The finest music movies of the 00s are a diversified bunch. There\u2019s distinctive visible trickery by masters of the shape. There\u2019s genre-defining moments in neo-soul and hip-hop, in addition to genre-busting efforts by people that subverted tropes constructed up for the reason that arrival of MTV in August of 1981. What\u2019s maybe most attention-grabbing about this listing of the most effective music movies of the 00s was the widespread arrival of the web later within the decade. You can see a marked shift within the ways in which musicians and movie administrators started to play with the format. It was a brand new period, for higher or worse.<\/p>\n
50: Sum 41: Fat Lip (2001)<\/h2>\nDirected by: Marc Klasfeld<\/h3>\n
These Canadian skate-punk rockers start this anarchic video doing a brief, impromptu four-part rap in a liquor retailer earlier than the motion cuts to a live performance in a dry river mattress, which is then interwoven with footage of the band appearing up in entrance of the digicam. Like the music it\u2019s representing, the video is taut and frenetic however can be an trustworthy portrait of the band\u2019s raucous, youthful power.<\/p>\n
49: Birdman & Lil Wayne: Leather So Soft (2006)<\/h2>\nDirected by: Aaron Courseault<\/h3>\n
Despite the truth that we see a dreadlocked Lil\u2019 Wayne<\/strong><\/a> channeling his inside guitar-toting rock star on this video, it\u2019s replete with all the same old hip-hop iconography; designer jewellery, costly automobiles, and gyrating, scantily clad girls. Somewhat bizarrely, although, it contains scenes that includes youngster ballet dancers and a lady utilizing signal language; pictures that appear at odds with the music\u2019s sexually specific lyrics.<\/p>\n Eminem channeled his Slim Shady alter ego in Dre\u2019s indignant riposte to different rappers who had disrespected him. In an uncommon twist, the ultimate minute of the video is dedicated to Dre\u2019s prot\u00e9g\u00e9 Hitman, who\u2019s seen performing his music \u201cLast Dayz.\u201d<\/p>\n Not all pop movies have glamorous settings; take the one to Ludacris<\/strong><\/a>\u2018 \u201cGet Back,\u201d for instance, which begins with the rapper being hustled by a wannabe (performed by ex-Pharcyde member Fatlip) whereas relieving himself in a public urinal. The video can be noteworthy for depicting Ludacris with enormous, Popeye-like forearms.<\/p>\n Contractual causes prevented Jay-Z collaborating on this video, which resulted in an animated sequence showing within the part of the music the place he performs his rap. Costing an eye-watering $2.5 million, \u201cHeartbreaker,\u201d which was primarily shot within the historic Los Angeles Theatre, stays one of the costly and finest pop music movies of the 00s.<\/p>\n \u201cSpot the lookalike\u201d is the premise of this spoof documentary-style video which parodies Band Aid\u2019s \u201cDo They Know It\u2019s Christmas.\u201d It options 29 superstar doppelgangers; from David Bowie to Missy Elliott. Although Pulp<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s Jarvis Cocker is also represented by an impersonator, he appears in the video disguised as Queen\u2019s Brian May.<\/p>\n Atlanta MC Soulja Boy (actual title DeAndre Cortez Way) ignited a brand new dance craze that unfold like wildfire throughout America together with his video to an insanely catchy tune that spent seven weeks on the summit for the US pop charts. The rapper\u2019s label boss, music mogul \u201cMr. Collipark\u201d seems as himself within the video.<\/p>\n Four hip-hop heavyweights assembled for this video selling the primary single from the soundtrack to basketball participant LeBron James\u2019 documentary More Than a Game<\/em>. It was shot in a Miami lodge although Eminem filmed his contribution in Detroit. James seems briefly, enjoying on-line poker originally of the video.<\/p>\n The Jamaican Tourist Board actually wouldn\u2019t endorse Marley\u2019s view of his nation within the reggae singer\u2019s hard-hitting video to his 2005 hit, which depicts what most guests don\u2019t see once they go there on trip: crime, violence, poverty, and corrupt legislation enforcement companies. Paradise misplaced? Absolutely.