Synopsis

Molotov perform "Gimme Tha Power" in a confrontational video built around the song's protest message. The imagery presents the band alongside visual references to authority, corruption, poverty, and social frustration, creating a rapid-fire portrait of Mexico's political climate in the 1990s. Rather than following a conventional narrative, the clip works as a visual statement of resistance, pairing the group's aggressive performance style with a demand for accountability and power to be returned to ordinary people.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Gimme Tha Power" appeared on Molotov's debut album, "Donde Jugaran las Ninas?", released in 1997. The song was recorded in 1996.

• The song was written by bassist and vocalist Micky Huidobro and produced by Gustavo Santaolalla and Anibal Kerpel.

• Its lyrics target police extortion, government bureaucracy, corruption, poverty, and the concentration of power in Mexico. The political references were especially pointed because the Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, still controlled the Mexican government when the song was released.

• Despite becoming one of Molotov's signature songs, "Gimme Tha Power" was not widely played on Mexican radio because of its profanity and direct political criticism.

• The video received two International Viewer's Choice awards at the 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, representing the North and South Latin American regions.

• The song's continuing political resonance helped inspire the title of Olallo Rubio's 2012 documentary about Molotov and the social and political history surrounding the band.