Synopsis
Travis play weary employees at a supermarket where routine gradually gives way to rebellion. Fran Healy begins in a beaver mascot costume before taking over the store's public-address system, turning the aisles into an impromptu performance space. Dougie Payne joins in from the checkout with his bass, while Andy Dunlop and Neil Primrose dance with shoppers. The manager, played by Ben Stiller, attempts to restore order, but the music keeps returning until the band finally walks out together.
Factoids & Trivia
- Ben Stiller was a longtime Travis fan and appears as the supermarket manager in a cameo.
- The video was filmed in Los Angeles after Stiller joined the project. It was originally expected to be shot in the United Kingdom.
- Fran Healy's mascot costume is identified in some descriptions as a beaver, although early reports referred to it as a bear suit.
- Healy wears a Radio Clyde 261 T-shirt. The design was inspired by a similar shirt previously worn by Frank Zappa.
- The video accompanied "Closer," the first single from Travis' 2007 album "The Boy with No Name." The single reached No. 10 in the UK and topped the Scottish singles chart.
- "Closer" was also included on the soundtrack of the 2007 video game "FIFA 08."