Len - Steal My Sunshine

What this video is

Released June 22, 1999 by Work Group/Sony, 'Steal My Sunshine' first gained traction on the soundtrack to Doug Liman's film Go before becoming a summer radio staple. Built around a sample of Andrea True Connection's 1976 disco hit 'More, More, More,' the song fused hip-hop cadences, post-Beastie Boys irreverence, and bubblegum pop hooks into a quintessential late-90s crossover artifact. The video's unscripted,…

Why it matters

A landmark artifact of late-90s genre-blending pop, 'Steal My Sunshine' exemplifies the post-Beastie Boys indie-mainstream pipeline: a Toronto DIY act leveraging disco sampling, hip-hop verse structure, and alternating male/female vocals (consciously modeled on the Human League's 'Don't You Want…

The director

Marc Costanzo is the co-founder, vocalist, guitarist, and primary producer of Canadian duo Len, working under the stage name Mumble C (production) and The Burger Pimp (directing). Bradley Walsh, credited as B-Rad, is Len's co-director on this video. Both are…