Music Videos
Christina Milian "Us Against The World"
During an interview in December 2008 with MTV News at the KIIS-FM Los Angeles Jingle Ball, Milian revealed that she was finishing up work on a music video for “Us Against the World”. It was helmed by Norwegian director Ray Kay, who had previously directed the videos for Milian’s singles “Whatever U Want” (2004) and “Say I” (2006), and took inspiration for the music video from the films Mad Max (1979) and 300 (2006).[13] Speaking about what people could expect from the video, Milian promise a backdrop of sand dunes and a love story between herself and her lover, the only other person on Earth. In her interview with MTV News, she stated:
Really, I’m on my own and I’m searching, and finally he comes to me. I don’t know where he’s been, and he comes back to me. It’s very timeless. When you see it, it’s nothing like anything you’d see now. I want to be iconic in every music video that I do. I want to make a mark. This is very different.[13]
People magazine offered a preview of the video on January 9, 2009, as well as confirming that the fully finished version would premiere via Milian’s MySpace page on January 13, 2009.[14] According to Video Static, the music video was filmed in sepia, with Milian taking the narrative of being “out in the middle of a desert without a soul in sight — except for the hunky man who wanders over to join in her defiant stance against whatever forces might assail their union.”[15]
Date:
October 25, 2008
Director:
Ray KayProducer:
Jil Hardin
