De Staat - Tie Me Down feat. LUWTEN (Official Video)

Best Music Video - South Film and Arts Academy Festival
Finalist Short To The Point Festival
Bubble Gum: DeStaat.lnk.to/BubbleGum
‘’De Staat - Tie Me Down feat. Luwten’’
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Director: Ruben Van Leer
Concept: Tessa Douwstra (LUWTEN), Torre Florim, Ruben Van Leer
Creation: RVL_studio
Produced by: Mr.Frank
Producers: Sjoerd Dekker, Miguel Teixeira, Mathilda Hedberg, Ruben Van Leer
Director of Photography: Mick Van Rossum, NSC
Editor: Philip Smeulers
Choreographer: Antonin Comestaz
1st​ AD: Eritia de Jonghe
2nd AD: Senne de Beul
Art Department: Jelier & Schaaf
Art Director: Ralf van Lanen
Set Dresser: Huib Raeven
Assistants: Mara Baas, Silvana Araoz
Stunt Department: Stuntteam de Beukelaer
Stunt coordinator: Marco Maas
Stunt rigging: Brian van der Vooren, Paul Koops, JP Dekam, Saskia Neville, Staz Lazdan, Joey van Rijthoven
Postproduction: Darlings
VFX Manager: Robert Okker
VFX Supervisor: Lise Prudhomme
3D: Tim Van Helsdingen, Alex Doss
Compositing: Lise Prudhomme, Randy Roemeon, Ruben Van Leer
Roto & paint: Noa Graphics Studio
Grading: George Balatoni
1st AC: Vincent Geijsel
Gaffer: Paul Wilens
Best Girl: Karina van der Berg
Grip: Tim de Heer
Styling: April Jumelet
Make-up & Hair: Ellen van Exter
Assistant: Dominique Rikken
Set Photography: Petra Katanic
Sound FX & Audio Mix: Guido Maat (Audentity)
Production Assistents: Adam Crick, Kathy Shiavong, Nadine Haselier, Billal Slimani
Camera Equipment: Cam-a-lot
Light Equipment: Lites Amsterdam
Grip: Gripwise
Studio: Amsterdam Studios
Windmachines: Elementum FX
Stock: GettyImages
Special thanks to: Henk de Vries, Bo Polak, Berthine Van Dalen, Joris Oosterman, MoolChand Moond, Arjo Klingens, Jelle Schotanus
www.hellomrfrank.com
www.rubenvanleer.com
www.destaat.net
www.luwten.com
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De Staat - Tie Me Down
Produced by Torre Florim
Co-produced by De Staat
Engineered / Mixed by Torre Florim
Mastered by Darius van Hefteren
Recorded at De Staat Studios / De Basis / Nijmegen / The Netherlands
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Song by Torre Florim & Tessa Douwstra (Luwten)
Words by Torre Florim & Tessa Douwstra (Luwten)
Torre Florim: Lead Vocals / Guitars / Synthesizers / Kontakt Strings / Autoharp / Percussion
Luwten: Lead Vocals
Jop van Summeren: Bass
Tim van Delft: Drums / Percussion
Vedran Mirčetić: Guitars
Rocco Hueting: Guitars / Synthesizers
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Lyrics:
Tie Me Down
Click the bait, pull me in
You caught me cold and got me shaking
Don’t you claim this domain
‘cause less is more I could be chasing
I’m one foot in, one foot out
I am free and for the taking
Don’t you ever speak for me
I don’t need no moderator
No one’s on my team but me
I’m the ball, the coach, the player
I don’t need no referee
To blow the whistle on me later
Oh, are you gonna tie me down?
Keep a suitcase at the door
Just a little overnighter
Sleep with one eye open, one eye closed
No bed’s safe when stakes are higher
Oh, are you gonna tie me down?
Fix me up, slow me down
What the fuck did you just ground me?
Oh, are you gonna tie me down?
Four eyes closed, four feet in,
It feels good when I am tied to
You

[@jackmackreth7137]

I swear these guys haven't made any bad music videos.

[@limabean8948]

I love how carelessly absurd they are, even if there is a deeper meaning, its like they're just having fun making them and it gives off an excellent charm

[@waggel.]

Burvil if you saw the live episodes, you could constantly hear that they were going to go to the snackbar after the live show.

[@JazzBoat_]

really pretty video, wish youtube wasn't trying to compress the really dark bits though

[@Gehr96]

It would probably look better if they would've encoded it with AV1

[@rubenvleer]

try putting the YT-quality to "1080P" might help ;-)

[@rdevries3852]

@@rubenvleer I'm watching it in 1080p. Still loads of compression artefacts though.

