Two things we all loved growing up were cartoons and music videos. Maybe that’s why we have such a predilection for animated music videos. When it comes to the good ones, they’re the best of both worlds.
A plethora of artists have attempted to turn their music into short-form animated classics, and whether it’s been through the use of traditional animation, computer animation, stop motion animation or claymation, many have succeeded.
Check out our picks for 20 of our favorite animated music videos.
a-ha – "Take On Me"
Released: 1985
Inarguably one of the ten greatest music videos of all-time, this clip still looks amazing 32 years later.
Dire Straights – "Money For Nothing"
Released: 1985
One of the first music videos to use computer animation, its legacy includes spawning the Weird Al classic “Money For Nothing / Beverly Hillbillies,” from the UHF soundtrack.
Paula Abdul – "Opposites Attract"
Released: 1988
During the same year Who Framed Roger Rabbit wowed movie audiences, Paula Abdul had her own human-interacts-with-cartoon feature with “Opposites Attract.” This even led to an MC Skat Kat album, which, yes, I own.
Green Jelly – "Three Little Pigs"
Released: 1989
There was a time when claymation was all the rage, and Green Jelly’s “Three Little Pigs” was a music video that got it right.
Matthew Sweet – "Girlfriend"
Released: 1991
Matthew Sweet took us on a sci-fi adventure with this video, which used clips from the classic 1982 anime film Space Adventure Cobra: The Movie.
Tool – "Sober"
Released: 1993
Created using stop motion animation, we’d never seen anything like “Sober” before it hit MTV, and we haven’t seen anything quite like it since.
Bjork – "I Miss You"
Released: 1995
What do you get when you mix Bjork with the animation of Ren & Stimpy’s John Kricfalusi? You get this wildly imaginative clip for “I Miss You.”
U2 – "Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me"
Released: 1995
When you do a song for the Batman Forever soundtrack, you get a Batman-themed music video, complete with both movie clips, and original animation.
Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Love Rollercoaster"
Released: 1996
When the Red Hot Chili Peppers covered an Ohio Players’ classic for Beavis And Butt-Head Do America, it was pretty much a given Mike Judge would be doing the animation for the music video.
Radiohead – "Paranoid Android"
Released: 1997
Radiohead, known for pushing boundaries, gave fans a remarkably strange music video for “Paranoid Android” that involved cartoon nudity, severed limbs, and rebirth.
Pearl Jam – "Do the Evolution"
Released: 1998
In this animated clip, Pearl Jam, a band that wasn’t a huge fan of the music video format, brilliantly explored the evils of man.
Korn – "Freak On a Leash"
Released: 1998
Playing off of the cover art of their 1998 album Follow the Leader, “Freak On a Leash” illustrated the backstory of the little girl playing a dangerous game of hopscotch. This clip also featured a bullet that was on quite the impressive path of destruction.
2Pac – "Do For Love"
Released: 1998
The second single from Pac’s second posthumously released album, R U Still Down, when an artist is deceased, animation is one way to bring them back to life.
The White Stripes – "Fell In Love With A Girl"
Released: 2001
Who doesn’t love LEGOs? We know The White Stripes love LEGOs, and unless you’re accidentally stepping on one, you love LEGOs, too, which is just one aspect of the brilliance of this video.
Gorillaz – "Clint Eastwood"
Released: 2001
Some folks may feel including Gorillaz on this list is kind of cheating being that they’re an animated band, but hey, they’re animated, they’re dope, and “Clint Eastwood” is an amazing song, and video.
Daft Punk – "One More Time"
Released: 2001
It only makes sense that a duo known for their facial anonymity would have an animated music video. That said, for all we know this clip could be autobiographical, and Daft Punk may actually be members of a secret society of blue people. Stay woke!
Junior Senior – "Move Your Feet"
Released: 2002
Created by the art collective Shynola, this incredibly playful animated clip features low resolution pixel art produced by using the bitmap graphics editor Deluxe Paint.
Linkin Park – "Breaking The Habit
Released: 2003
Animated by Studio Gonzo, “Breaking The Habit” used anime stylization that was supervised by Kazuto Nakazawa, who also directed an animated segment of Kill Bill: Volume 1.
Britney Spears – "Break The Ice"
Released: 2007
Britney got her Aeon Flux on in this highly underrated anime inspired clip.
Kanye West – "Heartless"
Released: 2008
One of the most animated artists of his generation, Kanye’s animated video for “Heartless” featured homages to everything from the artwork of Andy Warhol to The Jetsons.
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