2001 ) , Under Construction ( 2002 ) , and This Is Not a Test ( 2003 ) , Elliott established an international career that yielded hits including Get Ur Freak On , One Minute Man , 4 My People , Gossip Folks , and Work It . The latter won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rap Solo Performance . Elliott went on to win five Grammy Awards and sell over 30 million records in the United States . She is the best-selling female rapper in Nielsen Music history , according to Billboard in 2017 . In 2019 , she became the first female rapper inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame , and received the MTV VMAs Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award for her impact on the music video landscape .
Virtual Insanity is a song by British funk band Jamiroquai . It was released as the second single from their third studio album , Travelling Without Moving ( 1996 ) , on 19 August 1996 . The song 's award-winning music video was released in September 1996 . Virtual Insanity was a number-one hit in Iceland and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart . Peaking within the top 10 in Finland and Ireland , the song also peaked at number 38 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart upon the single 's release in the US in 1997 . The sight of underground town in Sapporo , Northern Japan provided inspiration to this song .
Jonathan Glazer ( born 26 March 1965 ) is an English filmmaker , whose directing work includes feature films , music videos and advertisements .
Jamiroquai ( /dʒəˈmɪrəkwaɪ/ ( listen ) ) are an English funk and acid jazz band from London , formed in 1992 . Fronted by singer-songwriter Jay Kay , the band were a prominent component of the London-based funk/jazz movement of the 1990s . Their sound draws from black music of the 1970s , and their lyrics and visual concepts occasionally deal with social and environmental idealism . They also drew from rock , electronica and Latin music , and on stage perform with several musicians in the band playing live . Over the years , Kay has consistently remained as the leader through several line-up changes . The band débuted with When You Gon na Learn under Acid Jazz records , which led to Kay signing a record deal with Sony Soho2 . While under this label , the group released a string of million-selling albums containing singles that have reached various charts worldwide , including the 1998 single Deeper Underground which topped in the UK , while having moderate success in the US within the Dance charts . All eight of the band 's albums have entered the UK top 10 . Three of them , Emergency on Planet Earth ( 1993 ) , Synkronized ( 1999 ) , A Funk Odyssey ( 2001 ) along with their greatest hits compilation , charted at number 1 . Jamiroquai have sold more than 26 million albums worldwide as of 2017 . Their third album Travelling Without Moving ( 1996 ) , received a Guinness World Record for the best-selling funk album in history . The music video for the album 's lead single Virtual Insanity , was named Video of the Year at the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards .
The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 10 , 1998 , honoring the best music videos from June 17 , 1997 , to June 12 , 1998 . The show was hosted by Ben Stiller at Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles . Madonna was the most successful winner and nominee of the night , winning six awards out of a total nine nominations : five ( out of eight ) for Ray of Light , including Video of the Year and Best Female Video , and one for Frozen ( its only nomination ) . Other than Madonna , only Will Smith and The Prodigy won multiple awards that night , winning two apiece . With regard to nominations , the two biggest nominees aside from Madonna were alt-rock band Garbage and rapper Will Smith . Smith split his nominations between two videos : Gettin ' Jiggy wit It ( five ) and Just the Two of Us ( one ) , each of which earned a Moonman . In contrast , Garbage received all eight nominations for Push It but went home completely empty-handed at the end of the night . The mesh dress that actress Rose McGowan wore to the award show was the subject of much media attention following the awards . The dress went on to become one of the most iconic and controversial outfits in the history of the VMA 's . [ not verified in body ]
Hans Uno Jonas Åkerlund ( Swedish : [ hɑːns ˈʉ̌ːnʊ ˈjûːnas ˈôːkɛˌɭɵnd ] ; born 10 November 1965 ) is a Swedish film director , screenwriter , music video director , and drummer . His video for Madonna 's song Ray of Light won a Grammy Award for Best Music Video , Short Form , and a record seven awards at 1998 MTV Video Music Awards , including the Video of the Year . In 2008 he won another Grammy Award , this time around for Best Long Form Music Video for another work with Madonna - directing The Confessions Tour DVD . In 2014 he won this Grammy Award again ( that meanwhile changed the name to Best Music Film ) , this time for Live Kisses Paul McCartney concert film . Jonas Åkerlund , David Mallet and Bob Smeaton are the only directors to have won this award twice sharing the record for most wins in this category ( check here all winners and nominees of Grammy Award for Best Music Film ) .
Ray of Light is a song by American singer Madonna . It is the title track from her seventh studio album Ray of Light ( 1998 ) , and was released as the album 's second single on May 6 , 1998 , by Maverick Records . The song was also included on the compilation albums GHV2 ( 2001 ) and Celebration ( 2009 ) . Written by Madonna , William Orbit , Clive Maldoon , Dave Curtiss , Christine Leach , and produced by Madonna and Orbit , Ray of Light is based on Curtiss Maldoon 's Sepheryn and is an electronic dance song with techno , trance , Eurodance , and disco influences . Ray of Light consists of a main synth sound oscillating on the primary musical note , and an electric guitar riff . Lyrically , the song has a theme of freedom . The song has received critical acclaim by music critics , for its club-friendly , electronic sound , lyrics , and emotional warmth . The song was also nominated for three Grammy Awards ; for Record of the Year , Best Dance Recording , and Best Short Form Music Video , winning the last two . Ray of Light debuted and peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Madonna 's highest debut on the chart to date . It also reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Songs chart . Internationally , the song reached the top five in Canada , Finland and the United Kingdom , and peaked at number one in Greece , Scotland , and Spain . An accompanying music video for Ray of Light was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and shows scenes from different cities around the world , with Madonna singing the song in front of them .
Gone till November is the third single released from Wyclef Jean 's debut solo album , The Carnival . It peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart , its highest chart position . In the US , it peaked at number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . It also peaked at number two on the Hot Rap Songs chart and number nine in the US Hot R & B/Hip-Hop Songs .
Francis Lawrence ( born March 26 , 1971 ) is an American filmmaker and producer . After establishing himself as a director of music videos and commercials , Lawrence made his feature-length directorial debut with the supernatural thriller Constantine ( 2005 ) and has since directed the post-apocalyptic horror film I Am Legend ( 2007 ) , the romantic drama Water for Elephants ( 2011 ) , three of the four films in the Hunger Games film series , and the spy thriller Red Sparrow ( 2018 ) .
Nel Ust Wyclef Jean ( /ˈwaɪklɛf ˈʒɒ̃/ ; born on October 17 , 1969 ) is a Haitian rapper , musician and actor . At the age of nine , Jean immigrated to the United States with his family . He first achieved fame as a member of the New Jersey hip hop group the Fugees . Jean has won three Grammy Awards for his musical work . On August 5 , 2010 , Jean filed for candidacy in the 2010 Haitian presidential election . The Electoral Commission ruled him ineligible to stand for office , as he had not met the constitutional requirement to have been a resident in Haiti for five years prior to the election . Jean 's efforts at earthquake relief , highly publicized in 2010 throughout Haiti and the United States , were channeled through his charitable organization , Yéle Haiti . The charity , which conducted education and welfare activities in Haiti between 2005 and 2010 , effectively closed in 2012 . It was investigated for failure to file tax returns and mismanagement of funds ; a high proportion of its money went to travel and administrative expense . The New York Times reported that much of the money raised by the organization in the Hope for Haiti Now telethon was retained by Jean for his own benefit . In 2012 , Jean published his memoir Purpose : An Immigrant 's Story . Along with Carlos Santana , Avicii and Alexandre Pires , Jean was chosen to perform the closing ceremony at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil .
Karma Police is a song by the English alternative rock band Radiohead , released as the second single from their third studio album OK Computer ( 1997 ) on 25 August 1997 . The song charted at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart and at 14 on the US Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart . It was included on the Radiohead : The Best Of ( 2008 ) .
