Weezer - Island In The Sun

What this video is

Released in July 2001 as the second single from Weezer's self-titled 'Green Album,' 'Island in the Sun' arrived at the apex of the band's commercial breakthrough after a five-year hiatus. The video's Mexican wedding setting in East L.A. grounds the song's escapist warmth in a specific, multicultural community context — an unusual choice for alt-rock of the era. The song became Weezer's biggest international hit and…

Why it matters

Represents the pop-accessible wing of post-Pinkerton Weezer and the broader early-2000s alternative rock crossover into mainstream pop. The wedding-performance concept video is a minor but recognizable subgenre in alt-rock video production, lending communal warmth to what was otherwise a…

The director

Born June 8, 1969, in New York City. Co-founded late-1980s NYC punk band Bad Trip, releasing two full-length records. Transitioned to music video directing in the early 1990s, working with Weezer, Blink-182, System of a Down, Papa Roach, and others. His…