David Bowie - I'm Afraid of Americans (Official Music Video) [4K Upgrade] 

the quality is so good that makes me think that David is still with us, and is still that young.

“On that tour I was a mess quite honestly. This was the peak of Nine Inch Nails newfound rocket ship of fame. It distorted my personality and became overwhelming: to deal with having everyone treat you different, to going from not being able to afford a gas bill to show up to arenas full of people, who kind of think they know you. The line starts to blur between the guy onstage and the person you used to be. My way of dealing with life was to numb myself with drugs and alcohol because it made me feel better and more equipped to deal with everything. My career was skyrocketing, but the scaffolding that was holding me up as a person was starting to collapse. I wasn’t fully aware of how bad it was getting, but I knew in my heart that I was on an unsustainable, reckless, self-destructive path. When I met David he had been through that. And he was content. He was at peace with himself with an incredible wife, clearly in love. There were a number of times where the two of us were alone, and he said some things that weren’t scolding, but pieces of wisdom that stuck with me: “You know, there is a better way here, and it doesn’t have to end in despair or in death, in the bottom.” A full year later, I hit bottom. Once I got clean I felt a tremendous amount of shame, of my actions and missed opportunities and the damage that I’ve caused in the past. And I thought back to the time when we were together a lot and I wonder what that could have been like if I was at 100 percent. The “I’m Afraid of Americans” video falls into that category of me at my worst - out of my mind and ashamed of who I was at that time. So when I see that, I have mixed feelings - grateful to be involved, and flattered to be a part of it, but disgusted at myself, at who I was at that time, and wishing I had been 100 percent me. And it nagged me. A few years later, Bowie came through L.A. I’d been sober for a fair amount of time. I wanted to thank him in the way that he helped me. And I reluctantly went backstage, feeling weird and ashamed like, “Hey, I’m the guy that puked on the rug.” And again, I was met with warmth, and grace, and love. And I started to say, “Hey listen, I’ve been clean for …” I don’t even think I finished the sentence; I got a big hug. And he said, “I knew, I knew you’d do that. I knew you’d come out of that.” I have goosebumps right now just thinking about it. It was another very important moment in my life." ⸺ Trent Reznor

Bowie and Reznor was the perfect, unlikely match-up that I never realized we even needed until it happened. So glad these guys got to collaborate for a time.

I gotta relate with Bowie in this video: if I was minding my business at a newsstand in New York City and suddenly turned around to see Trent Reznor staring at me, I would immediately begin running and I would not stop until my body physically could not continue.

oh my god, I have never seen David Bowie in such a high resolution. What a beautiful creature he was!

Oh, boy. Just what I needed for the weekend. Trent Reznor chasing David Bowie in 4K.

2024 and I'm just getting what Bowie was saying in 1997. I know it's said a lot, but man, Bowie was so ahead of his time.

Trent Reznor chasing David Bowie is the funniest thing I've seen all day

OH MY GOD THIS RESOLUTION

90's David Bowie is seriously underrated.

Years ago; at first, I was a David Bowie fan and Trent but independent, the first time I heard this song I thought: this is Trent's sound. Then I discover they were friends and start to find a lot more of this. Absolutely love

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID BOWIE who else is here in 2024❤

Looks like it was shot yesterday. The vibrant outfit, the sharp features of his face, man, I miss him.

All Trent Reznor wanted was an autograph & a selfie.

This man saw the future. Could never imagine how relevant in 2024. RIP HERO.

Can we talk about how incredibly good quality the vision in this video. 1997 and the 4k upgrade looks like this was shot yesterday.

Trent’s goatee is the most terrifying

For those that don't know, the guy chasing David Bowie is Trent Reznor from "Nine Inch Nails," and worked with Bowie on the song. He did much of the music, while Bowie did the lyrics.

Who's still watching this masterpiece in 2024?

So crazy this was written in 1997. It only becomes more relevant every year

My god, that cinematography, can’t believe this was shot in 1997, looks from yesterday

i love how Bowie manages to look cool even when he is running for his life.

I'm Afraid of AMERICANS 2024

Bowie + Reznor = perfection

Reznor's influence and participation is crystal clear. Not to take away from Bowie's iconic performance. What a cool fucking collaboration! ☠

Never heard or seen this song until now. This is utterly compelling and terrifying. David Bowie was a genius. He's sadly missed.

They were both such good actors. I could watch a whole movie or a series based around this.