Radiohead are an English rock band formed in Abingdon , Oxfordshire in 1985 . The band consists of Thom Yorke ( vocals , guitar , piano , keyboards ) , brothers Jonny Greenwood ( lead guitar , keyboards , other instruments ) and Colin Greenwood ( bass ) , Ed O'Brien ( guitar , backing vocals ) and Philip Selway ( drums , percussion ) . They have worked with producer Nigel Godrich and cover artist Stanley Donwood since 1994 . After signing to EMI in 1991 , Radiohead released their debut single Creep in 1992 . It became a worldwide hit after the release of their debut album , Pablo Honey ( 1993 ) . Their popularity and critical standing rose in the United Kingdom with the release of their second album , The Bends ( 1995 ) . Radiohead 's third album , OK Computer ( 1997 ) , brought them international fame ; noted for its complex production and themes of modern alienation , it is often acclaimed as a landmark record of the 1990s and one of the best albums in popular music . Kid A ( 2000 ) and Amnesiac ( 2001 ) , recorded simultaneously , marked a dramatic change in style , incorporating influences from experimental electronic music , 20th-century classical music , krautrock , and jazz . Kid A divided listeners but was named the best album of the decade by Rolling Stone , Pitchfork and The Times . Hail to the Thief ( 2003 ) mixed rock and electronic music with lyrics inspired by the War on Terror , and was Radiohead 's final album for EMI . Their subsequent releases have pioneered alternative release platforms such as pay-what-you-want and BitTorrent ; Radiohead self-released their seventh album , In Rainbows ( 2007 ) , as a download for which customers could set their own price , to critical and chart success . Their eighth album , The King of Limbs ( 2011 ) , an exploration of rhythm , was developed using extensive looping and sampling .
Push It is a song by alternative rock band Garbage from their second studio album , Version 2.0 ( 1998 ) . It was released on April 20 , 1998 as the album 's lead single . Lead singer Shirley Manson elaborated on the song 's dreamy verse structure versus the confrontational chorus : [ It 's about ] the schizophrenia that exists when you try to reconcile your desires and demons with the need to fit in . It 's a song of reassurance . The track contains a musical quotation of the Beach Boys ' 1964 song Do n't Worry Baby . The music video for Push It received thirteen nominations between the MTV Video Music Awards , MTV Europe Music Awards , and the MVPA Music Video Awards . Push It was also nominated as Best Alternative Records at Miami 's Winter Music Conference . In 2007 , Push It was remixed for Garbage 's greatest hits album Absolute Garbage ; some elements were made more noticeable , while some elements were reduced or edited out . A rock version was also serviced to UK radio stations to promote the compilation .
Garbage is an American rock band formed in Madison , Wisconsin , in 1993 . The band consists of Scottish singer and musician Shirley Manson and American musicians Duke Erikson , Steve Marker , and Butch Vig . All four members are involved in songwriting and production . Garbage has sold over 17 million albums worldwide . The band 's eponymous debut album was critically acclaimed upon its release , selling over four million copies and achieving double platinum certification in the UK , US and Australia . It was accompanied by a string of increasingly successful singles from 1995 to 1996 , including Stupid Girl and Only Happy When It Rains . Follow-up Version 2.0 , released in 1998 after a year in production , was equally successful , topping the UK Albums Chart and receiving two Grammy Award nominations . Garbage followed this by performing and co-producing the theme song to the nineteenth James Bond film The World Is Not Enough ( 1999 ) . Despite critical acclaim , Garbage 's third album Beautiful Garbage failed to match the commercial success achieved by its predecessors . Garbage quietly disbanded amidst the troubled production of their fourth album Bleed Like Me , but regrouped to complete the album , which was released in 2005 and peaked at a career-high number four in the US . The band cut short their concert tour of Bleed Like Me , announcing an indefinite hiatus , emphasizing that they had not broken up , but wished to pursue personal interests . The hiatus was briefly interrupted in 2007 , when Garbage recorded new tracks for their greatest hits retrospective Absolute Garbage .
Smack My Bitch Up is a song by English rave group the Prodigy . It was released in November 1997 as the third and final single from the album The Fat of the Land . The song was voted by Mixmag readers as the third greatest dance track of all time . Although the song was not as big a commercial success as their previous singles , it gained a cult following . The song caused considerable controversy because of its suggestive title and explicit music video , which depicted scenes of drunken and drug-fuelled sexual excess and violence . The refrain , which consists only of the line Change my pitch up / Smack my bitch up , was sampled from the song Give the Drummer Some by the Ultramagnetic MCs . In 2010 , the song was voted as the most controversial of all-time in a survey conducted by PRS for Music . Prior to the release of the single , Liam Howlett was presented with three remixes of the title song , one by Jonny L , one by DJ Hype and one by Slacker . Howlett chose the DJ Hype remix to be released on the single . The Jonny L remix was released through a free CD that came along with an issue of Muzik magazine , while the Slacker remix was never officially released , although it surfaced on a rare and limited set of white labels .
The Prodigy are an English electronic dance music band from Braintree , Essex , formed in 1990 by keyboardist and songwriter Liam Howlett . The line-up of the band has included MC and vocalist Maxim , dancer and vocalist Keith Flint ( until his death in March 2019 ) , dancer and live keyboardist Leeroy Thornhill ( who left to pursue a solo career in 1999 ) , and dancer and vocalist Sharky ( 1990-1991 ) . Along with the Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim , The Prodigy are credited as pioneers of the breakbeat-influenced genre big beat , which achieved mainstream popularity in the 1990s . Howlett 's rock-inspired drum rhythms infused with electronic rave music beats/breaks were combined with Maxim 's omnipresent mystique , Thornhill 's shuffle dancing style and Flint 's modern punk appearance . The Prodigy first emerged in the underground rave scene in the early 1990s and achieved popularity and worldwide recognition with UK number one singles such as Firestarter and Breathe , both singles coming from their UK and US chart topping album The Fat of the Land ( 1997 ) . A third single from the album , Smack My Bitch Up , was also successful . They earned titles like the premiere dance act for the alternative masses and the Godfathers of Rave , and remain one of the most successful electronic acts of all time . They have sold an estimated 25 million records worldwide , and won numerous music awards during their career , including two Brit Awards for Best British Dance Act , three MTV Video Music Awards , two Kerrang ! Awards , five MTV Europe Music Awards , and received two Grammy Award nominations .
The 1999 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 9 , 1999 , honoring the best music videos from June 13 , 1998 , to June 11 , 1999 . The show was hosted by Chris Rock at Metropolitan Opera House in New York City . Lauryn Hill was the big winner of the night , taking home four Moonmen , including Best Female Video and the big one , Video of the Year Highlights of the show included Diana Ross jiggling Lil ' Kim 's exposed breast in response to her outfit , which left her entire left breast uncovered , but for a small pastie on her nipple . The mothers of slain rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. , Afeni Shakur and Voletta Wallace , came together to present the Best Rap Video Award . The Beastie Boys ' Adam Horovitz made a plea for peace in the wake of the sexual assaults at Woodstock '99 . Near the end of the night , MTV staged a tribute to Madonna , the most-nominated artist in VMA history , by presenting a host of male drag performers dressed as the singer in her past music videos . Rapper DMX was scheduled to perform but was a no-show ; as a result , Jay-Z 's solo set was extended . Another moment of the ceremony was the debut of Britney Spears performing her debut single .Baby One More Time , and then , NSYNC , performed their song Tearin ' Up My Heart . As Backstreet Boys came up and accepted their award for Viewer 's Choice , a stranger came onto the stage and said , Wake up at 3 . This person was later revealed to be John Del Signore , who crashed the ceremony in a failed attempt to sell Viacom a show idea . The awards show featured a line-up of sponsors and cross-promotions , most notably with SEGA , as the date of the show also coincided with the launch of their Dreamcast game console .
Praise You is a song by British big beat musician Fatboy Slim . It was released as the third single from his second studio album , You 've Come a Long Way , Baby , in 1999 . It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and in Iceland , number four in Canada , number six in the Republic of Ireland and number 36 in the United States . As of 1999 it has sold over 150,000 units in United States .
Norman Quentin Cook ( born Quentin Leo Cook ; 31 July 1963 ) , known by his stage name Fatboy Slim , is an English DJ , musician , and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s . In the 1980s , Cook was the bassist for the Hull-based indie rock band The Housemartins , who achieved a UK number-one single with their a cappella cover of Caravan of Love . After the Housemartins split , Norman Cook formed the electronic band Beats International in Brighton , who produced the number-one single Dub Be Good to Me . Cook then played in Freak Power , Pizzaman , and the Mighty Dub Katz with moderate success . In 1996 , Cook adopted the name Fatboy Slim and released Better Living Through Chemistry to critical acclaim . Follow-up albums You 've Come a Long Way , Baby , Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars , and Palookaville , as well as singles such as The Rockafeller Skank , Praise You , Right Here , Right Now , Weapon of Choice , and Wonderful Night , achieved commercial and critical success . In 2008 , Cook formed The Brighton Port Authority with David Byrne . Cook has been responsible for successful remixes for Cornershop , Beastie Boys , A Tribe Called Quest , Groove Armada , and Wildchild . In 2010 , in partnership with Byrne , he released the concept album Here Lies Love . Cook holds the Guinness World Record for the most top 40 hits under different names . As a solo act , he has won ten MTV Video Music Awards and two Brit Awards .
