Kim Carnes - Crazy In The Night

What this video is

Released in April–May 1985, 'Crazy in the Night (Barking at Airplanes)' arrived at a pivotal juncture for Kim Carnes — four years after her career-defining No. 1 hit 'Bette Davis Eyes' (1981) — and served as a commercially successful re-entry into the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at No. 15. The parent album Barking at Airplanes has been noted as the first synth-pop album produced by a woman, placing Carnes at the…

Why it matters

The video represents the adult contemporary–New Wave crossover that characterized mid-80s mainstream MTV programming. Carnes' raspy vocal identity and the song's synth-driven production bridged the gap between post-punk new wave and radio-friendly pop, while the video's theatrical nocturnal…

The director

Dominic Sena (b. April 26, 1949, Niles, Ohio) began as a cinematographer before moving into music video directing in 1985, co-founding Propaganda Films. He later directed features including Kalifornia (1993), Gone in 60 Seconds (2000), and Swordfish (2001),…