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Faithless - Reverence

Music Video
ArtistFaithless
SongReverence
DirectorLindy Heymann
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Maxi Jazz fronts a compact, performance-led video that reflects the track's spiritual and streetwise perspective. The imagery keeps the vocalist at its center, using direct performance and stylized visual fragments rather than a conventional narrative. Its atmosphere mirrors the song's fusion of electronic rhythm, hip-hop delivery, and meditation on inner peace, materialism, personal responsibility, and the search for a deeper truth.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was released in 1997 and runs for approximately four minutes.
  • "Reverence" was the title track from Faithless' debut album, originally released in April 1996. The single reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1997.
  • The recording features Maxi Jazz on lead vocals, with Dido providing background vocals. Rollo and Sister Bliss produced the track.
  • The song's lyric presents itself as a "modern day hymn" while questioning organized religion, consumerism, and the pursuit of wealth. That combination of club music and spiritual reflection became an important part of Faithless' early identity.
  • The original album version runs for more than seven minutes, while the promotional video uses a much shorter edit.
  • A remix titled "Reverence (Tamsin's Re-Fix)" appeared on the additional "Irreverence" disc included with expanded editions of the debut album.

Lyrics

Watch me ride...
Take the words and the bass,
Taste, and then swallow me,
You're chasing the devil
Cos you're level if you follow me
For quality, and I make no apology
For linking my thinking with computer technology.
Cos this is like a modern day hymn
For the new church,
I search for the truth,
I've got a hole in my tooth,
I'm uncouth, yes sir,
I'm from the street university
...
© Faithless - Reverence. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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