Synopsis

A woman crosses the stark white dunes of a desert while carrying a glass orb. Inside its reflective surface, Boyz II Men appear singing from the crest of a sand dune, accompanied by a guitarist and string players. The video moves between the woman and the group as they walk, run, and perform across the landscape. Rippling visual effects echo the song's water imagery. In the closing moments, the orb once again contains the group, who seem to walk away within its miniature world.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video was filmed at White Sands National Park in New Mexico, using the area's bright gypsum dunes as its defining visual backdrop.

• Tyra Banks appears as the woman carrying the glass orb.

• The orb creates the video's central visual trick: the camera moves into its surface to reveal an aerial perspective of Boyz II Men performing inside it.

• Cinematographer Daniel Pearl, known for his work on major music videos and films, handled the video's photography.

• The video received two nominations at the 1995 MTV Video Music Awards, for Best Cinematography and Best R&B Video.

• In a 2019 Recording Academy interview, Nathan Morris named "Water Runs Dry" as one of his two favorite Boyz II Men music videos.

• "Water Runs Dry" was written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and appeared on Boyz II Men's 1994 album "II".