Synopsis
Amy Macdonald performs "Poison Prince" in stark black-and-white footage, combining live shots with scenes captured around her concert appearances. The video follows her onstage with her band and through backstage and travel moments, giving the song a documentary-like feel rather than presenting a scripted narrative. The rough, immediate imagery matches the track's concern with a troubled musician, while the crowd scenes emphasize the energy and connection of Macdonald's early live performances.
Factoids & Trivia
- The 2008 version accompanied the May 19, 2008 re-release of "Poison Prince," more than a year after the song's original limited release in May 2007.
- The video was filmed around Macdonald's live appearances in Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, and Troon, Scotland.
- The Troon footage comes from Macdonald's Rock Against Racism show in South Ayrshire.
- Unlike the earlier video, which featured Macdonald performing in a nightclub and moving through Glasgow, the 2008 version is presented as a monochrome live-performance document.
- "Poison Prince" was written about Pete Doherty, whose public struggles inspired the song's portrait of a gifted but self-destructive figure.
- The re-release reached No. 148 on the UK Singles Chart, while the original 2007 release had peaked at No. 136.