These are the 5 most expensive video clips

Since MTV's inception in the 1980s, no artist can do without a music video. Some artists simply choose to push the boundaries further than others, with budgets to match. MASTERS lists the five most expensive video clips ever made.

Since the inception of MTV in the 80s, no artist has been able to live without it; a music video. One artist just chooses to make it just a little crazier than the other. With an accompanying price tag of course. MASTERS lists the five most expensive video clips ever made.

5. Guns 'N Roses | Estranged 

This song by hard rock band Guns 'N Roses was released in 1991 and lasts no less than nine minutes. The song is about a divorce and was best known for its long nine-minute video clip. In the clip, Axl Rose jumps from the deck of an oil tanker and the band boards a helicopter. These scenes, among other things, ensure that this clip has a price tag of € 3.5 million.

4.Madonna | Bedtime Story 

Small spoiler; Madonna is well represented in this list. Although this clip is at number four, it has a price tag of approximately € 4,2 million. It was directed by Mark Romanek, who would later direct the music video that surpassed this song in terms of cost... In retrospect, it turned out to be well worth the more than four million, because the end product is touted as one of Madonna's most experimental music videos ever and was recorded in various art and music collections of museums around the world.

3. Madonna | Express Yourself 

At the time of its release in 1989, this video was the most expensive ever. It was directed by top director David Fincher and, like the previous clip, Bedtime Story, cost approximately € 4,2 million. The source of inspiration was the German science fiction film Metropolis from 1927. The video shows Madonna with a chain around her neck and handcuffs while she is tied to the bed. Madonna said in an interview: “I was chained to my desire, and no one put the chains around my neck, except me,” making it clear that she is going her own way, without caring about what the world is doing. of her will.

2.Madonna | That Another Day

Another video from Madonna, but caused by the many specialeffects, is this really the most expensive of the singer. The song became the title track of the James Bond film of the same name. The clip shows the Queen of Pop as a secret agent who finds herself in life-threatening situations. Madonna all performed the stunts herself, including a number of fight scenes. She even took fencing training for this, which most likely also took up part of the budget. The price tag for making the clip? About € 5.7 million.

1. Michael & Janet Jackson | Scream

This music video with a duet by brother and sister Michael and Janet Jackson is the most expensive music video of all time. The song is about the massive media attention the two receive during their career and about their difficult relationship with their father. Converted, this science fiction-like clip has approximately € Cost 6.2 million. It was directed by Mark Romanek, who also directed well-known music videos such as Hurt and Can't Stop by the Red Hot Chili Peppers.