What Is It?
The song / music video Slow Dancing In The Dark by the Japanese-Australian musician Joji from his 2018 music album Ballads 1:
Here is how Wikipedia describes this song / music video:
“Slow Dancing in the Dark” (stylized in all caps) is a song by Japanese-Australian singer-songwriter Joji.
It is the second single from his debut album, Ballads 1.
The song was written and produced by Joji and Patrick Wimberly.
The song was chosen as BBC Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World for 18 September 2018.[2]
Music Video
A music video for the song was released the same day.
Directed by Jared Hogan,[3] the video features Miller in a white tuxedo smoking a cigarette and stumbling through city streets at night in emotional anguish.
Later in the video, he is revealed to be a satyr with an arrow in his back.
He coughs up blood while splayed on an illuminated dance floor.
He eventually collapses in a pool of blood.
The final frame is used in the song’s cover artwork.
The video’s visual style has been compared to that of director David Fincher.[4]
Here are the descriptions for the videos above:
‘SMITHEREENS’ album, out now: https://joji.lnk.to/SMITHEREENS
Official ‘SMITHEREENS’ merch: https://joji.lnk.to/officialstore
Stream “SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK”: https://88rising.lnk.to/SDITD
BALLADS 1 is out now: https://88rising.lnk.to/BALLADS1
Produced by: Patrick Wimberly & George Miller
Music video directed by: Jared Hogan
Edited by: Miles Trahan
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SONG: SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK
ARTIST: Joji
ALBUM: SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK
LICENSES: WMG (on behalf of 88rising Music); AMRA BR, Polaris Hub AB, Kobalt Music Publishing, LatinAutor, AMRA, LatinAutorPerf, LatinAutor – Warner Chappell, and 14 Music Rights Societies
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SLOW DANCING IN THE DARK · Joji
BALLADS 1
℗ 2018 88rising Records/Warner Records Inc.
Masterer: Chris Athens
Vocals: George Miller
Producer, Recording & Mixing: Patrick Wimberly
Additional Vocals: Patrick Wimberly
Composer: George Miller
Composer: Jonathan Patrick Wimberly
Arranger: Patrick WimberlyAuto-generated by YouTube.
My Thoughts
This song is surprisingly good, especially if you did not know that Joji had a music career, if you only knew him by his alter ego Filthy Frank.
The end,
- John Jr
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