Synopsis
In a stark desert landscape, the Klaxons appear as flamboyant, futuristic warriors dressed in samurai-inspired outfits. Armed with swords, they confront a barrage of flying, prism-shaped objects that hurtle toward them from the sky. The band members slash and shatter the geometric forms in carefully choreographed bursts of slow motion, while rapid editing and surreal imagery turn the performance into a stylized battle. The video combines science-fiction spectacle, glam-rock theatrics, and Japanese cinematic references without developing a conventional narrative.
Factoids & Trivia
- The video was released in 2007 to accompany the Klaxons' cover of Grace's 1995 dance track "Not Over Yet." The band retained the song's title but added "It's" at the beginning.
- The Klaxons discussed filming the video during their 2007 American tour, when they were spending time in the California desert.
- The imagery was described at the time as presenting the Klaxons as "glam gladiators," an apt summary of the video's mixture of flamboyant costumes, swordplay, and rock-star posing.
- The geometric objects destroyed in the video are presented as flying prisms or pieces of china, giving the otherwise abstract action a deliberately surreal target.
- Slow motion is used prominently during the sword clashes, contrasting with the video's rapid cuts and helping the combat feel more like fashion photography than a conventional action sequence.
- "It's Not Over Yet" reached No. 13 on the UK Singles Chart in July 2007, making it one of the Klaxons' most successful singles.
- The video was nominated in the Best Art Direction and Best Visual Effects categories at the 2008 UK Music Video Awards.