MTV's TRL Top 99 of 1999
MTV's Total Request Live Year-End Top 99 Countdown of music videos from 1999.
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- DirectorWayne IshamStarsBackstreet BoysNick CarterHowie DoroughOfficial music video for "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys.
- DirectorTodd McFarlaneJonathan DaytonValerie FarisStarsReginald 'Fieldy' ArvizuJonathan DavisKornA music video for Korn's song 'Freak on a Leash'.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsBritney SpearsFelicia CulottaChad SpearsA music video for Britney Spears's song '...Baby One More Time'.
- DirectorTim StoryStars*NSYNCLance BassJC Chasez
- DirectorPhilip G. AtwellDr. DreStarsDr. DreEminemTonie PerenskyA music video for Eminem's hit single "My Name Is".
- DirectorWayne IshamStars98 DegreesJustin JeffreDrew Lachey98 Degrees: performs in the music video "The Hardest Thing" from the album "98 Degrees and Rising" recorded for Motown and Universal Records. The music video begins with shots of a boxer and a dancer. The group performs in front of the glowing lights of Las Vegas and in a boxing ring.
- DirectorFred DurstStarsLimp BizkitWes BorlandLeor DimantLimp Bizkit performs in the music video "Nookie" from the album "Significant Other" recorded for Flip Records and Interscope Records. Fred Durst sings the song as he walks through city streets. He draws a large crowd of followers as he leads them to a concert in an alley.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsRicky MartinNina MoricThe video features Ricky Martin performing in a pub with his band and hanging out with a lady (Nina Moric) at different locations, including New York city. One scene shows several women taking their shirts off and performing choreographed dance moves while it rains; this scene coincides with the line in the pre-chorus "She'll make you take your clothes off and go dancing in the rain". Various snippets of the video seem to merge into each other over the duration of the song. Towards the end of the video, Martin gets distracted by his lady partner while driving, causing him to drive erratically and causing another car to veer and hit a fire hydrant, releasing a fountain of water; this was also the first scene of the video.
- DirectorDave MeyersStarsKid RockJoe C.Fred DurstKid Rock performs in the music video "Bawitdaba" from the album "Devil Without a Cause" recorded for Atlantic Records. Kid Rock stands in a dry dusty field as people before a variety of motorcycle students. He also sings as he dances in a trailer park surrounded by several women.
- DirectorDiane MartelStarsChristina AguileraBrandon Scott MillerOfficial music video for "Genie in a Bottle" by Christina Aguilera.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsLisa 'Left Eye' LopesRozonda 'Chilli' ThomasTLCThe video features the women in three different outfits: white, black, silver and Left Eye in blue. When there are shots of the women together they have two different outfits: black and silver. T-Boz's hair is fuchsia in the video. It also features a scene of Chilli on a swing singing. It also features T-Boz dancing as well as Left Eye. As Left Eye's rap begins, she is in a garage-like place with white clothes on while rapping. It also shows her practicing fighting moves in a futuristic blue outfit. One of the final scenes shows TLC fighting each other, while also dancing and having fun.
- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsBackstreet BoysPatricia D. AdamsNick CarterBackstreet Boys' official music video for 'Larger Than Life'.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsJamie Blue Rocks FrankJennifer LopezAdam RodriguezJennifer's being spied on in her roomy mansion by a voyeur following her every move on hacked closed circuit television. She seems to be aware of this, and gives him a show. But he's not getting her love.
- DirectorMarcos SiegaStarsBlink-182Travis BarkerTom DeLongeA music video for Blink-182's song 'All the Small Things', which mocks boy bands and contemporary music videos.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsBritney SpearsChad ColeTJ EspinozaBritney hangs out at the beach and pines for a sexy local boy. She has a pink ball. She performs a choreographed dance on the pier. The sexy boy runs with his dog.
