Synopsis

The video turns the song's contrast between money and dissatisfaction into a childhood vignette. Two children stand in for the young Kelis and Andre 3000, lip-syncing through a series of playful, everyday scenes rather than appearing as the adult performers. Their performances give the track a simple, imaginative quality, while the youthful casting creates distance from the song's celebrity context. The clip's central idea is less a literal story than a visual portrait of ambition, innocence, and the fantasy of becoming rich.

Factoids & Trivia

• Neither Kelis nor Andre 3000 appears in the video. Children portray younger versions of the two performers.

• Kelis later revealed that one of the children was her manager's daughter. She said the video was made as simply as possible because the project had become stressful and difficult to organize.

• Kelis also said that she and Andre 3000 originally had much more ambitious ideas for the clip, but label turmoil left her without meaningful support. She and Andre ultimately paid for the video themselves.

• "Millionaire" was released as the third single from Kelis' 2003 album "Tasty." It reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, but was not released as a single in the United States.

• The song's production by Andre 3000 incorporates elements from Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's 1985 track "La Di Da Di."