<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indicates the title was the most expensive of all time at the time of production </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Indicates the title was the most expensive of all time at the time of production </Td> </Tr> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Artist (s) </Th> <Th> Song title </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Production (US $) </Th> <Th> Inflation - adjusted PC (2018) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson, Michael! Michael Jackson and Jackson, Janet! Janet Jackson </Td> <Td> "Scream"! "Scream" </Td> <Td> Romanek, Mark! Mark Romanek </Td> <Td> 1995 - 05 - 00 1995, June 13 </Td> <Td> $7,000,000 </Td> <Td> $11,242,193 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madonna </Td> <Td> "Die Another Day" </Td> <Td> Traktor </Td> <Td> 2002 - 10 - 22 2002, October 22 </Td> <Td> $6,100,000 </Td> <Td> $8,299,611 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madonna </Td> <Td> "Express Yourself" </Td> <Td> Fincher, David! David Fincher </Td> <Td> 1989 - 05 - 17 1989, May 17 </Td> <Td> $5,000,000 </Td> <Td> $9,871,141 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madonna </Td> <Td> "Bedtime Story" </Td> <Td> Romanek, Mark! Mark Romanek </Td> <Td> 1995 - 04 - 01 1995, March 10 </Td> <Td> $5,000,000 </Td> <Td> $8,030,138 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson, Michael! Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> "Black or White" </Td> <Td> Landis, John! John Landis </Td> <Td> 1991 - 11 - 14 1991, November 14 </Td> <Td> $4,000,000 </Td> <Td> $7,186,904 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guns N' Roses </Td> <Td> "Estranged" </Td> <Td> Morahan, Andy! Andy Morahan </Td> <Td> 1993 - 12 - 00 1993, December </Td> <Td> $5,000,000 </Td> <Td> $6,776,319 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gwen Stefani </Td> <Td> "Make Me Like You" </Td> <Td> Muller, Sophie! Sophie Muller </Td> <Td> 2016 - 02 - 15 2016, February 15 </Td> <Td> $4,000,000 </Td> <Td> $4,078,758 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Aqua </Td> <Td> "Cartoon Heroes" </Td> <Td> Masin, Thomas! Thomas Masin </Td> <Td> 2000 - 01 - 00 2000, January </Td> <Td> $3,500,000 </Td> <Td> $5,141,630 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Puff Daddy! Puff Daddy (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Busta Rhymes) </Td> <Td> "Victory" </Td> <Td> Nispel, Marcus! Marcus Nispel </Td> <Td> 1998 - 03 - 31 1998, March 31 </Td> <Td> $2,700,000 </Td> <Td> $4,053,859 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MC Hammer </Td> <Td> "2 Legit 2 Quit" </Td> <Td> Wainwright, Rupert! Rupert Wainwright </Td> <Td> 1991 - 11 - 01 1991, November </Td> <Td> $2,500,000 </Td> <Td> $4,359,734 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Carey, Mariah! Mariah Carey (featuring Jay - Z) </Td> <Td> "Heartbreaker" </Td> <Td> Ratner, Brett! Brett Ratner </Td> <Td> 1999 - 08 - 16 1999, August 16 </Td> <Td> $2,500,000 </Td> <Td> $3,672,593 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson, Janet! Janet Jackson </Td> <Td> "Doesn't Really Matter" </Td> <Td> Kahn, Joseph! Joseph Kahn </Td> <Td> 2000 - 06 - 28 2000, June 28 </Td> <Td> $2,500,000 </Td> <Td> $3,552,657 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Busta Rhymes (featuring Janet Jackson) </Td> <Td> "What's It Gonna Be?!" </Td> <Td> Williams, Hype & Busta Rhymes! Hype Williams & Busta Rhymes </Td> <Td> 1999 - 03 - 12 1999, March 12 </Td> <Td> $2,400,000 </Td> <Td> $4,185,345 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dion, Celine! Celine Dion </Td> <Td> "It's All Coming Back to Me Now" </Td> <Td> Dick, Nigel! Nigel Dick </Td> <Td> 1996 - 07 - 29 1996, July 29 </Td> <Td> $2,300,000 </Td> <Td> $3,588,839 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson, Michael! Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> "Bad" </Td> <Td> Scorsese, Martin! Martin Scorsese </Td> <Td> 1987 - 08 - 31 1987, August 31 </Td> <Td> $2,200,000 </Td> <Td> $4,738,957 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Backstreet Boys </Td> <Td> "Larger Than Life" </Td> <Td> Kahn, Joseph! Joseph Kahn </Td> <Td> 1999 - 09 - 14 1999, September 14 </Td> <Td> $2,100,000 </Td> <Td> $3,084,978 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson, Michael! Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> "Remember the Time" </Td> <Td> Singleton, John! John Singleton </Td> <Td> 1992 - 02 - 03 1992, February 3 </Td> <Td> $2,000,000 </Td> <Td> $3,487,788 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Will Smith </Td> <Td> "Miami" </Td> <Td> Wayne Isham </Td> <Td> 1998, December </Td> <Td> $2,000,000 </Td> <Td> $3,002,858 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elliott, Missy! Missy Elliott </Td> <Td> "She's a Bitch" </Td> <Td> Williams, Hype! Hype Williams </Td> <Td> 1999 - 05 - 01 1999, May 1 </Td> <Td> $2,000,000 </Td> <Td> $2,938,074 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Michael, George! George Michael </Td> <Td> "Freeek!" </Td> <Td> Kahn, Joseph! Joseph Kahn </Td> <Td> 2004 - 00 - 00 2002, February 27 </Td> <Td> $2,000,000 </Td> <Td> $2,591,261 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamasaki, Ayumi! Ayumi Hamasaki </Td> <Td> "my name's WOMEN!" My Name's Women" </Td> <Td> Takeishi, Wataru! Wataru Takeishi </Td> <Td> 2005, March 16 </Td> <Td> $2,000,000 </Td> <Td> $2,506,049 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamasaki, Ayumi! Ayumi Hamasaki </Td> <Td> "Fairyland" </Td> <Td> Takeishi, Wataru! Wataru Takeishi </Td> <Td> 2005 - 07 - 16 2005, July 16 </Td> <Td> $2,000,000 </Td> <Td> $2,506,049 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamasaki, Ayumi! Ayumi Hamasaki </Td> <Td> "Green" </Td> <Td> Kazuyoshi Shimomura! Kazuyoshi Shimomura </Td> <Td> 2008 - 12 - 17 2008, December 17 </Td> <Td> $1,600,000 </Td> <Td> $2,004,839 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> TLC </Td> <Td> "Unpretty" </Td> <Td> Hunter, Paul! Paul Hunter </Td> <Td> 1999 - 08 - 29 1999, August 29 </Td> <Td> $1,600,000 </Td> <Td> $2,350,459 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Guns N' Roses </Td> <Td> "November Rain" </Td> <Td> Andy Morahan </Td> <Td> 1992 - 06 - 02 1992, June 2 </Td> <Td> $1,500,000 </Td> <Td> $2,615,841 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Blackstreet and Janet Jackson (featuring Eve & Ja Rule) </Td> <Td> "Girlfriend / Boyfriend" </Td> <Td> Kahn, Joseph! Joseph Kahn </Td> <Td> 1999 - 03 - 23 1999, March 23 </Td> <Td> $1,500,000 </Td> <Td> $2,203,556 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Madonna (featuring Nicki Minaj & M.I.A.) </Td> <Td> "Give Me All Your Luvin"' </Td> <Td> Megaforce </Td> <Td> 2012 - 02 - 03 2012, February 3 </Td> <Td> $1,500,000 </Td> <Td> $1,631,805 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> MC Hammer </Td> <Td> "Here Comes the Hammer" </Td> <Td> MC Hammer </Td> <Td> 1991 - 01 - 01 1991, January 1 </Td> <Td> $1,300,000 </Td> <Td> $2,435,099 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Fugees </Td> <Td> "Ready or Not" </Td> <Td> Marcus Nispel </Td> <Td> 1996 - 08 - 29 1996, August 29 </Td> <Td> $1,300,000 </Td> <Td> $2,028,474 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West, Kanye! Kanye West </Td> <Td> "Stronger" </Td> <Td> Williams, Hype! Hype Williams </Td> <Td> 2007 - 07 - 00 2007, June 19 </Td> <Td> $1,200,000 </Td> <Td> $1,416,273 