the music video for "whataya want from me" was directed by diane martel and shot on december 20, 2009. it premiered on january 15, 2010, on vh1. the video features lambert becoming frustrated with the very intrusive camera man. there are also performance clips throughout the video of lambert performing with his band. one scene in the video features lambert making his way through a crowd of paparazzi and fans into a car. at the beginning of the song, adam switches the tv off, and then begins singing "slow it down, whataya want from me," leading one interpretation to be that what he was watching was actually the amas.