''Resigned'' is a 1997 album by singer-songwriter
Michael Penn
Michael Daniel Penn (born August 1, 1958) is an American musician, singer, and composer. His 1989 single " No Myth" was a top 20 hit in the US and successful in several other countries.
Early life
Penn was born in the Greenwich Village neighb ...
.
"Try" music video
A
music video
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for "Try", the opening song from the album, was directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson
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. Penn had written the score for Anderson's film ''
Boogie Nights
''Boogie Nights'' is a 1997 American drama film written, directed, and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson. It is set in Los Angeles's San Fernando Valley and focuses on a young nightclub dishwasher who becomes a popular star of pornographic ...
'', and the music video was shot with the crew, and certain members of the cast, of the film while it was in post-production. The entire music video is filmed in an over three minute
long take
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(a technique Anderson frequently uses in his films) in downtown
Los Angeles
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in the longest hallway in
North America
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, which is over a quarter of a mile long.
The video features Penn walking briskly down the narrow hallway through various vignettes which allude to ''Boogie Nights'' and 70s pop culture, such as a
dance marathon
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referencing the film ''
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?''.
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor. Known for his distinctive supporting and character actor, character roles—eccentrics, underdogs, and misfits—he acted in many films and theatrical productio ...
makes two appearances in the video, the first time handing Penn a microphone and a guitar, the second time holding a boom mic in front of him. Hoffman is wearing a ''
Planet of the Apes
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'' T-shirt and a jacket with the words "Angels Live in My Town" printed on it (a reference to ''Boogie Nights'').
Thomas Jane
Thomas Jane (born Thomas Elliott III; February 22, 1969) is an American actor. Born and raised in Maryland, Jane's film career started with the Telugu-language romantic comedy '' Padamati Sandhya Ragam'' (1987). His other early films included ...
and
Melora Walters
Melora Walters (born October 21, 1959) is an American actress and filmmaker, best known for her starring roles as Wanda Henrickson on HBO's ''Big Love'' (2006–2010) and Kathy Kone on Hulu's '' PEN15'' (2019–2021). She has frequently collabora ...
are also among the cast members from ''Boogie Nights'' who make small appearances in the video.
The music video was included on the
New Line
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz
* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
** "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator, 1995
* "New" (Daya song), 2017
* "New" (No Doubt song), 1 ...
Platinum DVD edition of ''Boogie Nights''.
Track listing
Personnel
*Michael Penn - guitar, vocals
*
Brendan O'Brien - bass
*
Patrick Warren
Patrick Warren (born March 26, 1957) is an American musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for his work on the films ''Magnolia'', ''Fifty Shades of Grey'', ''Boogie Nights'' and ''Red State'', as well as the television series '' ...
- keyboards
*Dan McCarroll - drums
*Tommy Cooper - string arrangement on "Small Black Box" and "I Can Tell"
*Mike Clark - narrator on "I Can Tell"
See also
*
List of one-shot music videos
A one-shot film (also known as a one-take film, single-take film, or continuous shot feature film) is a full-length movie filmed in one long take by a single camera, or manufactured to give the impression it was.
Use and theory
In a 2019 artic ...
References
External links
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1997 albums
Michael Penn albums
Albums produced by Brendan O'Brien (record producer)
Epic Records albums