Use somebody was the second releases on the alternative rock bands fourth
studio album "only by the night the song was very successful in
Europe where it was number one on the Official Airplay Chart for six
consecutive weeks, the official video currently has over 80million views on YouTube
and is their second most popular video on YouTube behind "Sex on
fire".
The video is mostly performance based being made from behind the scene and
recordings of the live concerts this is because the song is about being far
from home and wishing you had somebody there with you. The video try to create
this feeling by giving the audience the perspective of an artist on tour. This
shows the audience that even these people that have everything are still human
and have moments like this.
The videos editing is fast paced and each shot is very, this could be done
to symbolise the life of an entertainer and how their lives are extremely fast
paced with barely enough time for a break. We see this feeling of longing for
someone when the video shows several flashback moment, we see the lead sing
caleb followill sitting by himself reflecting on when he was with a loved one.
Also the Ariel shot over the city is used to show the distance between the
two lovers and how when on tour you can become very isolated and this is when
you can "use somebody".
The video uses various effects such as speeding up time, the effect shows
the hectic lifestyle that these band members all have whilst watching it is
almost too much to take in and this is very reflective upon being on tour as a
band member. Another after effected used during the video is changing certain
clips to black and white, this is often done whilst the are preforming or when
they are preparing for a show during the video this symbolises that when they
are on stage or preparing they are almost different people and they lose all of
their former self turning them colourless, it all highlights the contrast
between them on and off stage.
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