Steve Barron

Steve Barron

Music Video Director 31 videos the 80s to 90s

Steve Barron directed some of the most technically ambitious music videos of the early MTV era, particularly his rotoscoped pencil-sketch animation for a-ha's "Take On Me" in 1985. Earlier, he had worked with Michael Jackson on "Billie Jean" and created the computer-animated sequences for Dire Straits' "Money For Nothing." Barron maintained a strong relationship with a-ha across six videos and later moved into feature film directing.

80s
Going Underground 3:05
The Jam — Going Underground
1980 new wave 20M views
Don't You Want Me 3:27
The Human League — Don't You Want Me
1981 synth pop 246M views
Africa 4:32
Toto — Africa
1982 rock 1.2B views
Breaking Us In Two 4:35
Joe Jackson — Breaking Us In Two
1982 new wave 4M views
Hold Me 3:52
Fleetwood Mac — Hold Me
1982 soft rock 19M views
Lifeline 3:21
Spandau Ballet — Lifeline
1982 new wave 3M views
Rosanna 5:32
Toto — Rosanna
1982 pop 153M views
She Blinded Me With Science 3:48
Thomas Dolby — She Blinded Me With Science
1982 new wave 14M views
Steppin' Out 3:37
Joe Jackson — Steppin' Out
1982 new wave 37M views
(Keep Feeling) Fascination 3:44
The Human League — (Keep Feeling) Fascination
1983 synth pop 15M views
Baby Jane 4:49
Rod Stewart — Baby Jane
1983 rock 67M views
Billie Jean 4:56
Michael Jackson — Billie Jean
1983 pop 2.1B views
Burning Up 3:41
Madonna — Burning Up
1983 dance 10M views
Cuts Like A Knife 4:01
Bryan Adams — Cuts Like A Knife
1983 rock 16M views
Electric Avenue 3:17
Eddy Grant — Electric Avenue
1983 reggae 42M views
It's A Miracle 3:25
Culture Club — It's A Miracle
1984 new wave 12M views
Run To You 3:46
Bryan Adams — Run To You
1984 rock 107M views
Heaven 4:01
Bryan Adams — Heaven
1985 ballad 137M views
Hunting High and Low 3:49
a-ha — Hunting High and Low
1985 synth pop 88M views
Money For Nothing 4:39
Dire Straits — Money For Nothing
1985 rock 160M views
Somebody 4:43
Bryan Adams — Somebody
1985 soft rock 34M views
Summer Of 69 3:28
Bryan Adams — Summer Of 69
1985 rock 146M views
Take On Me 4:04
a-ha — Take On Me
1985 synth pop 2.4B views
The Sun Always Shines on T.V. 4:40
a-ha — The Sun Always Shines on T.V.
1985 synth pop 133M views
Cry Wolf 3:36
a-ha — Cry Wolf
1986 synth pop 291K views
I've Been Losing You 4:52
a-ha — I've Been Losing You
1986 synth pop 8M views
Manhattan Skyline 4:16
a-ha — Manhattan Skyline
1986 synth pop 10M views
The Living Daylights 6:24
a-ha — The Living Daylights
1987 synth pop 931K views