"Movies" | ||||
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Single by Alien Ant Farm | ||||
from the album Anthology | ||||
Released | January 16, 2001 | |||
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Length | 3:15 | |||
Label | DreamWorks | |||
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Producer(s) | Jay Baumgardner | |||
Alien Ant Farm singles chronology | ||||
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"Movies" is the debut single of American rock band Alien Ant Farm, released on January 16, 2001, from their second studio album, Anthology (2001). Originally released on their 1999 album Greatest Hits , it was re-recorded (along with numerous other songs) for Anthology. It was re-released after the success of their second single, "Smooth Criminal". "Movies" peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and became a top-five hit in the United Kingdom and a top-20 hit in Ireland.
Upon its initial release, the song reached number 18 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and number 53 on the UK Singles Chart. [4] [5] After the band achieved success with "Smooth Criminal", they re-released the single on November 6, 2001. [6] This time, it was a commercial success in the UK, reaching number five. [5]
There were three music videos made for this single. One, which was shot before the success of "Smooth Criminal" revolves around the band playing at a house party, and the imagined events after they each pick up a different girl at the party. [7]
The second video features a "behind the scenes" style shooting of the video, with grips and lighting crew interrupting shots to fix equipment, while the band performs before a tacky Hollywood sign backdrop. [8]
There is a bigger budget re-shoot music video, released after the success of "Smooth Criminal", which shows the band jumping through the screen at a movie theatre, and interacting with the audience in homages to Ghostbusters , Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory , The Karate Kid (including an appearance by the film's costar Pat Morita) and Edward Scissorhands . At the end of the video, the entire audience jumps through the screen and joins the band. This version was directed by Marc Klasfeld. [9]
UK CD single [10]
UK CD single re-release [11]
UK cassette single [12]
| UK DVD single [13]
European CD single [14]
Australian CD single [15]
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Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [29] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label(s) | Ref. |
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United States | January 16, 2001 | DreamWorks | [30] | |
United Kingdom | June 18, 2001 | CD | [31] | |
Australia | July 16, 2001 | [32] | ||
United States (re-release) | November 5, 2001 | Alternative radio | [6] | |
January 11, 2002 |
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United Kingdom (re-release) | February 4, 2002 |
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