YES – Owner of a Lonely Heart
YES – Owner of a Lonely Heart (1983)
Directed by: Storm Thorgerson Aubrey Powell
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Owner of a Lonely Heart by YES, released in 1983, is the band’s most commercially successful song, reaching No. 1 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The music video, directed by Storm Thorgerson and Aubrey Powell, features high-concept visuals involving a dystopian scenario where a man undergoes psychological torment. The band members are briefly shown as part of the storyline, culminating in a symbolic transformation. Filmed in London, the video became a classic on MTV.