Perfume Genius - 'Die 4 You' (Official Video)

[@benjpierce]

are you kidding me this is stunning

[@ninaabercrombie5246]

Ben J. Pierce Hey! love your videos!

[@diana-ms1ww]

Ben J. Pierce ben AGGSHSJKSS 😍😭

[@racheldarmawangsa9589]

Ben J. Pierce Ben!!!

[@serenityhopkins6222]

IKR

[@tomyelland1355]

Ben J. Pierce you’re stunning x

[@Diatonic5th]

That minor to major key change halfway through the song is fucking gorgeous. Well done.

[@Schelby.Lo1]

Especially the beginning of this song is really mesmerizing. First heard it in "True Detective". It brought me here.

[@Blairskirock]

The song is dope and the video got a straight boy straight sweatin

[@Diplomastronaut]

Boy you aint straight for that comment.

[@lioneaglegriffin]

something is amiss on the kinsey scale.

[@mc_dibia]

not so straight now are ya

[@TheDomaZog]

dead

[@jay1jayf]

Blair Johnson "straight " sure buddy

[@ccm8907]

Limit every second left Until I'm off balance Oh love I'm there in spirit Each and every breath I spend You are collecting Oh love See it through I would die 4 you Each and every breath I spend You are collecting Limit every second left 'Til I'm off balance Each and every breath I spend Oh my love, oh my love Take your time Oh my love, take your time Oh my love, oh my love Oh my love, oh my love Take your time Oh my love, take your time See it through

[@cirilo0620]

I just now heard this song and this band for the first time, Thanks to Jodie Foster's new movie on HBO called 'True Detective: Night Country. The minute I heard the singers voice I knew I had to find out who is this!! The woman singing has a haunting, amazing voice. I was taken back somewhere else in time. I'm a new FAN and subscriber! Love, love, love this!!. Thank you

[@fancypuss]

It's Mike Hadreas singing 😊

[@kromeo8949]

That's wild! True Country brought me here too! I was just binging season 4 and no sooner did I hear this song, than I had to pause and Google it. So glad I did! Both the song and the video are sensual feasts.

[@gregoryjohnson7279]

Wow this is the shit

[@sahansalem4352]

I am here thanks to Jodie Foster’s new show as well. So grateful for this masterpiece ❤

[@tapeworm5000]

yep. but that's a dude.

[@dzejnxD]

I have this strange feeling that this song is essential for my existence

[@pcores]

i felt the same

[@jamesjensen5205]

When you say a song is unforgettable.

[@elisalopez311]

The duality. The elegance. The tenderness. The sensuality.

[@TheMarkoPolo2011]

One of my favorite tracks from the album. That shift into the major key halfway through is absolutely sublime.

[@RafaelAlvez]

I'm addicted to this song. His voice is amazing, when I'm hearing this is like I'm flying, goddddd

[@jamesjensen7834]

I listen to this daily.

[@_fig.8]

sade. portishead. cronenberg. j'adore!

[@kiku2716]

fig. 8 YAAAS Also, Gozer the Gozerian for daaaaaays

[@evmercury]

And also Prince (I Would Die 4 U)

[@_fig.8]

certainly. though i cannot bring myself to speak his name yet.

[@evmercury]

I feel you

[@leomm182]

UNKLE too

[@damian6795]

PERFUME GENIUS I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THAT I AM HERE USING CAPITAL LETTERS AND TALKING DIRECTLY TO YOU LIKE MY AUNT OFTEN DOES WITH HER ARTISTS

[@marinarodi447]

Chandler?

[@drewmiller8825]

I love this lol

[@FrankFrankieFranko]

THIS COMMENT

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

@@FrankFrankieFranko your username 👁👄👍

[@missmollyo3742]

@@drewmiller8825 qqqqqqq¹

[@jasun_05]

I want to hear a collaboration with Frank Ocean and Perfume Genius. There productions styles and lyrical styles would make for an interesting project.

[@yum0101]

yesssssss

[@cheesecakelasagna]

We would all ascend into heaven. Same with acollab with Florence + the Machine and Hozier.

