Hoobastank - Out Of Control

What this video is

Released November 4, 2003 as the lead single from 'The Reason' on Island Records, 'Out of Control' arrived at a pivotal commercial moment for post-grunge: nu-metal's underground credibility had peaked, and labels were repositioning hard rock acts toward radio-friendly melodicism. The song charted at #9 on US Hot Modern Rock Tracks and #16 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks, helping propel 'The Reason' to #3 on the…

Why it matters

As the lead single from Hoobastank's breakthrough album, 'Out of Control' represents a textbook example of early-2000s post-grunge crossover production: Howard Benson's polished yet aggressive studio sound married to Cox's frenetic visual grammar. The video's rapid-cut performance style directly…

The director

Nathan 'Karma' Cox (born June 10, 1971) is an American music video director and editor closely associated with the nu-metal and hard rock genres of the late 1990s and 2000s. He built his reputation directing videos for acts including Metallica, Disturbed,…