Creedence Clearwater Revival： Have You Ever Seen The Rain？ - Creedence Clearwater Revival： Have You Ever Seen The Rain？

What this video is

Released December 11, 2018, as the centerpiece of the CCR50 anniversary campaign, this video represents the first official visual narrative ever created for a song that charted at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1971 and has since surpassed one billion Spotify streams (as of March 2023). The original song, written by John Fogerty, addressed the internal fracturing of CCR ahead of Tom Fogerty's departure from the…

Why it matters

Represents a landmark in classic rock legacy media: the first official music video for one of CCR's most enduring singles, produced nearly 48 years after the song's release. Demonstrates the post-streaming era strategy of commissioning original cinematic narratives for catalog-era songs to drive…

The director

LA-born filmmaker educated at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts for film production. Directed music videos for artists including Iggy Pop, Common, Andrew Bird, Valerie June, Grace Potter, Robert Glasper, Steve Martin, R.E.M., and Elvis Costello. Also known for…