Marcy Playground - Sherry Fraser

What this video is

Released in 1998 as the third and final single from Marcy Playground's self-titled Capitol Records debut album, 'Sherry Fraser' arrived in the wake of 'Sex and Candy,' which spent a then-record 15 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart. The song received moderate MTV2 and radio airplay but did not replicate the commercial breakthrough of its predecessor. The track is named for a real person — a…

Why it matters

Represents the tertiary single phase of a breakout post-grunge debut album cycle on a major label. Demonstrates the MTV2-era promotion model for album deep cuts — lower-budget, naturalistic video treatments for non-lead singles. Kerslake's direction links the video to the broader visual canon of…

The director

American filmmaker, photographer, and music video director. Graduated with a film degree from Loyola Marymount University. Directed award-winning videos for Nirvana, Green Day, R.E.M., Prince, the Rolling Stones, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Smashing Pumpkins,…