[@themistaken9571]

@@rdevries3852 they really need some kind of "this vid is in black and white" option or just fix their damn compression

[@claricem5521]

Blame tech. We need a better compression algorithm in general these days. KZbin has to lower bandwidth somehow.

[@missichristensen3275]

Gosh her voice is gorgeous

[@mustread-this4955]

Am I the ONLY fan in the states!?! PLEASE bring your funky rockin' asses to America!

[@luciennedepenne]

This song... after hearing it live for the first time, I have been obsessed. Love the video, great addition to the song.

[@mironkrumov]

One dislike? How can anyone possibly not like a De Staat video? Thumbs up!

[@cornelisverhoef9282]

Has to be from someone who forgot to take his or her medicine.

[@Jmdeleeuw-]

Such a great video. Captures the feeling of the song perfectly. The chemistry between LUWTEN and Torre is palpable. Just like it was during the AFAS live show.

[@artonx4719]

Amazing song! De Staat is so underrated! The visuals are ART...

[@archerlady]

As always, your video is a work of art! The song is awesome! Much love from Canada! ❤

[@raytun1]

De Staat is a breath of fresh air to music and yet i feel I've known them my whole life. Thank you!

[@carolinevdvlies6969]

Knap hoe tekst en beeld totaal samenvallen. Zo ziet bindingsangst er dus uit😊

[@Asering]

Sometimes I wonder how Torre's love life looks like. Seems to be... interesting, if you judge by the songs. Mona Lisa: "I love the breaching brittle liar - liar the sweet imposter, the cautious killer..." I'll never marry you: "Love, I'll never marry you Because you don't ever tell the truth Love, you come and then you go..." Seems to be getting better with this one: "Four eyes closed, four feet in, It feels good when I am tied to You" ... Also, most probably it doesn't mean anything and I'm just making a fool of myself.

[@rollerscab]

He once said he doesn't really like making typical love songs, sooo

[@FuellingObsession]

He's actually in a relationship with the woman in the video, Luwten. :)

[@jemnikkeli6640]

When the bass hits and the flag flaps and the lightning hits in the beginning, I am given a great amount of sexual gratification. The visual and the music combination is THAT great.

[@RKroese]

I like the music, but I find your reaction fakkin stupid.

[@pugglespugson8599]

It's crazy that De Staat is actually still making music. The quality made me think they were way older.

[@13macha]

LUWTEN has some serious power swag. HOT!!!!

[@ellenweiner9557]

As always, absolutely wonderful. Thanks for the new vid!

[@thewickedbihoftheeast]

I absolutely love it! Amazing as always.

[@macgonzo]

I absolutely, completely and entirely, love, love, love, LOVE, this video ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DustSeeker163]

love love love!!!

[@derjones636]

Just amazing!

[@senkuro69]

Love this!

[@flycrashrepairrepeat6225]

Best Album of 2019... Well done guys, great video, great song.

[@Kaiserkirsche]

Love it 🔥

[@christianmoretti6616]

Beautiful!

[@-Lisanne]

Zijn er momenten dat Torre niet legendarisch is?

[@isabeaudeters]

lisanne341 nope

[@ggmerlin5956]

Zelfs in het graf zal hij legendarisch zijn

[@cscapemusic]

My anthem forever. Love this song and video so much.

[@claravalade2976]

Mon dieu, c'est juste super ! Beau travail !

[@JanSteinberg]

Wonderful!

[@aronmarcello5964]

IM IN LOVE AGAIN. THANKYOU FOR YOUR WORK OF ART

[@Steef_Lee]

I fucking love everything this guy does

[@ToffeeAppleDesign]

love it!

[@winfriedhoffmann2218]

Cool, always,

[@badpunsmcgee]

Yep. Another awesome video from an already great song from easily the best album yet.

[@FractalFrack]

I'm always happy seeing a new music video from you guys :D Love from Germany

[@ruthenium6648]

Love it

[@elvismcgentrix5275]

Well, fine. That's just fine. Another winner!

[@michelleodding9269]

I love it

this song is sooooooooooooooooooo awesome and the video is (again) simply amazing

[@frocco7125]

You guys are my favorite band. I love how intense and groovy your music is.

[@carlosj55]

Great, Great song!!!!!

[@deniseb3917]

Fabulous

[@haamalubai6846]

congratulations to one of your finest works yet! Im a longtime fan im a very proud one. Keep it up!

[@danielpaul7387]

Great video for the best song of the album

[@dwarffortress69]

Meaningful art!

[@zacumen]

I’ve been waking up lately with this goddamn, beautiful song stuck in my head.

[@ragga7bond]

I just cant get enough of this video. What a piece of fkn art! Every shot is excellent, and the flags following the bass. Suede!

[@moritzwagner4332]

OH. MY. GOD. THIS IS GREAT.