<\/p>\n Anatomical and surgical imagery abound on this surreal early 2000s video, which finds singer Thom Yorke in a hospital whereas his associate undergoes a weird operation. Thankfully, the video for \u201cKnives Out\u201d made no reference to the music\u2019s cannibalistic theme, nevertheless it nonetheless had a nightmarish high quality that appeared to seize the disquieting tone of Radiohead\u2019s music.<\/p>\n The video for this Top 10 US hit by the quartet focuses on an angst-ridden teenager\u2019s battle between being himself and conforming to societal conventions. Filmed in Margaretville within the Catskill Mountains, it depicts a younger man who\u2019s born with antlers and charts his journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance.<\/p>\n One of essentially the most mind-boggling movies of the 2000s was this one by the Icelandic avant-pop queen, which reveals the singer happening a ingesting binge to flee her husband, who’s performed by a cat sporting a vest. Halfway by way of, there\u2019s a raucous beat-boxing competitors held in a bar earlier than Bj\u00f6rk reunites along with her husband, now suited, who grows to human measurement after which dances along with her. If social media had been extra of a factor again then, we\u2019re positive this might have been the supply of a thousand memes.<\/p>\n A protest music railing at what Green Day perceived because the propagandist tendencies of the mainstream US media, \u201cAmerican Idiot\u201d got here with a subversive video exhibiting the Cali neo-punk trio enjoying on a soundstage with a green-tinted model of the American flag as a backdrop. The video mirrored each Green Day\u2019s pent-up power and the band\u2019s innate rebelliousness.<\/p>\n The Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr, stars on this video, lip-syncing to Elton John<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s plaintive ballad as he strolls pensively through the luxurious Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. It was filmed in one continuous take but took sixteen attempts to get it to the director\u2019s satisfaction.<\/p>\n Although they didn\u2019t sing on the document, Michelle Williams and Farrah Franklin have been put in as new members of Destiny\u2019s Child in time for taking pictures \u201cSay My Name\u2019s\u201d video. Their hasty recruitment meant they didn\u2019t have a lot time to be taught the video choreography however you wouldn\u2019t guess that witnessing their assured strikes on this colourful promo that is still among the finest music movies of the 00s.<\/p>\n The greatest US chart hit by these New York purveyors of punky energy pop, \u201cStacy\u2019s Mom<\/strong><\/a>\u201d got here with a video that includes actor\/mannequin Rachel Hunter because the titular character who fuels the sexual fantasies of an adolescent boy. Packed with hilarious vignettes, it deservedly topped each MTV and VH1\u2019s video charts in 2003.<\/p>\n With its stunning picture of kids disemboweling and mutilating one another in addition to enjoying with a lifeless canine, this video sparked outrage and vociferous protests in some quarters. Even so, it received performed on MTV, which blurred out a few of the movie\u2019s extra ugly scenes.<\/p>\n This French digital duo blended a Chic-inspired disco groove with youngsters\u2019s vocals for \u201cD.A.N.C.E.,\u201d whose attention-grabbing video cleverly married pop artwork iconography with animation. Most of the display time is dedicated to a sequence of pictures that seem in a steady circulate on the 2 musicians\u2019 T-shirts. Easily among the finest music movies of the 00s.<\/p>\n \u201cBe true to yourself\u201d appears to be the leitmotif on this multi-award-winning video the place Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> performs two opposing roles; a quiet, studious and delicate individual and a extra brazen, shallow, and outgoing lady who\u2019s extra common with boys. Both are adversaries in a rom-com fashion love conflict the place in the end, authenticity triumphs over posturing.<\/p>\n A rumination on how Hollywood exerts a strong, generally darkish, affect on folks world wide, \u201cCalifornication\u201d resulted within the Red Hot Chili Peppers\u2019 hottest video, which depicts the band as characters in a online game. To date, it has racked up over 800 million views on YouTube.