Tim: A British band that flew to Portugal to shoot the video (which I promise features no beautiful skylines whatsoever). I’m not sure why that’s important, but they’ve mentioned it quite a bit so it must be.
Tom: Because, almost certainly, that’s where the budget went. Let me guess: it’s just a video of them having a good time?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNmtu_Gemog
Tim: Oh, yes, it’s about having a BIG NIGHT OUT, and I suppose since Kavos is out after that Channel 4 programme, Lisbon’s a perfectly viable alternative.
Tom: Take the band, and a guy with a DSLR video camera, to a party location. Film the results. You’ll have a decent night out on someone else’s dime and almost certainly have enough material to stitch together into a music video that is – as you said – perfectly viable.
Tim: Right, and not only is the video perfectly viable, this song is pretty much perfect as a soundtrack to a big night out. Fairly shouty (but not overly so) vocals approaching an Icona Pop level of excitement, lyrics going on about dancing all night and moving/singing like you want to move/sing and dance sections to properly lose your mind to.
Tom: Musically, it’s got some interesting bits in here too – the synth line starts about a half a beat after the percussion, and stays that way for most of the track. It’s a testament to the producers that it works so well.
Tim: Once you add in lots of crazy hijinks in the video, you’ve got more or less everything you need. So actually, sod it, I’ll ignore the STDs – TAXI TO KAVOS, PLEASE.
Tom: Kids, don’t do what Tim does.