Making the Video

Making the Video is an MTV show consisting of half-hour episodes chronicling the process of filming various music videos. Usually the director outlines the concept of the video (or treatment) and the show often includes light-hearted and humorous moments. It always concludes with a premiere of the finished video. The show premiered on June 28, 1999, and ended in 2010.

MTV2 aired a similar show entitled [Name of Band/Artist] Makes a Video that featured artists such as 50 Cent, Fall Out Boy, Dashboard Confessional, Evanescence, and Mos Def among others.

Season 1 98 Degrees – "I Do (Cherish You)" (1999) Britney Spears – "(You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop Remix!)" (1999) LL Cool J – "Deepest Bluest (Shark's Fin)" (1999) Jordan Knight – "I Could Never Take the Place of Your Man" (1999) Jewel – "Jupiter (Swallow the Moon)" (1999) Jay-Z – "Girl's Best Friend" (1999) Mariah Carey featuring Jay-Z – "Heartbreaker" (1999) Jennifer Lopez – "Waiting for Tonight" (1999) Chris Cornell – "Can't Change Me" (1999) Puff Daddy featuring R. Kelly – "Satisfy You" (1999) Blink-182 – "All the Small Things" (1999) The Offspring – "She's Got Issues" (1999) Red Hot Chili Peppers – "Around the World" (1999) Enrique Iglesias – "Rhythm Divine" (1999) Garbage – "The World is Not Enough" (1999) Sugar Ray – "Falls Apart" (1999) Whitney Houston – "I Learned from the Best" (1999) R.E.M. – "The Great Beyond" (1999)

Season 2 Dr. Dre featuring Eminem & Hittman – "Forgot About Dre" (2000) *NSYNC – "Bye Bye Bye" (2000) Mandy Moore – "Walk Me Home" (2000) No Doubt – "Ex-Girlfriend" (2000) Jessica Simpson featuring Nick Lachey – "Where You Are" (2000) Beck – "Mixed Bizness" (2000) Sisqó – "Thong Song" (2000) Hanson – "This Time Around" (2000) Jay-Z featuring UGK – "Big Pimpin'" (2000) Da Brat featuring Tyrese – "What'Chu Like" (2000) Stone Temple Pilots – "Sour Girl" (2000) Christina Aguilera – "I Turn to You" (2000) Britney Spears – "Oops!...I Did It Again" (2000) Kid Rock – "American Bad Ass" (2000) Eminem – "The Real Slim Shady" (2000) Foo Fighters – "Breakout" (2000) Metallica – "I Disappear" (2000) *NSYNC – "It's Gonna Be Me" (2000)

Season 3 Janet Jackson – "Doesn't Really Matter" (2000) LL Cool J – "Imagine That" (2000) Britney Spears – "Lucky" (2000) Busta Rhymes – "Fire" (2000) Big Tymers – "#1 Stunna" (2000) 98 Degrees – "Give Me Just One Night (Una Noche)" (2000) Christina Aguilera – "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" (2000) 2gether – "The Hardest Part of Breaking Up (Is Getting Back Your Stuff)" (2000) Lenny Kravitz – "Again" (2000) Destiny's Child – "Independent Women, Part 1" (2000) Ricky Martin – "She Bangs" (2000) Backstreet Boys – "Shape of My Heart" (2000) Blink-182 – "Man Overboard" (2000) OutKast – "Ms. Jackson" (2000) Britney Spears – "Stronger" (2000) BBMak – "Still on Your Side" (2000) Jennifer Lopez – "Love Don't Cost a Thing" (2000) Lucy Pearl featuring Snoop Dogg & Q-Tip – "You" (2000)

Season 4 Ricky Martin featuring Christina Aguilera – "Nobody Wants to Be Lonely" (2001) Snoop Dogg – "Lay Low" (2001) Eve – "Who's That Girl?" (2001) The Jackson 5 – "La-La Means I Love You (snippet)" – with a cameo appearance by Rob Thomas from Matchbox Twenty (2001) Aerosmith – "Jaded" (2001) Matchbox Twenty – "Mad Season" (2001) Destiny's Child – "Survivor" (2001) Jay-Z featuring R. Kelly – "Guilty Until Proven Innocent"/"Fiesta" (2001) Dream – "This Is Me"/Tyrese – "I Like Them Girls" (2001)

Season 5 Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mýa, & Pink – "Lady Marmalade" (2001) Baha Men – "Best Years of Our Lives" (2001) U2 – "Elevation" (2001) *NSYNC – "Pop" (2001) Destiny's Child – "Bootylicious" (2001) Sisqo – "Can I Live" (2001) Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule – "I'm Real (Murder Remix)" (2001) Ludacris featuring Nate Dogg – "Area Codes" (2001)

Season 6 Britney Spears – "I'm a Slave 4 U" (2001) On the Line All-Stars – "On the Line" (2001) P. Diddy – "Diddy" (2001) Janet Jackson – "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is about You)" (2001) P!nk – "Get the Party Started" (2001)

