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The [[music video]] for "All Falls Down" was directed by [[Chris Milk]] and shot at [[Ontario International Airport]] in [[Ontario, California]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Shaheem |title= Kanye Puts It All On The Line — For A Video: VMAs Behind The Camera |url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508359/20050825/west_kanye.jhtml |work=MTV| publisher=MTV Networks |date=August 25, 2005|access-date=January 4, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090116092733/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1508359/20050825/west_kanye.jhtml| archive-date= January 16, 2009 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = dead}}</ref> It follows West as he accompanies his girlfriend, played by [[Stacey Dash]], to the airport to catch her flight.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Lee |first=Alexander K. |title= Tyrann Mathieu references Kanye video to explain Stacey Dash comments |url=https://www.thescore.com/nfl/news/941376 |work=theScore.com| publisher=[[theScore Inc.]] |date=January 21, 2016|access-date=February 4, 2019}}</ref> The video is shot in first-person perspective, displaying the journey from their car to the airport terminal through West's eyes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zadeh |first=Joe |title=Just One Song: 'All Falls Down' {{!}} Features |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/just-one-song-all-falls-down |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash Magazine]] |publisher=Clash Music |date=July 7, 2014 |access-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190204180002/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/just-one-song-all-falls-down |url-status=live }}</ref> The music video also features cameos by [[GLC (rapper)|GLC]], [[Consequence (rapper)|Consequence]], [[Common (rapper)|Common]], [[Kel Mitchell]], and Syleena Johnson, who features on the song, as the lady who checks Dash in at the airport reception.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schiller |first=Rebecca |title=Kanye West's Music Video Evolution: Every Ye Video From 2003 to Today |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8459690/kanye-west-music-video-evolution |work=theScore.com |publisher=Billboard |date=June 6, 2018 |access-date=February 4, 2019 |archive-date=February 7, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207100109/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8459690/kanye-west-music-video-evolution |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=How Kel Mitchell Snagged A Cameo In Kanye West's 'All Falls Down' Video|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-kel-mitchell-snagged-a-cameo-in-kanye-wests-all-falls-down-video_us_5b50771de4b01e373aabf327|work=[[HuffPost]]|access-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207014857/https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/how-kel-mitchell-snagged-a-cameo-in-kanye-wests-all-falls-down-video_us_5b50771de4b01e373aabf327|archive-date=February 7, 2019|url-status = live}}</ref> ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' named it the 18th best music video of the 2000s decade.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Best Music Videos of the 2000s |url=https://www.complex.com/music/the-100-best-music-videos-of-the-2000s/ |website=Complex |access-date=November 30, 2019 |date=October 25, 2017 |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126011445/https://www.complex.com/music/the-100-best-music-videos-of-the-2000s/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The music video on [[YouTube]] has received over 7580 million views as of MayAugust 2024.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kyWDhB_QeI Kanye West - All Falls Down ft. Syleena Johnson].[[YouTube]]</ref>

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