Freak on a Leash is a song by the American nu metal band Korn , featured on the group 's 1998 studio album , Follow the Leader . Prior to the album 's release , Korn had an instrumental section of the song , described as a noisy guitar break . The section was taken out of the song after their fans requested it be taken out . After Follow the Leader 's release , the song was released as a single on May 25 , 1999 , and since then , it has been re-released over ten times . The song uses dissonance , distortion , various guitar effects , and a heavy , aggressive style . The Freak on a Leash music video was released on February 5 , 1999 . Directed by Todd McFarlane in Los Angeles , California , the video explores both animations and live performances mixed together . As a result , the band released a music video that won three awards , and was retired from Total Request Live . The single peaked at number six on the Alternative Songs chart , 10 on the Mainstream Rock Songs chart , and 24 on the UK Singles Chart .
Todd McFarlane ( /məkˈfɑːrlɪn/ ; born March 16 , 1961 ) is a Canadian comic book creator and entrepreneur , best known for his work as the artist on The Amazing Spider-Man and as the writer and artist on the horror-fantasy series Spawn . In the late 1980s and early 1990s , McFarlane became a comic book superstar due to his work on Marvel Comics ' Spider-Man franchise , on which he was the artist to draw the first full appearances of the supervillain Venom . In 1992 , he helped form Image Comics , pulling the occult anti-hero character Spawn from his high school portfolio and updating him for the 1990s . Spawn was a popular hero in the 1990s and encouraged a trend in creator-owned comic book properties . Since leaving inking duties on Spawn with issue No . 70 ( February 1998 ) , McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often , focusing on entrepreneurial efforts , such as McFarlane Toys and Todd McFarlane Entertainment , a film and animation studio . In September 2006 , it was announced that McFarlane would be the Art Director of the newly formed 38 Studios , formerly Green Monster Games , founded by major league baseball pitcher Curt Schilling . McFarlane used to be a co-owner of the National Hockey League 's Edmonton Oilers before selling his shares to Daryl Katz . He is also a high-profile collector of record-breaking baseballs .
Korn ( stylized as KoЯn ) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield , California , formed in 1993 . The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream . Originally formed in 1993 by three members of the band L.A.P.D. , Korn 's current lineup features founding members James Munky Shaffer ( rhythm guitar ) , Reginald Fieldy Arvizu ( bass ) , Brian Head Welch ( lead guitar , backing vocals ) , and Jonathan Davis ( lead vocals , bagpipes ) , with the addition of Ray Luzier ( drums ) in 2007 , replacing the band 's first drummer , David Silveria . Korn made a demo tape , Neidermayer 's Mind , in 1993 , which was distributed free to record companies and on request to members of the public . Their debut album , Korn , was released in 1994 , followed by Life Is Peachy in 1996 . The band first experienced mainstream success with Follow the Leader ( 1998 ) and Issues ( 1999 ) , both of which debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . The band 's mainstream success continued with Untouchables ( 2002 ) , Take a Look in the Mirror ( 2003 ) and See You on the Other Side ( 2005 ) . A compilation album , Greatest Hits Vol . 1 , was released in 2004 , spanning a decade of singles and concluding the band 's recording contract with Immortal Records and Epic Records . They signed to Virgin Records , releasing See You on the Other Side in 2005 , and an untitled album in 2007 . Korn 's other recent albums , Korn III : Remember Who You Are ( 2010 ) and The Path of Totality ( 2011 ) , were released via Roadrunner Records , The Paradigm Shift ( 2013 ) being released via Prospect Park and Caroline Records . The Serenity of Suffering , saw their return to Roadrunner Records .
My Name Is is a song by American rapper Eminem from his second studio album The Slim Shady LP ( 1999 ) . It is also the opening song of that album . The song samples British singer Labi Siffre 's 1975 track I Got The . The song was ranked at # 26 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s . My Name Is was also ranked # 6 on Q Magazine 's 1001 Best Songs Ever . The song was placed at number 39 by Rolling Stone on their list of 100 Greatest Hip-Hop songs of all time in April 2016 . The recording garnered Eminem his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 42nd Grammy Awards in 2000 .
Andre Romelle Young:1 ( born February 18 , 1965 ) , known professionally as Dr. Dre , is an American rapper , songwriter , record producer , entrepreneur , record executive , actor , and audio engineer . He is the founder and CEO of Aftermath Entertainment and Beats Electronics , and was previously co-owner of Death Row Records . Dr. Dre began his career as a member of the World Class Wreckin ' Cru in 1985 , but found fame with the influential gangsta rap group N.W.A , which popularized explicit lyrics in rap to detail the violence of street life . He is credited as a key figure in the crafting and popularization of West Coast G-funk , a subgenre of hip hop characterized by a synthesizer foundation and slow , heavy beats . He was the second-richest figure in hip hop as of 2018 with an estimated net worth of US $ 800 million . Dr. Dre 's solo debut studio album The Chronic ( 1992 ) , released under Death Row Records , made him one of the best-selling American music artists of 1993 . It earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for the single Let Me Ride , as well as several accolades for the single Nuthin ' but a ' G ' Thang . That year , he produced Death Row labelmate Snoop Doggy Dogg 's quadruple platinum debut Doggystyle , and mentored producers such as his step-brother Warren G ( leading to the multi-platinum debut Regulate.G Funk Era in 1994 ) and Snoop Dogg 's cousin Daz Dillinger ( leading to the double-platinum debut Dogg Food by Tha Dogg Pound in 1995 ) . In 1996 , Dr. Dre left Death Row Records to establish his own label , Aftermath Entertainment . He produced a compilation album , Dr. Dre Presents the Aftermath , in 1996 , and released a solo album , 2001 , in 1999 . During the 2000s , Dr. Dre focused on producing other artists , occasionally contributing vocals . Dr. Dre signed Eminem in 1998 and 50 Cent in 2002 , and co-produced their albums .
Philip G. Atwell is an American music video , television commercial and feature film director . Starting out as a music video producer , he took up directing in 1998 . Often co-directing with Dr. Dre , he has helmed many music videos for Eminem and other hip hop artists . In 2000 Atwell directed and executive-produced the concert documentary The Up in Smoke Tour . He also produced and co-wrote Murder Was the Case , a short movie released in 1995 by Death Row Records , directed by Dr. Dre and starring Snoop Dogg . In 2001 , he produced DJ Pooh 's feature film The Wash featuring Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Xzibit and Eminem , among others . In 2005 , he executive-produced both Damon Johnson 's The Game : Documentary and Donn J. Viola 's Eminem Presents : The Anger Management Tour . In 2003 Atwell directed The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious , a short film bridging The Fast and the Furious with its sequel , as well as Severance Pay , a one-minute-movie for NBC 's 1MMs series . Atwell also directed two episodes of The Shield and served as second unit director on both National Treasure movies . In 2007 , he directed his first fiction feature , War , which starred Jet Li and Jason Statham . He is a 1987 graduate of the University of Delaware , where he was a member of the football team .
Marshall Bruce Mathers III ( born October 17 , 1972 ) , known professionally as Eminem ( /ˌɛmɪˈnɛm/ ; often stylized as EMINƎM ) , is an American rapper , songwriter , record producer , record executive and actor . He is one of the most successful musical artists of the 21st century . In addition to his solo career , Eminem was a member of the hip hop group D12 . He is also known for collaborations with fellow Detroit-based rapper Royce da 5 ' 9 ; the two are collectively known as Bad Meets Evil . After his debut album Infinite ( 1996 ) and the extended play Slim Shady EP ( 1997 ) , Eminem signed with Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment and subsequently achieved mainstream popularity in 1999 with The Slim Shady LP and its lead single My Name Is . His next two releases The Marshall Mathers LP ( 2000 ) and The Eminem Show ( 2002 ) were worldwide successes and were both nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year . As a result of being a leading figure in a form of black music , Eminem was subject to comparisons to Elvis Presley at the time . After the release of Encore in 2004 , which faced heavy criticism by fans and critics for its lackluster quality , Eminem went on hiatus in 2005 partly due to a prescription drug addiction . He released Relapse in 2009 and Recovery the following year , which both won Grammy Awards for Best Rap Album . Recovery was the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide , making it his second album , after The Eminem Show in 2002 , to be the best-selling album worldwide . In the following years , he released the US number one albums The Marshall Mathers LP 2 , Revival , Kamikaze and Music to Be Murdered By . Eminem starred in the drama film 8 Mile ( 2002 ) playing a fictionalized version of himself , which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song for Lose Yourself , making him the first hip hop artist to ever win the award .
