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22 songs with more than one music video — from Blink-182 to the 1975

Over the past couple weeks, we’ve been gifted not one, not two, not three, but four music videos for Blink-182’s “Home Is A Lonely Place.” But don’t get it twisted: They aren’t the first band to create two or more music videos for one song.

Read more: Where it all began: 16 bands’ very first music videos

My Chemical Romance – “I’m Not Okay (I Promise)”


My Chemical Romance give a behind-the-scenes look at life on the road with the first video for “I’m Not Okay (I Promise),” while the second version features a high-school-centric plot edited to look like a movie trailer. The latter was directed by Marc Webb, whose resume consists of everyone from AFI to Yellowcard and films such as (500) Days of Summer and The Amazing Spider-Man series. Webb returned to work with the band several more times throughout their career, including on “Helena,” “The Ghost Of You” and “Teenagers.”

Neck Deep – “December”


Neck Deep re-released two versions of “December” from 2015’s Life’s Not Out To Get You, one with vocals from Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba and the other with Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus. Each track received its own music video as a two-part plot highlighting different aspects of one couple’s relationship.

The Wrecks – “Favorite Liar”


All Time Low’s Last Young Renegade tour opener the Wrecks released a typical performance video for “Favorite Liar” soon after dropping the We Are The Wrecks EP last year. Before getting signed, however, the DIY act filmed a much different version of the video, complete with robot and bunny costumes they thought would never be seen until it was released last month.

Blink-182 – “Home Is Such A Lonely Place”




Blink-182 released a video captured on 8mm film to add to the home movie-esque style for California single “Home Is Such A Lonely Place.” The band revealed in its description that it was the most simple video they have ever filmed because they were just at home with family and friends. Soon after, the trio each released their own versions of it, totaling four videos for the one track.

The 1975 – “Robbers”


The 1975 released a vibrant and beautifully shot video for “Robbers” in mid-2014, but way before that, the band filmed a grungy performance complete with some vintage sepia tones.

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Foo Fighters – “Long Road To Ruin”


Foo Fighters transported viewers back in time with both versions of their “Long Road To Ruin” video. The first features a show within a show as the band and actress Rashida Jones parody characters in a hospital soap opera and the actors who portray them. Dave Grohl’s Davy Grolton character becomes increasingly famous, eventually starting a band that performs in a mall. A full Davy Grolton Band performance was later released as an alternate version of the video.

Cobra Starship – “Guilty Pleasure”



Cobra Starship offered up a campy home video for “Guilty Pleasure” that gave us the classic choreographed dance that became as iconic as the Fangs Up symbol for fans everywhere. According to the video’s description, however, it stemmed from the band spending their allotted budget on a sports car. A few months later, the band released a second version where Patrick Stump portrays their manager. Stump scolds them for spending their budget on a DeLorean and explains that the label wants a “professional video” that will be accomplished through cost cutting (i.e. hiring bar mitzvah videographers and product placement). The band later re-released the second video as a Spanish version titled “Placer Culpable.”

The All-American Rejects – “Gives You Hell”


The “Gives You Hell” video has frontman Tyson Ritter simultaneously portraying two neighboring characters—the quintessential family man outfitted in J. Crew with a picturesque wife and a grungy musician surrounded by a model and his bandmates. On opposite schedules, the latter starts band practice as the rest of the neighborhood is falling asleep, which leads to an all-out war. The band later released a second version of the video consisting of an extension of the performance segment in the first video.

Fall Out Boy – “Irresistible”



Fall Out Boy dropped their first video for “Irresistible” soon after American Beauty/American Psycho’s release, featuring grainy VHS-esque quality and cheesy edits as the band try their hands at a pickup game of basketball. FOB remixed the track with Demi Lovato and released a second video starring Doug The Pug that references not only the first video, but also their videos for “Uma Thurman,” “Sugar, We’re Goin Down,” “Dance, Dance” and “Centuries.” The band then released a third version with Lovato and cameos from *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone and Chris Kirkpatrick to explore what happened to the toys no one really wanted in *NSYNC’s “It’s Gonna Be Me” video.

Papa Roach – “Periscope” (featuring Skylar Grey)


“Periscope” is Papa Roach’s latest video from Crooked Teeth and relies on a variety of neon lights to achieve its emotionally charged aesthetic. The track and footage feature Skylar Grey, a GRAMMY-nominated songwriter and pop-rock solo artist who has worked with everyone from Eminem to Fort Minor. The second take of the video stays true to the original but adds in some additional footage in a version exclusive to Spotify.

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