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The Verve - On Your Own

Music Video | 1995
ArtistThe Verve
SongOn Your Own
AlbumA Northern Soul
DirectorJake Scott
GenreRock
IntroNo
OutroNo
MusiciansRichard Ashcroft - Vocals, Guitar
Set LocationLos Angeles, California, USA
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown
Release date

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Synopsis

The Verve perform amid a dreamlike, fog-filled world populated by eccentric figures and animals. Richard Ashcroft and the band move through an artificial landscape where a Napoleon look-alike, a horse, a peacock, and other strange characters appear around them. The video's surreal imagery gives visual form to the song's themes of isolation and emotional disconnection, balancing the track's melancholy with a theatrical, almost Felliniesque atmosphere.

Factoids & Trivia

  • "On Your Own" was released in the United Kingdom on June 12, 1995, as the second single from *A Northern Soul*. It reached number 28 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • The video was filmed at the Hollywood Centre and was built around the visual mood of Federico Fellini's 1973 film *Amarcord*.
  • The production included a Napoleon double, a transgender performer, a dog, a horse, and a peacock among its unusual supporting figures.
  • The song's single artwork features a friend of the band, identified as B, riding on an abandoned merry-go-round.
  • The single's green vinyl pressing is notable among collectors because a small number of copies were mistakenly issued with a track by the Dutch band Daryll-Ann instead of the intended Verve material.
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