[@luciana.7567]

Omgg yess

[@CraigWedd]

Yessss. This

[@des4316]

no

[@shiksha1971]

...talk about underrated? this is the most beautiful thing i’ve ever seen

[@fullup91]

the melody, his voice and the instruments all push this to the edge. I was moved

[@LenapeSF]

A melange of hypnotic, disturbingly beautiful images & vocal purity. TY for posting this one.

[@novak6116]

I will buy this album and put it on the top shelf. This is the right place for this genius.

[@spacecookiesvlog]

I'm shook. That's the first song of him I ever heard and it's terrific.

[@Hogy58]

anyone else feeling Sade influence on this track?

[@specificsoup]

Yes, when I first heard this I was thinking, "It sounds like it starts in the middle of a Sade song." It kind of doesn't sound like it has a beginning. And I love that.

[@KosOrSomeSayKosmo]

I was coming to make that exact comment!

[@nisaak2274]

@@specificsoup can i ask you something? whats mean 'Sade', its mean sad or not

[@javierrubinan5644]

Yeah, also Portishead

[@Hogy58]

@@javierrubinan5644 word, good point

[@ixtilbenlen]

Netflix's The Rain brought me here and absolutely in love with the song and video 😊😊😊

[@dadandsonbeach9086]

Me too

[@vanessatetek7577]

weird i was lead here from searching because i heard it on netflix's wentworth today such a good song and video

[@bgb411]

@@vanessatetek7577 it's actually Foxtel's and is just on Netflix, but same! How about that 7th season?? And great song.

[@love0the0fans]

@@vanessatetek7577 SAME! The scene where they found Kaz's body! I knew I needed this song in my life instantly lol

[@danibourne8997]

Vanessa tatek I came here from wentworth too it's where the inmates find out kaz is dead

[@MJV6777]

❤ I'm your new fan. your music is from another planet. fills my soul. greetings from Argentina

[@bellaswan77]

Too much love for Mike!!!!! Your music saves lives! I want to see you performing live so bad!

[@DAYANARA0712ify]

The Rain (NETFLIX) brought me here😍 Simone & Martin❤

[@ShedonistaShamanatrix]

Full Body Goosebumps, everything about this is so breathtaking, lush, viscerally gorgeous, SO NEXT LEVEL. Bellissimo, My Queen! 💋

[@Nes352]

It's simply brilliant.

[@Kite2554]

Strange, but beautifull! I never would have found music like this without KZbin... Fantastic!

[@kapuryear]

I am so happy how confident he's become!! unbelievably sexy.

[@ninaabercrombie5246]

kapuryear I mean compare this to Lookout, Lookout and you can see the difference. he was so fragile and shy back then and now he's literally gyrating all over the place haha

[@kapuryear]

Avalon Young lol. I know! I've seen him live 3 times since 2012 and there is an unbelievable difference. His earlier work is so different from now. The first 2 albums were dark and hauntingly beautiful. Queen and no shape are beautiful in a much more positive "F*** you, I am who I am" kind of way. He is my favorite artist and I am just happy that he seems to have healed in many ways. I get to see him again May 19!

[@ninaabercrombie5246]

kapuryear lucky, I'd love to see him but I think he doesn't play close to where I am. too bad. you have fun tho!

[@kapuryear]

Avalon Young Where are you from? he tours Europe and U.S.. Just gotta keep up. I've been waiting forever for him to come back near North Carolina.

[@ninaabercrombie5246]

kapuryear oh yeah, I leave in Ohio so I don't really know about that. wish he came a bit closer

[@BrandonJ52]

Well, congratulations, Mr. Hadreas. I am head over stilettos in love with you. You are exploding with talent. Too Bright was a raging success, in my eyes, and so far, No Shape is blowing my mind. There's a luscious career ahead of you. I can't wait.

[@sergioferreira3122]

oh Mike, I can't take all of this at once! too much to handle. you're more than brilliant, you are PERFECTION

[@filmlogisticsmanage]

Never heard of Perfume Genius until about two weeks ago. Saw a clip of this music video on a KZbin ad and HAD to know what it was. I absolutely love it! Love the whole thing: the voice, the music, the lyrics, the choreography, the imagery. Incredibly sensual and surrendering. I'll be buying all his albums as soon as I have the money. And that ear cuff! although, I've looked and can't find anything like it. :P

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

Listen to felt mountain by goldfrapp

[@ritxisj8421]

Jodidamente brillante, con una sensibilidad contenida y un gusto alucinante!