<\/p>\n The enigmatic French digital duo\u2019s second album Discovery<\/em> was accompanied by this epic 65-minute dialogue-less sci-fi themed anime film. Subtitled The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem<\/em>, it first appeared in 4 on-line installments earlier than the total film premiered on DVD.<\/p>\n This was Weezer<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s response to their document firm asking them to be extra industrial: a defiant declaration of individuality, which produced a hilarious internet-inspired video that includes tons of cameos. It obtained one million views in its first week of launch and in 2009 received a Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video.<\/p>\n Filming the Australian pop princess strolling in a circle doesn\u2019t sound like a viable concept for a music video however when you’ve got French director Michel Gondry behind the digicam, an unremarkable idea can blossom into an impressed visible symphony. One of the most effective music movies of the 00s, Minogue\u2019s walkabout occurred in Paris, used 50 extras, and was filmed in a single steady take.<\/p>\n Many pop movies of this period bombarded the viewer with a fancy array of visible pictures however Beyonc\u00e9 went for a comparatively simple strategy on this black and white promo movie, which captured her dancing in opposition to an unchanging background. It\u2019s highly effective as a result of it gives the look that we’re witnessing an entire, uninterrupted efficiency by the singer, whose dancing exudes mesmerizing power.<\/p>\n British singer and auteur Bat For Lashes (actual title Natasha Khan) funneled the spirit of her favourite sci-fi film Donnie Darko<\/em> on this video, the place she\u2019s seen driving a motorcycle on a highway at night time accompanied by a number of insidious animal figures. Its surreal, nightmare high quality harmonizes with the music\u2019s unearthly atmosphere.<\/p>\n This New Jersey band took the extraordinary and brooding sound of emo into the mainstream with their single \u201cHelena,\u201d whose macabre video depicted a funeral filmed in a Los Angeles Presbyterian church. The music was supposedly impressed by the passing of frontman Gerard Way\u2019s grandmother, although it\u2019s uncertain she had a send-off just like the one within the video.<\/p>\n Ex-Blur singer Damon Albarn\u2019s anime-inspired digital band paid tribute to the titular Hollywood star by referencing the \u201cSpaghetti Western\u201d film The Good, The Bad & The Ugly<\/em>. The music\u2019s colourful and entertaining animated video alludes to zombie films and features a pastiche of Michael Jackson\u2019s 80s traditional \u201cThriller\u201d dropped at life by undead, big gorillas.<\/p>\n Renowned as a perfectionist, Kanye West spent three months modifying this video, which took twelve days to movie and depicts a futuristic, robot-dominated world. Shot utilizing guerrilla-filmmaking strategies in each Tokyo and Los Angeles, it received eight awards and stands as among the finest music movies of the 00s.<\/p>\n Some songs don\u2019t require costly and flashy music movies to resonate with viewers, as this Chemical Brothers<\/strong><\/a> promo movie proves, which provides a steady shot from a prepare window because it speeds by way of rural and concrete landscapes. The ensuing travelogue is completely in sync with the Mancunian dance duo\u2019s evocative soundscape.<\/p>\n The New Jersey rock group\u2019s most seen video \u2013 which has exceeded one billion views \u2013 stars actors Will Estes and Shiri Appleby because the music\u2019s major characters Tommy and Gina. Its scenes the place Tommy dodges a succession of obstacles as he runs to fulfill Gina was impressed by the motion sequences within the 1998 German film Run Lola Run<\/em>.<\/p>\n Ex-Destiny\u2019s Child singer Kelly Rowland is the article of Nelly<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s furtive desire in this video set in a fictional suburb called \u201cNellyville.\u201d If you think the actor playing Rowland\u2019s mom seems to be acquainted, it\u2019s as a result of she\u2019s soul music legend Patti LaBelle.