Synopsis

Stone Temple Pilots perform in a shadowy dungeon-like chamber while unsettling images unfold around them. Scott Weiland, sporting bleached blond hair, moves with his theatrical, soon-to-be trademark physicality. A dancer swings from a chain, a wild-haired figure thrashes through the darkness, and a woman in a prom dress is surrounded by fire before breaking free of the scene's threatening atmosphere. The video's stark imagery amplifies the song's confrontational view of sexual power and intimidation.

Factoids & Trivia

• The video played a major role in bringing Stone Temple Pilots to MTV audiences during the early-1990s grunge boom and helped establish the band beyond the San Diego club circuit.

• Scott Weiland's bleached blond appearance is one of the clip's most recognizable details. It also provides an early showcase for the dramatic movements that became part of his stage persona.

• The dungeon-style set was later reused for Sunny Day Real Estate's 1994 video for "In Circles."

• "Sex Type Thing" was written as a condemnation of macho sexual aggression, but the song's deliberately unsettling first-person lyrics were often mistaken for an endorsement of the behavior they describe.

• The video's dark, theatrical presentation contrasted with the more narrative approach used for the band's later "Plush" video, making it an especially stark introduction to Stone Temple Pilots and their debut album, "Core."

• The clip was included among the four "Core" music videos issued with the album's 25th-anniversary super deluxe edition in 2017.