Making the Video poster
Seen it?

Making the Video

TV·1999–2005·12 seasons, 177 episodes·MTV·Documentary·30m

Not streaming in your region — see every region's options

Making the Video is an MTV show, consisting of half-hour episodes, which chronicles the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments. It always concludes with a premiere of the finished video. The show premiered on July 11, 1999 and is currently on a hiatus as of 2009. MTV2 has a similar show entitled [Name of Band/Artist] Makes a Video that has featured artists such as 50 Cent, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Evanescence, and Mos Def among others.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0118Episodes1999AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01I Do (Cherish You)July 11, 1999
  2. S01E02(You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop Remix!)July 18, 1999Britney films her third video, a single from the Drive Me Crazy movie soundtrack.
  3. S01E03Deepest BlueJuly 25, 1999
  4. S01E04I Could Never Take The Place of Your ManJuly 31, 1999
  5. S01E05Waiting For TonightAugust 21, 1999
  6. S01E06Girl's Best FriendAugust 8, 1999From the ""Blue Streak"" soundtrack
  7. S01E07JupiterAugust 1, 1999
  8. S01E08All The Small ThingsAugust 14, 1999
  9. S01E09HeartbreakerAugust 15, 1999
  10. S01E10Can't Change MeSeptember 6, 1999
  11. S01E11Satisfy YouSeptember 13, 1999
  12. S01E12She's Got IssuesSeptember 27, 1999
  13. S01E13Around The WorldOctober 4, 1999
  14. S01E14Falls ApartOctober 5, 1999Second single from Sugar Ray's third album.
  15. S01E15The World Is Not EnoughOctober 16, 1999Garbage films the video for the 19th Bond theme song.
  16. S01E16Rhythm DivineOctober 23, 1999Second single off his first English album.
  17. S01E17I Learned From the BestNovember 2, 1999
  18. S01E18The Great BeyondNovember 3, 1999From the ""Man On The Moon"" Soundtrack.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0218Episodes2000AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01Forgot About DreJanuary 16, 2000
  2. S02E02Bye, Bye, ByeJanuary 23, 2000The making *NSYNC's biggest song and most known video.
  3. S02E03The Thong SongFebruary 27, 2000
  4. S02E04Walk Me HomeJanuary 30, 2000
  5. S02E05This Time AroundMarch 5, 2000
  6. S02E06Big Pimpin'March 12, 2000
  7. S02E07Ex-GirlfriendFebruary 6, 2000
  8. S02E08What'Chu LikeMarch 19, 2000
  9. S02E09Where You AreFebruary 14, 2000
  10. S02E10Sour GirlMarch 26, 2000
  11. S02E11Mixed BiznessFebruary 20, 2000
  12. S02E12I Turn to YouApril 3, 2000
  13. S02E13Oops...I Did It AgainApril 10, 2000Britney films the first video from her second album.
  14. S02E14American Bad AssApril 24, 2000
  15. S02E15The Real Slim Shady *2000 VMA Best Video Winner*April 24, 2000
  16. S02E16BreakoutMay 1, 2000
  17. S02E17I DissapearMay 8, 2000
  18. S02E18It's Gonna Be MeMay 22, 2000

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0318Episodes2000AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01Do It Big TimeJune 21, 2000Clips from past episodes, ending with clips of all the original Making the Video episodes from July 1999 to May 2000 combined into one video
  2. S03E02It Doesn't Really MatterJune 28, 2000Janet Jackson films her video from ""Nutty Professor 2: The Klumps"".
  3. S03E03Imagine ThatJuly 3, 2000From album ""G.O.A.T"" released September 12, 2000
  4. S03E04LuckyJuly 11, 2000Britney films the video for her second single from her second album.
  5. S03E05FireJuly 18, 2000
  6. S03E06#1 StunnaJuly 19, 2000From ""The Kings of Comedy""
  7. S03E07Give Me Just One NightJuly 25, 2000First video from album ""Revelation""
  8. S03E08Come On OverJuly 31, 2000
  9. S03E09The Hardest Part of Breaking UpAugust 7, 2000
  10. S03E10AgainSeptember 11, 2000
  11. S03E11Independent Women Part 1September 18, 2000DC3 film the video for the Charlie's Angels movie theme song.
  12. S03E12She BangsSeptember 25, 2000Ricky Martin films the video for the first single from ""Sound Loaded,"" the follow-up to his smash self-titled album.
  13. S03E13Shape of My HeartOctober 9, 2000
  14. S03E14Man OverboardOctober 18, 2000
  15. S03E15Miss JacksonOctober 30, 2000
  16. S03E16StrongerNovember 3, 2000Britney's third single from her second album ""Oops..I Did It Again"".
  17. S03E17Still On Your SideNovember 20, 2000
  18. S03E18Love Don't Cost a ThingDecember 4, 2000Making the video of Jennifer Lopez's first single from her second album.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season048Episodes2001AiredSeason avg
  1. S04E01Nobody Wants To Be LonelyJanuary 15, 2001
  2. S04E02Lay LowJanuary 22, 2001
  3. S04E03Who's That Girl?January 29, 2001
  4. S04E04JadedFebruary 13, 2001
  5. S04E05Mad SeasonFebruary 20, 2001
  6. S04E06SurvivorMarch 6, 2001The video for Destiny's Child first single off their 3rd album.
  7. S04E07Guilty Until Proven Innocent/FiestaMarch 15, 2001The making of two videos: Jay-Z's ""Guilty Until Proven Innocent"" featuring R. Kelly, and R. Kelly's ""Fiesta"" featuring Jay-Z.
  8. S04E08This Is Me/I Like Them GirlsMarch 22, 2001The making of Tyrese's ""I Like Them Girls"" video and the making of Dream's ""This Is Me"" video.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

