UB40 - (I Can't Help) Falling In Love With You

What this video is

Released in 1993 as the lead single from UB40's tenth album Promises and Lies and as the main title track for the Paramount erotic thriller Sliver starring Sharon Stone, the song reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks and topped charts in the UK and eleven other countries. The video, remastered in 2002 as part of catalogue re-release activity, exemplifies UB40's commercial peak as a…

Why it matters

A landmark document of early-90s reggae-pop crossover, the video and song represent the commercial apex of British reggae's mainstream assimilation. The track's seven-week US No. 1 run remains UB40's greatest commercial achievement and stands as one of the defining soundtrack-album synergy moments…

The director

Neil Abramson (born 1963, Johannesburg, South Africa) relocated to Los Angeles in 1979 and trained at UCLA and ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena. He directed over 40 music videos and 30+ commercials before transitioning to feature films. His debut…