Why did MTV ban Barkley video?

MTV has put a ban on Gnarls Barkleys’ music video. MTV wouldn’t not air Gnarls Barkley’s video “Run,” and it had nothing to do with sex or violence. That’s because of its strobe effects, which caused the clip to fail the Harding Test — guidelines established to prevent TV images from triggering epileptic seizures. The background behind the singer and the stage suddenly morphs into a strobing series of black and white shapes and patterns as the dancers continue to boogie.

However, the video is available on various online outlets, and Gnarls Barkley member Danger Mouse was hopeful the situation could be resolved shortly. But MTV UK asked Gnarls to recut the video, which they did in time to debut on Thursday’s edition of MTV’s TRL show. The video features a cameo by Justin Timberlake.