Valentino (Years & Years and MNEK song)
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| "Valentino" | ||||
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| Single by Years & Years and MNEK | ||||
| from the album Palo Santo | ||||
| Released | 15 February 2019 | |||
| Length | 3:02 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | MNEK | |||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Valentino" on YouTube | ||||
"Valentino" is a song by British synthpop band Years & Years and British singer MNEK. The song was written by Olly Alexander and MNEK, the latter of whom served as the track's producer. Accompanied by a music video, "Valentino" was released on 15 February 2019 by Polydor Records, and was featured on the re-release version of Years & Years' second studio album, Palo Santo (2018). The music video was filmed in Stockholm, Sweden, and was directed by Jordan Rossi.[1][2][3]
In popular culture
[edit]On November 29, 2021, Hazbin Hotel storyboard artists Arielle Somerville and Tony Raphielle released a music video featuring the song. The music video is an animatic of the characters Valentino, Vox, and Angel Dust, with series creator Vivienne Medrano calling it "a perfect song [with] a kickass visual".[4] Following Raphielle's work on the music videos for "Addict" and "Poison",[5] a fully-animated version of the music video is in development.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Piedra, Xavier (February 14, 2019). "MNEK & Olly Alexander Murder a Giant Teddy Bear in Years & Years' 'Valentino' Video". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Dunn, Frankie (February 14, 2019). "An Unashamedly Gay Anti V-day Pop Bop From Olly Alexander And Mnek". i-D. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Peacock, Tim (February 14, 2019). "Watch The Video For Years & Years + MNEK's New Track 'Valentino'". udiscovermusic. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Medrano, Vivienne (November 29, 2021). "Raphielle II: It's here and I promise it's never going anywhere again. I give you my unofficial, fanmade, love letter passion project: the "Valentino" music video. ❤️ Vivienne Medrano: This animatic is SO Good! 😍 What a perfect song and what a kickass visual! Content warning though for sure! Raphielle II: Thanks boss. ❤️". Retrieved November 29, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ Raphielle, Tony; Somerville, Arielle (July 17, 2020). Hazbin Hotel "ADDICT" Music Video Storyboards! (18+ Animatic). Raphielle II. Retrieved July 17, 2020 – via YouTube.
Well if you were wondering where I've been, this is your answer! After years of dabbling in storyboarding, I've finally gotten an opportunity to work on a professional animated project, and by some crazy cosmic coincidence I was hired to do boards for Angel Dust, a character that I truly believe changed my life this year with how much he's inspired me. Angel means everything to me and I'm so thankful and honored that I was able to help work on his official cannon (I'm guilty that I adore Valentino too, so getting to work on both him and Angel together…UGH, YES). Seriously this whole process blew my mind, I hope everyone enjoyed what I contributed, I love the SpindleHorse team and I cannot wait to help with more in the future :')
- ^ Skella 💀 [@skellatin] (March 10, 2023). "I'm excited to announce the team that will be helping to animate @R2ninjaturtle's Valentino animatic! There is myself, @saggingarts, @ShadowViper92, @furskiny, @vanillabrwnsugr, @Lindquist4444, @VolticGlitch and @Omitayua! We can't wait to show more progress soon! 🥰" (Tweet). Retrieved March 10, 2023 – via Twitter.
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