INXS Videography

*indicates music video not available commercially

Simple Simon*
(May 1980)
Directed by ?

Just Keep Walking
(September 1980)
Directed by Gary Page

The Loved One
(March 1981)
Directed by Peter Cox

A veteran music video director with over 40 clips to his credit, Peter Cox has worked with such artists as Cold Chisel, Icehouse, and the Angels. In addition, He directed the Australian Made concert documentary that featured INXS, and the feature film Surrender in Paradise.

Stay Young
(September 1981)
Directed by Peter Clifton

Peter Clifton is a renown pioneer of rock feature film direction and production. During his twenty plus year career, he worked with such legendary acts as The Rolling Stones, The Doors, The Beach Boys, The Beatles, and the Sex Pistols, to name just a few. Clifton also directed INXS in the 1984 documentary Australia Now! Most recently, Clifton released Triple M Rock Diaries, a CD-ROM of archival footage from his many years in the music industry. Included is a clip of a young Michael Hutchence lounging in front of the gates of Sydney's Luna Park.

Underneath The Colours*
(1981)
Directed by ?

Night Of Rebellion*
(1981)
Directed by ?

The One Thing
(November 1982)
Directed by Soren Jensen
Filmed in Adelaide

Spy Of Love
(November 1982)
Directed by Scott Hicks
Filmed in Adelaide

Scott Hicks is the Academy Award-nominated director of Shine (1997). His current film project is Snow Falling On Cedars (1999).

Don't Change
(November 1982)
Directed by Scott Hicks
Filmed in Adelaide

To Look At You*
(March 1983)
Directed by Scott Hicks

Original Sin
(February 1984)
Directed by Yamamoto San
Filmed in Tokyo

I Send A Message
(February 1984)
Directed by Yamamoto San
Filmed in Tokyo

Burn For You
(June 1984)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein
Filmed in Northern Queensland and England

Burn For You was the first collaboration between Richard Lowenstein and INXS. It would prove to be a lasting relationship, with Lowenstein becoming INXS' de facto video director, helming some 14 clips in all. In addition, he directed Michael Hutchence's Rooms For The Memory and Max Q's Sometimes and Way Of The World clips. Lowenstein has also directed several feature films: Strikebound, Dogs In Space with Michael Hutchence, and the forthcoming He Died With A Falefel In His Hand.

All The Voices
(October 1984)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein

All The Voices features footage from Richard Lowenstein's film Strikebound, which is adapted from the book "Dead Men Don't Dig Coal" by Wendy Lowenstein (Richard's mother.)

Melting In The Sun
(November 1984)
Directed by Bell-Hillcoat
Filmed at the Perth Entertainment Centre

Love Is (What I Say)
(November 1984)
Directed by Bell-Hillcoat

Dancing On The Jetty
(November 1984)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein

What You Need
(November 1985)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein (and/or Lynn-Maree Milburn?)


Nominee, Best Group Video, MTV Video Music Awards (1986)

This Time
(November 1985)
Directed by Peter Sinclair
Produced by Godley & Creme
Filmed in England

Kiss The Dirt (Falling Down The Mountain)
(January 1986)
Directed by Alex Proyas

Alex Proyas is the internationally famed director of the modern classics The Crow (1994) and Dark City (1998). He is also well-known for having directed Crowded House's video for Don't Dream It's Over.

Listen Like Thieves
(May 1986)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein Filmed in Australia

Listen Like Thieves (Version 2)
(November 1985)
Directed by Karl Steinberg Filmed at "Rockin' The Royals" in Melbourne

Shine Like It Does*
(1986)
Directed by ?

Shine Like It Does (Version 2)
(November 1985)
Directed by Karl Steinberg Filmed at "Rockin' The Royals" in Melbourne

One X One*
(1986)
Directed by ?

Good Times
(1986)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein?

