MTV Top 100 Videos of 1997
MTV's Year-End Top 100 Countdown of music videos from 1997.
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- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsSean 'Diddy' CombsFaith Evans112Puff Daddy performs in the music video "I'll Be Missing You" from the album "No Way Out" recorded for Bad Boy Records. The video opens with Puff Daddy crashing on a motorcycle. He raps as he stands on a grass knoll near a dirt road. Faith Evans sings the chorus as she walks a boardwalk and she is later joined by 112.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsThe Notorious B.I.G.Sean 'Diddy' CombsMaseThe Notorious B.I.G. performs in the music video "Mo Money Mo Problems" from the album "Life After Death" recorded for Bad Boy Records and Arista Records. The video opens with Mase as a sports announcer and Puff Daddy winning a golf tournament after receiving help from the spirit of Notorious B.I.G.
- DirectorLawrence CarrollStarsJewelSteve PoltzIn the video Jewel and Poltz appeared together in numerous scenes, most of them depicting how both of them wants to be together but always separated. In one scene, Poltz tries to reach for Jewel's hand, but a curtain appears between them and separating their hands. In another scene, Jewel lies in front of Poltz and starts to undress and reveals her underwear, but instead of reaching for him, she moves away from him, leaving Poltz with his arms raised towards her. Other scenes including Jewel lies beside a little pond with some little ships. Jewel sits inside a boat in the middle of a room alone, and Jewel sits on a side of a bedroom while Poltz, shirtless, was in the other side and tries to reach towards her.
- DirectorRobert CarusoStarsTommy Lee JonesWill SmithOfficial music video for "Men in Black" by Will Smith.
- DirectorKen FoxStarsThe WallflowersMario CalireJakob DylanThe Wallflowers performs in the music video "One Headlight" from the album "Bringing Down the Horse" recorded for Interscope Records. Wearing all black and looking directly into the camera, Jakob Dylan sings and plays guitar while the band plays behind him near a stone archway. The video also features clips of Jakob Dylan singing in front of a blue fabric with stars.
- StarsCraig BullockCharles Stan FrazierMatthew Murphy KargesMusic video for Sugar Ray's song, Fly.
- DirectorWalter A. SternStarsThe ProdigyKeith FlintLiam HowlettThe Prodigy performs in the music video "Breathe" from the album "The Fat of the Land" recorded for XL Records. The music video features Keith Flint with spiked colored hair and Maxim Reality shirtless with tribal tattoos singing and dancing as they stand in room with dark walls and flashing lights. The video also features clips of insects and an alligator.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsThe Notorious B.I.G.Sean 'Diddy' CombsThe Notorious B.I.G. performs in the music video "Hypnotize" from the album "Life After Death" recorded for Bad Boy Records. The video opens on the ocean outside the Florida Keys. Helicopters pursue Notorious B.I.G. and Puff Daddy who play cards on a motorboat. As the helicopters approach, Biggie Smalls begins to rap and flees.
- DirectorJonathan GlazerStarsJamiroquaiJay KayA promotional video for Jamiroquai's 1996 single "Virtual Insanity."
- DirectorJohan CamitzStarsSpice GirlsEmma BuntonVictoria BeckhamSpice Girls performs in the music video "Wannabe" from the album "Spice" recorded for Virgin Records and EMI Records. The music video begins with the Spice Girls outside London's St. Pancras Grand Hotel. The video shot in one tale follows the girls as they sing, dance, and disturb patrons of the hotel.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsKyle CookPaul DoucetteAdam GaynorMatchbox Twenty performs in the music video "Push" from the album "Yourself or Someone Like You" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video begins with a man manipulating a marionette against an industrial background. The band performs next to barbed war and in the industrial area.
- DirectorMark RomanekStarsFiona AppleA promotional video for Fiona Apple's 1997 single "Criminal."
