Backstreet Boys-As long as you love me

Performance / narrative based.
Performance shots intercut with shots of the narrative concept throughout.
Genre characteristics – ‘Pop- boy band’- dance routines, close ups, high budget video, similar costumes.
Relationship between lyrics and visuals – There is not much relationship between lyrics ands visuals, only that he is singing about a girl and there are girls in the video.
Women’s representation – the band is sitting choosing the girls like at an auction. Women are presented as a commodity.
CU of band members throughout the video show their reaction to her, staring with their mouths open - voyeurism.
Intertextual reference – there is no intertextual reference in this video
Ambient consumption – the video has really no enigmatic codes and does not require focused viewing to understand the video.
Comedy element in the video – when the women press the remote it shows one of the members of the band dressed up in unconventional costumes, which people may see as humnerous
Relationship between music and visuals – there are close ups on the face whenever a member of the band hits a high note.
First person mode of address – the band is singing to the camera performing to the audience.