''Resigned'' is a 1997 album by singer-songwriter
Michael Penn.
"Try" music video
A
music video for "Try", the opening song from the album, was directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson. Penn had written the score for Anderson's film ''
Boogie Nights
''Boogie Nights'' is a 1997 American period comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic fil ...
'', and the music video was shot with the crew, and certain members of the cast, of the film while it was in post-production. The entire music video is filmed in an over three minute
long take (a technique Anderson frequently uses in his films) in downtown
Los Angeles in the longest hallway in
North America
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, which is over a quarter of a mile long.
The video features Penn walking briskly down the narrow hallway through various vignettes which allude to ''Boogie Nights'' and 70s pop culture, such as a
dance marathon
Dance marathons (or marathon dances) are events in which people dance or walk to music for an extended period of time. They started as dance contests in the 1920s and developed into entertainment events during the Great Depression in the 1930s. ...
referencing the film ''
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?''.
makes two appearances in the video, the first time handing Penn a microphone and a guitar, the second time holding a boom mic in front of him. Hoffman is wearing a ''
Planet of the Apes'' T-shirt and a jacket with the words "Angels Live in My Town" printed on it (a reference to ''Boogie Nights'').
Thomas Jane and
Melora Walters are also among the cast members from ''Boogie Nights'' who make small appearances in the video.
The music video was included on the
New Line
New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created.
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
Albums and EPs
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, ...
Platinum DVD edition of ''Boogie Nights''.
Track listing
Personnel
*Michael Penn - guitar, vocals
*
Brendan O'Brien - bass
*
Patrick Warren
Patrick Warren (born March 26, 1957) is an American musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Magnolia'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Red State'', as well as the television series '' ...
- keyboards
*Dan McCarroll - drums
*Tommy Cooper - string arrangement on "Small Black Box" and "I Can Tell"
*Mike Clark - narrator on "I Can Tell"
See also
*
List of one-shot music videos
References
External links
*
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1997 albums
Michael Penn albums
Albums produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)
Epic Records albums