The Rolling Stones - Emotional Rescue - OFFICIAL PROMO

What this video is

Released in June 1980, 'Emotional Rescue' arrived at a pivotal cultural inflection point: disco was commercially collapsing following the 1979 backlash, yet funk and groove-based production were being absorbed into mainstream rock. The Rolling Stones — the self-styled 'World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band' — had already courted disco controversy with 'Miss You' (1978); this track doubled down with Jagger's prominent…

Why it matters

Sits at the crossroads of classic rock and post-disco funk, representing the Rolling Stones' deliberate engagement with late-70s/early-80s dancefloor aesthetics. The track and its promo helped normalise groove-oriented production within the rock mainstream, anticipating the synth-funk crossovers…

The director

David Victor Mark Mallet (born 17 December 1945, West Horsley, Surrey, England) is a British director of music videos and concert films. He co-founded the pioneering production company MGMM with Scott Millaney, Brian Grant, and Russell Mulcahy, and became…