Synopsis

Set against a crowded nightclub and the surrounding city streets, the video follows a troubled young man drifting through a world of strangers, performers, hustlers, and partygoers. The band performs amid this restless environment, while Stephan Jenkins repeatedly draws the young man's attention back to the song's message of empathy and understanding. As the performance reaches its conclusion, the imagery shifts into something more surreal, ending with Jenkins appearing as a child playing a snare drum.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was released in August 1998, following "Jumper"'s release as the fifth and final single from Third Eye Blind's 1997 debut album.

• Anna Nicole Smith makes a brief appearance as a blonde woman in the club. She reportedly visited the set because of her friendship with drummer Brad Hargreaves and ended up appearing in the finished video.

• The video's crowded club setting mirrors the song's concern with isolation in the middle of a populated, socially charged environment.

• "Jumper" became one of Third Eye Blind's biggest commercial successes, reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in January 1999.

• The song's subject matter was connected by Stephan Jenkins to bullying, alienation, suicide, and the need for greater compassion. Its message later gained another prominent screen appearance when Jim Carrey performed the song in the 2008 film "Yes Man."