- DirectorBen UnwinStarsChumbawambaLouise WattsChumbawamba performs in the music video "Tubthumping" from the album "Tubthumper" recorded for Universal Records and EMI Records. The music video starts in a pub and focuses on the television where Chumbawamba performs as the stand in front of a red curtain. The video continues with the band appear in the pub.
- DirectorDean KarrStarsDave Matthews BandCarter BeaufordStefan LessardDave Matthews Band performs in the music video "Crash into Me" from the album "Crash" recorded for RCA Records. Dave Matthews sings as he stands in front of a trio of dancing women in long dresses while musicians play their instruments in a swamp. The video also features distressed footage clips and women dressed like geisha.
- DirectorChris ApplebaumStarsThe Mighty Mighty BosstonesDicky BarrettJoe GittlemanThe Mighty Mighty Bosstones perform in the music video "The Impression That I Get" from the album "Let's Face It" recorded for Mercury Records. The music video begins with members of the band appearing against an all white background. They perform the song as they are wearing suits.
- DirectorTamra DavisStarsHansonIsaac HansonTaylor HansonHanson perform in the music video "MMMBop" from the album "Middle of Nowhere" recorded for Mercury Records and PolyGram Records. The three Hanson brothers sing and play their instruments in a suburban living room. Video clips feature the band visiting parks, beaches, and the city.
- DirectorBrett RatnerStarsWu-Tang ClanCappadonnaGhostface KillahWu-Tang Clan performs with Cappadonna in the music video "Triumph" from the album "Wu-Tang Forever" recorded for Loud Records. The music video begins with a report that New York is being attacked by killer bees. Wu-Tang Clan perform in the video as they ride around the city on flaming motorcycles and avoid the killer bees.
- DirectorMatthew RolstonStarsJewelOn a cold winter's day, against a starkly bleak landscape, riding a horse, Jewel sings an emotional sad song lamenting the inattentiveness of her thoughtless lover, who doesn't care about how he is hurting her, breaking her heart with these foolish games.
- DirectorGregory DarkJosh FischelStarsSublimeFloyd GaughBradley NowellSublime performs in the music video "Wrong Way" from the album "Sublime" recorded for MCA Records. The music video begins with a graffiti artist as he paints a picture of a house. The house becomes real where a woman cleans the floor. A man on a skateboard takes her away and they drive around town. The band appears on signs and billboards.
- DirectorVaughan ArnellStarsSpice GirlsMelanie CGeri HornerSpice Girls performs in the music video "Say You'll Be There" from the album "Spice" recorded for Virgin Records. The Spice Girls dance in the desert and take on fictional action star identities. They sing and play use weapon and martial arts skills to capture a man driving a blue Dodge Charger.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsSean 'Diddy' CombsMaseEddie Griffin
- DirectorMark NealeStarsThe Verve PipeBrad Vander ArkDonny BrownThe Verve Pipe performs in the music video "The Freshmen" from the album "Villains" recorded for RCA Records. The music begins with a slow pan over a glowing light bulb. Brian Vander Ark sings against a dark background while he wears a black shirt. Clips of a woman and the band play throughout.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsMariah CareyJohn G. BrennanDavid FumeroMariah Carey is Agent M in this music video for her 1997 chart-topping hit "Honey." Agent M manages to escape an interrogation by jumping off the balcony and into a pool, and later is chased by men on jet skis.
- DirectorBeckStarsBeckMary Lynn RajskubBeck performs in the music video "The New Pollution" from the album "Odelay" recorded for DGC Records. Beck wears an electric blue suit and sings in a stage while people dance and wear clothing in the style of the 1960's. Beck also drives a vintage car while clips of people dancing in clothing from different eras and colorful visual effects play throughout.
- DirectorBjörn LindgrenStarsThe CardigansLasse JohanssonBengt LagerbergThe singer watches as a group of men enter a warehouse. The room inside is empty, aside from a few sofas and some scantly clad girls.