No Scrubs is a song recorded by American girl group TLC for their third studio album FanMail ( 1999 ) . The lyrics posit that a man who does not have his own car is a scrub ( also known as a buster ) and is undesirable as a romantic or sexual partner . LaFace Records and Arista Records released it as the album 's lead single on February 2 , 1999 . The song was written by Kevin She'kspere Briggs alongside former Xscape members , Kandi Burruss and Tameka Tiny Cottle . The single version containing self-written rap by Lisa Left Eye Lopes was not included on the album FanMail , and later appeared in a slightly shorter edit on Now and Forever : The Hits and 20 . No Scrubs was the first time Rozonda Chilli Thomas took the sole lead vocals on any TLC single . The album version of the song won Best R & B Performance by a Duo or Group and Best R & B Song at 42nd Annual Grammy Awards . No Scrubs met with international success . It became TLC 's third number-one single and eighth top 10 single on the Billboard Hot 100 . It also earned them their second Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year . No Scrubs is one of TLC 's signature songs and was the second-biggest Hot 100 single of 1999 in the U.S. , only behind Cher 's Believe , according to Billboard 's year-end charts . On the decade end chart for 1990-99 , No Scrubs was ranked at number 33 .
What 's It Gon na Be ? ! is the third single released by American rapper Busta Rhymes from his third studio album E.L.E . ( Extinction Level Event ) : The Final World Front ( 1999 ) , featuring guest vocals from American singer Janet Jackson . The song was a commercial and critical success , reaching number three on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top ten of various countries . It also hit number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks and Hot R & B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks charts , and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 2000 Grammy Awards . The music video , directed by Rhymes & Hype Williams , was critically lauded , and received four MTV Video Music Awards nominations at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards . It is one of the most expensive music videos ever made . The song appears on Rhymes ' compilation albums Total Devastation : The Best of Busta Rhymes and Turn It Up ! The Very Best of Busta Rhymes as well as Jackson 's Number Ones greatest hits album . Jackson included the song as an interlude on her Number Ones : Up Close and Personal tour and sang it for the first time on the second leg of her 2018 State of the World Tour .
Trevor George Smith Jr. ( born May 20 , 1972 ) , known professionally as Busta Rhymes , is an American rapper , singer , record producer , record executive , and actor . Chuck D of Public Enemy gave him the moniker Busta Rhymes , after NFL and CFL wide receiver George Buster Rhymes . He is known for his outlandish style and fashion sense as well as his intricate and high-speed rhyming technique . He has received 11 Grammy Award nominations for his work . About.com included him on its list of the 50 Greatest MCs of Our Time ( 1987-2007 ) , while Steve Huey of AllMusic called him one of the best and most prolific rappers of the 1990s . In 2012 , The Source placed him on their list of the Top 50 Lyricists of All Time . MTV has called him one of hip-hop 's greatest visual artists . Busta Rhymes was an original member of Leaders of the New School . He later went on and founded the record label Conglomerate ( initially Flipmode Entertainment ) and production crew The Conglomerate ( formerly Flipmode Squad ) . In November 2011 , Busta Rhymes signed a deal with Cash Money Records . On July 23 , 2014 , Busta Rhymes announced that he left Cash Money Records due to creative differences and was no longer on Republic . He has released nine studio albums , with the first being the 1996 platinum-selling album The Coming .
The 2000 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 7 , 2000 , honoring the best music videos from June 12 , 1999 , to June 9 , 2000 . The show was hosted by Marlon and Shawn Wayans at Radio City Music Hall in New York City . The 2000 show is best remembered for Tim Commerford of Rage Against the Machine climbing a piece of set scaffolding and refusing to come down after his band lost the award for Best Rock Video to Limp Bizkit . The show went to commercial while security removed Commerford , who was later arrested and forced to spend a night in jail . Britney Spears performed her hit single Oops ! .I Did It Again which went on to become one of the VMA 's most iconic and controversial performances , due to her skin-colored performance attire . NSYNC also performed their hit single Bye Bye Bye . Bizkit vocalist Fred Durst later joined Christina Aguilera onstage as a surprise guest during her performance of Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) . For the second year in a row DMX did not show up for his scheduled performance ; as a result , Nelly 's performance , originally scheduled for the pre-show , was promoted to the main event . Other highlights included Eminem performing amidst an army of Slim Shady lookalikes and a humorous montage dedicated to past VMA winners who had failed to repeat their previous success . This was Aaliyah 's last appearance at the VMA awards before her death a year later in August 2001 in a plane crash in the Bahamas . She won her two and only VMA awards that night , for Best Female Video and Best Video from a Film for Try Again .
Californication is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers , from their seventh album , Californication ( 1999 ) . Released as a single in 2000 , it reached number 69 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , number 16 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on both the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks . The song also debuted at number one in Iceland , becoming the third number-one single from the album there . Californication has remained one of the band 's most popular and most performed live songs , appearing in almost every setlist since its live debut and making it the band 's third-most performed song , with over 500 performances .
Everything Is Everything is the third and final single from American recording artist Lauryn Hill 's debut album , The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ( 1998 ) . Released on May 4 , 1999 by Ruffhouse and Columbia Records , the song was written by Hill and Johari Newton , and produced by Hill . The song contains elements of R & B , '60s soul , and hip hop influences . Everything is Everything garnered acclaim from critics , many of whom praised its lyrical themes and genre variance . The song marked the first commercial appearance of pianist John Legend , who was still 19 years old when the song was recorded . During the recording sessions , Hill wanted to write a song about injustice and struggles amongst youth communities in inner-city Urban America . Everything Is Everything reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart , number 14 on the Hot R & B/Hip-Hop Songs , number 18 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart , and number 19 on the UK Singles Chart upon release . The Recording Industry Association of America certified the song Gold in shipping 500,000 units and in 2007 , the song was ranked number 66 in About.com 's list of the Top 100 Rap Songs . A music video , directed by Sanji , was filmed in Los Angeles ' Method Studios depicting Hill walking through New York City . In 2000 , Everything Is Everything was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video , along with a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award nomination and 3 MTV Video Music Award nominations for Best Hip-Hop Video , Best Direction ( Sanji ) , and Best Special Effects ( Method Studios ) . The song is covered by The Roots and Booker T. Jones for the latter 's album The Road from Memphis ( 2011 ) .
Sanji Senaka is a music video director who has won MTV award for best video , and was nominated for a Grammy for video of year . He has directed award-winning ( and nominated ) music videos for Nicki Minaj , David Guetta , Lauryn Hill , Mary J Blige , Common , Jennifer Lopez and more . He is credited for having a unique visual style , with dazzling and surreal storytelling flare . He 's created videos with the collaboration of some of the world 's best Academy Award-winning cinematographers . He 's helmed pieces shot by Claudio Miranda ( Life of Pi , Curious Case of Benjamin Button ) , Darius Khondji ( Se7en , Panic Room ) as well Jeff Cronenweth ( Gone Girl , The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ) . Numerous studios from UNIVERSAL , FOX , & MGM have all sought Sanji to direct Major studio films . Sanji was represented by CAA .
Lauryn Noelle Hill ( born May 26 , 1975 ) is an American singer , songwriter and rapper , known for being a member of Fugees , and for her solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill , which won many awards and broke several sales records . Raised mostly in South Orange , New Jersey , Hill began singing with her music-oriented family during her childhood . In high school , Hill was approached by Pras Michel for a band he started , which his friend , Wyclef Jean , soon joined . They renamed themselves the Fugees and released the albums Blunted on Reality ( 1994 ) , and the Grammy Award-winning The Score ( 1996 ) , which sold six million copies in the U.S. Hill rose to prominence with her African-American and Caribbean music influences , her rapping and singing , and her rendition of the hit Killing Me Softly . Her tumultuous romantic relationship with Wyclef Jean led to the split of the band in 1997 , after which she began to focus on solo projects . The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill ( 1998 ) remains Hill 's only solo studio album . It received critical acclaim showcasing a representation of life and relationships and locating a contemporary voice within the neo soul genre . The album debuted at number one on the U.S . Billboard 200 and has sold approximately eight million copies there . This included the singles Doo Wop ( That Thing ) ( also a number one ) , Ex-Factor ( became her biggest solo hit in the UK ) , and Everything Is Everything . At the 41st Grammy Awards , the record earned her five awards , including Album of the Year and Best New Artist . During this time , she won several other awards and became a common sight on the cover of magazines .
