Regina Spektor - Fidelity

What this video is

Released in mid-2006 on Sire Records, 'Fidelity' served as the lead single from Regina Spektor's fourth album 'Begin to Hope' and marked her breakthrough into mainstream visibility after years in the New York anti-folk scene. The video premiered on VH1 and entered the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 58 and reaching number 36 on Billboard Hot Digital Songs — representing a pivotal moment in the mid-2000s when…

Why it matters

A landmark example of mid-2000s chamber pop video aesthetics, 'Fidelity' demonstrates how theatrical, concept-driven video production could amplify the literary emotionalism of singer-songwriter material and drive mainstream chart success for an indie artist. The monochrome-to-color device became…

The director

Marc Preston Webb (born August 31, 1974, Bloomington, Indiana) is an American director who began his career directing music videos and short films from 1997. He directed over 100 music videos for artists including Green Day, My Chemical Romance, Evanescence,…