Synopsis

Elly Jackson performs "Quicksand" in a surreal tropical setting where scale and perspective keep shifting. She appears beside an enormous pineapple, sits within oversized cocktail glass imagery, and sings against a vivid sunset while tiny dancers move across reclining figures. A parrot perches on her shoulder, reinforcing the playful island fantasy. The clip closes with Jackson transforming into a big cat, giving the performance a deliberately strange, dreamlike finale that matches the song's sleek but otherworldly synth-pop atmosphere.

Factoids & Trivia

• "Quicksand" was La Roux's first single and first music video. The song was initially released by the French label Kitsune in December 2008, before appearing on the duo's self-titled debut album.

• The video was made during the early phase of La Roux's career, before the much larger international attention brought by "In for the Kill" and "Bulletproof."

• Its visual style draws on exaggerated 1980s pop imagery, particularly through Jackson's angular red hairstyle, vivid colors, theatrical posing, and deliberately artificial tropical motifs.

• The production's styling was recognized with a nomination for Best Styling at the UK Music Video Awards.

• The video was uploaded to YouTube on January 13, 2009, shortly after the song's original release.