Sheryl Crow - Sign Your Name

What this video is

Released September 16, 2010, as the second single from Crow's eighth studio album '100 Miles from Memphis,' the video exists within Crow's deliberate return to Southern soul and Memphis R&B roots. The source song, written and originally performed by Terence Trent D'Arby, was a 1987–88 international hit reaching #4 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Crow's 2010 cover — featuring Justin Timberlake on background vocals —…

Why it matters

Documents Sheryl Crow's pivot from mainstream rock to roots-soul during the post-2000s Americana revival. As a performance-format cover of a late-1980s neo-soul landmark, the video bridges two distinct eras of soul-influenced pop, and Isham's signature warm-film aesthetic translates the genre's…

The director

Wayne Isham (born December 2, 1958, Vinita, Oklahoma) is an American film and music video director. A University of California Santa Barbara alumnus, he has helmed over 150 major music videos since the 1980s. Career landmarks include Metallica's 'Enter…