Season 7 No Doubt – "Hey Baby" (2001) Ja Rule featuring Ashanti – "Always on Time" (2001) Creed – "My Sacrifice" (2001) Kid Rock – "Forever" (2001) Marilyn Manson – "Tainted Love" (2001)

Season 8 Nick Cannon, Lil' Romeo, & 3LW – "Parents Just Don't Understand" (2001) Britney Spears – "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (2001) Foo Fighters – "The One" (2001) Enrique Iglesias – "Escape" (2002) Brandy – "What About Us?" (2002) Shakira – "Underneath Your Clothes" (2002) P!nk – "Don't Let Me Get Me" (2002) Usher featuring Ludacris – "U Don't Have to Call" (2002) Godsmack – "I Stand Alone" (2002) No Doubt – "Hella Good" (2002)

Season 9 Sum 41 – "It's What We're All About" (2002) Puddle of Mudd – "Drift & Die" (2002) P.O.D. – "Boom" (2002) Eminem – "Without Me" (2002) P. Diddy featuring Loon, Ginuwine & Mario Winans – "I Need a Girl Pt. 2" (2002) Jennifer Lopez featuring Nas – "I'm Gonna Be Alright" (2002) Papa Roach – "She Loves Me Not" (2002) R. Kelly – "Ignition Remix" (2002) Nelly – "Hot In Herre" (2002) Will Smith – "Nod Ya Head" (2002) Beyoncé – "Work It Out" (2002) Kelly Osbourne – "Papa Don't Preach" (2002) Eve featuring Alicia Keys – "Gangsta Lovin'" (2002) Jennifer Love Hewitt – "BareNaked" (2002) Shakira – "Objection (Tango)" (2002) Michelle Branch – "Goodbye to You" (2002) Jimmy Fallon – "Idiot Boyfriend" (2002) Lil' Bow Wow, Lil Wayne, Lil' Zane, & Sammie – "Hardball" (2002) Avril Lavigne – "Sk8er Boi" (2002) Justin Timberlake – "Like I Love You" (2002) Nick Carter – "Help Me" (2002) Kelly Clarkson – "Before Your Love" (2002) Christina Aguilera featuring Redman – "Dirrty" (2002) Madonna – "Die Another Day" (2002) Missy Elliott – "Work It" (2002) Jennifer Lopez – "Jenny from the Block" (2002)

Season 10 Good Charlotte – "The Anthem" (2003) Mariah Carey featuring Cam'ron – "Boy (I Need You)" (2003) DMX – "X Gon' Give It to Ya" (2003) Justin Timberlake – "Rock Your Body" (2003) Linkin Park – "Somewhere I Belong" (2003) Avril Lavigne – "Losing Grip" (2003) Jennifer Lopez – "I'm Glad" (2003) Christina Aguilera – "Fighter" (2003) Ludacris – "Act a Fool" (2003) Pink – "Feel Good Time" (2003) Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z – "Crazy in Love" (2003) Mýa – "My Love Is Like...Wo!" (2003) Ruben Studdard – "Flying Without Wings" (2003) Madonna – "Hollywood" (2003) Nelly featuring Murphy Lee & P. Diddy – "Shake Ya Tailfeather" (2003) Jessica Simpson – "Sweetest Sin"/ Nick Lachey – "Shut Up" Mary J. Blige – "Love @ 1st Sight" (2003) Hilary Duff – "So Yesterday" (2003) Beyoncé, Missy Elliott, MC Lyte & Free – "Fighting Temptation" Da Band – "Bad Boy This, Bad Boy That" (2003) Pink – "Trouble" (2003) Limp Bizkit – "Behind Blue Eyes" (2003) Britney Spears featuring Madonna – "Me Against the Music" (2003) Blink-182 – "Feeling This" (2003) Mary J. Blige featuring Eve – "Not Today" (2003) Triumph the Insult Comic Dog – "I Keed" (2003) Puddle of Mudd – "Away from Me" (2003)

Season 11 Hilary Duff – "Come Clean" (2004) Chingy featuring Jason Weaver – "One Call Away" (2004) Britney Spears – "Toxic" (2004) D12 – "My Band" (2004) Jessica Simpson – "Take My Breath Away" (2004) Jay-Z – "99 Problems" (2004) Brandy featuring Kanye West – "Talk About Our Love" (2004) Yellowcard – "Only One" (2004) Hilary Duff & Haylie Duff – "Our Lips Are Sealed" (2004) Usher – "Confessions Part II" (2004) Mase – "Welcome Back" (2004) Nelly – "Flap Your Wings"/Nelly featuring Jaheim – "My Place" (2004) Green Day – "American Idiot" (2004) Good Charlotte – "Predictable" (2004) Ja Rule featuring R. Kelly & Ashanti – "Wonderful" (2004) Xzibit – "Hey Now (Mean Muggin)" (2004) Eminem – "Just Lose It" (2004) Lindsay Lohan – "Rumors" (2004) Nelly featuring Christina Aguilera – "Tilt Ya Head Back" (2004) Gwen Stefani – "What You Waiting For?" (2004) Ashlee Simpson – "La La" (2004) Jennifer Lopez – "Get Right" (2005) Twista featuring Faith Evans – "Hope" (2005) Snoop Dogg – "Let's Get Blown" (2005)

