Music Videos
Alicia Keys "Doesn't Mean Anything"
The music video for “Doesn’t Mean Anything” was filmed on September 27–28, 2009. It was directed by P.R. Brown The video was released on October 19, 2009. In the behind-the-scenes of the video, Keys explained the representation of the mountain climb scene, “Because we all have mountains to climb in our life you know? And you can reach the top, you can climb and you can make it. And as you observe the landscape, the question is ‘Are you gonna fly or are you gonna fall?’. And I’m gonna fly, and we all gonna fly.” The video ranked at number 42 on BET”s Notarized: Top 100 Videos of 2009 countdown.
“Doesn’t Mean Anything” received widespread critical acclaim upon its release. However, it became Keys’ least commercially successful lead single at the time as it peaked at number 60 on the US Billboard Hot 100, thus becoming her first lead single not to peak within the top three. It fared better internationally, reaching the top ten in Germany, Japan, Mexico, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Date:
October 19, 2009
Director:
P.R. BrownProducer:
Jil Hardin
