Synopsis

Alana Davis wanders through New York City as the video turns the song's self-affirming lyrics into a playful character study. Along the way, she encounters multiple versions of herself, including an alter ego on the sidewalk, a woman watching from a window, a child version of Alana, and a television-commercial persona. The increasingly surreal encounters build around the idea that Davis cannot be reduced to one image or identity. The clip closes on the same lively, self-aware tone that defines the song.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was made for Davis' 1997 debut single and was promoted as the premiere video from her album *Blame It on Me*.

• Contemporary trade coverage described the clip as a New York street adventure in which Davis meets several versions of herself. The video includes an arrest, a television commercial, an encounter with her younger self, and a visual gag in which she appears to trip her own alter ego.

• The use of multiple Alana Davises was noted at the time as part of a then-emerging music-video trend involving "twins" or duplicate versions of the performer.

• "32 Flavors" was originally written and recorded by Ani DiFranco. Elektra A&R executive Josh Deutsch suggested that Davis record it after the label heard her completed debut album and asked where its single was.

• Davis did more than simply reproduce DiFranco's recording. She changed sections of the lyric, added a chorus that was not in the original version, wrote the bass line, and programmed the drums. She described the result as a hybrid rather than a straightforward cover.

• Davis was initially uneasy about recording the song because DiFranco's lyrics were closely tied to DiFranco's own perspective. After Davis sent her reworked version to DiFranco, however, DiFranco said she liked it, despite acknowledging that some of the changes were initially difficult for her to accept.

• The single became Davis' only Billboard Hot 100 entry, reaching No. 37. It also peaked at No. 17 on Adult Top 40 and No. 34 on Mainstream Top 40.

• Trade publication Billboard praised the clip for giving the song extra visual appeal, calling attention to Davis' confident screen presence and the playful way the video expanded the track's personality.