[@johnscott9154]

Might be their best song yet, loving it

[@ziedhosni7655]

goosebumps

[@timojissink4715]

Holy shit, De Staat does it again. Amazing music video!!

[@gerkoreints80]

Pff, what a masterpiece....AGAIN!!! These guys just perform pure art, it's brilliant!!!

[@angelgabbs]

god this is so good and i love the video so much it's mesmerizing

[@MrRandomSuperhero]

Ik kan niet geloven dat dit zo onbekend is gebleven, zelfs voor een fan als ik. Beeldschone video!

[@neezy.]

Love the song, love the video!!!!

[@Jeroenvandeelen]

Awesome

[@goodtohaveinajam8148]

Wow. It's a love song.

[@jeanmanu]

clip & music are great !

[@abrianburns4544]

Love De Staat!!!! you guys Rock!!!!

[@davidcusa6282]

Oh I like this a lot!

[@AadZwaan]

wicked! zoooooo lekkaaah dit nummer en die video is bloody brilliant!

[@sixteenbynine]

Wow.

[@edwardtierney4315]

Love it 😍 well done

[@chillsoft]

Brilliant. I've seen the ending scene many times in dreams and trips with my girlfriend. Amazing to find someone actually having the same vision and making it into a video! AWESOME!

[@abnormarika]

So catchy and so good!

[@mrgarypitman]

where have they been all my life. i usually dont like this sort of music but now i love it lol

[@TheMetaxes]

WOW

[@Andyisdead81]

Epic!

[@b3rt861]

Great Video, great Band. First saw them at Open Flair Festival in Eschwege/Germany. Fan since then. Thumbs Up.

[@geokorf]

Escher! Wonderful homage!

[@nathalievanderlinden8575]

Dit nummer was voor mij het hoogtepunt van Down the Rabbit Hole 2019 ! Zo mooi!

[@i.thildin]

Vedran was the guitarist for a memorial performance i was in back in September, so proud to have worked with and have danced to the music of such an amazing artist!

[@deboom123]

geweldig nummer wederom. en LUWTEN voegt echt iets wezenlijks toe. goede combi. Smaakt naar meer

[@The_Aries_BabyBoss369]

Nice!

[@iamdaboss13]

Another banger from the bar none best rock band going, life is good!

[@sim911]

Господи, до чего вы крутые! Спасибо, что вы есть!

[@boyday5349]

I love de staat thuis alle albums De beste van allemaal Ik ga waarschijnlijk ook een keer naar pink pop want m'n vader is ook helemaal gek van jullie. Hij en ik krijgen kippenvel als we de muziek al horen. Niks beters als de staat. Alleen begrijpt niet iedereen bij mij op school die mening jammer genoeg. 😂😩😁😅

[@elvismcgentrix5275]

Had to figure out CEST, but I think I have a handle on it now. Can't wait!

[@peepeeman8691]

deze is ZO GOEDDD AHHHHG ✊😔💕💕💕

[@okolekroes8385]

geweldig!!!!!

[@andislezdins9440]

Groovy. Nice one. 🙂

[@2Ursos1]

im speachless...

[@jeffkesner7936]

How can this only have 102 k views?!?!? Epic song and video. When my compatriots ask me what Nederland music sounds like I play them Leef and then this and they freak out. "Wow, so cool."

[@katjahuizinga9053]

Jeetje wat een geweldige mooie supercoooole clip👌

[@matheusbononcressoni6199]

Amazing! Greetings from Brazil! :)

[@komatozaIV]

Ништяк!

[@CircuitDruid]

Friend put me onto your De Staat, but I was not expecting how bonkers the videos were too! Really beginning to make a fan out of me. This is going to be stuck in my head all week :D

[@danielp8433]

damn . "new" song for me , amazing!

[@vaksum]

Великолепно!

[@mauijttewaal]

Cool

[@ricklarondelle5017]

wow, echt een leuke video clip!!! toffe nummer ook 👌👌

[@Basuko37]

Heel erg tof! Treffend!

[@MertCanFrat]

excellent! greetings from turkey

[@mdsc9168]

exellent ..this 2019 u is getting me :)

[@vinnsterpj]

OMG

[@evabours1980]

Wat een prachtige clip!

[@mystireon]

The style kind of reminds me of OK GO, sounds amazing

[@andreasrevich8024]

Это круто!)

[@simonesimone7546]

N°1 Hit Parade Che Non C'è/ Settimana 2019-06-27

[@johnmande7648]

Please no dislike this song is awesome

[@Tije.O]

Jeetje wat goed dit. Ken dit nummer al wel, maar zie nu pas het clipje en dat Lusten (ook al zo goed) meezingt. Chapeau!