List of most expensive music videos
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This page lists the most expensive music videos ever made, with costs of $500,000 or more. Michael Jackson and Ayumi Hamasaki both have five videos each on this list. The latter also holds the record for being the only Asian artist to be featured on this list. Madonna and Janet Jackson make three appearances. Britney Spears, Kanye West, Busta Rhymes, Mylène Farmer, Guns N' Roses, Celine Dion and MC Hammer appear on the list twice. Joseph Kahn has directed four videos on this list while Hype Williams and Wataru Takeishi have directed three videos on the list. Nigel Dick and John Landis appears twice on this list, the latter with both videos directed for Michael Jackson.
A recent misconception that has grown popular on various websites (and subsequently, has leaked into a few reputable media outlets), is that the video "From Yesterday" by rock band 30 Seconds to Mars, currently holds the record for "most expensive video ever made." The estimated cost has been reported around $13 million USD; however, there are no mainstream media reports that can corroborate this number.[1][2][3][4] The rumor was dispelled by the band during a MTV News interview in February 2010.[5]
[edit] Most expensive music videos
| Artist(s) | Song title | Director | Original air date | Production costs (PC) | PC in CPI adjusted 2011 USD[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jackson and Janet Jackson | "Scream" | Mark Romanek | 1995 | $7,000,000[7] | $10,330,328.08 |
| Madonna | "Die Another Day" | Traktor | October 22, 2002 | $6,100,000[8] | $7,626,051.14 |
| Madonna | "Express Yourself" | David Fincher | May 17, 1989 | $5,000,000[9][10] | $9,068,790.32 |
| Madonna | "Bedtime Story" | Mark Romanek | 1995 | $5,000,000[11] | $7,378,805.77 |
| Guns N' Roses | "Estranged" | Andy Morahan | December 1993 | $4,000,000[12] | $6,225,771.63 |
| Aqua | "Cartoon Heroes" | Thomas Masin | January 2000 | $3,500,000[7] | $4,571,260.12 |
| Puff Daddy (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) |
"Victory" | Marcus Nispel | March 31, 1998 | $2,700,000[7] | $3,725,436.81 |
| MC Hammer | "Too Legit to Quit" | Rupert Wainwright[13] | November 1992 | $2,500,000[14] | $4,007,590.88 |
| Mariah Carey (featuring Jay-Z) |
"Heartbreaker" | Brett Ratner | August 16, 1999 | $2,500,000[7] | $3,374,939.98 |
| Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson) |
"What's It Gonna Be?!" | Hype Williams & Busta Rhymes | March 12, 1999 | $2,400,000[7] | $3,239,942.38 |
| Celine Dion | "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" | Nigel Dick | July 29, 1996 | $2,300,000[8] | $3,296,901.21 |
| Michael Jackson | "Bad" | Martin Scorsese | June 1987 | $2,200,000[7] | $4,355,573.94 |
| Backstreet Boys | "Larger Than Life" | Joseph Kahn | September 14, 1999 | $2,100,000[7] | $2,834,949.58 |
| Will Smith | "Miami" | Wayne Isham | December 1998 | $2,000,000[7] | $2,759,582.82 |
| Missy Elliott | "She's a Bitch" | Hype Williams | May 1, 1999 | $2,000,000[7] | $2,699,951.98 |
| George Michael | "Freeek!" | Joseph Kahn[15] | 2004 | $2,000,000[7] | $2,381,217.58 |
| Ayumi Hamasaki | "My Name's Women" | Wataru Takeishi | March 16, 2005 | $2,000,000[7] | $2,303,184.84 |
| Ayumi Hamasaki | "Fairyland" | Wataru Takeishi | July 16, 2005 | $2,000,000[7] | $2,303,184.84 |
| Ayumi Hamasaki | "GREEN" | Kazuyoshi Shimomura | November 26, 2008 | $1,600,000[7] | $1,671,363.61 |
| TLC | "Unpretty" | Paul Hunter | August 29, 1999 | $1,600,000[7] | $2,159,961.58 |
| Michael Jackson (featuring L.T.B.) |
"Black or White" | John Landis | November 14, 1991 | $1,500,000[7] | $2,476,938.33 |
| Guns N' Roses | "November Rain" | Andy Morahan | June 2, 1992 | $1,500,000[7] | $2,404,554.53 |
| BLACKstreet & Janet Jackson (featuring Eve & Ja Rule) |
"Girlfriend/Boyfriend" | Joseph Kahn | March 23, 1999 | $1,500,000[7] | $2,024,963.99 |
| MC Hammer | "Here Comes the Hammer" | MC Hammer | January 1, 1991 | $1,300,000[16] | $2,146,679.88 |
| Duran Duran | "Wild Boys" | Russell Mulcahy | 1984 | $1,200,000[7] | $2,597,566.89 |
| Michael Jackson | "Remember the Time" | John Singleton | February 3, 1992 | $1,200,000[7] | $1,923,643.62 |
| Kanye West | "Stronger" | Hype Williams | July 2007 | $1,200,000[7] | $1,301,652.34 |
| Ayumi Hamasaki | "Jewel" | Wataru Takeishi | November 2006 | $1,100,000[8] | $1,227,165.67 |
| Michael Jackson | "Thriller" | John Landis | December 2, 1983 | $1,000,000[17] | $2,258,092.37 |
| Ayumi Hamasaki | "Virgin Road" | Masashi Muto | September 27, 2010 | $1,000,000[18] | $1,031,413.95 |
| The Sisters of Mercy | "Dominion/Mother Russia" | Andrew Eldritch | February 1988 | $1,000,000[19] | $1,901,149.62 |
| Celine Dion | "A New Day Has Come" | Dave Meyers | March 2002 | $1,000,000[citation needed] | $1,257,531.96 |
| Britney Spears | "Toxic" | Joseph Kahn | January 13, 2004 | $1,000,000[20] | $1,190,608.79 |
| Kanye West (featuring Lupe Fiasco) |
"Touch The Sky" | Chris Milk | April 2006 | $1,000,000 [21] | $1,115,605.16 |
| Britney Spears | "Oops!...I Did It Again" | Nigel Dick | April 10, 2000 | $950,000 [22] | $1,240,770.62 |
| Mylène Farmer | "California" | Abel Ferrara | March 20, 1996 | $700,000 [23] | $1,003,404.72 |
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- ^ AutoDynamix - The most expensive music video
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