Editing Music video (section)

===Video single===
A video single contains no more than three music videos in the form of a videotape, LaserDisc or DVD. In 1983, British [[synth-pop]] band [[the Human League]] released the first commercial video single titled ''[[The Human League Video Single (1983)|The Human League Video Single]]'' on both VHS and Betamax.<ref>Virgin Records 1983</ref> It was not a huge commercial success due to the high retail price of £10.99, compared to around £1.99 for a 7" vinyl single. The VHS single gained higher levels of mainstream popularity when [[Madonna]] released "[[Justify My Love]]" as a video single in 1990 following the blacklisting of the video by [[MTV]]. "Justify My Love" remains the best-selling video single of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/the-15-most-nsfw-music-videos-of-all-time-20110713/madonna-justify-my-love-1990-0480243|title=Madonna, 'Justify My Love' (1990)|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=July 13, 2011|access-date=18 March 2015|archive-date=June 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615174010/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/the-15-most-nsfw-music-videos-of-all-time-20110713/madonna-justify-my-love-1990-0480243|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The DVD single was introduced in the late 1990s as a replacement for the videotape single. Although many record companies in the United States refused to issue [[CD single]]s, they readily issued DVD singles, and some popular DVD singles include [[Kelly Clarkson]]'s "[[A Moment Like This]]", [[Jessica Simpson]]'s "[[With You (Jessica Simpson song)|With You]]", [[Beyoncé]]'s "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song)|Crazy in Love]]", [[Christina Aguilera]]'s "[[Fighter (Christina Aguilera song)|Fighter]]", [[Britney Spears]]'s "[[Toxic (song)|Toxic]]" and [[Iron Maiden]]'s "[[Satellite 15... The Final Frontier]]". According to the RIAA, a music video single is defined as 1-2 songs per video OR under 15 minutes running time. In 2003, the first certified platinum and gold music DVD singles were certified by the RIAA.<ref name="Wolf 2003">{{cite web | last=Wolf | first=Jessica | title=RIAA lauds DVD singles | website=Video Store | date=25 May 2003 | url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-102681159.html | accessdate=10 June 2016 | archive-date=September 10, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910045001/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-102681159.html | url-status=dead }}{{subscription required}}</ref> Noteworthy early DVD singles in the United States include [[Sly and Robbie]]'s "Superthruster" (1999), [[Björk]]'s "[[All Is Full of Love]]" (1999), and [[Madonna]]'s "[[Music (Madonna song)|Music]]" (2000).<ref name="Mancini 2000">{{cite web | last=Mancini | first=Rob | title=Madonna Delivers New Videos On DVD | publisher=MTV News | date=14 August 2000 | url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1431549/madonna-delivers-new-videos-on-dvd/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617190021/http://www.mtv.com/news/1431549/madonna-delivers-new-videos-on-dvd/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=June 17, 2016 | access-date=10 June 2016}}</ref>

In the United Kingdom where up to 3 physical formats are eligible for the [[UK Singles Chart|chart]], DVD singles are quite common (with the single available on DVD as well as CD and/or [[gramophone records|vinyl record]]). As with other single formats, DVD singles have a limited production run, often causing them to become collector's items. The DVD single never experienced a high amount of popularity in the United Kingdom because when artists started releasing them in the early 2000s, the CD single had started declining. They were also seen as expensive. Some artists would not release DVD singles and instead put their music videos as enhanced content on a CD single/album.

Beginning in the early 2000s, artists in Japan may release singles in the CD+DVD format. Japanese singer [[Ayumi Hamasaki]] has been credited as the "creator of the CD+DVD format"; one of the examples is her 2005 single "[[Fairyland (song)|Fairyland]]". The CD+DVD format is more expensive and usually contains one or more music videos, and sometimes a "making of" section or other bonus material is included.

The Japanese music conglomerate [[Hello! Project]] released corresponding DVD singles for almost all of its CD single releases. The company calls them Single Vs. A Single V usually contains a music video for the title song plus several more of its versions and a [[making-of]]. Sometimes, an {{nihongo|'''Event V'''|エベントV}} will be released at Hello! Project [[fan club]] events that will offer alternate shots of a promotional video, or bonus footage, like backstage footage or footage from a photoshoot not released anywhere else. As of 2017, Single Vs were no longer released; instead Hello! Project acts now put the music videos on DVDs included in a CD single's limited edition. The DVD singles are popular and chart in the generic [[Oricon]] DVD sales chart, due to the non-existence of a separate DVD single ranking in Japan.