OneRepublic - Say (All I Need) (Main Version)

What this video is

Released in mid-2008 as the third single from OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud (2007), 'Say (All I Need)' arrived at the height of the band's mainstream breakthrough following the global success of 'Apologize' and 'Stop and Stare.' The Paris location shoot aligned the band with a tradition of aspirational European cinematography in pop-rock videos, signaling artistic ambition beyond American domestic…

Why it matters

This video is a landmark example of cinematic pop-rock video production circa 2008, demonstrating how mid-tier alternative acts leveraged major-label budgets for location-based international shoots to elevate cultural prestige. Mandler's dual-format visual strategy — deploying black-and-white…

The director

Anthony Mandler (born April 18, 1973) is an American film director, music video director, and photographer. Beginning his career as a photographer whose celebrity portraits appeared on the covers of GQ, Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, and ESPN The Magazine,…