Music Video
In the video, frontman Tyson Ritter plays two roles: square Tyson and rocker Tyson. The scene that we saw being shot involved the rocker lying in bed next to a beautiful rocker chick. Both Tyson and the girl are wearing bright-red rubber gloves, the bedroom looks like it was destroyed by a party the previous night, and the singer is none too happy to be awoken by what appears to be the square Tyson mowing his lawn next door. As for the rest, well, you're just going to have to wait, but I can guarantee this: There will be some hot rocker chicks, a friggin' awesome-looking house and scantily clad All-American Rejects delivering what they hope will be their next big hit.
The main music video for the single, was directed by Marc Webb. Lead vocalist Tyson Ritter plays the dual roles of a traditional family man and his rowdy next-door neighbor who fronts a noisy garage band, which includes the other members of The All-American Rejects. When the rocker's nocturnal racket keeps the family-man awake at night, it sets off a prank war. The conflict comes to a head one evening as the neighbors confront each other outdoors where people are yelling the chorus of "Gives You Hell". (The chorus for the track was recorded in Boston. The group of men singing were local residents of the greater Boston area, one of whom is credited as being Jack Kaminer.) As the two neighbors bicker, their wives quietly propose swapping spouses. The family man seems oddly intrigued by the offer, and the two men have switched homes by the video's end, with the family man singing with his rival's garage band, and the rocker sleeps with his rival's wife. In the iTunes version, at the end the family man seems more hesitant while singing at the end, and the rocker is helping the wife feed fish.
Two other versions of the video have been released online, which focus entirely on either the "Full Performance", or the "Full Narrative". The second version is just The All-American Rejects (the garage band) performing "Gives You Hell" in its entirety. The third version is completely story-oriented, with the only performance footage shots used as part of the plot.
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