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Hanson - Weird

Music Video | 1998
ArtistHanson
SongWeird
AlbumMiddle Of Nowhere
DirectorGus Van Sant
ActorBrandon Forde
IntroYes
OutroNo
Featured inThe Borrowers Soundtrack
Full StoryWeirdness, different sets of people dismissed.
Intro runtime0:15
LabelMercury Records
Production time2 weeks plus post-production
Set LocationTimes Square, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Sound MixStereo
Technical Specificationscolour - format unknown

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Synopsis

Hanson perform "Weird" in and around a subway station while commuters and passersby move through a world of eccentric characters. The brothers appear among the crowds, on platforms, and inside subway cars, with the band's performance woven into a restless portrait of urban individuality. The video mirrors the song's theme of feeling out of place, presenting everyday public spaces as stages where unusual behavior, unexpected personalities, and youthful energy become part of the spectacle.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video was released in March 1998 to promote "Weird," a single from Hanson's debut major-label album, "Middle of Nowhere."
  • Many of the subway-car shots were filmed at the New York Transit Museum in Brooklyn, whose collection includes historic subway cars.
  • The vintage subway cars were already outdated when the video was made, giving the production an intentionally old-fashioned transit setting.
  • Hanson-themed details were worked into the set dressing: newspapers carried by businessmen displayed Hanson logos, and some subway advertisements were also fictional Hanson promotions.
  • Actor Trevor Chowning appears as a strange version of Isaac Hanson, while Sophia Lamar is credited as a subway-platform commuter.

Lyrics

Isn't it weird. Isn't it strange.
Even though we're just two strangers on this runaway train
We're both trying to find a place in the sun
We've lived in the shadows, but doesn't everyone
Isn't it strange how we all feel a little bit weird sometimes
Isn't it hard. Standing in the rain.
You're on the verge of going crazy and your heart's in pain
No one can hear though you're screaming so loud
You feel all alone in a faceless crowd
Isn't it strange how we all get a little bit weird sometimes.
Sitting on the side waiting for a sign, hoping that my luck will change.
Reaching for a hand that can understand, someone who feels the same.
When you live in a cookie cutter world being different is a sin.
...
© Hanson - Weird. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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