Synopsis

Faithless' "I Want More" uses footage of North Korean schoolgirls training for the Pyongyang Mass Games. Young gymnasts practice in classrooms, gyms and outdoor spaces before joining thousands of performers in a vast, tightly synchronized spectacle. The video moves between close views of concentration, discipline and fatigue and large-scale formations staged for the crowd and leadership. Set against Maxi Jazz's critique of dissatisfaction and material desire, the imagery creates a striking contrast between personal effort, collective ambition and an overwhelmingly controlled public performance.

Factoids & Trivia

• Two official videos were made for "I Want More." One was filmed in Brazil, while the better-known alternative uses footage from the documentary "A State of Mind."

• "A State of Mind" follows two North Korean gymnasts, Pak Hyon Sun and Kim Song Yon, and their families during more than eight months of preparation for the 2003 Pyongyang Mass Games.

• The documentary footage gives the video its unusual structure: rather than featuring Faithless performing, it presents real training, daily life and mass choreography edited to the rhythm of the song.

• The video was released in 2004, the same year as the "A State of Mind" documentary and Faithless' album "No Roots."

• "I Want More" was issued as a single on August 23, 2004. In the Netherlands, the release was spread across three separate installments.

• The song incorporates a vocal sample from Nina Simone's "Tell Me More and More and Then Some," as well as elements from Pink Floyd's "On the Run."