Music Video
The promotional video for "Tell Me Where It Hurts" was directed by Sophie Muller for Oil Factory and filmed in late April in Los Angeles. Muller suggested an homage to Luis Buñuel's 1967 movie Belle de jour in her treatment for the video, along with an ultra-modern French-inspired set, which Garbage felt was perfect for what they wanted visually accompany the song.
Opening with a tracking shot of Manson arriving at a high-class brothel, dressed like Catherine Deneuve in Belle de jour, where inside she meets the brothel owner, several other girls and three male patrons played by Erikson, Marker and Vig. Picking up a young man in a cafe, Manson partakes in various light sexual acts with him, shown on screen through subtle visual innuendo, suggestive camera shots, and aggressive editing. After night-vision scenes showing Manson with facial bruising, she returns to the brothel parlour in defiance of the others, attending to the young man who is now blind and uses a wheelchair. The cafe scene featured a cameo from members of Wisconsin band Wandering Sons.
A short "Making of" documenting the filming of the video for "Tell Me Where It Hurts" was included on the DVD single. Directed by Todd Stefani (brother of Manson's friend Gwen Stefani), it features short interviews with Manson, Vig and 1st A.D. Andy Coffing.
On May 19, 2007, Garbage fan sites reported that the video for the song was being aired on UK digital television provider Virgin Media's Video on Demand service. On May 29, the video officially debuted on Channel 4's Video Exclusive slot. While the video featured on WEA International's worldwide DVD pressings of Absolute Garbage, it was not included on Geffen/UMe's North American DVD release.
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