Top of the Pops
The video was released to BBC as soon as it was completed and aired for the first time on Top of the Pops in November 1975. After sitting a few weeks at number one, the video was then edited. The most obvious difference between the two videos is the flames which were seen in the introduction as well as several alternate camera angles.
The video has been affirmed as launching the MTV age. Rolling Stone stated that the video’s influence “could not be overstated, practically inventing the music video seven years before MTV went on air.”