- DirectorWayne IshamStars98 DegreesDustin DiamondJustin Jeffre98 Degrees: performs in the music video "I Do (Cherish You)" from the album "98 Degrees and Rising" recorded for Motown and Universal Records. The music video begins with a shot of a bride at a wedding. The group performs in black suits as they stand in front of pillars.
- DirectorDarren GrantStarsJordan KnightVergi RodriguezJordan Knight performs in the music video "Give It to You" from his self-title album recorded for Interscope Records. Jordan Knight sings and dances with back-ups in the parking lot of a county fair in front of a Ferris wheel. He sings to a girl who is serving carnival customers at a food stand.
- DirectorGregory DarkStarsOrgyAmir DerakhBobby Fernandez-HewittOrgy performs in the music video ''Blue Monday'' from the album "Candyass" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The video features the band performing the song in front of a large mechanical industrial generator. The video also features clips of women in futuristic silver costumes manipulating members of the band.
- DirectorDave MeyersStarsKid RockJoe C.Kid Rock performs in the music video "Cowboy" from the album "Devil Without a Cause" recorded for Atlantic Records. Kid Rock begins with video at a phone both talking about cowboy-style. Later he sings as he travels west in a large black semi truck.
- DirectorLionel C. MartinStars*NSYNCLance BassJC Chasez
- DirectorChris HafnerStarsTupac ShakurTalentTupac Shakur performs in the music video "Changes" from the album "Greatest Hits" recorded for Interscope and Death Row Records. The music video created after Tupac's death features footage from previously released music video plus unreleased home video footage and still photographs.
- DirectorJoern HeitmannStarsLou BegaThe music video, directed by Jorn Heitmann, features Lou Bega singing and dancing with flappers, possibly a homage to the music of the 1920s and 1930s. The video includes clips of old-style movies and newsreels showing trumpets, big bands and the like. The Disney version of the music video features Lou Bega performing against a white background with a live band, and the women's names are replaced with names of classic Disney characters. Footage of Mickey Mouse Works cartoons and clips of Lou Bega performing against a checkered background is intercut throughout the video.
- DirectorDiane MartelStarsTyrese GibsonMonica
- DirectorJames YukichStarsJoey McIntyreJoey McIntyre performs in the music video "I Love You Came Too Late" from the album "Stay the Same" recorded for C2 Records. The music video begins with Joey McIntyre at the counter of a diner. He sings as he thinks about a relationship. He later goes into the kitchen and sings to the girl who is sitting in a booth.
- DirectorMcGStarsDor AshurCarmit BacharGuy CohenA music video for The Offspring's song 'Why Don't You Get a Job?'.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsBritney SpearsAdrian GrenierMelissa Joan HartBritney Spears' official music video for Drive Me Crazy (1999).
- DirectorMarcos SiegaStarsBlink-182Travis BarkerTom DeLongeA music video for Blink-182's song 'What's My Age Again'.
- DirectorMcGStarsJonathan DavisJames 'Munky' ShafferReginald 'Fieldy' ArvizuMusic video for Korn's "Got the Life" from their third studio album Follow the Leader.
- DirectorBrett RatnerStarsMariah CareyJay-ZJerry O'ConnellMariah Carey's music video for "Heartbreaker" features a woman and a group of friends who discover Mariah's boyfriend cheating on at a movie theatre. Mariah then proceeds to fight her archenemy Bianca in the women's bathroom.
- DirectorDave MeyersStarsJuvenileMannie FreshLil' WayneJuvenile performs in the music video "Back That Thang Up" from the album "400 Degreez" recorded for Cash Money and Universal Records. Juvenile performs onstage at an outdoor concert and walks near a fence while women dance at a variety of locations. The video also features Mannie Fresh and Lil Wayne.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsWill SmithKool Moe DeeDru HillOfficial music video for "Wild Wild West" by Will Smith featuring Dru Hill and Kool Mo Dee.