Season058Episodes2001AiredSeason avg
  1. S05E01Lady Marmalade *2001 VMA Best Video Winner*April 9, 2001Making the Video of the Year for 2001 from the ""Moulin Rouge"" movie soundtrack.
  2. S05E02Best Years of Our LivesMay 7, 2001
  3. S05E03ElevationMay 14, 2001U2 films the video from the ""Lara Croft: Tomb Raider"" soundtrack.
  4. S05E04PopMay 28, 2001The first single and video from *NSync's third album ""Celebrity"".
  5. S05E05BootyliciousJune 4, 2001
  6. S05E06Can I LiveJune 21, 2001Single off of Sisqo's second album.
  7. S05E07I'm RealJune 26, 2001
  8. S05E08Area CodesJuly 5, 2001Ludacris films video from ""Rush Hour 2"".

Season 5 ranked & reviewed

Season065Episodes2001AiredSeason avg
  1. S06E01I'm a Slave 4 USeptember 24, 2001Britney films the first video from her third album.
  2. S06E02On The LineOctober 1, 2001
  3. S06E03DiddyOctober 8, 2001
  4. S06E04Son of a GunOctober 15, 2001
  5. S06E05Get The Party StartedOctober 22, 2001Pink films the video for her first single off her second album.

Season 6 ranked & reviewed

Season075Episodes2001AiredSeason avg
  1. S07E01Hey BabyNovember 5, 2001
  2. S07E02Always On TimeNovember 6, 2001
  3. S07E03My SacrificeNovember 19, 2001
  4. S07E04ForeverNovember 12, 2001
  5. S07E05Tainted LoveNovember 26, 2001

Season 7 ranked & reviewed

Season0810Episodes2001–02AiredSeason avg
  1. S08E01Parents Just Dont UnderstandDecember 3, 2001
  2. S08E02Not A Girl, Not Yet A WomanDecember 10, 2001Britney's second single from her third album, which is featured in Britney's first movie ""Crossroads"".
  3. S08E03The OneDecember 17, 2001
  4. S08E04EscapeJanuary 17, 2002
  5. S08E05What About Us?January 10, 2002
  6. S08E06Underneath Your ClothesFebruary 9, 2002Shakira films the video for her second English single.
  7. S08E07Don't Let Me Get MeFebruary 16, 2002
  8. S08E08You Don't Have To CallFebruary 23, 2002
  9. S08E09I Stand AloneMarch 23, 2002
  10. S08E10Hella GoodMarch 30, 2002

