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Congratulations are in order for Solange Knowles and Alan Ferguson, after they broke the Internet this past weekend with their classy wedding pictures. Although he isn’t exactly a household name like his new bride and his über famous in-laws, Jay Z and Beyoncé, his track record on the video front speaks for itself and he’s knows the aforementioned couple very well.

 

Flip through the gallery below to see highlights from the selected filmography of Alan Ferguson. He’s been associated with Fall Out Boy for years and he’s amassed nearly one billion YouTube views by himself.

Fall Out Boy – “Thnks fr th Mmrs”

Views: 35 Million

All the monkeys stopped the show in this classic 2009 clip.

112 ft. The Notorious B.I.G. & Ma$e – “Only You (Remix)”

Views: N/A

Here’s a blast from the R&B past that precedes the days of YouTube (and the Internet for that matter).

Katy Perry – “Hot N Cold”

Views: 200.5 Million

Yep, the dedication to lukewarm lovers was shot by Alan Ferguson in 2008.

Train – “Drive By”

Views: 101.2 Million

The Starbucks soundtrack was successfully brought to motion picture formant in 2012.

Beyoncé ft. J. Cole – “Party”

Views: 49 Million

The degrees of separation from the stars and director in this video are basically nonexistent.

Panic! At The Disco: That Green Gentleman

Views: 11.3 Million

This video’s treatment could have very well doubled for an older children’s movie after its 2008 release.

Natasha Bedingfield – “Pocketful Of Sunshine”

Views: 21.5 Million

The rays of happiness and chart success shone bright in late 2009 with this one.

John Legend ft. André 3000 – “Green Light”

Views: 17.5 Million

This was supposed to be the go-ahead sign for that much ballyhooed André 3000 album. A cool clip, nonetheless.

Janelle Monáe ft. Miguel – “PrimeTime”

Views: 7.5 Million

Cindi Mayweather (Janelle Monáe) and her first love Joey Vice (Miguel) engaged in a cybernetic romance that was just as visually appealing as it was sounding.

Tiësto vs. Diplo ft. Busta Rhymes – “C’mon (Catch ‘Em By Surprise)”

Views: 14.4 Million

EDM has been doing hypnotizing since 2010 and beyond.

Beyoncé – “Dance For You”

Views: 63.4 Million

There are several perks to being associated with the Knowles’ family. Here’s one of the many.

Fall Out Boy – “Dance, Dance”

Views: 35 Million

A teenage love story that became the soundtrack to many proms a decade ago.

Nelly Furtado – “Night Is Young”

Views: 4.6 Million

After a lengthy hiatus, Ferguson helped Nelly come back with a hit.

Boys Like Girls – The Great Escape

Views: 11.2 Million

As you can see by now, Ferguson is a master of bringing the teenage mall pop to life.

Gym Class Heroes ft. Patrick Stump – “Clothes Off!!”

Views: 19.3 Million

When Travie McCoy and the boys needed a winner to shoot their collaboration with the Fall Out Boy sound, it was obvious that Ferguson was the best choice.

**Bonus**

Now that you’ve seen Ferguson’s most popular videos, here are the pair of visuals he directed for Jay Z, well before he was a megastar, dating Beyoncé or had even dropped the hyphen in his name. Roc-A-Fella y’all…

“Who You Wit”

“Feelin’ It”

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