- DirectorBille WoodruffStars702Kameelah WilliamsLeMisha Grinstead702 performs in the music video "Where My Girls At?" from the album "702" recorded for Motown Records. The music video begins with shots of a building and a man controlling a spotlight. The trio performs dressed in all black as they walk down a darkened hallway surrounded by men.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsBackstreet BoysNick CarterHowie Dorough
- DirectorMcGStarsHank AzariaMax BreitenbachGreg CampMusic video for Smash Mouth's song, 'All Star'.
- DirectorFred DurstStarsLimp BizkitWes BorlandLeor Dimant
- DirectorBrett RatnerStarsMadonnaMike MyersVerne TroyerMusic video for the international single from the 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me' soundtrack.
- DirectorNigel DickStars*NSYNCLance BassJC Chasez
- DirectorPhilip G. AtwellDr. DreStarsDr. DreEminemRobert CulpMusic video for the 1999 song "Guilty Conscience" by Eminem feat. Dr. Dre. It depicts Eminem and Dr. Dre rapping to the song's protagonists on how to deal with their conflicting situations.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsJanet JacksonBusta Rhymes
- DirectorFred DurstStarsKornReginald 'Fieldy' ArvizuJonathan David"Falling Away from Me" is a song by American band Korn. It was released as the first single from their fourth album Issues.
- DirectorDirector XStarsChris RockGerald LevertChris Rock performs in the music video "No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" from the album "Bigger and Blacker" recorded for DreamWorks Records. The video opens with Chris Rock announcing to the GED class of 1999 that sex is not allowed in the champagne room. He talks about piercings, horoscopes, dating, and homelessness.
- DirectorRocky SchenckStarsJoey McIntyreJoey McIntyre performs in the music video "Stay the Same" from the album "Stay the Same" recorded for C2 Records. The music video begins with Joey McIntyre in the recording studio as he sings into a microphone with a choir backing him up. Later, he walks through a city near parks and sings the song.
- DirectorFred DurstEmmett MalloyStarsLimp BizkitWes BorlandLeor DimantLimp Bizkit and Method Man perform in the music video "N 2 Gether Now" from the album "Significant Other" recorded for Interscope Records. The video begins with Fred Durst and Method Man playing video games. They rap as they stand in a long hallway with green shag walls.
- DirectorRocky MortonStarsOrgyAmir DerakhBobby Fernandez-HewittOrgy performs in the music video "Stitches" from the album "Candyass" recorded for Warner Brothers Records. The music video opens with a computerized voice talking over text. A man stands in front of text written on a transparent screen. The band stand and later perform in a small class box.
- DirectorRobert CarusoStarsWill SmithTisha CampbellDJ Jazzy JeffIn this Music Video, It's a New Year's eve Party of 1999, and Will Smith and His buddies Duane Martin, K-CI from K-CI & JoJo and DJ Jazzy Jeff Will has a Time Machine, that Takes them Back to the 1920's and Early 90's to see what it's Like have a Party. And The Ball Dropping.
- DirectorJeff BoggsStarsTom GreenTom Green performs in the comedy music video "The Bum Bum Song (Lonely Swedish)" from the independently released single. The music video begins with a skateboarding skating on a railing. Tom Green then wears a variety of costumes while he rubs his butt on things including a stair railing, a taxi cab, and concrete steps.
- DirectorDiane MartelStarsChristina AguileraBrandon RouthThe video's narrative features Aguilera unwinds a performance given to thank her lover. An opening shot shows men cycling and DJ-ing. Aguilera's troupe enters, moves the men towards the far-end of the room, and, after asking the men to cover their eyes, breaks into a tightly choreographed dance as Aguilera introduces the song's hook. Solo shots of Aguilera seated atop speakers punctuate the dance sequence. As the dance sequence in the first room ends, the camera moves over the ceiling of the venue and cuts to Aguilera dressed in medieval garb lying on a chaise longue whilst women dance around her with fans. After the bridge section finishes the video cuts back to the dancers in the first room and the video ends with a bird-eye-view shot of everyone in the room surrounding Aguilera and a male character who are intimately dancing. The video includes to a then-unknown Superman actor Brandon Routh as extra, playing one of the guys in the group.