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Duran Duran </Td> <Td> "Wild Boys, The"! "The Wild Boys" </Td> <Td> Mulcahy, Russell! Russell Mulcahy </Td> <Td> 1984 - 11 - 00 1984, November </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 + </Td> <Td> $2,355,541 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson, Michael! Michael Jackson </Td> <Td> "Thriller"! "Thriller" </Td> <Td> Landis, John! John Landis </Td> <Td> 1983 - 12 - 02 1983, December 2 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $2,457,066 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> S.E.S.! S.E.S. </Td> <Td> "Love" </Td> <Td> Tak Jae - hoon </Td> <Td> 1999 - 11 - 27 1999, November 27 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,469,037 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson, Janet! Janet Jackson (with Nelly) </Td> <Td> "Call on Me" </Td> <Td> Williams, Hype! Hype Williams </Td> <Td> 2006 - 07 - 26 2006, July 26 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,213,932 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sisters of Mercy! The Sisters of Mercy </Td> <Td> "Dominion / Mother Russia" </Td> <Td> Eldritch, Andrew! Andrew Eldritch </Td> <Td> 1988 - 02 - 00 1988, February </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $2,069,218 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> The Rolling Stones </Td> <Td> "Love Is Strong" </Td> <Td> Fincher, David! David Fincher </Td> <Td> 1994 - 00 - 00 1994, July </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,651,100 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> TLC </Td> <Td> "Waterfalls" </Td> <Td> Gray, F. Gary! F. Gary Gray </Td> <Td> 1995 1995, May 19 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,606,028 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sisqó (with Foxy Brown) </Td> <Td> "Thong Song" (remix) </Td> <Td> Little X! Little X </Td> <Td> 2000 2000, March </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,421,063 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spears, Britney! Britney Spears </Td> <Td> "Toxic" </Td> <Td> Kahn, Joseph! Joseph Kahn </Td> <Td> 2004 - 01 - 13 2004, January 13 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,330,318 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> West, Kanye! Kanye West (featuring Lupe Fiasco) </Td> <Td> "Touch the Sky" </Td> <Td> Milk, Chris! Chris Milk </Td> <Td> 2006 - 04 - 00 2006, April </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,213,932 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamasaki, Ayumi! Ayumi Hamasaki </Td> <Td> "Jewel" </Td> <Td> Takeishi, Wataru! Wataru Takeishi </Td> <Td> 2006 - 11 - 00 2006, November </Td> <Td> $1,100,000 </Td> <Td> $1,335,325 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Farmer, Mylene! Mylène Farmer </Td> <Td> "L'Âme - stram - gram" </Td> <Td> Ching Siu - tung </Td> <Td> 1996 - 03 - 20 1999 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,469,037 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Jackson, Janet! Janet Jackson </Td> <Td> "I Get Lonely" (remix) </Td> <Td> Hunter, Paul! Paul Hunter </Td> <Td> 1998 - 03 - 01 1998, April </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,501,429 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hamasaki, Ayumi! Ayumi Hamasaki </Td> <Td> "Virgin Road"! "Virgin Road" </Td> <Td> Muto, Masashi! Masashi Muto </Td> <Td> 2010 - 09 - 27 2010, September 27 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,122,234 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> T - ara! T - ara </Td> <Td> "Cry Cry / Lovey Dovey" </Td> <Td> Cha Eun Taek! Cha Eun Taek </Td> <Td> 2011 - 11 - 11 2011, November 11 </Td> <Td> $1,000,000 </Td> <Td> $1,087,870 