 -Raine Maida

The band chose Floria Sigismondi to direct "The Birdman" video after, according to Maida, the first unidentified director they chose pitched an idea that was completely irrelevant to the song.Maida later witnessed the same idea used for another artist's video by that director.Sigismondi's video is set against a sunset backdrop and stars Saul Fox as the bird man as well as the members of the band.