Kelela - Frontline
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Kelela's sims-inspired video for 'Frontline', from her debut album 'Take Me Apart'.
Buy/Stream: kelela.ffm.to/takemeapart.oyd
Animation & Visual Effects Director: Claudia Matè
Concept and Creative Direction: Kelela and Mischa Notcutt
Follow Kelela:
Mailing List: found.ee/kelela-signup
Spotify: found.ee/Kelela_Spotify
Instagram: found.ee/Kelela_IG
Twitter: found.ee/Kelela_TW
Facebook: found.ee/Kelela_FB
'Frontline' Lyrics:
there's a place you hold
i left behind
i’m finished
since you took your time
you should know why
i’m quitting
the secrets i hide, i do nothing
you’ll always deny that we're going in circles
but i'll override
could be winter but i burn inside
in the back of my mind i hear nothing
keep this feeling alive, i fear nothing now
then i'm in my ride
anything i left behind
don't mean nothing now
couldn't take it back
even tho you wish i could
if you think i'm going back
you misunderstood
cry and talk about it, baby
but it ain't no use
see you wasn't lookin when i pushed
hold up, wait
you fuckin wit my groove
gettin on this plane
making moves
cry and talk about it, baby
but it ain't no use
i ain't gonna sit here with your blues
if it ain't your life
i don't know how
to live it
and it broke me down
i almost drowned
it's not the ending
the secrets i hide, i do nothing
you'll always deny that we're going in circles
but i'll override
could be winter but i burn inside
in the back of my mind i hear nothing
keep this feeling alive, i fear nothing now
it's a race against time
when you're on the front line...
couldn't take it back
even tho you wish i could
if you think i'm going back
you misunderstood
cry and talk about it, baby
but it ain't no use
see you wasn't lookin when i pushed
hold up, wait
you fuckin wit my groove
gettin on this plane
making moves
cry and talk about it, baby
but it ain't no use
i ain't gonna sit here with your blues
i’ll tell you what
there's no luck
it’s all me
i’m staying up, don't wait up
cuz they're betting on me
coming up with the sun around me
fire me up, now i'm up
and i won't be taken down
little luck, tell you what, it's all me
i’m stayin up, don't wait up
cuz they're betting on me
coming up with the sun around me
fire me up, now i'm up and there's no coming down
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Пікірлер: 1 700
My digital wig is snatched.
@ChrisHerrera
6 жыл бұрын
Dab on Them lmaoooo
@TiaFoster39
6 жыл бұрын
And so are my digital edges
@nergeliedorival49
6 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@alexism9641
5 жыл бұрын
I'm literally crying lol
@greylove2064
5 жыл бұрын
🤣
KELELA IS CHANGING THE GAME...She giving us the sims fan remake of the non-existent live-action video...she her own fan!!!
@RFlex-vw9fc
6 жыл бұрын
Who can be mad when even Kelela wants to make a SIMS Kelela? Hahaha
@syannouucoco6588
6 жыл бұрын
It’s not the sims but it’s IMVU
@STANKBREATH
6 жыл бұрын
Syannouu Coco She said in the description it's inspired by the sims.
@drewjohnson9459
6 жыл бұрын
Insertname Here deadass!!!
@ajschlesinger
6 жыл бұрын
Okay so does that mean that the fan remake has to be live-action ??
There's an amazing contrast here between a video which looks like made in 2005 and a song which sounds like made in 2025
@louschwick7301
5 жыл бұрын
the sound is distinctively 2018. classy and transcendent, but distinctly of this era 2025 is too near to be a romanticized future. for all we know, we could be going back to country
@tarynestrada3760
5 жыл бұрын
I think it's got a sexy late 90s vibe to it-- to which i assumed the video style was throwin back.
@guiafb99
5 жыл бұрын
@@louschwick7301 you are a very boring person
@goddessbrya888
4 жыл бұрын
Taryn Estrada right!!! That’s the vibe I got
@aastanton251
4 жыл бұрын
Great Observation
I died when she picked up her homegirls from the gas station 😂😂😩😩
@emilg89
5 жыл бұрын
Me too ☠️
@CentriPetalLover
5 жыл бұрын
But lighting up that cone raw is really what gets me lmao
@entertheVoid123
4 жыл бұрын
Why?