Learn to Fly is a song by American rock band Foo Fighters . It was released as the lead single from their third studio album There Is Nothing Left to Lose ( 1999 ) , on September 18 , 1999 . It was the band 's first song to enter the Billboard Hot 100 , as well as their second-highest charting song on the Hot 100 , peaking at number 19 . It also peaked within the top 40 in Australia , Canada , Hungary , the Netherlands , New Zealand , Poland , Scotland , and the United Kingdom . The song 's music video won Best Short Form Video award at the 43rd Grammy Awards in 2000 .
The Real Slim Shady is a song by American rapper Eminem from his third album The Marshall Mathers LP ( 2000 ) . It was released as the lead single a week before the album 's release . The song was later released in 2005 on Eminem 's greatest hits album Curtain Call : The Hits . The Real Slim Shady was Eminem 's first song to reach number one in the United Kingdom and it also peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 , giving him his biggest hit up to that point . The song was the 14th best selling of 2000 in the United Kingdom . It won multiple awards , including MTV Video Music Awards for Best Video and Best Male Video , as well as a Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance . In October 2011 , NME placed it at number 80 on its list 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years . It was listed at number 396 on NME 's 500 greatest songs of all time .
Untitled ( How Does It Feel ) is a song by American singer D'Angelo , released January 1 , 2000 on Virgin Records in the United States . It was issued as a radio single in promotion of his second studio album , Voodoo ( 2000 ) . Written and produced by D'Angelo and Raphael Saadiq , the song was originally composed as a tribute to musician Prince . Untitled ( How Does It Feel ) contains a vintage style and sound similar to that of Prince 's early musical work . The song 's lyrics concern a man 's plea to his lover for sex . The song received generally favorable reviews from music critics and it earned D'Angelo a number of awards . Untitled ( How Does It Feel ) also earned notice for its controversial music video . Directed by Paul Hunter and Dominique Trenier , the video consists entirely of one shot featuring a muscular D'Angelo appearing nude and lip-synching to the track . While initial reaction from viewers was divided with praise for its sexuality and accusations of sexual objectification , the video received considerable airplay on music video networks such as MTV and BET , and it helped increase mainstream notice of D'Angelo and Voodoo . The music video for Untitled ( How Does It Feel ) had a considerable impact on D'Angelo 's recording career , as it helped engender an image of him as a sex icon to a younger generation of fans . However , his discontent with this image led to his period of absence from the music scene following the conclusion of the supporting tour for Voodoo . The song won a Grammy Award for Best Male R & B Vocal Performance at the 43rd Grammy Awards in 2001 .
Paul Hunter is an American film director , screenwriter , and music video director . He has directed over 100 music videos , television advertisements and was nominated for an Emmy for Nike 's Freestyle commercial . Hunter graduated from Cal State Northridge with a degree in Radio , TV & Film . Hunter has worked with musical artists including Whitney Houston , Aaliyah , Pharrell , Dr. Dre , TLC , Tyrese Gibson , Beyoncé , LL Cool J , Justin Timberlake , Lenny Kravitz , Janet Jackson , Mariah Carey , and Michael Jackson . Hunter made his feature-length directorial debut with Bulletproof Monk , starring Chow Yun Fat and Seann William Scott . Hunter 's directed the music video of Michael Jackson 's come-back single , 'You Rock My World ' and the award-winning Lady Marmalade video for the soundtrack to the film Moulin Rouge ! ( 2001 ) .
Michael Eugene Archer ( born February 11 , 1974 ) , better known by his stage name D'Angelo ( pronounced di-Angelo ) , is an American singer , songwriter , multi-instrumentalist and record producer . D'Angelo is associated with the neo soul movement , along with artists like Erykah Badu , Lauryn Hill , Maxwell , and collaborator Angie Stone . Born in Richmond , Virginia , the son of a Pentecostal minister , D'Angelo taught himself piano as a child . At eighteen , he won the amateur talent competition at Harlem 's Apollo Theater three weeks in a row . After a brief affiliation with hip-hop group I.D.U. , his first major success came in 1994 as the co-writer and co-producer of the song U Will Know . His debut solo album , Brown Sugar ( 1995 ) , received positive reviews and sold over two million copies . His next album , Voodoo ( 2000 ) , debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 . Its lead single Untitled ( How Does It Feel ) , entered the R & B charts and won a Grammy for Best Male R & B Vocal ; likewise , Voodoo won Best R & B Album . D'Angelo was hailed as the next Marvin Gaye by GQ in 2014 . Following the release of the music video for Untitled ( How Does It Feel ) , D'Angelo became more than uncomfortable with his growing status as a sex symbol . This was followed by numerous personal struggles including alcoholism , and a fourteen-year long musical hiatus . D'Angelo released his third studio album , Black Messiah , in December 2014 .
The 2001 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on September 6 , 2001 , honoring the best music videos from June 10 , 2000 , to June 8 , 2001 . The show was hosted by Jamie Foxx at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City . This was also the last awards show to be held prior to the September 11 attacks , which occurred five days later , and it featured the World Trade Center towers in Limp Bizkit 's winning rock video . Highlights of the show included a surprise appearance by Michael Jackson at the end of NSYNC 's performance and a controversial performance from Britney Spears , in which she danced to I 'm a Slave 4 U while utilizing a host of live animals , including a large albino snake draped over her shoulders . Macy Gray wore a dress with a promotional message , instructing viewers to buy her new album . Andy Dick portrayed a fictional cousin of Christina Aguilera , Daphne Aguilera , who , in a skit , attacked Aguilera in the audience . The show also featured memorials for Aaliyah and Joey Ramone . Many of the night 's winners dedicated awards to the two fallen musicians over the course of the telecast . Fatboy Slim took home six Moonmen , the most of the evening , for his Weapon of Choice video , which featured the dancing talents of actor Christopher Walken . NSYNC 's Pop took home four awards . Christina Aguilera , Lil ' Kim , Mýa , Pink and Missy Misdemeanor Elliott took home two awards , including the Video of the Year award , for their collaborative rendition of Lady Marmalade .
Weapon of Choice is a song by English big beat musician Fatboy Slim from his third studio album , Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars . It features American funk musician Bootsy Collins . It was released as a double A-side single with Star 69 on 23 April 2001 , as well as a standalone single release , and a 2010 re-release with remixes . The single peaked at No . 10 on the UK Singles Chart . The music video , directed by Spike Jonze , features actor Christopher Walken dancing around a deserted hotel lobby . It won multiple awards at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards and won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Music Video .
Imitation of Life is a song recorded by American alternative rock band R.E.M . It was released on April 30 , 2001 in the United Kingdom and the United States on May 8 , 2001 as the lead single from the band 's 12th studio album , Reveal ( 2001 ) . The song peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 22 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart . It was the lowest Hot 100 peak of a lead single from an R.E.M . album since Fall on Me from Lifes Rich Pageant in 1986 . Imitation of Life was more successful internationally . It reached number six on the UK Singles Charts , giving R.E.M . their eighth top-ten single in Britain . It was also very successful in Italy , Poland and Spain , reaching the top three in these counties , as well as in Norway , where it peaked at number four and became the band 's third top-five single , after Losing My Religion and Drive . The song was nominated for a 2002 Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals but lost to U2 's Stuck in a Moment You Ca n't Get Out Of .
Hammer & Tongs is the pseudonym of British director and producer duo , promo and film director Garth Jennings and producer Nick Goldsmith , as well as the name of their production company . Best known for their work on music videos for Blur ( Coffee & TV ) and Supergrass ( Pumping on Your Stereo ) , Hammer & Tongs have moved on to directing movies , their debut being the 2005 film version of The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy . Due to the success of his debut feature Jennings raised £3.5 million to produce Son of Rambow . After making two feature films and many music videos and adverts , the duo announced in July 2012 that they would be taking an extended break from working together in order to pursue different ventures on their own . In 2016 , Jennings wrote and directed the computer-animated musical comedy film Sing .
Crawling is a song by American rock band Linkin Park . It is the second single from their debut album Hybrid Theory and is the fifth track on the album . It was released in 2000 as their second single and won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance in 2002 . In January 2011 , Crawling was released in a Linkin Park DLC pack for Rock Band 3 .
Greg and Colin Strause , collectively self-titled as the Brothers Strause , are a duo of American brother film directors , producers and special effects artists , most known for directing Aliens vs . Predator : Requiem and Skyline , which were both commercially successful but critical failures . They are the founders of Hydraulx , a special effects company .
Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills , California . The band 's current lineup comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist Mike Shinoda , lead guitarist Brad Delson , bassist Dave Farrell , DJ/keyboardist Joe Hahn and drummer Rob Bourdon , all of whom are founding members . Vocalists Mark Wakefield and Chester Bennington and bassist Kyle Christner are former members of the band . Categorized as alternative rock , Linkin Park has experimented with their music throughout their career by incorporating heavy metal , hard rock , hip hop , pop , and electronica . Formed in 1996 , Linkin Park rose to international fame with their debut studio album , Hybrid Theory ( 2000 ) , which became certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Their second album , Meteora ( 2003 ) , continued the band 's success , topping the Billboard 200 , and was followed by extensive touring and charity work . Having adapted nu metal and rap metal to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style in their first two albums , the band explored other genres on their third album , Minutes to Midnight ( 2007 ) , which also topped the Billboard 200 . Linkin Park continued to explore a wider variation of musical types in their fourth album , A Thousand Suns ( 2010 ) , layering their music with more electronic sounds . The band 's fifth album , Living Things ( 2012 ) , combined musical elements from all of their previous records . Their sixth album , The Hunting Party ( 2014 ) , returned to a heavier rock sound , and their seventh album , One More Light ( 2017 ) , is a more electronic and pop-oriented record . Linkin Park is among the best-selling bands of the 21st century and the world 's best-selling music artists , having sold over 100 million records worldwide . They have won two Grammy Awards , six American Music Awards , four MTV Video Music Awards and three World Music Awards .
Ms. Jackson is a song by American alternative hip hop duo OutKast . It was released on October 17 , 2000 , as the second single from OutKasts fourth album , Stankonia . It topped the US chart for 1 week on February 17 , 2001 , and also reached number one in Germany and number two in the United Kingdom . In October 2015 , NME placed it at number 81 on its list of the 150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years and in June of the same year Rolling Stone ranked it at number 55 in their 100 Best Songs of the 2000s . Ms. Jackson won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 44th Annual Grammy Awards . The music video , directed by F. Gary Gray , features animals nodding along to the song , won the BET Award for Video of the Year and MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video . The single helped sell the album following the commercial underperformance of the lead single B.O.B. , which , despite near universal acclaim from critics , failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100 and only reached number 69 on the Billboard Hot R & B/Hip-Hop Songs chart .
Outkast ( stylized as OutKast ) is an American hip hop duo formed in 1992 in East Point , Georgia , composed of Atlanta-based rappers André André 3000 Benjamin ( formerly known as Dré ) and Antwan Big Boi Patton . The duo achieved both critical acclaim and commercial success from the mid-1990s to the early 2000s , helping to popularize Southern hip hop while experimenting with diverse genres such as funk , psychedelia , jazz , and techno . Benjamin and Patton formed the group as high school students in 1992 . Outkast released their debut album Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik in 1994 , which gained popularity after the single Player 's Ball reached number one on the Billboard Hot Rap Tracks chart . With successive releases including ATLiens ( 1996 ) and Aquemini ( 1998 ) , the duo further developed their sound , experimenting with a variety of styles and achieving commercial success . In 2000 , Outkast released the critically acclaimed Stankonia , which included the singles Ms. Jackson and B.O.B . In September 2003 , the duo released the double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below , which featured the number one singles Hey Ya ! and The Way You Move . The album won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America . Outkast next released the soundtrack for the 2006 musical film Idlewild , which they also starred in . In 2007 , the duo went on hiatus and both members have since pursued solo careers . In 2014 , Outkast reunited to celebrate their 20th anniversary by performing at more than 40 festivals worldwide , beginning at the Coachella Festival in April .
Stan is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring British singer Dido . It was released on November 21 , 2000 as the third single from Eminem 's third album The Marshall Mathers LP ( 2000 ) . It reached number one in twelve countries , including United Kingdom , Germany , Ireland and Australia . Dido 's lyrics are a remix of the opening lines from her song Thank You . The 45 King-produced track also uses a slightly modified break from Thank You as its base sample ; both songs were released as singles in late 2000 . Stan has been called one of Eminem 's best songs and is considered one of his signature songs . Rolling Stone magazine ranked Stan at # 296 in their list in The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time . The song was also listed at # 15 on VH1 's list of the greatest hip hop songs of all-time and was also named in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll . The song was nominated for multiple awards , including Best Song at the MTV Europe Music Awards , Video of the Year , Best Rap Video , Best Direction , Best Cinematography at the MTV Video Music Awards , but only won Best International Artist Video at the MuchMusic Video Awards . In April 2011 , Complex magazine put together a list of the 100 greatest Eminem songs , ranking Stan at # 2 . The name of the eponymous character has given rise to a slang term online which refers to overzealous , maniacal , overly obsessed fans of a celebrity or personality ; the term has since been included in the Oxford English Dictionary .
Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong ( born 25 December 1971 ) , known professionally as Dido ( /ˈdaɪdoʊ/ DY-doh ) , is an English singer and songwriter . Dido attained international success with her debut album No Angel ( 1999 ) . Hit singles from the album include Here with Me and Thank You . It sold over 21 million copies worldwide , and won her several awards , including two Brit Awards : Best British Female and Best British Album , and the MTV Europe Music Award for Best New Act . The first verse of Thank You is sampled in Stan , a collaboration with Eminem . Her next album , Life for Rent ( 2003 ) , continued her success with the hit singles White Flag and Life for Rent . In 2004 Dido performed with other British and Irish artists in the Band Aid 20 version of the charity single Do They Know It 's Christmas ? . Dido 's first two albums are among the best-selling albums in UK chart history , and both are in the top 10 best-selling albums of the 2000s in the UK . Her third studio album , Safe Trip Home ( 2008 ) , received critical acclaim but failed to duplicate the commercial success of her previous efforts . She was nominated for an Academy Award for the song If I Rise . Dido was ranked No . 98 on the Billboard chart of the top Billboard 200 artists of the 2000s ( 2000-2009 ) based on the success of her albums in the first decade of the 21st century .
The 2002 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 29 , 2002 , honoring the best music videos from June 9 , 2001 , to May 31 , 2002 . The show was hosted by Jimmy Fallon at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City . During the show , Michael Jackson accepted a birthday statue in hands of Britney Spears , which he believed to be an Artist of the Millennium Award due to a misunderstanding . Performers included Eminem , who won four awards including Video of the Year , and Axl Rose with a new lineup of Guns N ' Roses . The show also saw the debut solo performance from Justin Timberlake , performing his soon to be hit single Like I Love You alongside rap duo Clipse . TLC members Tionne T-Boz Watkins and Rozonda Chili Thomas appeared , paying tribute to their fallen member Lisa Left Eye Lopes , who died in a car accident in Honduras on April 25 , 2002 , four months before the event .
Joseph Jun-hee Kahn ( born Ahn Jun-hee , Korean : 안준희 ; born October 12 , 1972 ) is a Korean-American film and music video director . Kahn has worked with various artists such as Eminem , Britney Spears , Jennifer Lopez , Lady Gaga , Kylie Minogue , Samantha Mumba , Taylor Swift , Shakira , Aaliyah , Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Kelly Clarkson , Ava Max , Mariah Carey , Christina Aguilera , 50 Cent , Destiny 's Child , Backstreet Boys , George Michael and Jonas Brothers .
Without Me is a song by American rapper Eminem from his fourth studio album The Eminem Show ( 2002 ) . Without Me was released on May 14 , 2002 as the lead single from the album , and re-released on his greatest hits compilation album Curtain Call : The Hits ( 2005 ) . Without Me is one of Eminem 's most successful singles , reaching number two in the U.S . Billboard Hot 100 , and number one in fifteen countries . It is one of his most well-known and most recognizable songs . The song is included in the soundtrack for the 2016 film Suicide Squad .
Alive is a song by P.O.D . It was released in July 2001 as the lead single from their second major label studio album Satellite . It is one of the band 's most popular songs . The Alive CD single was first released in 2001 and then again in 2002 with alternative cover art and tracks . A semi-acoustic remix was included as a bonus track on the special edition re-release of Satellite available August 27 , 2002 .
Payable on Death ( abbreviated P.O.D . ) is an American Christian nu metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego , California . The band 's line-up consists of drummer and rhythm guitarist Wuv Bernardo , vocalist Sonny Sandoval , bassist Traa Daniels , and lead guitarist Marcos Curiel . They have sold over 12 million records worldwide . Over the course of their career , the band has received three Grammy Award nominations , contributed to numerous motion picture soundtracks and toured internationally . With their third studio album , The Fundamental Elements of Southtown , they achieved their initial mainstream success ; the album was certified platinum by the RIAA in 2000 . Their following studio album , Satellite , continued the band 's success with the singles , Alive and Youth of the Nation , pushing it to go triple platinum .