[@TigressCalliope]

On the one hand, I want to watch this on repeat or have some other way of watching him dance for hours on end. But on the other, I'm not sure I could handle that much pure gorgeousness.

[@itsmekiki6508]

True Detective Night Country brought me here...

[@seanmichael7714]

Same lol

[@AnyDirectionP]

Same thing

[@Cantetinza17]

This is amazing. I'm choreographing a pole routine or floorwork to this song.

[@drewmiller8825]

I just came across the end of this on the radio trying my new speaker out and I HAD to find it! I love this so much! Sincerely, A pre-T transman 💚

[@sowhitney]

i found this on that genius website that tells you the meaning behind lyrics. I cannot express how complete this made me feel. I've been so incredibly drawn to this song and now I know why lol . . . . Featuring Mike Hadreas’s hushed voice and a simple electric piano, “Die 4 You” puts a spin on a common trope found in love songs, sacrificing life for a loved one. Hadreas told The FADER that this song is about erotic asphyxiation, a fetish where people restrict their oxygen intake during sexual activity. He explained that “It’s a metaphor for giving all of yourself to someone else. You can push it so far that I might even die and that would be OK.”

[@M_mgm]

Yes. Spot on 💯

[@justinpoirier2748]

I love the trip hop feel of this one. Beautiful song.

[@sijye]

Every song by him needs to be twice as long. Please and thank you.

[@LeenaStark]

It's a damn shame that *POSE* ( _the series_ ) failed to include ANY of Perfume Genius songs throughout both seasons! PG career should be soaring off the charts + everyone who has mostly come to know of him is through *Mr Robot* and the independent ( *gem* ) of a film titled *Freak Show* !!!

[@marcosbandini]

What a wonderful video! The way Mike Hadreas dances on it reminds me of Ney Matogrosso.

[@cookafarted1249]

Limit every second left Until I'm off balance Oh, love I'm there in spirit, ooh Each and every breath I spend You are collecting See it through I would die for you Each and every breath I spend You are collecting, mm Limit every second left 'Til I'm off balance, mm Each and every breath I spend Oh, my love, oh, my love Take your time Oh, my love, take your time Oh, my love, oh my love Oh my love, oh my love Take your time Oh, my love, take your time See it through

[@CristalCrossUniverse]

Seriously heard like ten seconds of this song and downloaded the album and have been listening on repeat for several days now. New favorite artist. ❤️💋

[@bgb411]

So hauntingly beautiful. I'll be thinking about this video for days.

[@mateusz0118]

Perfume Genius is our hero. Thank you, Mike!

[@ShannonF27]

In 4 days I get to see this gorgeous creature perform! Ah, I can't wait!

[@ChizzyG115]

ShannonF27 12 for me!

[@ShannonF27]

Ahhh! We are so lucky! Enjoy the show!

[@Nanomakashi]

The fashion is everything

[@jb8280]

I love seeing all those who’ve found MHxPG via other platforms. The point being is…you’ve found his genius. True art. Fine art. The purest kind that exudes from his every pore. No was lucky to catch him early with his Learning album. He has glowed…no, illuminated with each release since. Every album is a bigger bolder step into a future that solely bends to his shape.

[@Vesperon]

(Copied from my review of the album "No Shape", on Google Play Store) Thank you for the new album! It's a work of art. Some people may not understand it, but... you're speaking my language! Raw emotion. I heard hints of Explosions in the Sky, Patrick Watson, Cher, Boards of Canada, Air and a ... jazzy sexy something, while still holding true to your unique sound. My favorite tracks are "Die 4 You", which made me want to sing along in the first 5 seconds without ever hearing the song, and "Run Me Through", with it's catchy Rhodes synth hook. Throughout, Perfume Genius has a great sound, vocals coming in crisp and clear, with broad harmonies and a great mix to the rest of the album. His best album yet. This music video? Artistic! Love the slow mo to fast...mo stuff. In the second half of the song he uses his voice like an instrument. It sounds like a modified trumpet! Hot stuff Mr Genius