@JuannCaarloss
4 жыл бұрын
@@entertheVoid123 cause she is just getting high
@queenv4340
2 жыл бұрын
Lmao
I connect to this video on a spiritual level.
@HaydenMCasey
6 жыл бұрын
first thing i thought of was simGM 😂
@ririschannelx
6 жыл бұрын
SimgmProductions IM DYYYYYYING
@JoeBrayYouTube
6 жыл бұрын
Love your videos!
@Mariooo57
6 жыл бұрын
Love your channel so much
@gianfranco_5362
6 жыл бұрын
I love
sims and imvu were just found scalped and in a ditch, holding each other and sobbing
@KaiInMotion
6 жыл бұрын
casey IMVU is shaking and wigless
@BBrunnel
6 жыл бұрын
casey that’s what sims deserves for getting rid of map view
@dezzid.2558
6 жыл бұрын
I wish I like your comment twice lmao
@tyahmad4950
5 жыл бұрын
SIMVU
@nerojuge8405
5 жыл бұрын
Pahahhaahahahha
This should've been a worldwide hit, just saying
@cadencedaniels425
2 жыл бұрын
Right?!??!?
@BatkoNashBandera774
2 жыл бұрын
too ahead of its time, and boo's voice too hot
@scking75
2 жыл бұрын
Right. Dope out the pot.
@HypnoticHollywood
Жыл бұрын
Only mainstream music becomes worldwide hits and Kelela doesn't make mainstream music.
@teefosterx4398
Жыл бұрын
FACTS
omg i love sims 5
@esther3396
6 жыл бұрын
lol
@pleaseinsertusernamehere
6 жыл бұрын
riggamorrischan Best comment in this comment section.
@Loveandfamex1
6 жыл бұрын
Best Comment oh my god
@dasummerbaby
6 жыл бұрын
It kinda reminds me of Second Life, lmfao.
@destinydeja5067
6 жыл бұрын
riggamorrischan this is a downgrade from The Sims 4 and The Sims 3 . Its basically going back to The Sims 2
Hey queen you're driving in the middle of the road be safe
@hbhbahbhba
6 жыл бұрын
Justin Ward lmao
@peculiarshanice4586
6 жыл бұрын
She is!!!!!😂😂😂😂
@storeboughtramonaflowers
6 жыл бұрын
lmfao
@bundleofdaisies7523
6 жыл бұрын
Let's talk about the lack of seat belts. If she crashes, that's it.
@justinward3886
6 жыл бұрын
Ariana Daniels shit your right I’m keeping her in my prayers
the sims are screaming in simlish as we speak!!!!!!
@VMKDeeeguy
6 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
Every early 2000s game ever is quaking right now
wig flew to pleasantview
@cyberbutterfly432
6 жыл бұрын
Joseph Bicalho 😂😂
@5gramsinsilentdarkness74
6 жыл бұрын
Karoofa Booshta!
@Zephb94
6 жыл бұрын
oxym4sk soo soo
@Liliharmony
6 жыл бұрын
MEEE
@user-zd5zt8zk7j
6 жыл бұрын
LMFAOOOOO
what gagged me is the much needed patch notes texture pack update of pores-more so of black skin. what a legend, queen of diversity patch notes
@jjoonnaassdb
6 жыл бұрын
hello to you too. Not sure I understood but I think I agree
@Iriswildgem
6 жыл бұрын
Jonas d sims
@algonzalez6853
6 жыл бұрын
ur username lmao yikes
@cll27
6 жыл бұрын
Girl thoes patch notes are from the 2025 update
@cbullou4
5 жыл бұрын
i found some really good ones the other day and i’m living for em honestly
That walk in the black dress! Work it queen 🔥
@nerojuge8405
5 жыл бұрын
For real!!
sims 2 finally getting the recognition it deserves
@NubianQueen_xo
6 жыл бұрын
Giving me the Sims Bustin Out vibes lmao!!!