Need You Tonight/Mediate
(September 1987)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein

Best Video, MTV Video Music Awards (1988) Best Group Video, MTV Video Music Awards (1988) Best Editing, MTV Video Music Awards (1988) Breakthrough Video, MTV Video Music Awards (1988) Viewer's Choice Award, MTV Video Music Awards (1988) Nominee, Best Concept Video, MTV Video Music Awards (1988) Nominee, Best Special Effects, MTV Video Music Awards (1988) Nominee, Best Art Direction, MTV Video Music Awards (1988)

Devil Inside
(December 1987)
Directed by Joel Schumacher

Filmed at Balboa Beach in Los Angeles

Nominee, Best Editing, MTV Video Music Awards (1988)

Joel Schumacher met INXS while filming The Lost Boys, for which INXS contributed two songs to the soundtrack. They later hooked up that same year for the extravagant Devil Inside video in December 1987. In 1995, Michael Hutchence continued the band's relationship with the director by reworking Iggy Pop's classic The Passenger for Schumacher's Batman Forever (1995). Schumacher is also the director of such well-known films as St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Flatliners (1990), Falling Down (1993), The Client (1994), and A Time To Kill (1996).

New Sensation
(December 1987)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein
Filmed in Prague

Never Tear Us Apart
(December 1987)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein
Filmed in Prague

Guns In The Sky
(December 1987)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein
Filmed in Prague

Mystify*
(1988)
Directed by ?

The Loved One (Live)
(1989)
Directed by Peter Cox
Filmed during "Australian Made"

Suicide Blonde
(September 1990)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein

Suicide Blonde (12" Version/Demolition Mix)
(1990?)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein?

Disappear*
(October 1990)
Directed by Claudia Castle

Disappear (12" Version)
(February 1991)
Directed by ?
Features X Factor tour footage directed by Troy Davies

Bitter Tears*
(March 1991)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein

Bitter Tears (12" Version/Lorimer Remix)
(March 1991)
Directed by ?
Features X Factor tour footage directed by Troy Davies

By My Side*
(July 1991)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein

The Stairs*
(1991?)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein?

Shining Star*
(1991)
Directed by David Mallet

New Sensation (Live)
(1991)
Directed by David Mallet
Filmed at "Summer XS" in London

Heaven Sent
(July 1992)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein

Not Enough Time
(August 1992)
Directed by Howard Greenhalgh

Howard Greenhalgh is a long-time video director, with many clips to his credit including: Love & Rockets' So Alive, Cocteau Twins' Heaven Or Las Vegas, Soundgarden's Black Hole Sun, Suede's The Wild Ones, Sting's If I Ever Lose My Faith In You, and Enigma's Mea Culpa.

Taste It
(October 1992)
Directed by Baillie Walsh

This version of Taste It was deemed too risque for MTV and was subsequently banned from the network. Director Baillie Walsh has also directed several clips for Bristol trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack.

Taste It (Version 2)*
(1992)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein
Filmed at Centennial Park in Sydney

Beautiful Girl
(January 1993)
Directed by Mark Pellington

Nominee, Best music video (short form), Grammy Awards (1993)

Mark Pellington, the brains behind U2's ZooTV Tour, is the famed video director of Pearl Jam's Jeremy, U2's One, Silverchair's Tomorrow, and Catherine Wheel's Waydown. He has since moved up to feature film directing, and his credits include Going All The Way (1997) and Arlington Road (1999).

Baby Don't Cry
(May 1993)
Directed by Paul Boyd

Paul Boyd, who has directed two INXS videos, also directed Seal's Prayer For The Dying, Everclear's Heroin Girl, and Lenny Kravitz' Stand By My Woman.