- DirectorMarcus RaboyStarsSantanaCarlos SantanaRob ThomasOfficial music video for "Smooth" by Santana featuring Rob Thomas.
- DirectorHoward GreenhalghStarsSpice GirlsMel BVictoria BeckhamThe music video for "Goodbye" was filmed at Mentmore Towers in Mentmore, Buckinghamshire on 1 and 2 November 1998, being directed by Howard Greenhalgh. It opens with each of the girls in four different black cars: 1957 Cadillac Fleetwood 75, 1941 Cadillac Fleetwood 75, 1955 Imperial Newport, 1958 Imperial Crown, and white wolves running. Girls arrive at a castle and walk up the stairs arm-in-arm. When they enter within dry ice clouds, there are frozen couples that the girls observe.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsLenny KravitzCeleste OctaviaMusic video by Lenny Kravitz performing "Fly Away".
- DirectorMarcus RaboyStarsLFORich CroninBrad FischettiLFO performs in the music video "Summer Girls" from the album "LFO" recorded for Arista Records. The music opens with a group of girls stopping by in a convertible. The group sings as they walk down a a strip near the shore. They sing as they are standing on a roof top and are later surrounded by women.
- StarsLondon Symphony OrchestraJohn WilliamsMusic video for "Duel of the Fates" from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) by the London Symphony Orchestra and John Williams.
- DirectorJoseph KahnStarsCraig BullockCharles Stan FrazierMatthew Murphy KargesMusic video for Sugar Ray's song, Someday.
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsJennifer LopezThis is New Year's Eve, 31 December 1999. Anticipation for the Millennium is high. High energy dancing. Jennifer at her loveliest. A timeless classic forever even till the next Millennium.
- DirectorSamuel BayerStarsMarilyn MansonJeordie WhiteMadonna Wayne GacyMusic video for Marilyn Manson's song, 'Rock Is Dead'.
- DirectorPhilip G. AtwellDr. DreStarsEminemLisa ZeeSlim Shady explains in great detail why he's a good role model.
- Stars311Nick HexumTim Mahoney311 performs in the music video "Come Original" from the album "Soundsystem" recorded for Capricorn Records. The music video begins with shots of a speaker. The band performs on a green floor as they stand in front of a large wall of audio speakers.
- DirectorBrett RatnerStars98 DegreesMariah CareyJoeThe video is a tape of the performance Carey, Joe, and 98 Degrees gave at the Last Chance Summer Dance summer music concert, organized by 101.3 KDWB-FM.
- StarsJa Rule
- DirectorStephane SednaouiStarsJohn FruscianteAnthony KiedisRed Hot Chili PeppersA promotional video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1999 single "Scar Tissue."
- DirectorChris RobinsonStarsLydia BellLauren C. MayhewMandy MooreMusic video for Mandy Moore's song, Candy.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsRicky MartinRicky Martin performs in the music video "Shake Your Bon-Bon" from the album "Ricky Martin" recorded for Columbia Records. The music video features Ricky Martin singing and dancing on stage while dancers perform in large windows made up behind the stage. The camera zooms in and out while Martin dances in a variety of locations including a bus, a desert, and a street corner.
- DirectorStephane SednaouiStarsBushRobin GoodridgeDave ParsonsThe British alternative rock group Bush perform "The Chemicals Between Us", the third track from their third studio album The Science of Things.
- DirectorDarren GrantStarsBeyoncéKobe BryantDestiny's ChildOfficial video of Destiny's Child song: Bug a Boo.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsLenny KravitzHeather GrahamOfficial music video for "American Woman" by Lenny Kravitz.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsAshley BarnettFatboy SlimMichael GierThe fictional "Torrance Community Dance Group" does improvisational dance in a mall to Fatboy Slim's "Praise You."