By the Way is a song by American funk rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers . It 's the title track and first single released from the band 's eighth studio album of the same name . The song was the band 's sixth number 1 hit on the Modern Rock Tracks chart , staying at the summit for 14 weeks , tying it with Dani California as the band 's second-longest stay at the top , behind only Scar Tissue , which was at the top for 16 weeks . It also spent seven weeks at number 1 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart , the band 's fourth song to top this chart . The song also reached number 2 in the UK , becoming the band 's highest-peaking single there alongside Dani California , and peaked atop the Italian chart . Regarding its release , guitarist John Frusciante noted : It was n't really our decision to put that song out first , but our managers thought it was an exciting song and their enthusiasm convinced us . I guess they thought that it combined the wild part of our sound with the melodic part of our sound . Vocalist Anthony Kiedis elaborated : I thought that single was an über-bombastic assault of non-commercialism . For it to be so well-received [ in the United Kingdom ] was shocking to me , but thrilling at the same time .
One Minute Man is a song written by American recording artist Missy Misdemeanor Elliott . It was written and produced by Elliott and Timbaland for her third studio album Miss E. So Addictive ( 2001 ) and features guest vocals by rapper Ludacris . Incorporating elements of oriental music , the song deals with premature ejaculation . Elliott , a rapper , also sings on the record . The track was released as the album 's second single in 2001 and peaked at number 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . In the United Kingdom , the single reached number 10 and became Elliott 's second consecutive song to reach the top ten . Elsewhere One Minute Man failed to chart within the top 20 . Rapper Trina appears alongside Elliott and Ludacris in the video version remix of the song . A third version featuring Jay-Z was included as a bonus track on Miss E. So Addictive . Elliott performed One Minute Man and Get Ur Freak On at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards as a medley and a tribute to Aaliyah . The song includes samples from the 1976 David Pomeranz song Greyhound Mary .
David Charles Meyers ( born October 19 , 1972 ) is an American music video , commercial and film director .
Christopher Brian Bridges ( born September 11 , 1977 ) , known professionally as Ludacris ( /ˈluːdəkrɪs/ ) , is an American rapper and actor . Ludacris is the founder of the Disturbing tha Peace record label . Ludacris has won Screen Actors Guild , Critic 's Choice , MTV , and 3 Grammy Awards . Along with fellow Atlanta-based rappers Big Boi and André 3000 of OutKast , Ludacris was one of the first and most influential Dirty South rappers to achieve mainstream success during the early 2000s . In 2014 , Ludacris was featured in Forbes list titled Hip-Hop Cash Kings , as he earned $ 8 million . Born in Champaign , Illinois , Ludacris moved to Atlanta at age nine , where he began rapping . After a brief stint as a DJ , he released his first album Incognegro in 1999 , followed by Back for the First Time also in 2000 , which contained the singles Southern Hospitality and What 's Your Fantasy . In 2001 , he released Word of Mouf , followed by Chicken-n-Beer in 2003 and The Red Light District in 2004 . He took a more serious approach with his next two albums , Release Therapy ( 2006 ) , and Theater of the Mind ( 2008 ) . His next record , Battle of the Sexes , was released in 2010 and featured the tone of his previous albums . Ludaversal was released on March 31 , 2015 . As an actor , he has appeared in films including Crash ( 2004 ) , Gamer ( 2009 ) , and New Year 's Eve ( 2011 ) and is best known for playing Tej Parker in The Fast and the Furious film series .
Katrina Laverne Taylor ( born December 3 , 1974 ) , known professionally as Trina , is an American rapper and television personality . She first gained notoriety in 1998 with her appearance on the single Nann Nigga from Trick Daddy 's second studio album www.thug.com . Trina has been described by XXL Magazine as the most consistent female rapper of all time . The Source celebrated Trina 's career for the 2012 Women 's History Month . In 2013 , Complex ranked Pull Over at # 27 in their Top 50 Best Rap Songs by Women . In 2014 , Trina was included in Billboard 's list of the 31 Female Rappers Who Changed Hip-Hop .
This Train Do n't Stop There Anymore is the final track on Elton John 's 2001 album Songs from the West Coast . The song was written by John and Bernie Taupin . The music video was directed by David LaChapelle , and with Pierre Rouger as cinematographer , and presents a younger John played by Justin Timberlake dressed in outfits typical of John in the 1970s ; the video also features Paul Reubens of Pee-Wee Herman fame as John Reid , John 's manager of 25 years . The song 's lyrics detail John 's coming to terms with getting older . It was released as a single and reached # 24 in the UK Singles chart and was a Top 10 Adult Contemporary chart hit in the US . Gary Barlow provided backing vocals for the track . The arrangement was simple , a throwback to John 's early piano-bass-drums combination prior to the arrival of Davey Johnstone . On the track , John plays piano , Paul Bushnell provides bass and backing vocals , and Matt Chamberlain plays drums . Country music artists Rosanne Cash and Emmylou Harris covered the song for the 2018 tribute album Restoration : Reimagining the Songs of Elton John and Bernie Taupin .
David LaChapelle ( born March 11 , 1963 ) is an American commercial photographer , fine-art photographer , music video director , and film director . He is best known for his photography , which often references art history and sometimes conveys social messages . His photographic style has been described as hyper-real and slyly subversive and as kitsch pop surrealism . Once called the Fellini of photography , LaChapelle has worked for international publications and has had his work exhibited in commercial galleries and institutions around the world .
Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE ( born Reginald Kenneth Dwight ; 25 March 1947 ) is an English singer , songwriter , pianist , and composer . He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 ; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums . John has sold more than 300 million records , making him one of the best-selling music artists . He has more than fifty Top 40 hits in the UK Singles Chart and US Billboard Hot 100 , including seven numbers ones in the UK and nine in the US , as well as seven consecutive number-one albums in the US . His tribute single Candle in the Wind 1997 , rewritten in dedication to Diana , Princess of Wales , sold over 33 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling single in the history of the UK and US singles charts . He has also produced records and occasionally acted in films . John owned Watford F.C . from 1976 to 1987 and from 1997 to 2002 , and is an honorary life president of the club . Raised in the Pinner area of London , John learned to play piano at an early age , and by 1962 had formed Bluesology , an R & B band with whom he played until 1967 . He met his longtime musical partner Taupin in 1967 , after they both answered an advert for songwriters . For two years , they wrote songs for artists including Lulu , and John worked as a session musician for artists including the Hollies and the Scaffold . In 1969 , John 's debut album , Empty Sky , was released .
The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards aired live on August 28 , 2003 , honoring the best music videos from June 1 , 2002 , to June 9 , 2003 . The show was hosted by Chris Rock at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City . This year 's ceremony is best remembered for Madonna kissing Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera during the show 's opening performance .
Jamie Thraves ( born James Thraves , 2 June 1969 in Romford , Essex ) is a British film writer and director .
The Scientist is a song by British rock band Coldplay . The song was written collaboratively by all the band members for their second album , A Rush of Blood to the Head . It is built around a piano ballad , with lyrics telling the story about a man 's desire to love and an apology . The song was released in the United Kingdom as the second single from A Rush of Blood to the Head and reached number 10 in the UK Charts . It was released in the United States as the third single and reached number 18 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 34 on the Adult Top 40 chart . Critics were highly positive towards The Scientist and praised the song 's piano ballad and falsetto . Several remixes of the track exist , and its riff has been widely sampled . The single 's music video won three MTV Music Video Awards , for the video 's use of reverse narrative . The song was also featured on the band 's 2003 live album Live 2003 and has been a permanent fixture in the band 's live set lists since 2002 .
Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1996 . Vocalist and pianist Chris Martin , guitarist Jonny Buckland , bassist Guy Berryman , and drummer Will Champion met at University College London and began playing music together from 1996 to 1998 , first calling themselves Pectoralz and then Starfish before finally changing their name to Coldplay . Creative director and former manager Phil Harvey is often referred to as the fifth member by the band . After changing their name to Coldplay , they recorded and released two EPs : Safety in 1998 and The Blue Room in 1999 . The latter was their first release on a major record label , after signing to Parlophone . Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of the song Yellow in 2000 , followed in the same year by their debut album Parachutes , which was nominated for the Mercury Prize . The band 's second album , A Rush of Blood to the Head ( 2002 ) , was released to critical acclaim and won many awards , including NME 's Album of the Year . Their next release , X & Y , the best-selling album worldwide in 2005 , received mostly positive reviews , though some critics felt it was inferior to its predecessor . Their fourth studio album , Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends ( 2008 ) , the best-selling album worldwide of 2008 , was produced by Brian Eno and released to largely positive reviews , earning three Grammy Awards . In October 2011 , Coldplay released their fifth studio album , Mylo Xyloto , which topped the charts in over 34 countries , was the UK 's best-selling rock album of 2011 , and received moderately positive reviews . Their sixth album , Ghost Stories , released in 2014 , received mixed reviews and topped several national album charts . The following year the band released their seventh album , A Head Full of Dreams , which reached the top two in most major markets , but received generally mixed reviews .
