Synopsis
The video moves from the shadowy interior of Antwerp's Cafe D'Anvers into the city's streets, shifting from a hazy club atmosphere to a loose, theatrical dance sequence. dEUS members, dancers, bystanders, and police figures populate the performance, giving the clip an atmosphere that is both celebratory and faintly uneasy. As the song gathers momentum, the group spills outdoors and dances through Antwerp, turning familiar urban spaces into an energetic stage for the track's increasingly wild finale.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was filmed at Cafe D'Anvers and on Antwerp streets, including the De Keyserlei.
- Its nightclub setting was inspired by a real incident. Three years earlier, Tom Barman and guitarist Craig Ward had reportedly been mistaken for drug dealers and arrested at Cafe D'Anvers.
- Former dEUS guitarist Rudy Trouve appears in the video disguised as a police officer, despite no longer being in the band's lineup at the time.
- The production involved an open invitation for people to come to the cafe and take part, helping create the crowd and dance scenes.
- "Instant Street" runs for more than six minutes, but the video uses the shortened version made for radio and television. The edit removes much of the extended outro.
- The song was released as the first single from The Ideal Crash in 1999 and became one of dEUS' best-known tracks in Europe.