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Taio Cruz - Do What You Like

Music Video | United Kingdom | 2015
ArtistTaio Cruz
DirectorRay Kay

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Synopsis

Taio Cruz performs in a sun-drenched luxury setting surrounded by fashion models, turning the song's carefree message into a polished fantasy of leisure, glamour, and attraction. The models lounge, pose, dance, and lip-sync to different sections of the track, while Cruz moves through the gathering as its relaxed center of attention. The bright locations and stylized compositions give the clip the feel of a high-end fashion editorial, with the emphasis placed on attitude, beauty, and living without restraint.

Factoids & Trivia

  • The video premiered on May 27, 2015, accompanying Cruz's single and marking one of his first major releases after his early-2010s commercial peak.
  • Its visual concept was openly modeled on George Michael's "Freedom! '90," particularly the use of fashion models lip-syncing to the song instead of presenting the singer as the sole visual focus.
  • The clip was filmed at the Sheats Goldstein Residence in Beverly Hills, a distinctive Los Angeles house known for its dramatic architecture and strong fashion-shoot appeal.
  • Supermodels Shanina Shaik and Yara Khmidan handle prominent lip-sync sections. Other featured models include Gigi Paris, Carmella Rose, Brianna Michelle, and Emily Bruhn.
  • The production combines music-video performance with fashion-editorial imagery. Despite the sunny setting, the footage uses a cool blue color grade that gives the video a sleek, slightly detached mood.
  • Martin Coppen served as director of photography, with production handled by Prime Zero and Rockhard.
  • Cruz's official YouTube description presented the track as part of the forthcoming "Roses" collection.

Lyrics

Girl, why you gotta be so cruel?
Why you gotta be so special?
Heaven ain't got nothin' on you
Got me feeling like a horny devil

We keep on going, keep on going till our hearts burn out
And we can keep on going till the lights turn out
And no one needs to know what we are all about
What we are all about

So get up off that sexy round thing and
Move your body and do what you like
Keep it going if it feels alright
Move your body and do what you like
...
© Taio Cruz - Do What You Like. This is an excerpt, provided as citation under fair-use.
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