Video Directed and edited by Will Sicot-Carr
Director of Photography by Oliver Knoop
Dancer: Raymond Wade
Produced by Mike Ladd
Recorded by Tropicalia Studios by Guillaume
Mixed by Scotty Hard and The Neve
Written and performed by Mike Ladd
Mastered by Alexandre Debauchy
Executive produced by Preservation
Bass by Samuel Hirsch
Drums by Florent Berteau
DANCERS CAST:
FKA twigs Friend – Frankie Freeman
Horton Dancer / FKA twigs Friend – Jahaira
Krump Dancer & Bone Breaker – Christian Hermiz Waithe
Horton Duet Dancer – Sherrod Tate
Krumper – King Carlito
Footwork/MemphisJ – OG Hurrikane (Crooms)
Police – Bubba Carr
Young Mother – Sway
Vogue Dancer – Artemis Cornelia Trimble
Young Boy – Elijah Belcher
Choreographers: Blake Wood, Zacc Milne
Dancers: Edson Soares Da Silva Junior, Jaxon Willard, James Vu Anh Pham, Emiliano Jimenez, Pablo Boni, Izzac Carroll and Juju Schultz Silva
Lyrics:
Is it heavy in your heart?
Why won’t you stop dancing? Is there something on your mind?
I could feel it from the start
Why won’t you stop dancing? Is there something on your mind?
Mind, mind, mind
Is there something on your mind, mind, mind?
Is there something on your
All the ways that you are, never seem to be the same
How you move, how you are, never’s gonna get you far
I say they won’t forget you
even through the ups and downs
And if you think they can forget you, dance your way out
Is it heavy in your heart?
Why won’t you stop dancing? Is there something on your mind?
I could feel it from the start
Why won’t you stop dancing? Is there something on your mind?
Mind, mind, mind
Is there something on your mind, mind, mind?
Is there something on your—
Mind, mind, mind, mind, mind, mi-mi-mi-mind, mind?
Is there something on your (Too much)
Mind, mind, mind, mind, mind, mi-mi-mi-mind, mind? (Too much on my mind, let it burn)
All my life, had to fight, back up against the window
Retaliation into spite, move around like Soprano
Itchin’, every day’s the weekend, wish I woke up peakin’
I might say the worst thing, I can’t hear a reason
Judgin’ me, but truth be told, I’m no worse than your deacon (Uh)
I might trade it all in for this one Egyptian (Woo)
While my eyes rollin’ (Yeah), I can hear you snifflin’ (Woo)
Tears fallin’ down your face while my feelings missin’
Is it heavy in your heart?
Why won’t you stop dancing? Is there something on your mind? Hmm
I could feel it from the start
Why won’t you stop dancing? Is there something on your mind?
Mind, mind, mind (Yeah)
Is there something on your mind, mind, mind? (Yeah)
Is there something on your (Let it burn)
Mind, mind, mind, mind, mind, mi-mi-mi-mind, mind?
Is there something on your
Mind, mind, mind, mind, mind, mi-mi-mi-mind, mind?
Is there something on your
Producer: Dale Wilson
Director: sidd finch
Director of Photography: Noah Elliott Morrison
Cam Op/Analogue FX: Chris Rosik
1st AC / Cam Op: Justin Prappas
Jit Dance Coordinator: Michael Smith
Production Asst: Evan Tarnopol
Additional Cam: Pooneh Ghana
PA: Jordan Emmert
Dancers: Jit Masters Detroit – Kari, Mike, Sonic, James, Al, Princess, Cartell, Zoey, Zae, Ariana, Mycah and Lay Lay
so you know whats up
double down then double up
I don’t know where to go with us
break me down lift you up
I dont know whats up
with you
one step forward
then back with you
i think we all
got it misconstrued
just seems like
this all aint enough for you
no matter what I do
I can never get ahead
all about you
can you get it
through your head
got me seeing red
but i think its clear as day
if you don’t work on you
it a never be ok
tryna do what I can
but tell me where I stand
laid down the foundation
then ripped up the plans
tryna see the light
but i know it aint right
how u got me in the dark
tell me where do we start
if it aint about love
hate that for us
tired of the lies
don’t know who to trust
all we do is fight and fuss
cause you break me down
to lift you up
here we go
here we go
come back around
just like a merry go
moving to fast
think we need to
take it slow
dim my light
just so you can glow
here we go
here we go
come back around
just like a merry go
moving to fast
think we need to
take it slow
dim my light
just so you can glow
so you know whats up
double down then double up
I don’t know where to go with us
break me down lift you up
I dont know whats up
with you
they way you act
got me all confused
always worried
what the next man do
can’t never get ahold
or control of you
always talking out ya mouth
negative thoughts
think u need to get your ass
up off the couch
u aint never outside
always in the house
crying bout how things
aint never working out
why you always waiting
so busy with your hating
never out working
and you wonder why u hurting
all that hate in your heart
got u always in the dark
but u never see the light
dont know where
even to start
need to out get on
the grind
everything a be fine
worry bout yours
stop worrying bout mine
need to get in line
due time you’ll shine
feel like u at the bottom
but won’t even try to climb
here we go
here we go
come back around
just like a merry go
moving to fast
think we need to
take it slow
dim my light
just so you can glow
here we go
here we go
come back around
just like a merry go
moving to fast
think we need to
take it slow
dim my light
just so you can glow
Choreographer: James Vu Anh Pham
Dancers: Pablo Pauldo, Tre’Von Gibson, Raymond Wade, Antoine Thomas-Sturge, Miekaile Browne, Keilan Stafford and Amari
Additional Choreography: Roshaan Asare
Choreographer Assistants: Marius Bado Rock & Naomi Weijand
In “Liquid Flow,” a 2019 mini-documentary produced for the Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) featuring the Turf Feinz and directed by YAK Films, Darrell “D-Real” Armstead says, “Oakland is a city of artists
“RIP Rich D” is a dance suite in memory of Rich D., the brother of one of the dancers. “It was a rainy morning,” Savion says. “D-Real’s brother had just passed away in a car accident on MacArthur, and we all felt very emotional and needed to save some of those emotions.”
