The official video for "Dancing with a Stranger" by Sam Smith and Normani is a masterclass in "sultry melancholy," currently boasting over on YouTube.
: Directed by Vaughan Arnell and shot in London, the video features the duo moving through a "sleek, stark home" while surrounded by hologram-like projections of dancers. These spectral figures represent the "ephemeral connections" people seek to fill the void after a breakup. The official video for "Dancing with a Stranger"
: The collaboration happened by pure luck at a Los Angeles recording studio. While Sam Smith was writing the track, Normani happened to be recording in the studio next door. Smith, a self-proclaimed superfan of Normani’s former group Fifth Harmony, played her the song, and she recorded her perfect vocals on the spot. played her the song