[@lukas4112]

“Each and every breath I spend You are collecting” The double and seemingly contradictory meanings of it. One meaning: you’re making out with somebody, they’re collecting your breathe by breathing it in themselves, becoming one being formed through love and passion, sort of like what Plato talks about in Symposium. The other meaning: like money, you spend and someone collects. This can be seen a a transaction of sorts instead of a process of becoming whole. Someone collecting another’s breathe therefore becomes a detriment. In a literal sense, it can even mean death. My interpretation of this song is like being in a relationship that you’re super passionate in, being so in love with someone that you don’t care if they kill you because the feeling of becoming one with someone is so warm and alluring.

[@tylerdavidhall]

I CAN'T STOP WATCHING/LISTENING TO THIS! Huge inspiration, thank you!

[@samoezsamoez]

Hay que reconocer que este tema es brillante!!! Greetings from south of Chile 🇨🇱🙌

[@mycatloveswhiskas]

no shape = album of the year

[@danielet612]

yesssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@meredithbennett9131]

Do not feed the trolls. Love to Mike from Texas.

[@johnpangarakis396]

No Kendrick Lamar Damn is actual music

[@alyas3953]

I agree! But we also can't forget Lust for Life by Lana

[@charliez077]

Lust for Life - honestly I feel like so far her singles have been a bit underwhelming (the chorus of the lead single is just awkward as hell), but we'll see. this Perfume Genius single is fantastic.

[@ginadow3375]

season 4,episode 5 of True Detective bright me here and I'm so very glad it did

[@werosialonska834]

The rain ❤️ Love this song

[@dadandsonbeach9086]

Netflix the rain im with you

[@inhabitantofearth]

Wentworth brought me here...beautiful song, beautiful video

[@no03294]

what a visionary, such a stunning piece of work. we are so lucky he is making art

[@fadargenforlife]

Wow. You embody pure sensuality. Not lust. Your love is biblical. Thank you for your art. God bless!

[@marlemafa]

there are some elements of this video that remind me of Jesse Kanda and Arca's collaboration. one of my favorite songs- it's a clear demonstration of Hadreas giving space to the lyrics as a mood piece where past song lyrics stood front and center.

[@balletfan4154]

Kind of reminds me of a perfume add, which is fitting.

[@foobawooba]

Duh lmao the bands name

[@xmintx]

Ok I literally fell in love with this song and I’m literally dying with happiness everytime I listen to it I LOVE YOU SO MUCHHHHHHHHH ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@luannaaaaa]

only a chihuahua enthusiast could make a song and a music video this perfect

[@PoppyB2011]

As long as I live I will never understand the down votes on certain things on KZbin. That being said, 419 people are seriously impaired and shouldn't be awake enough to point and click. This is high art, it's stunning. The music is gorgeous. Come on people WTF?

[@gingersnaps1045]

I heard this beautiful song on Radio Zen Romania. Right away I fell in love with it. When I listen to the song it takes me to a place that’s unbelievably sensual. The video is touching and stunning! I’m a fan! ❤️🎶❤️

[@andrewharald88]

Hi 👋

[@TwiPrime]

Though I've listened to Perfume Genius before, I've only just discovered the videos! The sensuality is just insane! I love them!

[@saxonmckenzie2274]

So talented 😘😘😘😘

[@tesseraph]

I showed my friends this masterpiece. They said nothing has ever made them think of me as much as this did. I only heard of Perfume Genius yesterday and all I can say is THANK GOODNESS I DID.

[@donfrost2962]

I feel a lot of the same energy I feel when listening to Sade. Love this

[@angelicacorinaldesi]

Always so artistic and original, every song and video is a masterpiece! Love you x

[@lovedove2661]

I am in love with this artist's work of art. This is the first song I have heard from the album "No Shape" and it brought tears to my eyes. I am an artist myself but some artists have the gift to reach into your soul and Perfume Genius did that to me. I write songs and I sing but this particular song unleashed a love so deep inside me towards my music and myself.

