By Amanda Wicks
In anticipation of her upcoming album Delirium‘s November 6th release, Ellie Goulding has released a music video for the first single, “On My Mind.” Directed by Emil Nava, the video is a narrative revenge story set in Las Vegas.
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“It’s a weird place,” Goulding says of Sin City. “We went to this old casino and filmed stuff in there. I worked with the director, Emil, I worked with him before with Calvin Harris [he directed the “I Need Your Love” video]. He’s a friend of mine and we wanted to do something really mad. We wanted to ride some horses, and there’s a gangster who is a not very good guy. It’s kind of got a Thelma & Louise thing about it. ”
The video has a retro vibe, alternating between cotton candy pinks and soothing blues, which contrast the scene’s reality: Goulding’s lover mistreating her. Those bright, innocent colors give way to Vegas’ wild reality when she had her partner-in-crime go after the guy.
As for her “stunts”? “I did do my own stunts, I’m pretty good like that. As long as it doesn’t involve a bungee jump. That’s a bit too far.”