Lmao only a Queen could pull this off.
@dominantpersona3326
5 жыл бұрын
Whom'st • Of England????
THE DANCING IS SENDING ME
@FaerieFartz
6 жыл бұрын
Dooky me too!
@Macio418
6 жыл бұрын
every time
@rudomarufu3943
5 жыл бұрын
But it’s hella catchy
@keniawall6715
4 жыл бұрын
And when they jump off the Cliff 😭😂🤣💀
@Warren_90210
4 жыл бұрын
That’s how me and my friends dance.
This is DOPE but did her friends just.....die??🤣😂
@08choclate
4 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣
@user-ci4zq6zt3t
4 жыл бұрын
@THOT Patrol shit 😅
@theOstenHugo
3 жыл бұрын
“told her to wear her seatbelt” iykyk 😂😂😂
@dajamsteryo
3 жыл бұрын
The definition of "Ride or Die" lol
@Kyoukichi
3 жыл бұрын
@@dajamsteryo You mean "ride and die"
the dance part is hypnotic
She done took it to the vibe of a game...
@RFlex-vw9fc
6 жыл бұрын
YAAAAAS! She knows it's a game. She's been knowing!
@tonywhite6121
Жыл бұрын
She said oh so you wanna play games I'll show yo 😅
I actually really love this, it’s cute, colorful and it tells the story well. You don’t even notice that this song is almost 6 min long
@RFlex-vw9fc
6 жыл бұрын
Yaaaas! They paced it out Wakanda style
@bruhcomeon.
9 ай бұрын
@@RFlex-vw9fcLmao what does this comment mean
everyone is focused on R9 while we're waiting on new kelala
When they start dancing 😄💃🏽💃🏿💃🏾 #Queens
bella goth is no longer THAT girl in the sims
@eggressive_
6 жыл бұрын
Mateo C. IM SCREAMING
@happyplace3385
6 жыл бұрын
LMAO 😂
Digital or not I'ma need her to stop driving in the middle of the street
@djones148
5 жыл бұрын
😆🤣😂
@C_oboe
4 жыл бұрын
I said the SAME THING
@Daniel-ll2cl
4 жыл бұрын
Loool
@DrDanielle86
3 жыл бұрын
Hahahhaha hilarious
@johndoh5316
3 жыл бұрын
Akeem paid attention in Driver Safety Class.
She did say this was about her ex but didn't expect the Sims looking just like him. Dang...put him on blast why don't you. Love you tho my fellow Ethiopian princess! Kelelelelelelelelelel ....
@theOstenHugo
3 жыл бұрын
her ex is a female. kelela is a lesbian. the character in the vid may be a man or that’s ur pov but irl her ex is an entire woman
@theOstenHugo
3 жыл бұрын
and isn’t she Eritrean not Ethiopian...what Wiki page did i read with all the incorrect facts bruh
@lilyzemengist8091
3 жыл бұрын
@@theOstenHugo From what I remember her saying in an interview that she's second generation Ethiopian-American. Also, that her first boyfriend was a West African man whose name I forget. Anyhow check interviews she's done. Get the info from the source. ✌🏿
@multijxde1855
3 жыл бұрын
s m b x she could’ve dated a man that hurt her before she realized she was a lesbian.
I need to know who put that much effort and detail into these melaninated Sims-like characters! Her lips look amazing in that close up!
Sims visuals on point!
@cyberbutterfly432
6 жыл бұрын
Zarius Kyle its actually Sims I thought it was imvu for a second
@LeThysor
6 жыл бұрын
Looks more like Imvu to me yea
@JoaoPedro-rc8wg
6 жыл бұрын
jazisalienx this is not sims sweety
@hehepudding
6 жыл бұрын
Y'all read the description
@spacecloud2825
6 жыл бұрын
edited lmao
still fuming that this album received not a single GRAMMY nom in 2018 for best album or best breakthrough artist or nothing...this album is perfection from beginning Frontline to end Altadena
So we just gunna act like this not a hit ?