Cry Me a River is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake for his debut solo album , Justified ( 2002 ) . It was written by Timberlake and Scott Storch with producer Timbaland and was inspired by Timberlake 's former relationship with singer Britney Spears . Jive Records released the song to contemporary hit and rhythmic radio in the United States on November 26 , 2002 , as the album 's second single . Accompanied by an electric piano , beatbox , guitars , synthesizers , Arabian-inspired riffs and Gregorian chants , Cry Me a River is an R & B song about a brokenhearted man who moves on from his last girlfriend , who had cheated on him . Cry Me a River received acclaim from music critics , who considered it a stand-out track on Justified and praised Timbaland 's production . The song earned several lists of best of the year and the decade ( 2000s ) , while Rolling Stone included it on their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time at 484 . It won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 2004 ceremony . The song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Pop Songs charts and charted in the top ten in other countries . It was certified double platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) and platinum by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . Filmmaker Francis Lawrence directed the music video for Cry Me a River in Malibu , California . In the controversial video , Timberlake 's character invades the home of his ex-lover and films himself having sexual relations with another woman . Spears alleged that the video was a publicity stunt , but Timberlake maintained that she did not inspire the production .
Justin Randall Timberlake ( born January 31 , 1981 ) , occasionally known by his initials JT , is an American singer , songwriter , actor , and record producer . Raised in Tennessee , he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child . In the late 1990s , Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC , which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time . Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album , the R & B-focused Justified ( 2002 ) , which yielded the successful singles Cry Me a River and Rock Your Body , and earned his first two Grammy Awards . His critically acclaimed second album FutureSex/LoveSounds ( 2006 ) , characterized by its diversity in music genres , debuted atop the U.S . Billboard 200 and produced the Hot 100 number-one singles SexyBack , My Love , and What Goes Around . Comes Around . Established as a solo artist worldwide , his first two albums both exceeded sales of 10 million copies , and he continued producing records and collaborating with other artists . From 2008 through 2012 , Timberlake focused on his acting career , effectively putting his music career on hiatus . He held starring roles in the films The Social Network , Bad Teacher , Friends with Benefits , and In Time . Timberlake resumed his music career in 2013 with his third and fourth albums The 20/20 Experience and The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2 , exploring neo soul styles , partly inspired by the expansive song structures of 1960s and 1970s rock . The former became the best-selling album of the year in the US with the largest sales week , and spawned the top-three singles Suit & Tie and Mirrors , while the latter produced the top-ten song Not a Bad Thing .
The Hell Song is a song by Canadian rock band Sum 41 . The song was released in February 2003 as the second single of the band 's album Does This Look Infected ? . The Hell Song was released to radio on February 18 , 2003 . The song was featured in the films American Wedding and Punk 's Not Dead and in the video game Backyard Wrestling : Do n't Try This at Home . The Hell Song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) on May 29 , 2015 .
Marc Klasfeld is an American music video director . He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Slipknot , Sum 41 , Katy Perry , Jay-Z , Red Hot Chili Peppers , Britney Spears , Kid Rock , Michael Bublé , Nelly , Foo Fighters , Kelly Clarkson , Charli XCX , Little Mix , Nick Jonas , Twenty One Pilots , Avril Lavigne , Aerosmith and many others with multiple award wins and nominations . His hit video for Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth 's See You Again is currently the 2nd most viewed video on YouTube at 3 billion views , surpassing Psy 's Gangnam Style on July 10 , 2017 , but later surpassed by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee 's Despacito on August 4 , 2017 . He is also the founder of Rockhard , a music video production company that has produced videos for Justin Bieber , Lady Gaga , LMFAO , Britney Spears , Aerosmith , Prince , Mariah Carey , Kelly Rowland , Jessie J , Pixie Lott , Adam Lambert , and Big Time Rush among others .
Sum 41 is a Canadian rock band from Ajax , Ontario . Originally called Kaspir , the band was formed in 1996 and currently consists of Deryck Whibley ( lead vocals , guitars , keyboards ) , Dave Baksh ( lead guitar , backing vocals ) , Tom Thacker ( guitars , keyboards , backing vocals ) , Jason Cone McCaslin ( bass , backing vocals ) , and Frank Zummo ( drums , occasional backing vocals ) . In 1999 , Sum 41 signed an international record deal with Island Records and released its first EP , Half Hour of Power , in 2000 . The band released its debut album , All Killer No Filler , in 2001 . The album achieved mainstream success with its first single , Fat Lip , which reached number one on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and remains the band 's most successful single to date . The album 's next singles In Too Deep and Motivation also achieved commercial success . All Killer No Filler was certified platinum in both the United States and the United Kingdom and triple platinum in Canada . In 2002 , the band released Does This Look Infected ? , which was also a commercial and critical success . The singles The Hell Song and Still Waiting both charted highly on the modern rock charts . The band released its next album , Chuck , in 2004 , led by singles We 're All to Blame and Pieces . The album proved successful , peaking at number 10 on the Billboard 200 . In 2007 , the band released Underclass Hero , which was met with a mixed reception , but gained some commercial success , becoming the band 's highest charting album to date .
Hurt is a song by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from their second studio album , The Downward Spiral ( 1994 ) , written by Trent Reznor . It was released on April 17 , 1995 as a promotional single from the album . The song received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Song in 1996 . In 2002 , Johnny Cash covered Hurt to commercial and critical acclaim ; it was one of Cash 's final hits released before his death , and the related music video is considered one of the greatest of all time by publications such as NME . Reznor praised Cash 's interpretation of the song for its sincerity and meaning , going as far as to say that song is n't mine anymore .
John R. Cash ( born J. R. Cash ; February 26 , 1932 - September 12 , 2003 ) was an American singer , songwriter , musician , actor , and author . He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 90 million records worldwide . His genre-spanning songs and sound embraced country , rock and roll , rockabilly , blues , folk , and gospel . This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of being inducted into the Country Music , Rock and Roll , and Gospel Music Halls of Fame . Born in Arkansas to poor cotton farmers , Cash rose to fame in the prominent country music scene in Memphis , Tennessee , after four years in the United States Air Force . Cash was known for his deep , calm bass-baritone voice , [ a ] the distinctive sound of his Tennessee Three backing band characterized by train-like chugging guitar rhythms , a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor , free prison concerts , and a trademark , all-black stage wardrobe , which earned him the nickname The Man in Black . [ b ] He traditionally began his concerts by simply introducing himself , Hello , I 'm Johnny Cash , [ c ] followed by his signature song Folsom Prison Blues . Much of Cash 's music contained themes of sorrow , moral tribulation , and redemption , especially in the later stages of his career . His other signature songs include I Walk the Line , Ring of Fire , Get Rhythm , and Man in Black . He also recorded humorous numbers like One Piece at a Time and A Boy Named Sue ; a duet with his future wife , June Carter , called Jackson ( followed by many further duets after their wedding ) ; and railroad songs including Hey , Porter , Orange Blossom Special , and Rock Island Line . During the last stage of his career , Cash covered songs by several late-20th-century rock artists , notably Hurt by Nine Inch Nails and Rusty Cage by Soundgarden .
Work It is a hip hop song written by American rapper Missy Elliott and her producer Tim Timbaland Mosley for Elliott 's fourth studio album Under Construction ( 2002 ) . The song 's musical style , and production by Timbaland , were heavily inspired by old school hip hop from the early 1980s , and includes a portion that samples Run-D.M.C . 's Peter Piper . The beginning of the song samples Rock Master Scott & the Dynamic Three 's Request Line . Released as the album 's first single in September 2002 , the track reached the number two position on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Missy Elliott 's most successful single to date . A remix of this song features 50 Cent . The end of the song samples Take Me to the Mardi Gras by Bob James and was also sampled in one of Missy 's first features The Things That You Do , and the synth pattern in the rhythm track samples the intro of Heart of Glass by Blondie .