Oasis - Stop Crying Your Heart Out

What this video is

Released on 17 June 2002 as the second single from Oasis's fifth studio album Heathen Chemistry, Stop Crying Your Heart Out arrived during a period of renewed critical and commercial momentum for the band following the poorly received Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000). The single debuted and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and reached number one in Italy, reflecting persistent pan-European…

Why it matters

Represents the mature anthemic ballad strand of post-Britpop UK rock: orchestrally arranged, emotionally direct, and designed for large-venue resonance. The video's dual performance/narrative structure is a canonical form of the era, while W.I.Z.'s socially conscious visual approach —…

The director

Andrew John 'W.I.Z.' Whiston (born 4 January 1964) is an English director of films and music videos, described by the BFI as one of the greatest ever British music video directors. He launched his career with the cult short film Weekender (1992), exploring…