In the new video for “Thousand Miles,” Kid Laroi is his own worst enemy. Early in 2021, the singer teased the tune on social media.
In the video for his new song, “Thousand Miles,” The Kid Laroi finds himself in a war between good and evil, with the Australian singer playing both the hero and the villain in the Christian Breslauer-directed piece.
The good-natured Laroi (dressed in all-white, of course) is constantly at conflict with his more malevolent alter-ego, who wears a crimson suit, paying respect to the “shoulder angel” and “shoulder devil” image. The gentler version of Laroi’s goals are foiled by his evil character in a variety of violently campy ways, including being run over by a steamroller, pulled behind a car, and shoved in front of moving automobiles, whether attempting to pick up a barista, eat an ice cream cone, or simply go home.
“Thousand Miles” has been circulating for a while, with Kid Laroi first previewing the song on social media in early 2021 and then performing it live later that year. Earlier this month, the pop star attempted to utilize the song’s refrain — “Here goes another mistake I know I’m gon’ make, I know I’m gon’ make tonight” — to suggest that working with Braun was his last major blunder. Braun then clarified the situation, claiming that he was in on the joke, that the two are fine, and that Laroi was only working with producer Andrew Watt, a Braun customer.
“Thousand Miles” is the Kid Laroi’s first single of 2022, and it’s set to appear on his formal first studio album, which will be titled Kids Are Growing Up, according to the Kid Laroi. The album follows Kid Laroi’s debut mixtape, F*ck Love, which was released in 2020 and was reissued three times in the following two years with new songs, including his hit collaboration with Justin Bieber, “Stay.”
