Paul Weller - ＂Come On⧸Let's Go＂

What this video is

Released in 2005 as the second single from 'As Is Now' — Weller's eighth solo album and a critically acclaimed return to electric rock — 'Come On/Let's Go' arrived at a moment of significant Weller rehabilitation in British culture. The album reached No. 4 in the UK charts and was followed by Weller receiving the Outstanding Contribution to Music Award at the 2006 Brit Awards. The video's visual language —…

Why it matters

Represents the mature phase of Paul Weller's solo rock output, reconnecting his post-Britpop aesthetic to punk urgency and Mod iconography. Positioned within the mid-2000s UK guitar rock revival, the video is a significant document of how legacy British artists negotiated authenticity, cultural…

The director

British filmmaker who began his career in theatre before studying Documentary Communication at the University of Lincolnshire in Hull. His debut short film 'Vinyl' was commissioned by ITV and screened at BAFTA as part of the BFI/Kodak New Directors showcase;…