The video, sometimes known as “Dancing in the Rain,” is a haunting, poetic demonstration of street ballet. Shot handheld in a cinema verite style complete with cars passing by, the Turf Fienz met the moment with glides, pirouettes, head-to-toe animation, freezes, handspins, splits, reverse somersaults, backflips, and handstands – all set to a slow-rolling, hypnotic hip-hop beat by Yung FX, Erk tha Jerk & COOP
Director: Jordan Hemingway
Production Company: Object & Animal
EP/Producer: Morgan Clement
Producer: Sarah Tognazzi
Production Manager: Claire Adcock
Director’s Assistant: Max Gabbay
Production Assistants: Harvey Moore and Michelle Cheung
Production Runners: Archie Bigg-Wither, Nick Woodfield and Holly Hart
Choreographer: Mesh Henry & Shivawn Joubert
Talent Liaison: Cali Nice
1st AD: Julian Richards
2nd AD: Kitty Rajakulasingham
Runners: Cyrus Richards and Zoe Bradley
DOP: Daniel Landin
Focus Puller: Ben Smith
Clapper Loader: Freddie Lathbridge
Camera Trainee: Helena Bermejo
DIT: Paul Swann
Video Playback: Charlie Gibson
Motion Control: Cinemotion
Motion Control Operators: Aymeric & Louis
Grips: Daniel Laviada, Wolf Wasserman
Grip Trainee: Tiger Brewer
Crane Tech: Adam Samuelson
Crane Grips: Sergio Bernuzzi, Maja Jensen
Gaffer: Bill Rae Smith
Sparks: Josh Leonard, Grace Mason, Kit Wood, Sam Baker, Ryan Monteith, Tony Iaria
Lighting Op: Hudson Daly
Electrical Rigger: Andy Thompson
Rigger: Tim Petherick, Jack Cullis
Rigging Spark: Rob White, Tony Iaria, Klaudia B, Declan Duffy and Charlie Parker
Production Designer: David Lee
Art Director: Poppy Luard
Art Buyer: Ellie Hollis
Assistant Buyer: Tatyana Eastap-Johnson
Prop Master 1: Alfie Sowden
Prop Master 2: Charlie Britton
Assistant Props 1: Jordan Katz-Kaye
Assistant Props 2: Wing Lock
Art Department Assistant: Harvey Weston
Prop Transport: Jason / Marcus
Construction: George Miller Hoare, Fred Crouch, Jim Simmons, Dan Underwood, Steve Fox, Dan Carter and Fionn Hunter
SFX Company: Arcadia
SFX Supervisor: Alex Gunn
SFX Floor Supervisor: Tony Auger
SFX Technicians: Martin Auger, Joe Geday, Pedro Canato, Lorraine Pigot
Water Bowsers: Kark Wood-Emery, Daren Jones
Dancers: Emiliano Jimenez, Oscar Jinghu Li, Jaxon Willard and Daniele Sibilli
Stand-in for FKA twigs: Shivawn Jouber
Creative direction: FKA twigs + Jordan Hemingway
Director: Max Gabbay
Set design: Arthur De Borman
Choreography: Zoi Tatopoulos
Choreography Assistant: Hailey Paollilo
Set Design: Arthur DeBorman
Styling: Georgia Pendlebury
Hair Styling: Louis Souvestre
Make-up Artist: Tilda Mace
Production: Object & Animal
Producer: Maayan Keinan
Movers: Meshach Henry, Hailey Paollilo, Emiliano Jimenez, Jaxon Willard, Naomi Weijand, Shivawn Joubert, Oscar Li, Daniele Sibilli, Dustin Tay and James Vu Anh
