The All-American Rejects - Gives You Hell
What this video is
Released as the lead single from When the World Comes Down (September 30, 2008), 'Gives You Hell' arrived at the tail end of the pop-punk / alternative rock mainstream boom driven by the success of acts like Fall Out Boy, Paramore, and Panic! at the Disco. The video's suburban satire — pitting a rock-and-roll lifestyle against the conformist 9-to-5 nuclear family — tapped directly into the anti-establishment…
Why it matters
A defining late-period artifact of the pop-punk / alternative rock mainstream crossover, the video exemplifies the genre's characteristic blend of anthemic hooks, suburban rebellion imagery, and accessible humor. Marc Webb's dual-persona narrative structure and comedic staging became a widely…
The director
Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974, Bloomington, Indiana) is an American director who built his reputation directing over 100 music videos between 1997 and 2009 for artists including Green Day, My Chemical Romance, AFI, Good Charlotte, Evanescence, and…
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