- DirectorCate AndersonStarsSarah AubreyBen GilliesChris JoannouOfficial music video for Silverchair's 1999 single, "Ana's Song".
- DirectorAdam YauchStarsBeastie BoysAdam HorovitzMike DIn Beastie Boys' tribute to the cult film Danger: Diabolik (1968), a gentleman thief attempts to steal a fondue recipe from a villainous aristocrat.
- DirectorWayne IshamStars98 DegreesJustin JeffreDrew Lachey98 Degrees: performs in the music video "Because of You" from the album "98 Degrees and Rising" recorded for Motown and Universal Records. The music video begins with a shot of a postcard and a woman leaving a building. The group sings as they stand against a white background.
- DirectorVaughan ArnellStarsGeri HornerPromo video for Geri's debut single.
- 19994m3.2 (15)Music VideoDirectorMartin WeiszStarsBrandy NorwoodShauntaDa BratBrandy performs with Shaunta and Da Brat in the remix version of the music video "U Don't Know Me (Like U Used To)" from the album "Never Say Never" recorded for Atlantic Records. The music video features Brandy, Shaunta, and Da Brat singing as people walk by on a pedestrian walk.
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsEnrique IglesiasClaudia MasonThe video starts in a hotel, when a girl gets out of a room and Enrique starts to follow her. He follows her across the whole city of Kuala Lumpur, until she gets to the beach and disappears in the sea with the shoes in her hand.
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsSean 'Diddy' CombsR. KellyPuff Daddy performs with R. Kelly in the music video "Satisfy You" from the album "Forever" recorded for Bad Boy Records. The music video opens with Puff Daddy walking in on his girlfriend who is with another man. He sings with R. Kelly as they stand on a desert landscape under blue skies.
- DirectorMark PellingtonStarsTrent ReznorA promotional video for Nine Inch Nails' 1999 single "We're in This Together."
- DirectorPaula WalkerStarsMarc AnthonyJulissa PabonMarc Anthony performs in the music video "I Need to Know" from the album "Marc Anthony" recorded for Columbia Records. The music video begins with Marc Anthony and a woman kissing. He sings on a colored stage with women dancing behind him. He watches a woman in the crowd as he sings.
- DirectorVaughan ArnellStarsRobbie WilliamsFilmed largely from the air, Williams walks around a beach, stares at the sky, kicks a football and rides a motorbike with a woman whilst a helicopter flies around them.
- DirectorJesse PeretzStarsFoo FightersJack BlackKyle GassA promotional video for the Foo Fighters' 1999 single "Learn to Fly."
- StarsJordan KnightJordan Knight performs in the music video "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" from the album "Jordan Knight" recorded for Interscope Records. The music video begins with Jordan Knight standing on the roof of a city building as he sings. The music video features him dancing with a woman at a club and traveling on the subway.
- DirectorJake ScottStarsNo DoubtTom DumontTony KanalNo Doubt performs in the music video "New" from the original motion picture soundtrack from the film Go (1999) recorded for Sony Records. The music video features the band as they a traveling to a rave. Gwen Stefani sings as she drives in a car. When they get to the rave they dance.
- DirectorGavin BowdenStarsLitKevin BaldesA. Jay PopoffLit performs in the music video "My Own Worst Enemy" from the album "A Place in the Sun" recorded for RCA Records. The music video begins with the band dressed in clothing from the 1970s. The exit a car and enter a bowling alley to play. They perform on a decorated stage in front of a blue background.
- DirectorSteve CarrJay-ZStarsJay-ZKathryn MooreJay-Z performs in the music video "Hard Knock Life (Ghetto Anthem)" from the album "Vol. 2 - Hard Knock Life" recorded for Roc-A-Fella and Def Jam Records. The music video begins with a homeless man who encounters a young man wearing a jersey. Jay-Z raps after buying a drink at a urban market. Clips of urban life play throughout.
