PHANTOGRAM - Running From The Cops

The video takes place on a boring street corner in interior Brooklyn. A man walks and as he does, the color disappears from the frame. Next a hipster wearing light blue (cyan) walks out. He is our protagonist, and his shirt that says PHANTOGRAM is the only color we see. He notices a dog on the corner and he starts whistling at it. At that moment, three people with wearing medical masks come flying by, running like it's the end of the world. The hipster freaks out, and decides to rescue the little dog and take off running too. Next a sexy police woman comes into frame and gives chase to the crowd. The hipster wearing the PHANTOGRAM shirt is scared for his life. As we watch
we think, "Oh I get it, the song is called 'Running From The Cops'", but there is only one cop, not plural cops. Well, here in brooklyn, cops = pigs. So the next character to come
out is a freak with a pig nose, dressed in all pink, carrying a bottle of swine flu. He looks angry and like he wants to raise hell. This explains why the people in the beginning were wearing medical masks, as he's spraying the swine flu everywhere. Even the cop is running from because swine flu kills 'pigs'. His pink outfit is the only other color featured prominently in the video. His pink (magenta) and the hipster's blue(cyan) represent the two colors needed to make a PHANTOGRAM (like 3D images), so it has
a tie in to the band name as well. As he chases the crowd, he wipes the frame, and the color returns to the image. All of the chaos has disappeared and it is once again a
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[kimberlykatz]

LET'S GIVE SOME LOVE IN 2023!!! I saw Phantogram at 9:30 club in D.C. 2013. LIFE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME.

[nodalFlux]

so much love for these guys. I cant stop spinning eyelid movies. one banger after another.

[marioescobedo]

I cannot stop listening! I love Phantogram! ❤

[neilsteadman]

Absolutely awesome song, can't stop playing it!! Also, if she was chasing me id be running towards her ❤

[YourPoetryMom]

This is one of the best new bands I've heard in years....this is some dope shiznit.

[Government]

Radio stations need to play this group on the radio. It is sad no one knows this talented group. RADIO STATIONS PLAY THEM! This group is awesome. They are on a small record label with no notariety. This group needs support. AWESOME GROUP. They have another song called "When I'm Small" which is just as awesome or even better this this song. GREAT BAND. KEEP UP THE EXCELLENT MUSIC!!! :)

[spaciousentropy]

I LOVE these guys, very creative, danceable music!!

[Jessicatt]

Lol 15 years and I just noticed dude is wearing a phantogram shirt. Maybe I’m losing my mind.

[melrosejoe]

This Duo is awesome They should he HUGE. I think they are ahead of their time.

[Evandiego]

That's one cop I would not be running from  :)

[TrippyTran]

Came here because Phantogram hasn't released anything new in a couple years but hey, this song still is gram yo

[Kon]

I just saw them with Minus the Bear, too. Both were really good.

[tuchesuavae]

The awesome thing is this vid prob only too k like 2 mins to film but since they slowed it down' it made it song length. I don't know why that's so awesome to me.

[jenniferprince]

Still playing the shit out of this in late 2019

[melrosejoe]

All I can say is this song is cool. I love this group.

[PamMark]

Love this band!  The beginning drum beat sounds like a sampling of the drumming from Bjork's, Nattura, with Thom Yorke.

[mmiski]

Facemasks = Phantogram predicted Covid-19

[gabbyeli]

I loved Sarah's halloween custome, LOL

[wlee]

Luv this song and everything always looks so cool in slooowww moooeee.

[secretbassrigs]

I recently found this album. This video is hilarious and awesome. Good stuff still coming out of LA (Phantogram). I love it!