Season 8 ranked & reviewed

Season0927Episodes2002AiredSeason avg
  1. S09E01What We're All AboutApril 10, 2002Sum 41 film the video for the single off the Spider-Man movie soundtrack.
  2. S09E02Drift and DieApril 14, 2002Third video from ""Come Clean"" CD
  3. S09E03BoomApril 28, 2002
  4. S09E04Without Me *2002 VMA Best Video Winner*May 1, 2002
  5. S09E05I Need A Girl, Part 2May 11, 2002
  6. S09E06I'm Gonna Be AlrightMay 15, 2002
  7. S09E07She Loves Me NotMay 19, 2002First video from second album ""Lovehatetragedy"".
  8. S09E08Hot In HerreJune 10, 2002
  9. S09E09Nod Ya HeadJune 3, 2002from MiB II
  10. S09E10Papa Don't PreachJune 11, 2002
  11. S09E11Work It OutJune 17, 2002
  12. S09E12Gangsta LoveJune 26, 2002
  13. S09E13BareNakedJuly 8, 2002
  14. S09E14Objection (Tango)July 16, 2002Her 3rd single off her English debut album.
  15. S09E15Goodbye to YouAugust 12, 2002
  16. S09E16Idiot BoyfriendAugust 13, 2002""Saturday Night Live"" castmember makes the video for the first single off his comedy album ""The Bathroom Wall"".
  17. S09E17HardballAugust 19, 2001
  18. S09E18Sk8er BoiAugust 20, 2002Avril Lavigne makes her 2nd video. Avril loses her hat, puts a cockroach on her tongue, kisses the sk8er boi and jokingly says yes to a marr
  19. S09E19DilemmaSeptember 3, 2002Nelly and Kelly Rowland from Destiny's Child film the video for the single ""Dilemma"".
  20. S09E20Like I Love YouSeptember 9, 2002Justin Timberlake films the video for the debut single from his debut solo album, ""Justified.""
  21. S09E21Help MeSeptember 16, 2002Backstreet Boy Nick Carter films the video for his new single ""Help Me"".
  22. S09E22We Want FunSeptember 22, 2002The making of the video for ""We Want Fun"" from Jackass: The Movie.
  23. S09E23Before Your LoveSeptember 24, 2002The ""American Idol"" winner makes her first music video.
  24. S09E24DirrtySeptember 30, 2002
  25. S09E25Die Another DayOctober 10, 2002Madonna films the video for the theme from the new 007 movie ""Die Another Day"".
  26. S09E26Work It *2003 VMA Best Video Winner*October 10, 2002
  27. S09E27Jenny From The BlockNovember 5, 2002The video for J.Lo's first single off her third album.

Season 9 ranked & reviewed

Season1027Episodes2003AiredSeason avg
  1. S10E01The AnthemJanuary 13, 2003
  2. S10E02Boy (I Need You)January 20, 2003Mariah Carey films her second single from her new album.
  3. S10E03Gonna Give It To YaJanuary 27, 2003DMX films his video from the movie ""Cradle 2 The Grave"".
  4. S10E04Rock Your BodyFebruary 20, 2003Justin Timberlake films the video for his 3rd single off his solo album.
  5. S10E05Somewhere I BelongMarch 4, 2003This is the video for Linkin Park's first single off of their new album.
  6. S10E06Losing GripMarch 31, 2003Avril films the fourth and final single from her debut album. The video is a performance video so it features Avril performing to a crowd in
  7. S10E07I'm GladApril 8, 2003Jennifer Lopez's third music video off her third album has an 80's theme. Good Morning America will also run a clip of the video as well as
  8. S10E08FighterApril 7, 2003
  9. S10E09Act a FoolMay 5, 2003Ludacris films the video from the 2 Fast 2 Furious soundtrack.
  10. S10E10Feel Good TimeMay 19, 2003Pink films the video for the song from the sequel to the Charlie's Angels movie.
  11. S10E11Crazy In LoveMay 26, 2003Beyonce films the video for her first single off her solo album.
  12. S10E12My Love Is Like.. WoMay 29, 2003Mya's first single off her new 3rd album.
  13. S10E13Flying Without WingsJune 23, 2003The second American Idol films his first video, with the theme ""Ruben performing in the streets as Alabama welcomes him home"".
  14. S10E14HollywoodJune 27, 2003Madonna's second single off her ""American Life"" album.
  15. S10E15Shake Ya Tail FeatherJune 30, 2003The video for the single from the Bad Boys II Soundtrack.
  16. S10E16Sweetest Sin/Shut UpJuly 8, 2003The making of 2 videos. ""Shut Up"" is Nick Lachey's first single from his solo album. Also, ""Sweetest Sin"", the video for Jessica Simpson
  17. S10E17Love @ 1st SightJuly 10, 2003First single from Blige's new album ""Love & Life"", due August 26.
  18. S10E18So YesterdayJuly 26, 2003Lizzie McGuire star Hilary Duff films the video for her first single, ""So Yesterday"" off her debut album.
  19. S10E19Fighting TemptationJuly 28, 2003From Beyonce's second movie ""The Fighting Temptations"".
  20. S10E20Bad Boy This, Bad Boy ThatSeptember 8, 2003Da Band from ""Making The Band 2"" film their first video.
  21. S10E21TroubleSeptember 29, 2003Pink films the video for the first single off her third album.
  22. S10E22Behind Blue EyesOctober 6, 2003The video for ""Behind Blue Eyes,"" the second single from Limp Bizkit's Results May Vary.
  23. S10E23Me Against The MusicOctober 21, 2003Britney's 16th video and first single off her fourth CD, ""In The Zone"".
  24. S10E24Feeling ThisOctober 23, 2003First single from Blink's new non titled record.
  25. S10E25Not TodayNovember 3, 2003Second single off of Mary's newest album, and is also the first single off the soundtrack to ""Barbershop 2"".
  26. S10E26I KeedNovember 9, 2003
  27. S10E27Away From MeNovember 19, 2003

