Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number

What this video is

Released in 1989 during Milli Vanilli's explosive commercial peak, 'Baby Don't Forget My Number' was the third US single from an album cycle that would culminate in a Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1990 — later controversially revoked when it was revealed that Fab Morvan and Rob Pilatus had not performed the vocal tracks. The music video therefore occupies a unique cultural position: it is a primary visual…

Why it matters

Represents the apex of late-1980s Eurodance-pop's infiltration of the American mainstream, blending European studio production with American R&B-inflected choreography and fashion. As an artifact of the lip-sync scandal era, it holds exceptional scholarly value for studies of authenticity,…