<\/p>\n The inherent simplicity of this catchy hip-hop dance groove \u2013 only a naked beat behind some dope rhymes \u2013 is echoed within the starkness of its distinctive, award-winning black and white video. Although it options all of the stereotypical accouterments related to rap movies \u2013 weed smoking, scantily clad girls, flash automobiles, and designer jewellery \u2013 the promo exudes a sure clean-cut class.<\/p>\n Shooting a pop video in a single steady take is a difficult process, particularly if, like this one, it entails complicated choreography and directing 100 dancers. After many hours of rehearsal, \u201c1234\u201d took over 20 takes to get proper, however because the fantastically realized finish product reveals, the director\u2019s perfectionism was justified. One of essentially the most sophisticated (and finest) music movies of the 00s.<\/p>\n With its sweaty sequences depicting a girls\u2019s boxing match, mud wrestling, and bump \u2018n\u2019 grind dance strikes, that is a kind of movies that can immediate many viewers to yearn for a chilly, cleaning bathe. Described by one reviewer as a \u201cpost-apocalyptic orgy,\u201d Aguilera\u2019s video was extremely controversial however that didn\u2019t cease it topping MTV\u2019s video chart.<\/p>\n The New York rock band used a easy idea for one in every of their first music movies: Play dwell on a big soundstage that regarded greater than paying homage to a gaggle like The Beatles enjoying the Ed Sullivan Show. For a back-to-basics rock group, it was the proper match for his or her debut album.<\/p>\n This risqu\u00e9 video by the queen of artwork pop \u2013 the place she\u2019s kidnapped, bought into slavery, after which exacts revenge \u2013 is what you\u2019d count on from an artist who likes to take inventive dangers and break boundaries. Replete with outlandish costumes and beautiful ensemble choreography, it confirmed GaGa as one in every of pop\u2019s most provocative video makers of the 00s.<\/p>\n Some music movies eschew shiny, high-tech gadgetry, in contrast to this one to The White Stripes\u2019 storage rock traditional, which relied fully on hand-assembled constructions of Legos. The promo movie was painstakingly pieced collectively utilizing single-frame pictures which have been then segued to create an unforgettable shifting montage, the spirit of which appeared to reflect the band\u2019s DIY aesthetic.<\/p>\n Dr. Dre and Eminem pose as lab scientists on this futuristic video set at a prime secret \u201cArtist Development Center\u201d the place we first glimpse 50 Cent<\/strong><\/a> as a cyborg being repaired on an working desk. (A reference, maybe, to the rapper being shot seven occasions in actual life). The video received two MTV awards and in 2020, surpassed one billion YouTube views.<\/p>\n For the uninitiated, seeing this video is likely to be likened to experiencing a drug-induced hallucination, such is the surreal high quality of its imagery. The video is offered as a steady stage efficiency with a number of various characters voicing the music\u2019s many sampled fragments of dialogue.<\/p>\n Rihanna<\/a><\/strong> unsurprisingly grabbed the Video Of The Year gong at MTV\u2019s 2007 Music Video Awards for her visually beautiful promo movie for \u201cUmbrella,\u201d which concerned her physique being smeared with silver paint throughout a sequence filmed in black and white. That USP mixed with neon-style rain results conspired to make an unforgettable pop music video.<\/p>\n Cash was within the twilight of his profession and 7 months from demise when he shot the video for his haunting cowl of Nine Inch Nails\u2019 funereal ballad. Contrasting archive footage of a youthful Cash together with his older, frailer, self transforms the video right into a poignant, requiem-like, reflection of the nation legend\u2019s life and profession.<\/p>\n Set in a document retailer, this ingenious video embodies Erykah Badu<\/strong><\/a>\u2018s musical eclecticism and pays tribute to her many musical influences. We follow a customer thumbing through racks of LPs from different genres \u2013 ranging from Funkadelic\u2019s Maggot Brain<\/em> to The Beatles\u2019 Let It Be<\/em> \u2013 and each finds a shifting picture of Badu as a part of the album paintings.