[2] Praise for the music video includes a statement by Popstar Online.

[6] On January 20, 2014 the band performed an acoustic version in web show On the Charts, in ClevverTV.

Directed by Ryan Pallota and shot in the creeks, lakes and mountaintops of Malibu, the new video depicts the band – siblings Riker, Rydel, Rocky and Ross Lynch, along with drummer and friend Ellington Ratliff – rocking "Pass Me By" while frolicking in canyon waterfalls and pools.

[8] Also included are shots of the band playing their instruments on a field while goofing around and having fun.

Another scene includes the band with their supposed love interests as they sing and gather around a campfire.