Synopsis

A doomed romance unfolds in a stylized, gothic retelling of Romeo and Juliet. A young couple are drawn together despite the forces keeping them apart, while candlelit interiors, religious imagery, and ghostly appearances give their love story a supernatural edge. Ash perform inside an old church, surrounded by blue neon crosses and flickering candles, as the narrative moves toward an appropriately tragic conclusion. The cinematic presentation mirrors the song's themes of fate, separation, and lovers who cannot escape their destiny.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed in a church in Bucharest, Romania, giving the production an authentic setting for its religious and gothic imagery.

• The concept was explicitly shaped as a tribute to Romeo and Juliet, matching the song's own description as a retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy.

• The production used thousands of candles, blue neon crosses, real actors, and widescreen photography. Ash described the result as the band's most epic and cinematic video to that point.

• The story was also described by bassist Mark Hamilton as having a "Ghost Whisperer" element, hinting at the video's supernatural treatment of the lovers and its ending.

• The local priest reportedly tolerated the shoot but repeatedly asked the crew to lower the music and extinguished candles when dripping wax began landing on the church floor.

• Charlotte Hatherley plays piano during the church performance. The arrangement was unusual for Ash because Tim Wheeler handled all the guitar parts on the track while Hatherley took the piano role.

• "Starcrossed" was the third single from Ash's 2004 album Meltdown. It reached number 22 on the UK Singles Chart.

• The single was also issued on DVD, with the video accompanied by audio versions of "Starcrossed" and "Cool It Down," the video for "Girl From Mars," and a trailer for the video game Star Wars: Republic Commando.