<\/p>\n \u201cAppearances can be deceptive\u201d appears to be the message of this traditional spy-themed video, the place Spears morphs from a blonde flight attendant right into a thrill-seeking redhead and eventually right into a raven-haired femme fatale. In between, Spears will be seen performing in a clear, diamond-studded bodysuit, which induced controversy and prompted MTV to restrict the video to nighttime viewing.<\/p>\n Elliot\u2019s producer Timbaland and his prot\u00e9g\u00e9, singer Tweet, seem on this vibrant video with elaborate choreography. It additionally options Cheaper By The Dozen youngster actor Alyson Stoner executing some breakdance strikes. The rapper additionally pays homage to the late R&B stars Aaliyah and Lisa \u201cLeft Eye\u201d Lopes, whose pictures adorn a automotive hood with the phrases \u201cIn Loving Memory.\u201d Clearly among the finest music movies of the 00s.<\/p>\n This spirited reboot of a traditional 70s LaBelle quantity appeared within the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann\u2019s hit film, Moulin Rouge!<\/em>, and produced an attention-grabbing video the place its lingerie-clad stars fused modern hip-hop sass with classic Parisian cabaret to beautiful impact. Unsurprisingly, it scooped the Best Video Of The Year prize on the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.<\/p>\n British singer Dido, whose music \u201cThank You\u201d served because the sampled hook line in \u201cStan,\u201d starred within the music\u2019s cinematic video because the pregnant girlfriend of an obsessive, unstable Eminem<\/strong><\/a> fan whose life ends in tragedy. Aside from its standing as among the finest music movies of the 00s, the phrase stan has additionally come to grow to be a significant a part of fan tradition.<\/p>\n One of the best-choreographed scenes in a 00s music video was offered by this Windy City indie rock quartet for \u201cHere It Goes Again,\u201d the place the band members dance each on and in between eight strategically positioned treadmills. Filmed in a single steady take, it took them seventeen makes an attempt to good their routine however the closing consequence, which received a Grammy, was undoubtedly price the additional effort.<\/p>\n The British DJ and producer didn\u2019t seem within the video for his second music promo clip with Spike Jonze; as a substitute, he allowed popular culture icon Christopher Walken<\/strong><\/a> to bop his manner by way of the monitor in an empty lodge. The pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance is when the Hollywood legend levitates throughout the room.<\/p>\n Though it was set in London, the inspiration behind the Atlanta hip-hop duo\u2019s multi-award-winning video for his or her No. 1 US smash was The Beatles\u2019 debut look on the Ed Sullivan Show<\/em>. It finds singer Andr\u00e9 3000 enjoying all eight members of a fake eight-piece band referred to as The Love Below in entrance of screaming followers.<\/p>\n48: Dr. Dre feat. Eminem: Forgot About Dre (2001)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Philip G. Atwell<\/h3>\n
47: Ludacris: Get Back (2004)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Spike Jonze<\/h3>\n
46: Mariah Carey feat. Jay-Z: Heartbreaker (1999)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Bret Ratner<\/h3>\n
45: Pulp: Bad Cover Version (2002)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Jarvis Cocker and Martin Wallace<\/h3>\n
44: Soulja Boy Tell\u2019em: Crank That (Soulja Boy) (2007)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Dale Resteghini<\/h3>\n
43: Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Eminem: Forever (2009)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Hype Williams<\/h3>\n
42: Damian Marley: Welcome to Jamrock (2005)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Ras Kassa<\/h3>\n
41: Radiohead: Knives Out (2001)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Michael Gondry<\/h3>\n
40: Fall Out Boy: Sugar We\u2019re Goin Down (2005)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Matt Lenski<\/h3>\n
39: Bj\u00f6rk: Triumph of a Heart (2005)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Spike Jonze<\/h3>\n
38: Green Day: American Idiot (2004)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Samuel Bayer<\/h3>\n
