Buzzy British rapper and songstress Bree Runway has linked up with fellow pop sensation Khalid for a brand new duet, “Be The One.” The single and music video are out now through Motown Records.
A wedding of Bree’s U.Okay. fashion and Khalid’s American sensibilities, “Be The One” is a breezy mix of R&B and pop with nation tendencies.
“This collaboration is special to me for more than one reason,” Bree explains in a press launch.
“I’m obsessed with this song; our voices marry together perfectly. It magically came together from a hangout in the studio; I love Khalid for his light and his incredible character, I’m really proud to call him a friend, and now musical collaborator.”
Khalid provides, “I’ve been a supporter of Bree since long before I even met her, and I have always been a fan of her artistry. She has always been a superstar in my eyes, and I’m beyond excited to share this moment and collaboration with someone who I can call a genuine friend!”
The video directed by Zachary Bailey finds the pair within the L.A. desert, belting out the refrain with the backdrop of a lovely sundown. Reflecting on the inspiration behind the video, Bree defined, “when I think of this song I think, Shania Twain, ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much.’” She wished the video for “Be The One,” to have “the same sort of cleanliness of Shania but [with] that Bree Runway edge.”
Speaking about filming with Khalid, she additional stated, “I want the beauty, fun and silliness of our friendship to really come across to the viewer…I think it’s important that we both represent two black pop stars doing pop star shit in the video, and just two humans singing their hearts out as a call out to ‘The One,’ wherever they are out there.”