Synopsis

A woman climbs into a cold, enclosed pool as 311 perform "Prisoner" in a stark basement-like setting. Uniformed figures move through the background, creating an atmosphere of surveillance and confinement. The band's performance is intercut with repeated images of the woman submerged beneath the pool's lid. As the video progresses, the musicians also appear inside the pool, linking their performance to the song's imagery of entrapment and the struggle to remain oneself.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Prisoner" was released in 1997 as the second single from 311's album "Transistor."

• The song reached No. 21 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.

• In a 1999 fan Q&A, S.A. Martinez named "Prisoner" as his favorite 311 song.

• 311 described the song as being about feeling trapped and about someone not being themselves.

• The video was shot in Los Angeles, one of several 311 videos from the period filmed in the city.

• "Prisoner" was included among the eight 311 videos identified by the band in a late-1990s Q&A as their MTV-era music videos.