Released February 2016 Recorded Los Angeles, 2015 Length 3:37 | Format Digital download Genre Indie pop
indie folk Label Liberation Music | |
"Straight into Your Arms" is a single by Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy, the song is included on the deluxe edition of his debut studio album Dream Your Life Away, which was re-released in 2015. The song was released in February 2016 and has peaked at number 56 on the ARIA Chart.
Video
The video was released on 2 March 2016. The music video is directed by UK based director Toby Ashenheim, and the poignant video sees two puppets engaged in a stirring and emotional dance, mirrored by their human shadows. The video took months of meticulous, painstaking work to create – the dolls animated predominantly by hand using strings and basic rigging to simulate dancing, with 3D animation taking care of more complex movements. Toby Ashenheim said; “To me the song feels really fresh and uplifting, and I wanted to try a simple concept to echo that feeling. I had the idea listening to the track; an image of a worse for wear mannequin, casting a shadow far more dimensional than its stock “one size fits all” appearance. In a way the dolls could be anyone, what’s important is that when they’re together they become something truly special, representing a special bond between two people who have been very close friends or lovers… a dynamic that may only ever be understood by them”.