WATCH: MKTO Bring Us Back A Few Years And Drop A Video For ‘Just Imagine It’
WATCH: MKTO Bring Us Back A Few Years And Drop A Video For ‘Just Imagine It’
The video depicts a feeling of optimism during this difficult time
Multi-Platinum duo MKTO unveiled an official video for fan-favorite “Just Imagine It.” The track was released five years ago on their EP Bad Girls and has amassed over 72 million streams. It provides a feeling of optimism for fans, especially in this time of self-isolation. “Just Imagine It” by MKTO portrays a powerful message to use your voice to create positivity and manifest the energy into the world – an incredibly relevant message. Malcolm Kelly of MKTO shares: “the song is relatable because we all hope for this to get better. We have to hope and continue to practice love at this time so we can all get through it together.”
The video is set in a bare theater – no chairs, decorations, or plants. The camera follows the duo around the fairly large room, as they passionately belt their verses and sing the chorus that provides optimism, even just for a second. The large, empty room symbolizes the eternal feeling of loneliness, but Oller and Kelly’s energy throughout the visual contradicts the negativity with their positive energy.
Tony Oller of the duo explains the relativity the song has on today’s pandemic crisis: “I think we should just focus on what we can do as individuals to help our fellow humans right now. The amount of workers working on the front lines daily with a disease that is killing more and more, they are the heroes. I’m more grateful for them and want to do anything we can do to support them, which is why social distancing and quarantining yourself is the best way to help if you’re not sure what to do. They’re more important than any upcoming election.”
Together, Kelley and Oller blur the lines between pop and R&B with timeless charisma and an enviable level of swagger. MKTO took the pop world by storm with their double-platinum worldwide smash “Classic” which reached #8 on the Billboard Top 40 chart, has garnered over 636 million streams, and transformed into a worldwide sensation with platinum and gold certifications in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, United Kingdom, and Denmark. Meanwhile, MKTO’s self-titled full-length debut yielded other breakout hits such as “Thank You,” “God Only Knows,” and “American Dream.” Between selling out headline dates on three continents and supporting Demi Lovato in arenas, the next few years were a whirlwind for MKTO, with national TV performances on The Late Late Show with James Corden, Good Morning America, and the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, a performance for the First Family at the White House, and performing “Classic” on stage with Taylor Swift.
