The Script - We Cry

What this video is

Released on 25 April 2008 as The Script's debut single, 'We Cry' arrived during a peak moment for Irish and British indie pop-rock acts crossing into mainstream radio. The song drew directly from the lived experience of Dublin's working-class inner city, specifically James Street, painting vignettes of characters—teenage mothers, addicts, frustrated dreamers—navigating structural hardship. Receiving 'Single of the…

Why it matters

As The Script's debut single, 'We Cry' established the band's signature fusion of pop melodicism, socially conscious storytelling, and post-hip-hop production aesthetics within the British-Irish rock mainstream. The video's gritty urban visual language and rapid-cut editing style became a template…

The director

Charles Mehling is a director and photographer with deep roots in the music world, having played bass for The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Since his debut music video for Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, he has collaborated with acts including The Rolling Stones,…