Kelly Rowland has released the brave new video for her uber-emotional and personal confessional song, "Dirty Laundry," the second single from Rowland's latest fourth studio album, "Talk a Good Game." The personal ballad is an emotional one for the Destiny's Child alum as a musical confessional, in which the singer discusses a past abusive relationship and has had to set the record straight openly and confesses to being jealous of her friend and former bandmate Beyoncé's major solo success.
"Dirty Laundry" is a R&B ballad, built around R&B jam spools and a piano-led melody. It details a frank and often poignant commentary on the Rowland's life, particularly focusing on her time following the release of her debut album, "Simply Deep," in 2002. The phrase 'dirty laundry' is used to describe someone's secrets that they don't want anyone to find out about. The track was penned by The-Dream, who compiled the lyrics from different personal stories that Rowland shared, is constructed in chapters, each detailing a different part of Rowland's life.
After tossing Beyoncé into her dirty laundry, the songstress then proceeds to detail a relationship with a verbally and physically abusive boyfriend. who drove a wedge between her and Beyoncé. The track is raw and pulls heavily at the heartstrings and the chorus illustrates that she has been long longing to 'air her dirty laundry' for a while. Rowland's voice drips with a hard-earned wisdom, the kind that only crystallizes after processing dark things and coming out the other side bearing the scars of experience."
The Sarah McColgan-directed dark video is the perfect, tear-soaked catharsis that the song itself deserves. It shows off Rowland in a vulnerable state, as she dines with her abusive (ex) boyfriend before singing in a chair and lying in the fetal position in a pool of water, while the 32-year-old R&B singer began crying and confessing the lyrics of the song. The clip ends with what could be a hopeful moment: Rowland staring into a mirror, facing her own reflection and processing the pain. A pretty simple, yet powerful visual.
"Dirty Laundry" is a R&B ballad, built around R&B jam spools and a piano-led melody. It details a frank and often poignant commentary on the Rowland's life, particularly focusing on her time following the release of her debut album, "Simply Deep," in 2002. The phrase 'dirty laundry' is used to describe someone's secrets that they don't want anyone to find out about. The track was penned by The-Dream, who compiled the lyrics from different personal stories that Rowland shared, is constructed in chapters, each detailing a different part of Rowland's life.
After tossing Beyoncé into her dirty laundry, the songstress then proceeds to detail a relationship with a verbally and physically abusive boyfriend. who drove a wedge between her and Beyoncé. The track is raw and pulls heavily at the heartstrings and the chorus illustrates that she has been long longing to 'air her dirty laundry' for a while. Rowland's voice drips with a hard-earned wisdom, the kind that only crystallizes after processing dark things and coming out the other side bearing the scars of experience."
The Sarah McColgan-directed dark video is the perfect, tear-soaked catharsis that the song itself deserves. It shows off Rowland in a vulnerable state, as she dines with her abusive (ex) boyfriend before singing in a chair and lying in the fetal position in a pool of water, while the 32-year-old R&B singer began crying and confessing the lyrics of the song. The clip ends with what could be a hopeful moment: Rowland staring into a mirror, facing her own reflection and processing the pain. A pretty simple, yet powerful visual.
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