U2 - Discothèque (Official Music Video) © 1997

U2 - Discothèque (Official Music Video) © 1997 Artist : U2 Song : Discothèque Music video Director: Stephane Sednaoui Stars: U2: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr. U2 performs in the music video “Discothèque“ from the album “Pop“ recorded for Island Records. The band performed in what seemed like the inside of a mirrorball. They alluded to several elements of the disco era, including disco-style dancing and the film Saturday Night Fever. U2 further and directly alluded to the Village People, a popular disco era band, by similarly adopting the guises of various professions: a motorcycle police officer (Bono), a gay-fetish biker (the Edge), an American sailor (Adam Clayton) and a cowboy (Larry Mullen Jr.). Stylus magazine described the video as “sublimely bizarre“. Runtime: 5 min Color: Color Country: US Language: English Release Date: 3 February 1997 (US) Production Co: Propaganda Films
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