Sia isn't done with last year's 1000 Forms of Fear- like I worried she was- having just released the visuals for its next single, Elastic Heart .
Undoubtedly a great song, it being picked as single number three does seem like an odd choice though. Already having been "released"- albeit featuring the The Weeknd- as a single to promote a Hunger Games Soundtrack back in 2013, one has to wonder if re-releasing it could ultimately impact sales.
But whatever. Teaming up with Chandelier's Maddie Ziegler again, this new video features a similar interpretive dance from the talented performer. But this time Maddie is joined by someone else: actor Shia LeBeouf. I tell you what, if you were uncomfortable watching the visuals to Chandelier, be prepared to have that feeling multiplied somefold. This video has her in similar costume, in a cage and with a grown man in flesh coloured pants....so, yeah.
I can't say this premise bothered me in the slightest, interpreting it as a battle between two sides of the singer's subconsciousness. However, reading comments on the net, and on the video's YouTube page, I'm apparently missing something, with people calling it "sick" and a "publicity stunt".
But what do you think?
Update: Sia has responded on Twitter:
I apologize to those who feel triggered by #ElasticHeart My intention was to create some emotional content, not to upset anybody. 🙏
— sia (@Sia) January 8, 2015
These two warring 'sia' self states.
— sia (@Sia) January 8, 2015
I anticipated some 'pedophelia!!!' Cries for this video. All I can say is Maddie and Shia are two of the only actors I felt could play
— sia (@Sia) January 8, 2015
Thoughts?
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