[@alyas3953]

What a fucking masterpiece

[@foobawooba]

WHERES MY WENTWORTH GANGGGG This song was perfect for the scene, inaudibility except for this song as everyone is informed that loved Kaz has been killed.

[@jasminesethi8079]

Omg yyaaas! Hi5 I just saw that episode today & this song gives me the feels its Awesomeness! Kaz went so soon though...I started liking her

[@danibourne4629]

I loved kaz she was one of my faves

[@juliajane3161]

AHHH I WAS LOOKING FOR THIS COMMENT

[@sharonlennon4475]

Found this group watching hemlock grove with sister song In it looked it up and the voice and videos are hauntingly beautiful 😍

[@shimowilliams]

great cinematography and production design

[@jamesjensen5205]

I visit this song way to much..again and again.. it has become a part of me.. throughout the years..

[@Ravenq222]

Channelling some kind of genius. Best stuff he's done yet.

[@cryingchurch]

ive been watching you videos and crying because your art makes me so emotional. Thanks for making music.

[@BK-carchic]

The wardrobe is always fantastic.

[@florabacher1516]

This is incredible & so much art... It's enchanting me...

[@KristinaKoppel]

i'm so in love with this video. so beautiful.

[@TBBMusicBlog]

Damn. This is so good.

[@alexandria6438]

Dear Perfume Genius, You're real genius! You made me believe that body art and playing without shame of myself is possible in this world. You stole my heart 💘

[@Sabrinaaa36]

this is breath taking thank you Dan for recommending this

[@Techlolegy]

I hope to God this was an unintentionally Pun ahaha

[@cheesecakelasagna]

And I'm collecting. Btw who's Dan? Dan Smith?

[@KayleighStarkey12]

Words cannot express how I feel about this video and song. I'm hypnotized...

[@jfox9632]

I wanna be mike hadreas when I grow up

[@razvanradoiu]

Why not be him right now?

[@sergioferreira3122]

why not be yourself

[@fifibens596]

why not just let people become who they want to? (better question) i mean something like : -Hum; simply respect every single choice of all people.

[@sergioferreira3122]

that's kind of a philosophical question, because you know, if you decide to be who or what ever you decide, you are deciding, so just be yourself because you think, therefore you are and wow I just reminded myself of Descartes

[@PEPSIMAX2013]

he looks exactly like ERASURE

[@kenziesmith6054]

Lowkey found this on Wentworth. 😍😍😍🧡💛

[@SydneyAshton-pc2gd]

@kenziesmith6054 Me too, just got Netflix this year and finished all 100 episodes of Wentworth. The scene when Kaz was killed is when I heard this song.

[@LADYLUCK7804]

Beautiful and haunting! Voice gives me the chills and the lyrics are unforgettable!

[@pulsatronik]

greetings from Brazil! Hope to see you here again :)

[@ivanildosoaresjr8295]

A masterpiece, brilliant Perfume Genius!

[@PeterMuskMusic]

i love it.. its so soothin... im in awe

[@shawn7536]

This was my favorite song off the new record!!! Love the video! Love the album👏🏻

[@Angel4UTwo]

I thought it was a girl singing when I first heard the song and I come here and rather blown away. That minor into that major key. DAMN!!!! I felt the chills on that one. Holy shit!! What is it that he is looking and dancing too? I couldn’t make it out all that well.

[@gharrison04]

Slip Away was incredible. But this is breathtaking.

[@basetsana_M]

I'm transported! This is amazing. This song as a whole, but I appreciate the constant beat-change from 1:45😭😍! So glorious!

[@thealexpsmithband1197]

Mike--we've got to admit, you put the "art" back into music. Thanks for keeping it real vs. some of this other stuff our fellow musicians are putting out!

[@DrTheocon]

I "Die 4 You". The dancing captivates me completely.

[@lucaiss]

i'm so happy you filmed a video for it! i love this song at first listen

[@kevmagill5163]

romance and love distilled into it's sweetest venom.

[@amfn5]

PURE ART

[@cheesecakelasagna]

The "hook" or the intro/verse melody has been haunting my mind for months now. Can't help but sing it with the wrong words lol.

[@prehshush7736]

so badass! i've got chills!