"Symmetry" is a song by Australian singer
Gabriella Cilmi
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Her debut album, ''Lessons to Be Learned'', was released in March 2008, becoming a moderate int ...
. It was released as the second single from her third studio album ''
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'' on 11 November 2013 on digital download format. "Symmetry" was co-written by Tom Fuller.
A music video was released on 17 September, it was directed by Tim Fox, who also directed
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's "New Romantic". The video features Cilmi and a long-haired actor in a space other-worldly atmosphere that reminds us of her ''
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'' lead single "
On a Mission".
Music video
About the music video, released on 17 November 2013, director Tim Fox said: "The song Symmetry is about two people becoming so symbiotic they start to mirror each other. I didn't want to do the obvious of using a mirror/kaleidoscope effect on everything, so instead we followed the theme of planets and things aligning. The song takes place under the ominous presence of a black hole its dark forces pulling everything together.
"We used a few hands-on, DIY effects such as waving pieces of cloth around Gabriella – me and the crew are just off screen waving them frantically! We also used a projector to align a projection of Gabriella singing onto Gabriella – it took a bit of explaining but you'll understand when you see it."
Release history
References
2013 singles
Gabriella Cilmi songs
2013 songs
Songs written by Gabriella Cilmi
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