Arcade Fire - 'Afterlife' - Live at the YouTube Music Awards (YTMA)

Arcade Fire performs "Afterlife" live at the YouTube Music Awards. Directed by Spike Jonze. Live Show Director John Gonzalez. Presented by Kia. Produced by Sunset Lane Entertainment and VICE.

[hadriewyn]

I don't know why, but everytime I watch this video, I cry tears of joy.

[senca]

This videos shows exactly what my body wants to do when I listen to this song. 10/10

[Beetoe]

This has to be the best opening piece for an awards show I've seen in my whole life. Simply wonderful. 

[SPF]

The point of dance is not technical skill, it's emotion.

[danajohnson]

I've watched this about 10 times. My Mom passed away on Sept. 29th and this song (the entire album really) hits home and came out just when I needed it. Greta's dancing is pretty much what I did in my house, alone after a few listens of Afterlife. She kills it...so great. Music is my therapy and Arcade Fire is a world renowned psychiatrist.

[BAN_machine]

This is probably the single most amazing live performance I think I've ever seen, very clever.

[peterproductions]

One of my favorite directors directing another one of my favorite directors set to the music of one of my favorite bands. A dream come true.

[floatswimrunfly]

After all these years there's still nothing that beats feeling sad as a ghost and dancing along to Greta's every move, the grief and joy of it all

[roberteustace]

Totally agree...a masterpiece, and live on stage, unsurpassed!

[AlexAnderlik]

This is still the best video for this song, by far. It's just so... magical.

[aphexmandelbrot]

After two decades of media experience and a decade of archival?

Still my favorite video.

[enriquekikdu]

Director, Spike Jonze is a freakin' genius.
He turned what appeared to be a normal music video into a perfectly choreographed Arcade Fire live show music video; where there was only one chance to make it right with only four cams or less.
Amazingly awesome.

[PogieJoe]

Two years later I'm watching this again because it was simply ingenious and beautifully performed. Well done Jonze, Gerwig, and Arcade Fire. :)

[EvergreenHappy]

She has all of my moves. I just lost my job after 24 years and I've been crying, dancing, singing, drinking, and acting out just about daily. I truly felt like there were secret cameras in my house (and I even dress like she does!!). Thanks - this took me away and reminded me it's okay to sing and dance and cry all at the same time.

[miguelequina]

After 10 years still referring back to this performance.!!

[Lotusflowermind]

I love this after a break up you feel sad but then you get yourself back up. You feel free just like dance like no ones watching

[FLUFFERKINZ]

I really just love the freedom of her movements, especially when she was in the "forest" and the choreographed dance with the young girls and the culmination of them just grouping around the band and cheering was awesome.

The song is about losing your emotions for someone or the end to the "honeymoon" phase of the relationship, but wanting to figure out where the emotion went, just wanting some sort of passion from them still because you don't want it to be like this (Scream and shout till we work it out//after all the hangers on are done hanging on the dead lights of the afterglow).
And so, after death comes the afterlife and since this is the death of their love, she is now living in the afterlife. Her dancing is sporadic and wild because it's all the emotion she has bundled up inside of her that she wants to give to her lover.
This is just my interpretation at least.

[ericpa]

I just love the way she dances, so freely

[alf]

This is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.

[LeeMilby]

Wow this project is just so genius and beautiful. Just like all of Jonze's works, there is a realness, a rawness to the production that creates a world that is both surreal and ordinary. I truly adore this piece and it gets better every time I watch. It really embodies the moment of heartbreak and the moment you decide to pick up the pieces and grow and learn from the experience, and move on. The "afterlife"