Corey Hart - Bang (Starting Over)

What this video is

Released in 1990 as a single from the album 'Bang!' (Aquarius Records / EMI-USA / Capitol Records), 'Bang (Starting Over)' arrived at a pivotal moment in Corey Hart's career. The album was viewed as a comeback effort following moderately received records in 1986–88, and while the single charted domestically in Canada, the album marked the end of Hart's US chart presence. The song's title — and the music video's…

Why it matters

Represents a transitional document in Canadian pop history: Hart's attempt to carry the momentum of his mid-80s commercial peak (10 million records sold, nine US top-40 hits between 1984–1990) into a new decade. As one of the last music videos from Hart's Aquarius/EMI era, it encapsulates the…

The director

Irish music video and commercial director born 1959. Began career in Dublin editing and directing early U2 promotional clips. Relocated to the United States in the 1980s and joined Propaganda Films, which by 1990 produced approximately one-third of all US…