37: Elton John: I Want Love (2001)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Sam Taylor-Wood<\/h3>\n
36: Destiny\u2019s Child: Say My Name (2000)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Joseph Kahn<\/h3>\n
35: Fountains of Wayne: Stacy\u2019s Mom (2003)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Chris Applebaum<\/h3>\n
34: Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Y Control (2004)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Spike Jonze<\/h3>\n
33: Justice: D.A.N.C.E. (2007)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Jonas & Francois<\/h3>\n
32: Taylor Swift: You Belong With Me (2009)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Roman White<\/h3>\n
31: Red Hot Chili Peppers: Californication (2000)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris<\/h3>\n
30: Daft Punk: Interstella 5555 (2003)<\/h2>\n
Directed by Leiji Matsumoto<\/h3>\n
29: Weezer: Pork and Beans (2008)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Matthew Cullen<\/h3>\n
28: Kylie Minogue: Come Into My World (2002)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Michel Gondry<\/h3>\n
27: Beyonce: Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) (2008)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Jake Nava<\/h3>\n
26: Bat for Lashes: What\u2019s a Girl to Do (2006)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Dougal Wilson<\/h3>\n
25: My Chemical Romance: Helena (2005)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Marc Webb<\/h3>\n
24: Gorillaz: Clint Eastwood (2001)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Jamie Hewlett and Pete Candeland<\/h3>\n
23: Kanye West: Stronger (2007)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Hype Williams<\/h3>\n
22: The Chemical Brothers: Star Guitar (2002)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Michael Gondry<\/h3>\n
21: Bon Jovi: It\u2019s My Life (2000)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Wayne Isham<\/h3>\n
20: Nelly: Dilemma (2002)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Benny Boom<\/h3>\n
19: Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams: Drop It Like It\u2019s Hot (2004)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Paul Hunter<\/h3>\n
18: Feist: 1234 (2007)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Patrick Daughters<\/h3>\n
17: Christina Aguilera: Dirrty (2002)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: David Lachapelle<\/h3>\n
16: The Strokes: Last Nite (2001)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Roman Coppola<\/h3>\n
15: Lady Gaga: Bad Romance (2009)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Francis Lawrence<\/h3>\n
14: White Stripes: Fell In Love with a Girl (2002)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Michel Gondry<\/h3>\n
13: 50 Cent: In Da Club (2003)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Philip Atwell<\/h3>\n
12: The Avalanches: Frontier Psychiatrist (2000)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Tom Kuntz and Mike Maguire<\/h3>\n
11: Rihanna feat. JAY-Z: Umbrella (2007)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Chris Applebaum<\/h3>\n
10: Johnny Cash: Hurt (2003)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Mark Romanek<\/h3>\n
09: Erykah Badu: Honey (2007)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Erykah Badu and Chris Robinson<\/h3>\n
08: Britney Spears: Toxic (2004)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Joseph Kahn<\/h3>\n
07: Missy Elliott: Work It (2002)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Dave Meyers<\/h3>\n
06: Pink, Mya, Christina Aguilera, Lil\u2019 Kim: Lady Marmalade (2001)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Paul Hunter<\/h3>\n
05: Eminem: Stan (2000)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Dr Dre and Philip Atwell<\/h3>\n
04: OK Go: Here It Goes Again (2006)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Trish Sie<\/h3>\n
03: Fatboy Slim: Weapon of Choice (2001)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Spike Jonze<\/h3>\n
02: Outkast: Hey Ya (2003)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Brian Barber<\/h3>\n
01: D\u2019Angelo: Untitled (How Does It Feel?) (2000)<\/h2>\n
Directed by: Paul Hunter<\/h3>\n