Len - Feelin' Alright

What this video is

Released October 19, 1999 as the second single from Len's album 'You Can't Stop the Bum Rush,' 'Feelin\' Alright' arrived in the long shadow of the massive crossover hit 'Steal My Sunshine.' The video's high-school setting tapped directly into the dominant late-90s teen cultural moment, sharing visual DNA with contemporaneous videos and films that romanticized North American high school life. The inclusion of C.C.…

Why it matters

A textbook artifact of the late-90s alt-rock/rap-rock/pop-punk convergence, 'Feelin\' Alright' blends alternative rock structure with heavy metal guitar (C.C. DeVille solo) and the laid-back vocal interplay typical of the era's co-ed rap-rock acts. The school-setting video became a minor exemplar…

The director

Marc Costanzo is the frontman, primary songwriter, and producer of Canadian alternative rock band Len, operating under the stage name 'Mumble C.' He co-wrote and produced 'Feelin\' Alright' alongside Sharon Costanzo and Derek MacKenzie. In addition to his…