Troye Sivan Has A Literally Heart-Wrenching Crush In New 'Lucky Strike' Video

Troye Sivan's "Lucky Strike" video is here, and in the immortal words of Katy Perry, it'll make you feel like you're "living a teenage dream." Much like Perry did in that anthem's 2010 visual, Sivan heads to the coast for a dance-filled romp on the beach. His day on the sand, nevertheless, turns into a slightly gory, still sweet, and certainly surreal scene.


The vintage-looking vid opens on a back-to-blonde Sivan lusting immediately after a jacked, tattooed bartender. He eventually musters up the courage to categorize "just... Whichever and his crush seductively stirs up a cocktail, squeezing Sivan's literal beating heart into the cherry-colored concoction. Director Emma Westenberg — who helmed Janelle Monáe's Grammy-nominated "Pynk" video last year — certainly has a gift for striking, unexpected scenes, and this one is nevertheless another stroke of candy-coated genius.


Turns out, Sivan and Westenberg have a lot more "Lucky Strike" content coming our way — they collaborated with Dropbox for two short films that will document the making of vid. The opening will be accessible on Monday (January 14) at noon ET, while the second will post on Wednesday (January 16) at the same time.


"Lucky Strike" continues the Bloom era's streak of stellar visuals — Sivan had a warehouse party for one in "My My My!", Turned in an avant grade efficiency for the title track, and then linked up with Ariana Grande for "Dance to This." The album dropped back in August, nevertheless because the "Lucky Strike" vid proves, there's still plenty of life in it.