Creedence Clearwater Revival turns 50

"Have You Ever See the Rain" video celebrates youth

Creedence Clearwater Revival is turning 50, and Craft Recordings is offering a fresh take on their timeless standard, “Have You Ever Seen The Rain.” Filmed in “Big Sky Country”—Montana—the video pays tribute to nostalgia, friendship and adventure.

Director Laurence Jacobs cast Jack Quaid (The Hunger Games, Logan Lucky, HBO’s Vinyl), Sasha Frolova (FOX’s Red Sparrow, Netflix’s Snowpiercer, KENZO’s The Everything) and Erin Moriarty (Marvel’s Jessica Jones, Amazon’s The Boys) to capture a twenty-something’s jumble of freedom, heartbreak and melancholy, emotions which the song so strongly conveys.

Creedence Clearwater Revival’s music continues to transcend generational boundaries, and Jacobs explained, “I knew I wanted to tell a coming-of-age story. Something distinctly real that encapsulated identity. Not teenage years, but specifically your early 20s when you’re still growing and trying to become someone. My writing partner [Luke Klompien] and I developed this story about three best friends hanging in Montana until one of them moves away. The whole experience was so meaningful. Our crew poured so much love into this thing, and we worked with wonderful Montanans who just opened their doors and wanted to be a part of the experience.”

The video’s launch coincides with the recent release of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s The Studio Albums Collection (Half-Speed Masters), a 7-LP box set that comprises the band’s complete seven-album studio output. Each album in this collection has been mastered at half-speed at Abbey Road Studios, an exacting process that produces an exceptional level of sonic clarity. The 180-gram LPs’ jackets replicate the packaging of the original pressings, and the collection includes an 80-page book featuring archival photos, reproductions of band ephemera and new liner notes.