Ne-Yo Dances Heart Out To Win 'One in a Million'

Smooth crooner Ne-Yo really is dropping these music videos like its hot. He strikes yet again with a brand new video for his new single "One In A Million," which is a continuation of where his last two videos, "Champagne Life" & "Beautiful Monster." The smooth mid-tempo cut is adopting the title of Aaliyah's classic tune, and the third single off his upcoming fourth studio album "Libra Scale," set to drop in stores on October 5. The latest installment in Ne-Yo's mini movie features him trying to charm his way into the heart of a young woman who is clearly not interested. Check out the video to see if Ne-Yo's charming ways, wizardry, and smooth steps actually win the girl over after the jump.
"One in a Million" is crafted like a screenplay. The record tells the story of three garbage men, Jerome, Clyde and Leroy, who are granted everything they could ever want including superpowers. However, there's a catch: they can never fall in love. When Jerome falls for vivacious no-nonsense stunner Ms. "One in a Million" Pretti Sinclair, she contracts a strain of his super-powers and suffers an adverse reaction that effectively drives her crazy. In this song Jerome meets the sarcastic Sinclair for the first time and her welcome for him is anything but warm. In an interview with Essence magazine, Ne-Yo was asked about his inspiration for the song's music video. He replied: "Libra Scale's visual inspiration comes from my love of dark movies like 'The Matrix' or 'The Dark Knight' but also from my love of romantic comedies. This element is showcased more in part 3: "One in a Million."
"One in a Million" is an R&B ballad, very catchy and filled with heart-felt lyrics that should make any woman swoon, but it just doesn't seem to work for poor Ne-Yo. He tries everything from floating roses to breaking out into an impromptu choreographed dance routine in the middle of the street to impress his dream girl. The woman is extremely resistant through all of his attempts and one can't help but remember Ne-Yo being told not to fall in love in the second video. The new video for "One in a Million" recalls Micheal Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel," the gloved one's 1987 girl-chasing clip. Instead of following a vixen through an alley in the middle of the night with a posse of dancing goons, Ne-Yo and a gang of gentlemen prance through city streets clean in shirts, slacks, and wingtips. Ne-Yo, a self-described M.J. fanatic, does a wonderful job being true to himself without turning this into a corny carbon copy. We can see Jackson's influence, but there's no crotch-grabbing plagiarism.
"One in a Million" has the power to put that love-stricken smile on any woman's face. Catchy yet relatively simple, the rhythmic Indian drum beat courtesy of Chuck Harmony and Ne-Yo's sexy, buttery voice make you truly believe the girl he's singing to is actually one in a million. The sugar sweet lyrics melt the soul, and are sure to be the inspiration for wedding vows everywhere this fall. In addition, look out for Million's music video, since the entire album is based on a short story Ne-Yo wrote and is bringing to life in a series of ten minute music videos. The 30-year-old has become so good at transitioning his style of singing close to Michael Jackson's vocal range that it’s become pretty uncanny. The track, a mid-tempo joint sure to bring the summer to a smooth close.