10 Greatest Animated Music Videos Of All Time
3. The White Stripes – Fell In Love With A Girl
Fell In Love With A Girl was released as a single by rock duo The White Stripes in 2002 from their album White Blood Cells. The song was received well upon release, and did well commercially, too.
What makes the music video stand out so much is the uniqueness of its animation style. While hand drawn animation is the norm for most animated music videos, Fell In Love With A Girl features bright, complex stop-motion animation using LEGO bricks. Directed by Michel Gondry, the video was shot frame by frame. Between each frame, the LEGO would be rebuilt to depict a slightly different image, creating a remarkably smooth illusion of movement.
Initially, Jack White attempted to form a deal with LEGO which would involve inclusion of a small LEGO set with the purchase of the single, from which buyers could make LEGO versions of the band. Though the company initially declined, upon the success of the video they reached out to Jack White, who at that point decided to reject them.