Music Video
The song's music video, directed by Kuntz and Maguire, features various characters re-enacting and playing various elements of the track, including vocal samples, violins, horns and drums.
The video was released to critical acclaim. The video was the runner-up in the "Best Music Video" category at the 2002 Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival. Pitchfork Media placed the video at #19 on their list of the "Top 50 Music Videos of the 2000s".
An alternative video was made, featuring actors acting out the 'dialogue' of the track in various scenes, including a psychiatrist's office and "Dexter's" bedroom. In addition, Rorschach ink-blots are animated to reflect various samples in the track.
Read more about this topic: Frontier Psychiatrist
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