Happy Birthday Bowie

These re-mastered videos are just joy for the eyes. The cinematography level was soooo high and for these years it was not given justice because of shitty 240p quality

I showed this to a friend and he said his impression was “this is Bowie saying Americans can be so violent, they don’t even realize they’re being violent, it’s just normal.” I don’t think I can argue.

Its insane how the upgrade make the video look as if it was shot Yesterday. and is someone noted, it makes me think as though David is still alive and is that young, and the Trent is also still in his late 20s/early 30s. It also makes me think that we are still in the 90s.

STILL 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 in Two thousand and Twenty-four ✌️🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘🫡 Rest your weary soul brother.

What hell kind of incredible black magic did you guys use for this restoration? It literally looks like it was shot last week, my god, far and away the best music video restoration I've seen yet. I love how far we've come with these. Also, fun song. Trent did a great job with collaborating with Bowie both on this version of the track and with appearing in the video. Absolutely ace.

Nine Inch Nails was born to give this song it's magic. Only Bowie could lift it so high up.

This is SO BALLSY and awesome. Back in '98 to say you were afraid of ANYTHING in a song put you out there. And a few years after this the US would respond to 9/11 by raging war on the Taliban for 20 years to replace it with...the Taliban. I'm afraid of Americans.

found this song after seeing David perform with Trent on a tour. Loved his voice on NIN music. The remaster of this is amazing. The song still sounds fresh. Never noticed the tears in the priests eyes at the end until the remaster. Thanks Trent for showing me who you looked to and listened to. Lazarus is my favorite Bowie track.

unbelievable, that this was shot 24 years ago, this looks and sounds so fresh

The video quality is amazing, makes the song/video and their topics feel even more relevant even today.

Schizophrenia is a really unfortunate disorder that I’m glad David Bowie was able to capture so flawlessly.

he did this song in person in Queens after 9/11. The response was a big what if. perfectly timed then too. we were lucky to see him live

Only David Bowie can chew gum, run, and sing all in one video.

This remaster is SO damn good it looks like it was recorded yesterday.

I randomly sang this to my lady today. We are children of the 80s. She loves Bowie. She had zero clue what song she was hearing. Senility *might* be setting in... but really I suck at singing.

I remember when this video dropped and I was stunned, not just because Bowie teamed up with Reznor, but because of the deep societal commentary. The late 90s were chock full of gun violence that we now accept as just every day occurrences in America.

I miss Bowie so much! No one has ever looked as effortlessly cool, nor made music that is so unbelievably cool. He will be forever missed.

Bowie is the most current artist in any era. It's amazing how he maintained his ability to be both a pop icon and not considered a sellout. Maybe I am wrong.

Always loved this song & video, rest in peace the thin white duke, I'm 62 yrs old & been a Bowie fan since I was about 13 yrs old & saw him in concert 4 times, thanks 🙏

I had no idea this was the right video to discover today. Pure gold, every single bit of this - video and audio. Every scene, every expression is so right. Probably the best and strangest duo of our times.

David and Trent, two of my favourite musicians.

This version is actually Trent's remix of the original.. and even Bowie liked it better. This was, for the 90s, Trent's signature production style- it's SO punchy and dynamic. I think it's the V1 remix from the single, which had six different remixes. Trent did several remixes for Bowie. I really love the one for "Heart's Filthy Lesson" as well.

i sing this song alot lately

Is anyone else amazed by how this looks like it could have been filmed last year?

So ahead of its time, this song is possibly even more relevant today than it was back then - and it certainly was back then.

This song aged very well

Holy shit, this was a banger in my high school days. I never realized it was David Bowie!

Man I wished they filmed everything in the 1990s with actual film. Stuff like Pink Floyd - P.U.L.S.E. will forever be in 480p due to them switching to "cutting edge" digital cameras in the 90s.

David Bowie is absolutely the best

I love how "god is an american" completely changes meaning from when Bowie says it, to when the teary eyed pastor says it.

I had never seen this video until now. The 4K wizardry is MASSIVE!

You all have filled my heart with joy. Thank you for your kind words!

Trent's production work on this song is astounding, the drum breaks are sprinkled in like salt and pepper.

No one can look as cool as David Bowie running while chewing gum. Been a fan for many years; I love him so much. ❤️

How does a video by two of the greatest musical artists ever receive less than 1M likes??

David and Trent. I am unabel to think a better, creative and passionated duo creating their art. Thank you for this period of tims

He's even cool when he runs.

I love this song. I wish more became from David and Trent's collaboration for us to partake.

