- Elastic Heart - Sia
- This video has been viewed as controversial for many reasons, such as the paedophile tone as Shia LaBeouf, a 29 year old man, dances around with Maddie Ziegler, a 13 year old girl. The video, although appearing wrong, Sia argues representative of her inner demons battling one another.
2. Blurred Lines - Robin Thicke, Pharrell and T.
- This video arguably caused the most controversy as it featured two versions, one with women completely naked dancing around the fully clothes males, and another with the woman in minimal, nude-coloured clothing. The sexist video includes lyrics within the song such as 'I know you want it' which has been described as popularizing rape culture and many view the video as insensitive.
3. Call on Me - Eric Prydz
- Swedish DJ Eric Prydz made sure people didn't forget the video to his single 'Call On Me' by recruiting an array of gorgeous girls to enjoy an aerobics class in tight leotards. The workout routine caused controvery for the sexually suggestive routines. The popularity of the video ended up in a full dance workout DVD being released.
4. Dirrty - Christina Aguilera
- This video, released in 2002, was Christina's comeback song, debueing a new image with her new, seductive song. The video is extremely provocative, showing Christina singing raunchy lyrics in minimal clothing.
5. Lily Allen - Hard Out Here
- The song 'Hard out Here' by Lily Allen, released in 2013, caused controversy for many reasons. It is clear the Lily Allen knew that the video would get people talking, however it was discussed for all the wrong reasons. It was immediately taken to task online and in the press for Lily's use of black dancers in the clip. The hip-hop 'satire' themed promo was slammed as racist, with the black dancers argued to be used as props rather than people.
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