Entertainment Magazine
This terrific single from The Cardigans was released 20 years ago today on 5 October 1998. It reached number 14 in the UK charts and was taken from the Swedish band's fourth album Gran Turismo. Following the success of their sugary pop hit 'Lovesick', the group wanted to move in a darker, heavier direction. The thrilling 'My Favourite Game' was just that. The accompanying music video was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and features singer Nina Persson joydriving on a desert road. It was filmed over a three-day shoot in the Mojave Desert near Barstow, California, at a reported cost of £220,000. It caused controversy due to its imagery of car crashes and reckless driving, and resulted in various different versions of the video being cut in order to make it suitable for television.
