Synopsis

Moby performs the punk-charged track with a group of young people in and around a vandalized supermarket parking lot. The setting is rough, chaotic, and deliberately unpolished, with damaged surroundings providing a stark backdrop for the song's confrontational energy. Rather than presenting a glossy electronic-pop performance, the video places Moby in a rebellious, street-level environment that matches the harder rock direction of his 1996 album *Animal Rights*.

Factoids & Trivia

• "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" is Moby's cover of a 1981 song by Boston post-punk band Mission of Burma. It became the first single from *Animal Rights*, released in 1996.

• The song's controversial title and lyrics were softened for MTV and other broadcasters. The edited version used in the video was retitled "That's When I Realize It's Over."

• Moby also altered a lyric referencing "dead eyes," replacing it with the less confrontational phrase "Instead they look upon us."

• More than one promotional video was made for the song. The versions are associated with Lance Bangs, Karl Glozier, and Dewey Nicks.

• The single reached No. 50 on the UK Singles Chart, despite representing a sharp move away from the electronic dance sound associated with Moby's earlier work.

• The standard single included a heavily distorted industrial-metal cover of Devo's "Whip It" as its B-side.