- DirectorMilton LageStars98 DegreesJustin JeffreDrew Lachey98 Degrees performs in the music video "This Gift" from the album "This Christmas" recorded for Universal Records. The music features the group sitting on a stage illuminated by a blue light. A band plays behind them as they sing for a live concert audience who claps along with the song.
- DirectorGregory DarkStarsBritney SpearsA music video for Britney Spears's song 'From the Bottom of My Broken Heart'.
- DirectorScott MarshallScott MarshallRamsey NickellStarsSmash MouthGreg CampKevin ColemanOfficial music video for "Then the Morning Comes" by Smash Mouth.
- DirectorClark EddyJameson StaffordJamie StaffordStarsJoe C.Gibby HaynesKid RockMusic video for Kid Rock's song, 'Only God Knows Why'.
- DirectorNigel DickStarsCharlotte AyannaRicky Martin
- DirectorHype WilliamsStarsDr. DreSnoop DoggThe D.O.C.Music video for "Still D.R.E." by Dr. Dre feat. Snoop Dogg.
- DirectorPaul HunterStarsJennifer LopezBig PunFat JoeMusic video for Jennifer Lopez`s song, Feelin` So Good.
- DirectorDave MeyersStarsFilterJaime KingRichard PatrickFilter performs in the music video "Take a Picture" from the album "Title of Record" recorded for Reprise Records. As the band performs the music video features dream like sequences of several locations including a crashed burning airplane in the middle of the ocean, people underwater without scuba gear, a woman on a rowboat, a house being flooded with water, and the roof of a flooded house.
- DirectorWayne IshamStarsKirk HammettJames HetfieldMetallica"No Leaf Clover" is the eighth song on the live album S&M by Metallica and the San Francisco Symphony. The song was one of two new pieces completed for the band's collaboration with the San Francisco Symphony in 1999. It begins with an intro section played by the orchestra, before entering into a clean guitar part by James Hetfield. The rest of the piece alternates between clean verses and choruses backed by heavily distorted guitars. When the song is performed live, the orchestra backing track or footage of the S&M performance was used for the orchestra intro.
- DirectorRamaa MosleyStarsCreedBrian MarshallScott PhillipsCreed performs in the music video "Higher" from the album "Human Clay" recorded for Wind-up Records. The video opens with the band sitting on couches in a green room before they stand and walk down a hallway before appearing on stage. They sing in front of an enthusiastic crowd. The video ends with a stage dive and a quick cut to the green room.
- DirectorDave MeyersSpider OneStarsPowerman 5000Dorian HeartsongSpider OnePowerman 5000 performs in the music video "Nobody's Real" from the album "Tonight the Stars Revolt!" recorded for DreamWorks Records. The music video begins with a young boy who discovers a robotic helmet that gives him the ability to shoot lasers. The group performs performs on a futuristic set decorated with tubes.
- DirectorMarc CostanzoBradley WalshStarsLenMarc CostanzoSharon CostanzoLen performs in the music video "Steal My Sunshine" from the album "You Can't Stop the Bum Rush" recorded for Work Records. The music video begins with people on a plane and later at an airport terminal. Marc Costanzo sings as he sits on a motorcycle. Sharon Costanzo sings as she stands on the shore with the ocean behind her.
- DirectorTrey ParkerStarsMaster PMatt StoneMaster P performs in the music video "Kenny's Dead" from the album "Chef Aid: The South Park Album" recorded for Columbia Records. The music video features the character of Kenny from South Park (1997) as he travels to Los Vegas by bus in an effort to get mother for his father. It features live sequences and animated sequences. Master P and Chef rap in a convertible which eventually runs over Kenny.
- DirectorBeckStarsBeckJack BlackJustin Meldal-JohnsenMusic video for Beck's 1999 single "Sexx Laws". It contains references to films such as "Mr. Freedom", "Anna", as well as "Ganbare!. Robocon". Jack Black, Neil Strauss and Justin Meldal-Johnsen appear as the Vision Warrior Men's Circle.