Aerosmith - Cryin' (official Music Video) (2027)

: Silverstone punches her cheating boyfriend and kicks him out of a moving convertible.

Directed by the legendary , "Cryin'" marked the debut of a then-16-year-old Alicia Silverstone as the quintessential "Aerosmith Girl". Her performance was so captivating that director Amy Heckerling cast her in Clueless after seeing the video, cementing Silverstone's place in pop culture history.

If you grew up in the early '90s, you didn’t just hear —you lived it through your TV screen. Released in June 1993 as the second single from the powerhouse album Get a Grip , the "Cryin'" music video wasn't just a promotional tool; it was a cultural phenomenon that transformed MTV and launched a Hollywood superstar. The Birth of the "Silverstone Trilogy" Aerosmith - Cryin' (Official Music Video)

: The video concludes on an overpass where she fakes a suicide jump, only to reveal she's bungee-jumping—ending with a middle finger to her ex that MTV famously had to blur. AeroHistory: June 20, 1993 Cryin' - Aerosmith

The video's narrative is packed with iconic moments that defined '90s "grunge" aesthetics: : Silverstone punches her cheating boyfriend and kicks

Silverstone would go on to star in "Amazing" and "Crazy," but "Cryin'" remains the rawest of the three, following a teenage girl’s rebellious journey of self-discovery after catching her boyfriend () cheating at a movie theater. A Masterclass in Visual Storytelling

: In a display of independence, she gets a tattoo and a navel piercing—a scene credited with sparking a nationwide body-piercing trend. If you grew up in the early '90s,

: Watch closely for a pre- Lost Josh Holloway , who plays a purse-snatcher getting a karate-kick lesson from Silverstone.