Season 10 ranked & reviewed

Season1123Episodes2004AiredSeason avg
  1. S11E01Come CleanJanuary 8, 2004Second single off Hilary's debut album.
  2. S11E02One Call AwayJanuary 12, 2004
  3. S11E03ToxicJanuary 13, 2004Britney's second single from ""In The Zone"".
  4. S11E04My BandMarch 17, 2004The video for the first single off of D12's second album.
  5. S11E05Take My Breath AwayApril 13, 2004Jessica Simpson films the video for her cover of ""Take My Breath Away"" which is her third single off the re-released version of In This Sk
  6. S11E0699 ProblemsApril 27, 2004The video for Jay-Z's third single off his final album ""The Black Album"".
  7. S11E07Talk About Our LoveMay 2, 2004Brandy's first single off her 4th album.
  8. S11E08Our Lips Are SealedMay 31, 2004Hilary films the video for the first single from the ""A Cinderella Story"" soundtrack, a cover of the Go Go's ""Our Lips Are Sealed"" featu
  9. S11E09Confessions Part IIJune 21, 2004The making of the video for Usher's third single off his album ""Confessions"".
  10. S11E10Welcome BackJune 28, 2004Mase films the video for his first single of his long-awaited new album.
  11. S11E11Flap Your Wings/My PlaceJuly 19, 2004Nelly's first two singles from his third album (being a dual-album).
  12. S11E12American IdiotAugust 18, 2004First single to be taken from the band's ""American Idiot"" album, their first in 4 years
  13. S11E13PredictableSeptember 8, 2004The first single off of the group's third album, ""The Chronicles of Life and Death"".
  14. S11E14WonderfulSeptember 13, 2004
  15. S11E15Hey NowSeptember 26, 2004The video for the first single off of Xzibit's fifth album ""Weapons of Mass Destruction"".
  16. S11E16Just Lose ItOctober 3, 2004The video for the first single off of Eminem's 4th album ""Encore"".
  17. S11E17RumorsOctober 7, 2004The first single from Lindsay's debut album.
  18. S11E18Tilt Ya Head BackOctober 11, 2004Nelly's second single from his album ""Sweat"" featuring Christina Aguilera.
  19. S11E19What You Waiting For?October 13, 2004The first single from Gwen Stefani's debut solo album ""Love, Angel, Music, Baby"".
  20. S11E20La LaNovember 23, 2004Ashlee's third single off her debut album.
  21. S11E21Get RightJanuary 5, 2005The first single off of J.Lo's fourth studio album.
  22. S11E22HopeDecember 10, 2004The first single from the ""Coach Carter"" movie soundtrack.
  23. S11E23Let's Get BlownDecember 13, 2004The video for the second single off of Snoop's new album.

Season 11 ranked & reviewed

Season1210Episodes2005AiredSeason avg
  1. S12E01Candy ShopJanuary 30, 2005The first single off of 50's second album ""The Massacre"".
  2. S12E02It's Like ThatMarch 3, 2005The video for the first single off Mariah's 8th studio album, ""The Emancipation of Mimi"" due April 12.
  3. S12E03SignsMarch 22, 2005The third single off Snoop's latest album, ""R&G (Rhythm & Gangsta): The Masterpiece"".
  4. S12E04ErrtimeApril 11, 2005The first single from the soundtrack to Nelly's new movie ""The Longest Yard"".
  5. S12E05One WordApril 18, 2005The first single from Kelly's second album ""Sleeping In The Nothing"" due June 7.
  6. S12E06La TorturaApril 26, 2005The first single from Shakira's new Spanish album ""Fijacion Oral 1"" due out June 7, her first new album since 2001. Her new English album
  7. S12E07DreamsMay 3, 2005
  8. S12E08Pimpin' All Over The WorldMay 15, 2005The third single from Ludacris' ""Red Light District"" album.
  9. S12E09Best Of YouMay 18, 2005The first single from the Foo's new double album ""In Your Honor"".
  10. S12E12These Boots Are Made For Walkin'June 1, 2005The single off of the ""Dukes of Hazard"" movie soundtrack.

Season 12 ranked & reviewed

Keep exploring top shows