The Rolling Stones - Don't Stop - OFFICIAL PROMO

What this video is

Released in late 2002 as a standalone single tied to the Forty Licks double compilation, 'Don't Stop' marked one of the Rolling Stones' rare instances of releasing brand-new original material within a retrospective package. The accompanying promo video—a Swedish-produced mixed-media animation—reflects the early-2000s moment when independent digital collectives in Scandinavia were pioneering hybrid CG/live-action…

Why it matters

Represents a transitional moment in classic rock music video production: the deployment of boutique animation-studio aesthetics (previously associated with indie and electronic acts) for a heritage rock band. StyleWar's hybrid 35mm/CG approach anticipated mainstream mixed-media video techniques by…

The director

StyleWar is a Swedish directing collective co-founded by Oskar Holmedal and Martin Sjöström in 1998, based in Stockholm. The collective evolved from graphic design and animation into music videos and commercial directing, represented internationally by…