Jonas Åkerlund directs the video for The Rolling Stones’ Doom And Gloom – their 50th anniversary track – featuring Swedish actress Noomi Rapace – and it’s classic Jonas: no-holds-barred, yet peerlessly slick visuals from the director who puts the glam back into rock.

The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo star is definitely the star of the show here – the muse for Akerlund’s satirical take on the lyrics, from WW2 bomber pilot to homeless waif to (half-naked) rock chick to Mick Jagger replacement – and smoking a hell of a lot and eating til her head explodes…

The Stones largely play second-fiddle to Noomi’s blistering, multi-faceted performance – but of course still look suitably iconic in their cragginess. Even the song ain’t that bad – or at least it doesn’t sound like it when you’re watching this. It rocks.

Rolling Stones
Doom and Gloom (Polydor)
Director: Jonas Akerlund
Producer: Svana Gisla
Production Company: Black Dog Films
Lead Actress: Noomi Rapace
DoP: Pär Ekberg
Paris Line Producer: Michel Moniot for 75 Paris
Production Designer: Eddy Penot
Stylist: Susie Coulthard
Hair & Make Up Artist: Darren Evans
Second Unit Director: Adam Powell
Camera Operator: Todd Heater
1st Assistant Director: Andrew Coffing
Production Assistant: Lianne Dauban
Offline editor: Luis Moreno at Jump NY
Telecine: Pana at Uncle Berlin
Online: Manic NY
Post Production Producer: Alexandra Leal
Graphics: Trunk Animation
Animation: Unit London
Audio and sound design: Mattias Eklund at Chimney Pot Stockholm
Stock footage supervisor: Sara Garcia Anderson
Commissioner: Semera Khan
Watch: Quicktime movie