The greatest and truest song ever written.

Me too buddy, me too.

Bowie & NIN. Who would have thought that the outcome of this collaboration would be soooo good. RIP Bowie.

From Wiki, Bowie says: "It's not as truly hostile about Americans as say 'Born in the U.S.A.': it's merely sardonic. I was traveling in Java when [its] first McDonald's went up: it was like, 'for fuck's sake.' The invasion by any homogenized culture is so depressing, the erection of another Disney World in, say, Umbria, Italy, more so. It strangles the indigenous culture and narrows expression of life."

I don’t know why, but from someone who lives with severe agoraphobia, this has become my theme song, for when I need a pick-me-up”. ⛓️🙌

This is also 1 of Bowie's best hairstyles in my opinion! I tried copying it back in the day & I ended up with yellow hair with black spots! I wanted to look like Bowie, not a blooming cheetah! lol

July 5, 2022. Why does this song and video become more important, more real, more relevant every year?

I remember when I was young and on MTV news Kurt Loader said "David Bowie with Nine Inch Nails, coming up next!" and I was too young to know that was also a band - I literally thought Bowie came out on stage with big ass nails.

You know you're a god when Trent Reznor is compelled to stalk you.

RIP David Bowie. A true innovator and legendary icon in all of music

I'm so greatful this was restored correctly. It looks like a high quality film scan. More artists should treat their video catalogue with this level of respect.

This song is so prescient and the video pairs perfectly with the song. That ambiguity is great. Is Bowie's character just paranoid or is he justified? Yes. Bowie's acting talents really come through too. What a diverse artist he was, he could do anything.

This song opened doors for me. If not only introduced me to NIN, but David Bowie. My teenage years were great.

My favourite Bowie song, love the rock, love the lyrics, love the sentiment… looks AMAZING 💜 Fun fact: The whole ‘Purge’ film series was based off this video!

HE always looked younger than he really was.

I always find it funny how David gets frightened every time he sees Jonny 😆😆😆

Everything he did didn't only sound amazing he was way ahead from his image,his Bowie Bonds,videos,musicians he worked with and even producing Lou Reed's Transformer and putting Lou more in the public eye where he needed to be and bringing therefore a younger and unfamiliar audience to the Velvet underground. And as cool as cool can be. And very funny. Legend.

I loved this song SO much when I was a teen and I forgot all about it until this popped up on my feed just now. I had never seen the video before. Absolutely fantastic. Bowie and Reznor are brilliant.

He is perfection. Everything he does

David invented the word "Cool" I think. Great Voice, Great Style, and Great Wit. Great video here..awesome!

The range Bowie had surpasses so many musicians, this song is heavy and thrashes in a badass way. A timeless musician. I just heard this song reminiscing on my Conan O’Brien days and stumbling on Bowie appearances/ performances and interviews. Rip David Bowie.

It looks so sharp as if it was shot yesterday. Love this video and the song. Earthling was my second album I got back in the 90´s and it still is one of my favorites. Long live Bowie

The level of commitment how this music and video was created is unknown to this world today.

Pretty sure this was my introduction to Bowie back in 97. Looking back, it's not as strange as I might have thought.

I first discovered Bowie when I was a teenager in Turkey, and became one of his biggest fans. Later on I moved to Battery Park City in Manhattan and guess what, he gave a concert in BPC, seeing him on stage was so great. We miss you Mr. Bowie ❤️

I'm American and now afraid of Americans more than ever. I love David Bowie. This song is awesome like all of his music..this video depicts our society well.

Man, I miss David Bowie!

This is hands down one of THE best music videos ever made. I cried when Trent performed this at Eden. ❤❤❤

David Bowie did in music what George Carlin did in comedy. Two guys who both pushed new boundaries and did some of their best work from their 50's on. It's so inspiring to think artistic greatness can be achieved at any age.

Bowie always ahead of the curve. Knew what our society was slipping towards.

I like how it goes from what appears to be Morning light to Night light while in the cab ride.

His music transcends time

I love and agree with all the comments about how fresh and new this feels and how comforting it is that David could almost still be here. Believe me I need that fantasy so much. BUT a voice that won`t shut up in my mind says "What would David think of us ?" He wanted us out of our comfort zones musically and artistically. So to shut him up I`m going to learn the drums. I have no musicality or sense of rhythm, my community will hear my dismal efforts in reality. Boy am I going to enjoy myself!

Finally, a hi def version of this masterpiece for our viewing pleasure. It looks so crisp… Amazing!