Season 12 50 Cent featuring Olivia – "Candy Shop" (2005) Eminem – "Ass Like That" (2005) Mariah Carey – "It's Like That" (2005) Snoop Dogg, Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake – "Signs" (2005) Nelly – "Errtime" (2005) Kelly Osbourne – "One Word" (2005) Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz – "La Tortura" (2005) The Game – "Dreams" (2005) Ludacris featuring Bobby Valentino – "Pimpin' All Over the World" (2005) Foo Fighters – "Best of You" (2005) Jessica Simpson – "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" (2005) Ashlee Simpson – "Boyfriend" (2005) 50 Cent – "Window Shopper" (2005) Lindsay Lohan – "Confessions of a Broken Heart (Daughter to Father)" (2005) Shakira – "Don't Bother" (2005) Jamie Foxx – "Unpredictable" (2005) KoЯn – "Twisted Transistor" (2005) Kanye West featuring Adam Levine – "Heard 'Em Say" (2005) Beyoncé featuring Slim Thug – "Check On It" (2005)

Season 13 The Notorious B.I.G. – "Spit Your Game" featuring Twista, Krayzie Bone, and 8Ball & MJG (2006) Daddy Yankee – "Gangsta Zone" (2006) Fall Out Boy – "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, A Little More "Touch Me"" (2006) Nick Lachey – "What's Left of Me" (2006) T.I. – "Why You Wanna" (2006) Ashlee Simpson – "Invisible" (2006) Christina Aguilera – "Ain't No Other Man" (2006) Jessica Simpson – "A Public Affair" (2006) Justin Timberlake – "SexyBack" (2006) Janet Jackson featuring Nelly – "Call on Me" (2006) Danity Kane – "Show Stopper" (2006) Ludacris featuring Pharrell – "Money Maker" (2006) Chris Cornell – "You Know My Name" (2006) Diddy – "Tell Me" featuring Christina Aguilera (2006) Gwen Stefani – "Wind It Up" (2006) Beyoncé – "Listen" (2006)

Season 14 Nelly Furtado – "Maneater" (2007) Jennifer Lopez – "Que Hiciste" (2007) Natasha Bedingfield – "I Wanna Have Your Babies" (2007) Rihanna – "Shut Up and Drive" (2007) Foo Fighters – "The Pretender" (2007) Avril Lavigne – "Hot" (2007) Mariah Carey – "Touch My Body" (2008) Usher – "Love in This Club" (2008) Bon Jovi – "Whole Lot Of Leavin'" (2008) Natasha Bedingfield – "Pocketful of Sunshine" (2008) Lily Allen – "The Fear" (2009) Ashley Tisdale – "It's Alright, It's OK" (2009) Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg – "California Gurls" (2010)

...Makes a Video episodes 2004 Akon – "Ghetto" (2004) Kanye West – "All Falls Down" (2004) Lil' Jon & The Eastside Boyz featuring Ice Cube – "Roll Call" (2004/early 2005) Linkin Park – "Breaking the Habit" (2004) Mobb Deep – "Got It Twisted" (2004) N.O.R.E. – "Oye Mi Canto"

2005 50 Cent featuring Mobb Deep – "Outta Control (Remix)" (2005) Boyz n da Hood – "Felonies" (2005) Cassidy – "I'm a Hustla" (2005) Ciara – "Oh" featuring Ludacris Common – "The Corner" Common – "Testify" Daddy Yankee – "Rompe" Eminem – "Ass Like That" (entitled "Eminem's Making the Ass" rather than "Eminem Makes a Video", but is considered a ...Makes a Video episode) Green Day – "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" Green Day – "Wake Me Up When September Ends" J-Kwon featuring Petey Pablo – "Get XXX'd" (2005) Jim Jones featuring P. Diddy, Jha Jha & Paul Wall – "What You Been Drankin' On" (2005) Juelz Santana – "Oh Yes"/"Clockwork" Lil Wayne – "Fireman" (2005) Ludacris featuring Field Mob – "Georgia" (2005) Memphis Bleek – "Like That" Mike Jones "Back Then" (2005) Mike Jones "Flossin'"/"Screw Dat" (2005) Mobb Deep featuring 50 Cent – "Have a Party" (2005) Paul Wall – "Sittin' Sidewayz" (2005) R. Kelly – "Playa's Only" featuring The Game (2005) R. Kelly – "Trapped in the Closet (Chapter 6)" T.I. – "ASAP/Motivation" (2005) Twista featuring Pitbull – "Hit the Floor" (2005) Ying Yang Twins – "Wait (The Whisper Song)" (2005) Ying Yang Twins – "Shake" featuring Pitbull Young Jeezy – "Trapstar"/"Go Crazy" (2005)

2006 50 Cent featuring Olivia – "Best Friend (Remix)" (2006) Cam'ron – "Touch It or Not"/"Wet Wipes" (2006) Dem Franchize Boyz – "Ridin' Rims" (2006)