Alicia Keys carrys out hero dutiy in 'It's on again'

"The Amazing Spider-Man 2" won't hit theaters until May 2nd, so in the meantime, Alicia Keys teamed up with rapper Kendrick Lamar to save the world and provide plenty of super-heroic action with the new music video for their contribution to the film, "It's On Again." The inspirational-disco number is the lead single from the upcoming soundtrack for the film "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," conjures a Spidey-like level of drama: "There's no day off for heroes," Keys belts into the camera, between sweeping images of the New York City skyline. "And even when I'm tired, 'go' is the only word I know."

"It's on Again" is your friendly neighborhood 'Spider' jam. The 33-year-old singer-songwriter teamed up with Lamar on this tune, who kicks off the song with a shouty verse and some rapid rhymes then we hear Keys singing of carrying out superhero duties over the everywhere-at-once Pharrell Williams' production and Hans Zimmer's orchestral arrangement, which means the song might have a stronger cast of talent than the movie itself. "I'm very excited to be a part of such a powerful collaboration with Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams and Hans Zimmer," said Keys.
"This is the next chapter in the Spider-Man legacy and we really feel 'It's On Again' captures the experience, the story-and most importantly-the meaning behind the film, which is that we all have the potential to be extraordinary. There's a little bit of a super hero in all of us." The film director Marc Webb said: "We were looking for just the right song to close out the film - a song that would be upbeat and exciting, but also contain a note of foreboding. Alicia's song, 'It's On Again', is the perfect end note." "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" will hit theaters on May 2nd, with the soundtrack set for release on April 22nd.

In the vigilante hero themeed new video, the marquee lineup of Keys, Lamar, and Williams come together, alongside Spider-Man composer Zimmer, who's involved in the film’s score, play some sort of super-team. Together, they unveil a comic-inspired tale which combines scenes from the film alongside their own masterful exploits. In this case, their mission entails reconfiguring the electrical grid to sync with the song's beat, and William uses his insane-hacker genius to turn all of Manhattan's lights into a synchronized light show, as he watches a wall of security cameras. After rebooting his supercomputer, the city's skyscrapers begin throbbing to the song's light-groove wave form.