Air Supply - Making Love Out Of Nothing At All

What this video is

Released as the sole new track on Air Supply's 1983 Greatest Hits compilation, 'Making Love Out of Nothing at All' was written and produced by Jim Steinman — the same songwriter behind Bonnie Tyler's 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' which sat at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 while this track peaked at #2, giving Steinman an unprecedented simultaneous 1-2 chart lock. The song's grandiose, operatic construction and lush…

Why it matters

A landmark of the adult contemporary power ballad format, the video codified the early-MTV narrative mini-movie template for the soft rock genre. Its cinematic production values — location shooting, dramatic scripted dialogue, and performance intercutting — set a benchmark that influenced…

The director

Randee St. Nicholas is an acclaimed Los Angeles-based photographer, director, and clothing designer. After studying painting and photographing The Knack's debut album cover, she built a celebrated career shooting global superstars for Vanity Fair, Rolling…