"Story of a Broken Boy" is the second single released by British

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 band

Rock Band

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 Lights.Action!

Lights.Action!

Lights Action are a British rock quintet from London/Oxford/Chelmsford made up of Patrick Currier , Karl Bareham , Chris Moorhead , Alex Leeder and Steven Durham...

 and was available on iTunes

ITunes

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 from 1 October 2007 as a digital download

ITunes

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Music video

The video was shot on the roof of a building far above the streets of Soho

Soho

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The narrative

Narrative

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 of the video is meant to show the hold vice can have over people. The girl, played by Jackie Bodikian, represents vice

Vice

Vice is a practice or a behavior or habit considered immoral, depraved, or degrading in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a defect, an infirmity, or merely a bad habit. Synonyms for vice include fault, depravity, sin, iniquity, wickedness, and corruption...

 and temptation

Temptation

A temptation is an act that looks appealing to an individual. It is usually used to describe acts with negative connotations and as such, tends to lead a person to regret such actions, for various reasons: legal, social, psychological , health, economic, etc...

 and the dolls she is holding represent the band.

The song itself is about submitting to temptation and the effect it has on a person.

Personnel

Band

• Patrick Currier - vocals
  Singing
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• Karl Bareham - Guitar
  Guitar
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• Chris Moorhead - Guitar/Keys
  Musical keyboard
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• Alex Leeder - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Steven Durham - drums
  Drum kit
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Directed by:

Music video director

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• Karl Bareham
• Patrick Currier

Edited by:

• Karl Bareham

Camera operator

• Adam Balcombe

Production assistants

• Matt Hughes
• Emma Hampson-Jones
• Giulia Donati

Actress

• Jackie Bodikian