Dua Lipa caused a sensation in the music video for her new single Illusion, released on Thursday.
The 28-year-old English and Albanian singer was photographed writhing on a platform in the middle of a large pool, surrounded by a circle of synchronized swimmers.
She wore a fiery red sheer mesh dress cinched at the waist with a thick black belt with metal rivets.
While striking sensual poses, she sings the chorus: ‘Ooh, what are you doing?/I don’t know who you think you’re confusing/I say, Ooh, it’s funny/You think I’m going to fall into an illusion.’ .’
In the video, Lipa and several of her dancers perform acrobatics while splashing in the water, with the city skyline in the background.
Dua Lipa sizzles in her new music video for single Illusion, released Thursday.
The 28-year-old English and Albanian singer was photographed writhing on a platform in the middle of a large pool, surrounded by a circle of synchronized swimmers.
The star then sings: ‘I already know your type, I think you can play your cards right/Don’t you know I could dance all night?’
The video begins with the singer wearing a black thong as she walks around the large platform near the pool and supervises the dancers in shorts doing their workout routine.
Another part of the clip shows the star straddling a trampoline in the eye-catching outfit.
She sings the first verse: “I’ve been known for missing a red flag/I’ve been known for putting my lover on a pedestal/In the end, those things just don’t last/And it’s time for me to take off my rose-colored glasses.” . .’
While performing some sensual choreography, she enters the pre-chorus: ‘I already know your type, tell me the things I like/Trying to make me yours for life, taking me for a ride/I already know your type, you think I can play your letters well. Don’t you know I could dance all night?
Dua and her team then enter the pool as she sings the second verse.
‘It was a time when that shit could have worked/ It was a time when I just threw a match and let it burn/ Now I’m older, I know what I deserve/ I still like to dance with the lessons I already learned learned.’
In the third part of the video, Dua dons a sheer black lace minidress as she continues to show off her dance skills alongside her backup dancers.
The single comes from their third album Radical Optimism, which will be released on May 3.
He has already released two other singles from the album, ‘Houdini’ and ‘Training Season’.
Another part of the clip showed the star straddling a trampoline wearing a black thong.
While striking sensual poses, she sings the chorus: ‘Ooh, what are you doing?/I don’t know who you think you’re confusing/I say, Ooh, it’s funny/You think I’m going to fall into an illusion.’ ‘
In the video, Lipa and a group of her dancers perform stunts in a large pool with the city skyline in the background.
She wore a deep red sheer mesh dress cinched at the waist with a thick black belt with metal rivets.
The star then sings: ‘I already know your type, I think you can play your cards right/Don’t you know I could dance all night?’
The video begins with the singer walking on the large platform near the pool and supervising while the dancers in shorts do their exercise routine.
She sings the first verse: “I’ve been known for missing a red flag/I’ve been known for putting my lover on a pedestal/In the end, those things just don’t last/And it’s time for me to take off my rose-colored glasses.” . ‘
While performing a sensual choreography, she enters the pre-chorus.
In the third part of the video, Dua dons a sheer black lace minidress as she continues to show off her dance skills alongside her backup dancers.
The single comes from their third album Radical Optimism, which will be released on May 3.
The singer announced her third album, which will have 11 tracks, in March.
Radical Optimism follows Dua’s debut album Dua Lipa, released in 2017, and Future Nostalgia, released in 2020.
Dua shared: ‘A couple of years ago, a friend introduced me to the term radical optimism. It’s a concept that resonated with me and I became more curious when I started playing with it and integrating it into my life.’
‘I was struck by the idea of moving through chaos with grace and feeling like you can weather any storm. At the same time, I found myself tracing the music history of psychedelia, trip hop and Britpop.’
“I’ve always found him very optimistic, and that honesty and attitude is a feeling I carry into my recording sessions.”