MTV Top 100 Videos of 1993
MTV's Year-End Top 100 Countdown of music videos from 1993.
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- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsAerosmithStephen DorffTom HamiltonA music video for Aerosmith's song "Cryin'".
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsBlind MelonHeather DeLoachShannon HoonThe music video, directed by Samuel Bayer, stars Heather DeLoach as the "Bee Girl", a young tap dancer wearing a homemade bee costume and large glasses, modeled after the Blind Melon album's cover: a family picture of Georgia Graham, younger sister of drummer Glen Graham. The Bee Girl's story is inter-cut with footage of Blind Melon performing in a field against a clear blue sky. It opens on the girl's tap routine; the audience responds with laughter, and the girl runs off stage in tears. As the song plays, she wanders through a city, stopping to perform her dance for whoever will watch. Ultimately at the point in the song where the word "escape" is repeated - she peeks through a gate, astonished, then runs through it to join a group of "bee people" of all shapes and sizes dancing joyfully in a green field.
- DirectorDr. DreStarsDr. DreSnoop DoggThe D.O.C.Dr. Dre and Snoop Doggy Dogg perform in the music video "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" from the album "The Chronic" recorded for Death Row Records. The video opens as Dr. Dre picks up Snoop Doggy Dogg at his house. The two rap as they drive in an open top convertible and later as they stand around at a house party.
- DirectorRené ElizondoStarsJanet JacksonJennifer LopezThe music video was directed by René Elizondo, Jr. in March 1993. Set in a loft, Jackson is depicted amongst friends and is persuaded to play her new single. Jackson plays the song, briefly interrupted by a dancer who pauses it to express her approval. The song resumes while Jackson and company begin to dance, ending with Jackson talking and joking amongst her dancers. The video was choreographed by Tina Landon. To build anticipation, a promotional advertisement was aired on music channels for several weeks prior to the video's premiere, depicting Jackson narrating and introducing her dancers from behind a camera lens. The video is also infamous for introducing a then-unknown Jennifer Lopez, who appeared as a backing dancer and had a spoken line in the video's opening dialogue.
- DirectorJosh TaftStarsDean DeLeoRobert DeLeoEric KretzA promotional for Stone Temple Pilots' 1993 hit single "Plush."
- DirectorTony KayeStarsSoul AsylumJoshua JaniakDavid PirnerOne of the greatest hit songs of the 1990's, Soul Asylum's clip not only presents one of the band's greatest hits but also works as a public service utility while working on theme of missing/runaway children. The video featured images of missing kids from that period and the month/year they were last seen. Along with those, there's images of the band performing the song and few scenes that portray possible real scenarios of many missing kids out there.
- DirectorMarty CallnerStarsAerosmithEdward FurlongTom HamiltonA music video for Aerosmith's song, 'Livin' on the Edge'.
- DirectorSpike LeeStarsNaughty By NatureAlexander AllenAnthony 'Treach' CrissNaughty by Nature performs in the music video "Hip Hop Hooray" from the album "19 Naughty III" recorded for Tommy Boy Records. Naughty by Nature begin the video as they stand in front of a wall featuring graffiti spelling out the band name. They rap as they stand in front of a large waving crowd and visit several inner city locations.
- DirectorRich MurrayStarsSpin DoctorsChristopher BarronAaron ComessFirst promotional video for Spin Doctors hit "Two Princes".
- DirectorRené ElizondoStarsGary DourdanJanet Jackson
- DirectorMichael BayStarsMeat LoafDana PatrickLorraine CrosbyThe video is based on Beauty and the Beast and The Phantom of the Opera. Bob Keane did Meat Loaf's make-up, which took up to two hours to apply. The make-up was designed to be simple and scary, yet "with the ability to make him sympathetic." It went over budget, and was filmed in 90 °F (32 °C) heat, across four days. According to one executive, it "probably had the budget of Four Weddings and a Funeral." It is the abridged seven-minute single version, rather than the twelve-minute album version. Michael Bay directed the music video.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsCindy BlackmanShannon ClarkLenny KravitzA promotional video for Lenny Kravitz's 1993 single "Are You Gonna Go My Way."
- DirectorParris MayhewStarsOnyxFredro StarrSticky FingazOnyx performs in the music video "Slam" from the album "Bacdafucup" recorded for Def Jam. The music video begins with the band surrounded by a crowd that is jumping up and down. Oynx performs the song outside, in a warehouse, and as they crowd surf.
- DirectorDiane MartelStarsMariah CareyVideo promo for Mariah Carey: Dreamlover.
- DirectorAnton CorbijnStarsNirvanaWilliam S. BurroughsKurt CobainA music video for Nirvana's song, 'Heart Shaped Box'.
- DirectorKeith WardStarsArrested DevelopmentRasa DonMontsho EsheThe music video for "Mr. Wendall" by Arrested Development.
- DirectorNeil AbramsonStarsWilliam BaldwinTom BerengerAli Campbell
- DirectorFab 5 FreddyStarsSnoop DoggDaz DillingerDr. DreThe music video for the song "Who Am I? (What's My Name?)" by an American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg from his 1993 debut album "Doggystyle".
- DirectorDavid MouldStarsGin BlossomsDoug HopkinsBill LeenGin Blossoms perform in the music video "Hey Jealousy" from the album "Dusted" recorded for San Jacinto Records. The video begins with Steadicam footage zooming into a house. The band performs in the living room of a house while split screen effects separate the picture into six parts featuring different band members.
- DirectorNicholas BrandtStarsWhitney HoustonOfficial music video for "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston. From The Bodyguard (1992) soundtrack.
- DirectorKevin KerslakeStarsRed Hot Chili PeppersChris FarleyFleaRed Hot Chili Peppers performs in the music video "Soul to Squeeze" from the original motion picture soundtrack for the film Coneheads (1993) recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The music video begins with black and white shots of Anthony Kiedis holding lights. The band perform at a carnival as a cone-headed person performs along with other freaks.
- DirectorJosh TaftStarsB-RealCypress HillSen D.O.G.Cypress Hill performs in the music video "Insane in the Brain" from the album "Black Sunday" recorded for Ruffhouse Records and Columbia Records. Cypress Hill stalk a cub stage as they rap and dance for an enthusiastic and dancing crowd. Close-up clips of the band singing to the camera play throughout.
- DirectorMatt MahurinStarsUgly Kid JoeWhitfield CraneCordell CrockettUgly Kid Joe performs in the music video "Cat's in the Cradle" from the album "America's Least Wanted" recorded for Mercury Records. The music video begins with clips of a young boy and his toys. Ugly Kid Joe performs the song in front of a gray background on a darken set. Clips of a young man maturing play throughout.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsSean CheesmanJanet Jackson
- DirectorNick EganStarsDuran DuranWarren CuccurulloSimon Le BonVideo promo for Duran Duran: Ordinary World.