Justin Bieber and Sean Kingston get caught in a love triangle, but not for long in their "Eeenie Meenie" video, which premiered last Thursday on Vevo. The rooftop pool-party video telling the story of the Canadian teen pop star and the Jamacian-American hip hop singer are flirting with the same girl at a Hollywood Hills party. Does one lucky girl get to catch a Bieber by the toe? The suspense is killing us!"Eenie Meenie" is the first of two songs that Bieber and Kingston have collaborated on to appear on their respective albums. The song is the first single from Kingston's third Untitled studio album. It's also included on Bieber's "My World 2.0" album. The song was released on mainstream radio on March 16. The "Eenie Meenie" music video was filmed on March 30 in Beverly Hills, and directed by Ray Kay who also directed Bieber's "Baby" music video. Kingston told the press that working with Bieber was awesome. He stated, "Shooting this video with Justin was awesome. When I met him two years ago, we just clicked, so it was only a matter of time before we got together in the studio."
In the much hyped video, the two musical artists arrive separately to a swanky pool party filled with teens who are popping, locking and holding plastic cups that we can only assume are filled with non-alcoholic drinks. Unbeknownst to them, though, they're getting attention from the same girl, a cute brunette who can't seem to make up her mind between the two. She sits on Kingston's lap and caresses his face, then plants a kiss on Bieber and lets him twirl her around. The back and forth continues until Kingston and Bieber finally catch the bad chick by her toe and send her packing, enforcing a long-held rule: bros before "eenie meenie minie mo lover." The dudes are cool with it. Well, they're not cool with her playing them, but they seem to remain friends despite both going for the same girl.
"Eenie Meenie" melds Kingston's island-inflected dance-pop with Bieber's sweet tween R&B. It utilizes the children's rhyme "Eenie Meenie Miny Moe" throughout, especially in the chorus and in the half-sung, half-rapped breakdown. It's one of the first releases of the spring to point toward a more summery sound. Kingston has that singer, rapper, reggae fusion type of style that works perfect with Bieber and his singing. Kingston told MTV that how his collaboration with Bieber came about: "I met Justin about two years ago, before he was the teenage phenom that he is now. I don't really have that same chemistry with some celebrities. God just made it happen." Whoever produced this made a great decision to include Bieber and get all of his fans vibing to the song.
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