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Sloan - Money City Maniacs

Music Video
ArtistSloan
SongMoney City Maniacs
DirectorMark Cutler
DirectorSloan
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Sloan perform "Money City Maniacs" in a stark, high-energy studio setting. The clip emphasizes the band's live presence, cutting between conventional performance shots, abrupt freeze frames, split-screen compositions, and heavily stylized red-tinted images. The visual treatment mirrors the song's brash guitar attack and repeated siren, creating a deliberately rough, graphic look rather than a narrative storyline. The members are presented as a tightly coordinated rock band, with the editing supplying the video's sense of speed, impact, and controlled chaos.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "Money City Maniacs" was released in 1998 as the lead single from Sloan's fourth album, "Navy Blues."
  • The video was delivered to MuchMusic in April 1998 and was scheduled to debut shortly before the band's "Intimate & Interactive" appearance celebrating the album's release.
  • Its visual style relies on freeze frames, split-screen layouts, and faux-red colorization, giving the performance footage a graphic, almost poster-like quality.
  • The clip was nominated for Favorite Canadian Video at the 1998 MuchMusic Video Awards.
  • The song became one of Sloan's most enduring Canadian radio hits. It was also used in Labatt beer advertising during the late 1990s, helping extend its reach beyond alternative-rock audiences.
  • "Money City Maniacs" later appeared on the Canadian compilation "Big Shiny Tunes 3" and in the 2011 film "Goon."
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