@talkativenatasha
5 жыл бұрын
Anna Harris we just gunna pretend huh
@spciypapi2089
4 жыл бұрын
Top 10 records of the decade 2010-2020
@davidjacobs375
4 жыл бұрын
Maybe ok
me stunting on Second Life
@haleymichelle8975
6 жыл бұрын
I'm screaming😂😂
@jimjimjimmy7793
5 жыл бұрын
Lmaooooo I'm m@d late
@amandagaskill7609
4 жыл бұрын
I used to play that so so much a long time ago lol
@spciypapi2089
4 жыл бұрын
9:09
The creative direction of this album is next level
okay a bop. but she did not drive in her damn lane lmao
OMG how have I never heard of her and why are her views so low?? Shes so fresh and oldschool at the same time
Damn he went and got a becky
@AngelAustin
5 жыл бұрын
Okuuurt?!
@kbg12ila
5 жыл бұрын
She got some nice hair tho
@YoungBurr94
4 жыл бұрын
Yasmine here we go 😭
we decided to stan forever
@CNAlisson
6 жыл бұрын
Adam R we did
@cascadaluv
6 жыл бұрын
Stan?
this album hittin after 3 years
Okay but also at the end she literally just drove off going the wrong way down a one-way street 😭😭
I love these 1993 CGI IMVU graphics it's giving me life
😍 I want Kelela and Janelle Monáe to do a song together. 👄💅🏾👑
@cmcm5878
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah Janelle dropped those fire tracks, I could totally see them going at it with a new track. Monáe worked with Grimes so why not Kelela?
@lilyl.6715
6 жыл бұрын
Janelle: im a dirty computer Kelela: okay but can we play sims on this computer?
@ghaithghazi6748
6 жыл бұрын
Also with Rina Sawayama
@nurlani9010
6 жыл бұрын
Noooo lol but her and Banks yes!
@denzelajstowers
6 жыл бұрын
dolor hic tibi proderit olim and erykah badu on the track 👌
women are killing the game today , FKA Twigs, Laurel Halo, Caroline Eartheater, Sophie, Solange, Polachek, do I need to continue?
@inspiwa
2 жыл бұрын
yes please. so i know more beautiful artists
@amorhardkore
Жыл бұрын
ravyn lenae too
@BBrunnel
Жыл бұрын
Arca too
@whatinthe1126
15 күн бұрын
tinashe, sza, kali uchis
I connect and can relate to this song. Always remember to leave the people who make you unhappy. Their song of Frontline of letting go and moving on
2011 tumblr aesthetic on lock
imvu is shutting down sims 5 is cancelled
@sedonabarkocus5476
6 жыл бұрын
IMVU IS SHIVERING HAHAHA
@hellowhitepeople
6 жыл бұрын
imvu.... my eyes are tilting to the back of my head.
@9290SC
6 жыл бұрын
😂😆
@tirthankarbose8950
6 жыл бұрын
Is that Yeri I see?
Imagine if Rochelle Jordan and Kelela would team up for a song. That would be so amazing.
@leoniekiki3734
Жыл бұрын
YES YOU GET IT
Kelela is that chick super dope and unique
This is cured my depression
Wow I love the new sims expansion pack trailer!
@zooso3785
5 жыл бұрын
Lmao
Why am I just now knowing about this song
@nixnyxx5749
10 ай бұрын
2017-18 was a timmmmmeeee!!!❤
This song is 50x as good with speakers/headphones that capture the breadth of tones and pitch in the bass. And it's still pretty fuckin good without it.
@timchromecast
3 жыл бұрын
Hegel + Kef R7 sounds great. Curious how it will sound on the new Kef LS50 Wireless II, John Darko reviewed them recently on his youtube channel :)
yes for the joint!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@TheJuly48
6 жыл бұрын
Love your videos!!
@Og19999
6 жыл бұрын
Skinny Kween
@varietypak9106
6 жыл бұрын
omg fucking done!
@oosbey1
6 жыл бұрын
Ayyye paro deez!!!!