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Drake </Td> <Td> "God's Plan" </Td> <Td> Karena Evans </Td> <Td> 2018 - 01 - 19 2018, January 19 </Td> <Td> $996,631.90 </Td> <Td> $1,047,033 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> B.A.P </Td> <Td> "One Shot" </Td> <Td> Kang Ji Won & Kim Ki Bum! Kang Ji Won & Kim Ki - bum </Td> <Td> 2013 - 02 - 12 2013, February 12 </Td> <Td> $915,000 </Td> <Td> $961,273 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gangkiz! Gangkiz </Td> <Td> "Honey Honey" </Td> <Td> Cha Eun Taek! Cha Eun Taek </Td> <Td> 2012 - 05 - 12 2012, May 12 </Td> <Td> $900,000 </Td> <Td> $959,356 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Infinite! Infinite </Td> <Td> "Destiny" </Td> <Td> Hong Won - ki </Td> <Td> 2013 - 07 - 16 2013, July 16 </Td> <Td> $890,000 </Td> <Td> $935,009 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spears, Britney! Britney Spears </Td> <Td> "Work Bitch" </Td> <Td> Ben Mor </Td> <Td> 2013 - 10 - 01 2013, October 1 </Td> <Td> $850,000 </Td> <Td> $892,986 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Zadora, Pia! Pia Zadora </Td> <Td> "Heartbeat of Love" </Td> <Td> Sena, Dominic! Dominic Sena </Td> <Td> 1989 1989, October </Td> <Td> $800,000 </Td> <Td> $1,579,383 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gorillaz </Td> <Td> "Saturnz Barz" </Td> <Td> Jamie Hewlett </Td> <Td> 2017, March 23 </Td> <Td> $800,000 </Td> <Td> $800,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Farmer, Mylene! Mylène Farmer </Td> <Td> "California" </Td> <Td> Ferrara, Abel! Abel Ferrara </Td> <Td> 1996 - 03 - 20 1996, March 20 </Td> <Td> $788,000 </Td> <Td> $1,229,805 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spears, Britney! Britney Spears </Td> <Td> "Oops!...I Did It Again" </Td> <Td> Dick, Nigel! Nigel Dick </Td> <Td> 2000 - 04 - 10 2000, April 10 </Td> <Td> $750,000 </Td> <Td> $1,065,797 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Speed! Speed </Td> <Td> "Sad Promise" </Td> <Td> Cha Eun Taek! Cha Eun Taek </Td> <Td> 2013 - 01 - 07 2013, January 7 </Td> <Td> $706,000 </Td> <Td> $752,562 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Lil' Dicky </Td> <Td> "Pillow Talking" </Td> <Td> Tony Yacenda </Td> <Td> 2017, April 14 </Td> <Td> $700,000 </Td> <Td> $700,000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bowie, David! David Bowie </Td> <Td> "Ashes to Ashes" </Td> <Td> Bowie, David & Mallet, David! David Bowie & David Mallet </Td> <Td> 1980 - 01 - 01 1980, May </Td> <Td> $582,000 </Td> <Td> $1,728,606 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spears, Britney! Britney Spears </Td> <Td> "Hold It Against Me" </Td> <Td> Jonas Åkerlund </Td> <Td> 2011 - 02 - 17 2011, February 17 </Td> <Td> $500,000 </Td> <Td> $543,935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Farmer, Mylene! Mylène Farmer </Td> <Td> "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces" </Td> <Td> Boutonnat, Laurent! Laurent Boutonnat </Td> <Td> 1988 - 09 - 12 1988, September 12 </Td> <Td> $500,000 </Td> <Td> $590,114 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spears, Britney! Britney Spears </Td> <Td> "Piece of Me" </Td> <Td> Wayne Isham </Td> <Td> 2007 - 12 - 14 2007, December 14 </Td> <Td> $500,000 </Td> <Td> $590,114 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2NE1! 2NE1 </Td> <Td> "Come Back Home" </Td> <Td> Dee Shin </Td> <Td> 2014 - 03 - 04 2014, March 4 </Td> <Td> $500,000 </Td> <Td> $516,868 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Artist (s) </Th> <Th> Song title </Th> <Th> Director </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Production (US $) </Th> <Th> Inflation - adjusted PC (2018) </Th> </Tr>

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