The Rolling Stones - Don't Stop - OFFICIAL PROMO

2002

The Rolling Stones - Don't Stop - OFFICIAL PROMO (2002) Director: StyleWar Era: Post-Millennium Classic Rock Revival (2002–2003) - Era of legacy act rebranding via Forty Licks compilation cycle, coinciding with the rise of mixed-media CG/live-action music video production in Scandinavia High curatorial value as a documented intersection of classic rock legacy promotion and pioneering Scandinavian mixed-media animation. Directed by StyleWar, a collective whose subsequent career trajectory (Cannes Lions, Emmy nominations, global brand campaigns) validates the artistic ambition visible here, the video is an early and notable example of CG environments composited with 35mm live-action for a heritage rock act, preserving both a specific moment in the Stones' catalog history and a snapshot of early-digital production craft. Context: Released in late 2002 as a standalone single tied to the Forty Licks double compilation, 'Don't Stop' marked one of the Rolling Stones' rare instances of releasing brand-new original material within a retrospective package. The accompanying promo video, a Swedish-produced mixed-media animation, reflects the early-2000s moment when independent digital collectives in Scandinavia were pioneering hybrid CG/live-action aesthetics in music video production. The road-trip narrative framing young fans journeying toward a Stones concert functions as a meta-celebration of the band's multigenerational legacy, encoding their iconographic history into the animated landscape itself, bridging youth culture with classic rock heritage. Director notes: Confirmed via IMDB (tt0384478) and IMVDb. The video was produced by Refused TV and filmed in Stockholm, Sweden. Per IMDB: live-action elements featuring three actors were shot on 35mm film, while environments and backgrounds, except select archival Stones footage, were computer-drawn. The narrative follows three young men driving to a Rolling Stones concert, passing animated references to the band's history. IMDB lists the US release date as February 1, 2003; the single itself was released December 16, 2002. Producer credited as Kalle Haglund (IMVDb). Runtime approximately 5 minutes.