Making The Virtual Insanity Video

Jamiroquai's Virtual Insanity is one of his most popular tracks, and the video which came with it's release in 1996 may have had a big impact on that. It's shot using a camera fixed to a floating room on wheels, which gives the illusion that the floor is moving beneath the large-hatted singer. Given the original budget for the hydraulics required for the video was £280,000, they achieved a superb effect using lots of people pushing the room around on wheels. Is there a more iconic music video? Here is is in HD:

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