Pat Benatar - Anxiety (Get Nervous)

What this video is

Released in late 1982 during Pat Benatar's commercial peak, this video emerged when MTV was fundamentally reshaping how rock music was consumed. Benatar was one of the network's earliest and most-played female artists, and the horror-comedy framing of 'Anxiety (Get Nervous)' reflects an era when music video directors were experimenting with short-form cinematic storytelling. The nod to EC-style horror magazines…

Why it matters

A key document in early-MTV female hard rock visual identity. Benatar's videos from this period helped establish that women could lead rock narratives with authority and wit, not merely as spectacle. The horror-comedy register anticipates mid-80s genre-blending clips and demonstrates the creative…

The director

Mark Robinson is a music video director active in the early 1980s, credited on IMDb and IMVDb for directing Pat Benatar's 'Anxiety (Get Nervous)' (1982) and 'Moon Martin: X-Ray Vision' (1982), as well as 'Sweet Thing' (2002). His early-80s work places him…