@fabrices8144
6 жыл бұрын
Paro is divine 😉👌🏾
The Sims 5 looks amazing
Sims been awfully quiet ever since this video dropped
This video is amazing but I'm dying at the fact that the guy sim looks exactly like Tosin Abasi. Like. Damn girl lmao
kELELA WENT FULL ON CITA'S WORLD!
@peculiarshanice4586
6 жыл бұрын
I forgot about Cita's world!!!
@Liliharmony
6 жыл бұрын
THROWBACK! 😂
@MiillieMesh
6 жыл бұрын
Omg I just asked myself what was the name of that show the other day. Yup, it was Cita on BET! lol
@RFlex-vw9fc
6 жыл бұрын
Cita is forever! Kelela just joined her in the afterlife to come back with this!
@December_baby04
6 жыл бұрын
GiganticSky THROWBACK
Lol, I love the static movement of the avatars when they dance. And I love how there are legit endless possibilities with this method of video!
I am surviving cancer. Healing from surgery last of 7 in the past 4 years. It has taken it toll and left it's scars. I am here. Healing. Your music helps. Thank you so very much.
@MK-rs7dn
11 ай бұрын
Music seriously saves lives! 💜✨💫
It still kills me that they all jumped off the cliff, but only one landed in the car😂🤣
i still can't fucking believe this iconic video doesn't have 10 million views
Frontline was one of my FAVORITES from the album. First track and I was on the floor. Connected to it on a spiritual level. And only Kelela can be THIS creative. No she did not give it us a 2011 tumblr sims aesthetic. Done with her lmao
@goldenxronnie3739
6 жыл бұрын
Sims and imvu are scalped! Wig missing!
MY DIGITAL WIG IS NONEXISTENT
the uncanny valley vibes are like a slap to the face... effective
It feels crazy that something this dope existed for over 4 years and I'm just hearing it... Makes it even more surreal for me. Like I stumbled into a different timeline or something, where the futures the past already.
I love this song! Kelela is so unique and her music is just incredible. I always get a Janet Jackson vibe from her.
@anthonyfregala
6 жыл бұрын
yeah she even tales about her as an influence in some interviews
@RFlex-vw9fc
6 жыл бұрын
Janet left such an impression on all of us. She just comes up when we try to create. She's the true heir of pop
@anthonyfregala
6 жыл бұрын
+R. Flex right! Queen Janet
Your imagination motivates me! Thank you once again Kelela!
The harmonizing at 4:18 makes me think of the original sugababes... love it!!!
The dude is obviously supposed to be Tosin Abasi. The guitar and the haircut are a dead giveaway.
@robchitsonzojr.9056
5 жыл бұрын
Just came for this comment! It is definitely him
@VXMAudio
5 жыл бұрын
Was looking for this!
@acdee3133
4 жыл бұрын
@@lizzy6319 He's a guitarist
@TacoCrisma
4 жыл бұрын
Lizzy best guitarist in the world at the moment
2018s anthem Why are you testing me I’m not the ONE !
@peachtasty7706
5 жыл бұрын
futasupastah yaaas😭
@AngelAustin
5 жыл бұрын
I'm just not!
@1Trutje1
5 жыл бұрын
04:18
THE “IM QUITTING” PART IDK WHY IM IN TEARS
She was ahead of her time...
this song helped me learn some massive lessons
Ever since I heard this on Insecure, its been heavy in the rotation. Song is straight fire 🙌🏾✊🏾🔥🔥🔥
ok where can i download the game where Kelela breaks my heart over and over again?
@RFlex-vw9fc
6 жыл бұрын
This is it!
Man. As if the song alone wasn't dope enough. You are an artist, keep up the fire work
lil miquela is shaking
SIMS COULD NEVER
Sis is always giving the children what they need. God bless her.
She’s so beautiful....even as a Simms digital character!💖💖💖💖
this is probably my fav r&b song of all time.
