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311 - Beautiful Disaster

Music Video
Artist311
SongBeautiful Disaster
DirectorCarter B. Smith
IntroNo
OutroNo
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

311 perform "Beautiful Disaster" amid footage of packed live shows, emphasizing the band's connection with its audience rather than building a separate narrative. The video moves between the group playing onstage, close-ups of the musicians, and an increasingly unruly crowd responding to the song. Its concert-focused approach matches the track's energetic blend of alternative rock, reggae, and funk, presenting 311 as a seasoned live act whose momentum is powered by constant touring and audience participation.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was filmed in New Orleans and uses live-performance footage rather than a scripted storyline.
  • 311 Archive lists November 19, 1997, as the video's release date.
  • "Beautiful Disaster" was the third and final single from 311's 1997 album "Transistor."
  • The song reached No. 21 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart.
  • The video was later included among the music-video material associated with 311's "Greatest Hits '93-'03" era.
  • The song's later appearances in "Guitar Hero World Tour," "MLB 11: The Show," "Rock Band 3," and "Rocksmith" helped extend its visibility beyond alternative-rock radio.

Lyrics

Today seems like a good day to burn a bridge or two
The one with old wood creaking that would burn away right on cue
I try to be not like that but some people really suck
Some people need to get the axing chalk it up to bad luck

I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored
She's always running from something so many things ignored
I might do that stuff if it didn't make me feel like shit
I'm on some old reality tip so many trips in it

Beautiful disaster
Flyin' down the street again
I tried to keep up
...
© 311 - Beautiful Disaster. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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