Animation & Special Effects Pioneers

Music videos that pushed the boundaries of animation and special effects — from rotoscoping and claymation to groundbreaking CGI. These videos created iconic visual worlds that became as memorable as the music itself.

26 videos
Play Collection
Yellow Submarine 2:38
Yellow Submarine
The Beatles
1966 6M views
Another Brick In The Wall 6:01
Another Brick In The Wall
Pink Floyd
1979 568M views
Take On Me 4:04
Take On Me
a-ha
1985 2.4B views
Money For Nothing 4:39
Money For Nothing
Dire Straits
1985 158M views
Raspberry Beret 4:21
Raspberry Beret
Prince and the Revolution
1985 81M views
Don't Come Around Here No More 4:36
Don't Come Around Here No More
Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers
1985 40M views
Sledgehammer 5:45
Sledgehammer
Peter Gabriel
1986 90M views
Land Of Confusion 5:29
Land Of Confusion
Genesis
1986 39M views
Smooth Criminal 9:26
Smooth Criminal
Michael Jackson
1988 1.2B views
Losing My Religion 4:54
Losing My Religion
R.E.M.
1991 1.4B views
Black Or White 6:23
Black Or White
Michael Jackson
1991 533M views
Sober 5:06
Sober
TOOL
1993 98M views
Black Hole Sun 5:21
Black Hole Sun
Soundgarden
1994 314M views
Buddy Holly 4:02
Buddy Holly
Weezer
1994 86M views
Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver 4:21
Wynonna's Big Brown Beaver
Primus
1995 62M views
Army of Me 4:27
Army of Me
Björk
1995 14M views
Virtual Insanity 3:55
Virtual Insanity
Jamiroquai
1996 353M views
Tonight, Tonight 4:19
Tonight, Tonight
The Smashing Pumpkins
1996 102M views
Everlong 4:52
Everlong
Foo Fighters
1997 371M views
Around The World 4:02
Around The World
Daft Punk
1997 120M views
Paranoid Android 6:33
Paranoid Android
Radiohead
1997 39M views
Come To Daddy (Director's Cut) 6:06
Come To Daddy (Director's Cut)
Aphex Twin
1997 8M views
Right Here, Right Now 3:49
Right Here, Right Now
Fatboy Slim
1998 82M views
Californication 5:22
Californication
Red Hot Chili Peppers
1999 1.4B views
Coffee & TV 6:11
Coffee & TV
Blur
1999 50M views
Feel Good Inc. 4:15
Feel Good Inc.
Gorillaz
2005 1.1B views