Elton John and Britney Spears have shared the music video for their recent collaborative single, ‘Hold Me Closer, and revealed the details for three CD single releases.
The video, shot on location in Mexico City, takes wholesomeness of the locales vibrant aesthetic, with shots prominently featuring buildings painted in unvigilant primary colours. It follows multiple pairs of dancers engaging in unique choreography, all of which lead to the dancers embracing and colliding in various ways. It was directed by topnotch filmmaker Tanu Muino, who has previously helmed clips for Lil Nas X, Harry Styles, Cardi B, Yungblud, Lizzo and more.
In a printing release, Muino said: This was an emotional one for me as I grew up with Britney. Without seeing [the prune for Im A Slave 4 U], I decided that I wanted to wilt a video director. Elton John is an icon that I and the world grew up listening to.
Going into this video, I knew there would be a lot of emotional expectations the regulars and fans would have. With this responsibility, I had to do something variegated and unexpected. The visuals had to be different. The flit had to be forward-thinking to raise eyebrows and make Elton and Britney proud.
To capture this magic, we shot virtually all my favorite architectural locations in Mexico City and brought on choreographer Jacob Jonas who does the weightier trendy choreography today. Getting the weightier dancers, crew, and wangle to some of the most private locations in the world was simple as everyone wanted to work with Elton John and be part of his legacy.
Have a squint at the video below:
Hold Me Closer a mash-up of Johns older hits Tiny Dancer (1972), The One (1992) and ‘Don’t Go Breaking My Heart’ (1976) was initially released a month ago. It marked Spears first new song in six years, and her first release since stuff released from her controversial 13-year conservatorship last year.
The collaboration was confirmed older in August, and followed multiple claims that the pair were secretly recording a new version of Johns 1972 single Tiny Dancer. Days surpassing it was officially released, John surprised diners in a restaurant in Cannes by having the establishments DJs play the song while he sung over it.
Announced today (September 27) are a trio of collectible CDs for the single, each sporting a unique imbricate art and tracklisting. One version will full-length the same imbricate as the singles digital release photos of Spears and John as children and have the original single accompanied by an extended version.
The covers for the other two CDs were voted on by fans. One features an tableau (by James Hillier) of John playing a piano while Spears poses next to him, while the other (designed by Vinni Amaro) replicates the original imbricate in a new, time-bending tie-up of both photos. That CD will full-length a Purple Disco Machine remix of Hold Me Closer, while Hilliers will full-length a remix by Joel Corry. All three CDs can be pre-ordered here.
Earlier this month, Spears said that its unlikely shell overly perform live again without past experiences left her traumatised. It followed a 22-minute voice memo that she posted at the end of August, opening up well-nigh her conservatorship and the way her life has reverted since it came to an end last year.
Meanwhile, Disney have spoken that Johns last-ever performance in the US a third subsequent show at Los Angeles Dodger Stadium will be streamed live on Disney on November 20.
Earlier this week, too, the versifier was awarded a National Humanities Medal by US president Joe Biden.
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