Screen Rant

  • Why did the video for Will Smith's "A Nighmare On My Street" disappear for 30 years? 1 / 7

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  • Freddy was at the peak of his popularity when A Nightmare On Elm Street 4 arrived in 1988 2 / 7

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  • DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Price recorded "Nightmare" for the film but it was rejected by New Line. 3 / 7

  • They later released it as a single and shot a video, but New Line sued them and the record label. 4 / 7

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  • They led to singles coming with a disclaimer distancing it from the series and the video supposedly being destroyed. 5 / 7

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  • The video mysteriously re-appeared over 30 years later, proving to be a badly dated but fun promo. 6 / 7

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  • Who held on to the surviving copy is a mystery, however. 7 / 7