Sims is running for their wigs
SHE WENT OFFFFFFF AND THIS SONG BANGS
Omg I didn’t want it to end. This is too good
I kinda forgot about kelela since she hadn’t made music in like 4-5 years but omg her music is nostalgic as hell.
why did i read "fortnite" instead of "frontline" 💀💀😩
@XnaniberiX
6 жыл бұрын
S. T. 🤣🤣🤣
@doktorichtofenmoved
5 жыл бұрын
Me too
@artsbarbie
5 жыл бұрын
Lol
@talkativenatasha
5 жыл бұрын
MAwshahahaha seek help ❤️
@yacobz
4 жыл бұрын
Same
Song is straight gas 🔥
@michaelfounty7121
2 жыл бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
Just started watching Insecure after all these years and within seconds of hearing this, I had to know who sang this and what song this is. Just bought her CD.
ok but this whole album is a fucking modern odyssey
Lmao someone said did her friends just die 😂😂
@LoMG0001
5 жыл бұрын
Right tho where dey go after that cliff jump?
@djones148
5 жыл бұрын
Fr. First thought where the other 2 @
@theactualtruth4951
3 жыл бұрын
Lol they missed the car
fine wine
WOW WOW !!!!!! HUGE SONG !!!!!!!!
literally can't stop watching or listening, i'm hypnotized
This video is a vibe 😂. Im too high for this but its such a good song 💞
There's a place you hold I left behind, I'm finished Since you took your time, you should know why I'm quitting The secrets I hide, I do nothing You'll always deny we're going in circles But I'll override Could be winter but I burn inside In the back of my mind, I hear nothing Keep this feeling alive, I feel nothing now Then I'm in my ride Anything I left behind don't mean nothing now Can't take it back even though you wish I could If you think I'm going back, you misunderstood You cry and talk about it, baby, but it ain't no use See you wasn't lucky when I pushed Hold on, wait, you're fucking with my groove Gettin' on this plane, making moves Cry and talk about it, baby, but it ain't no use I ain't gonna sit here with your blues If it ain't your life, I don't know how to live it And it broke me down, I almost drowned It's not the ending, it's not the ending The secrets I hide, I do nothing You'll always deny that we're going in circles But I'll override Could be winter but I burn inside In the back of my mind, I hear nothing Keep this feeling alive, I feel nothing now It's a race against time when you're on the frontline Can't take it back even though you wish I could If you think I'm going back, you misunderstood You cry and talk about it, baby, but it ain't no use See you wasn't lucky when I pushed Hold away, you fucking with my groove Gettin' on this plane, making moves Cry and talk about it, baby, but it ain't no use I ain't gonna sit here with your rules I'll tell you what, there's no luck, it's all me I'm staying up, don't wait up 'cause they're betting on me Coming up with the sun around me Fire me up, now I'm up and I won't be taken Down on my luck, tell you what, it's all me I'm staying up, don't wait up 'cause they're betting on me Coming up with the sun around me Fire me up, now I'm up and there's no coming down Can't take it back even though you wish I could If you think I'm going back, you misunderstood You cry and talk about it, baby, but it ain't no use See you wasn't lucky when I pushed Hold away, you fucking with my groove Gettin' on this plane, making moves Cry and talk about it, baby, but it ain't no use I ain't gonna sit here with your blues Why are you testing me? No, no, no, I'm not the one Why are you testing me? No, no, no, I'm not the one Why are you testing me? No, no, I'm not the one Why are you testing me? No, no, no, no, I couldn't wait for you I couldn't wait for you Couldn't wait for you
@lilijiko2325
6 жыл бұрын
💜
dis chorus hits fn hard daaaamn. whole track is a fn masterpiece
a timeless classic
single-handedly trying to get this to two million
This song is other worldly
This video is symbolic for multiple storylines. My fav from Kelela-wow.
I just love her.
Is that sza and Kehlani in the car
@5gramsinsilentdarkness74
6 жыл бұрын
Who Curr im screaming
@markisscook5335
6 жыл бұрын
I was thinking that too lmao!
@hellowhitepeople
6 жыл бұрын
its asmara 1/2 of nguzunguzu and another anon homegirl... dont question me i just know THINGS
@RFlex-vw9fc
6 жыл бұрын
Haha tell em again!
@semjon02
6 жыл бұрын
I guess those are friends of her in real life