Time
(May 1993)
Directed by Clayton Jacobson
Filmed at the Santa Monica Airport Hangar

The Gift
(September 1993)
Directed by Richard Lowenstein

Please (You Got That...)*
(October 1993)
Directed by Lucinda Clutterbuck
Starring Fabio Robles

Please (You Got That...) (Version 2)
(1993?)
Directed by Matt Mahurin

An accomplished photographer, Matt Mahurin is best known for his countless MTV-friendly music videos. Some of the well-known clips he has directed include Alice In Chains' No Excuses and Angry Chair, Metallica's Unforgiven, Tracy Chapman's Fast Car, Bush's Everything Zen and Little Things, REM's Orange Crush, and Bonnie Raitt's Something To Talk About.

Freedom Deep*
(October 1993)
Directed by Lynn-Maree Milburn

I'm Only Looking*
(October 1993)
Directed by Emma-Kate Croghan
Starring Brenda Bentley, Steven James Joyce, Liam O'Donnell, Shelly Maino, and Paul Main

Emma-Kate Croghan is a young talented director in Australia who has already received much acclaim for her feature films Love and Other Catastrophes (1996) and Strange Planet (1999).

Full Moon Dirty Hearts*
(October 1993)
Directed by Stavros Efthymiou
Starring Kate Fischer, Alice Garner, and Ben Mendelsohn

Stavros Efthymiou, who produced Emma-Kate Croghan's Love and Other Catastrophes, is the writer/actor/director of the acclaimed 1997 feature film True Love and Chaos that starred Naveen Andrews, Ben Mendelsohn, and Noah Taylor.

The Messenger*
(October 1993)
Directed by Tracy Moffatt

Tracy Moffatt is the writer/actor/director of 1993's Bedevil.

Cut Your Roses Down*
(October 1993)
Directed by Lynn-Maree Milburn (and Richard Lowenstein?)

Make Your Peace*
(October 1993)
Directed by Clayton Jacobson
Starring Dimitri Kalisperis and Louisa Stanford

Days Of Rust*
(October 1993)
Directed by Angus Cummings
Starring Eddie Coupe, Andy Doyle, and Tony Vandermere

Viking Juice*
(October 1993)
Directed by Natalie Elliot
Starring Gavin Brown (Hot Coco) and Vivien James (Loco)

Kill The Pain*
(October 1993)
Directed by Lynn-Maree Milburn Starring Kate-Emma Milburn

Keep The Peace*
(May 1994)
Directed by ?

The Strangest Party (These Are The Times)
(October 1994)
Directed by BIG TV!
Filmed in London

Big TV! is Andy Delaney & Monty Whitebloom, a hugely successful video making team responsible for many famous clips. Among their triumphs are Seal's Crazy, The Beloved's Sweet Harmony, Tori Amos's Cornflake Girl, Spice Girl's 2 Becomes 1 and Mama, and Lauren Hill's Doo-Wop (That Thing).

Elegantly Wasted*
(January 1997)
Directed by Walter Stern

Walter Stern is best known for his imaginative video clips for The Prodigy's Firestarter and Breathe.

Everything*
(May 1997)
Directed by Paul Boyd Filmed in Los Angeles

Don't Lose Your Head*
(June 1997)
Directed by Nick Egan
Features footage of Face/Off directed by John Woo Filmed in South Africa (or London?)

A long-time INXS collaborator (art direction & design for Kick and X), Nick Egan has emerged as a giant in the music video field, with a flair for stylish and creative videos that reflect his training in art design. Among his credits are Duran Duran's Ordinary World, Oasis' Supersonic and Live Forever, Gene's Sleep Well Tonight, Alanis Morrissette's You Oughta Know, Catherine Wheel's Judy Staring At The Sun, and Duncan Sheik's Wishful Thinking.

Don't Lose Your Head (Version 2)*
(June 1997)
Directed by Nick Egan
Same as Version 1 except there is no footage from Face/Off Filmed in South Africa (or London?)

Searching*
(November 1997)
Directed by Nick Egan
Filmed in San Francisco
Sources: Greatest Video Hits 1980-1990, Great Video Experience, Full Moon Dirty Hearts - The Video Album, Real Wild Child CD-ROM, and the VideoZone Internet Site.