The Crystal Method - ＂Can't You Trip Like I Do＂

What this video is

Released July 29, 1997, as the lead single and opening track of Spawn: The Album — a landmark concept soundtrack pairing rock/metal acts with electronic producers, debuting at #7 on the Billboard 200 and charting for 25 weeks. The collaboration between Filter and The Crystal Method exemplified the era's rock-electronica crossover moment, bridging big beat (a UK-led movement being adopted by American acts) with…

Why it matters

A defining artifact of the late-1990s rock-electronica crossover. The track and video helped legitimize big beat in American alternative rock contexts, demonstrating that electronic acts could achieve MTV alternative rotation alongside guitar-driven bands. Sigismondi's direction connected the…

The director

Italian-Canadian director, photographer, and artist (born 1965, Pescara, Italy; raised in Hamilton, Ontario). Studied painting and illustration at OCAD, graduating with a photography major. Transitioned to music video direction via The Revolver Film Co.…