The Reason (Hoobastank song)


"The Reason" is a song by American rock band Hoobastank. released in April 2004 as the second single from their second studio album of the same name, the song is Hoobastank's most commercially successful single, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100—behind Usher's "Burn"—and number one on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart, and was nominated for Song of the Year at the 47th Grammy Awards in 2005. Internationally, "The Reason" reached number one in Italy and peaked within the top 10 in 10 other countries.

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by Brett Simon. In it, the band members stage a diversion so they can carry out the elaborate theft of a ruby gem from a pawnshop, but those facts are only clear after enough of the action unfolds: nothing is as it seems. In the beginning of the video, a woman gets hit by a car and then turns out to be an accessory to the crime. After the "accident", while everyone's attention is diverted, the band members execute the heist. The viewer then realizes that she was in on the operation, as she gets up and rides off with an accomplice on a motorcycle at the end. The presumed owner of the pawnshop displays a look of realization, and the song ends with the band admiring their new acquisition, holding it up to the light and projecting red light-rays onto the ceiling. The accident's "victim" is also present. They then hear police sirens from above, and the video fades out.
Their music video "Same Direction" is intended as both a sequel and a prequel to the video for "The Reason" and further details the band member's roles, as well as showing the trouble they bring down on themselves from law enforcement. As of July 2020, the video has over 668 million views on YouTube.

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