Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me (Paris Version)

What this video is

Released in 1998 on Squint Entertainment, 'Kiss Me' was the breakthrough mainstream crossover single for Sixpence None the Richer, a Christian alternative band produced by Steve Taylor. The Paris Version music video predates the song's explosive commercial peak, which was catalyzed by its placement on the She's All That (1999) and Dawson's Creek soundtracks. The video's French New Wave homage — visually quoting…

Why it matters

A landmark moment for CCM-to-mainstream crossover, the Paris Version video demonstrates how late-1990s Christian alternative pop could use prestige cinematic references — here Truffaut's French New Wave — to achieve mainstream cultural legitimacy. It signals the maturation of music video as…

The director

Roland Stephen Taylor (b. December 9, 1957, Brawley, CA) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and filmmaker who studied music, filmmaking, and acting at Colorado University in Boulder. He is the only artist to twice win Billboard Music Video…