Jade - Don't Walk Away (1992)

What this video is

Released November 1992 on Giant Records as the second single from Jade's debut album Jade to the Max, 'Don't Walk Away' arrived at the apex of the New Jack Swing era and the concurrent girl group revival pioneered by acts like En Vogue. The song peaked at #2 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and #4 on the Billboard Hot 100, while reaching the top 10 in the UK and Netherlands. It samples drums from…

Why it matters

A landmark New Jack Swing/R&B crossover single that demonstrated female trios could compete at the apex of the Billboard Hot 100 alongside male-dominated hip-hop acts. Its street-aesthetic video, directed by a filmmaker with N.W.A. and Public Enemy credits, deliberately fused hip-hop visual…

The director

Eric Meza is a music video director and filmmaker active in the early-to-mid 1990s, known for directing videos for hip-hop and R&B artists including Public Enemy and N.W.A., as well as feature film work including House Party 3 (1994) and The Breaks (1999).…