Ellie Goulding unveils an official music video for her song, "Anything Could Happen," the lead single from the 25-year-old British singer's upcoming sophomore studio album, "Halcyon," is a bit more tribal and anthemic, hits stores October 9th via Polydor. The video revolves around a couple's car crash near a Malibu beach. Check out the flawless execution of her simple yet daringly original concept after the jump."I suppose it's one of those songs where I sort of talk about bits of my childhood, but also about my friendship with this person, and I suppose it's a song of realization," Goulding expressed to MTV News. "I'm hoping it will make people go out and propose to their girlfriends or go on that holiday they never ended up doing. I hope it will provoke positivity, as opposed to make people really sad." The electro-pop songstress clearly possesses a taste for the dramatic.
Directed by Floria Sigismondi, the clip is set on a magical, futuristic Malibu beach, with scenes of Goulding draped in ghostly white and rushing tides in epic slow-mo fashion - kind of a perfect setting for this chilling electronic track. "I wanted there to be a surreal aspect but also something very emotional and touching," she said about the clip. "The idea that so much can change in a single instant scare me and I like confronting my fears."
The video begins with a scenic view of the waves hitting the shores of Malibu. Following a tragic car accident, Goulding wakes up on a beach in an ornate, flowing gown, and an off-white almost-tattered dress while lying on a rock, and seems to be trying to remember how she got there. The clip then starts with quick and bright cuts of Goulding driving with her soul mate, until we suddenly join her on a beach. As we begin to unravel more of the alien beach conundrum with Phantasm-like orbs and other alien geometric shapes, we see her start to have a nosebleed. It will leave you feeling shocked and moved, but still wanting to shake it on the dance floor.
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