Nicole Scherzinger shows her softer side in a classy new video for the emotional power ballad Run, about her on/off romance with Formula 1 star Lewis Hamilton. During the recording of he video she was brought to tears, “The song is deeply personal to me and it does show another side to me, a vulnerable side that people don’t normally get to see, a more raw side, an authentic side,” Nicole told Rap-Up TV in a recent interview.
This bittersweet ballad, produced by Felix Snow, with its intensely emotional vocal does show off the diva’s powerful voice. The video, set in a beautiful stately home, is very understated and vulnerable – the perfect treatment for the song.
Run is the third single from Scherzinger’s sophomore album Big Fat Lie which features a collaboration with T.I. and production from Tricky Stewart and The-Dream. Scherzinger has cited Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope (1997) and Sade as major influences. She said that the album is “vibey, it’s cool, it’s got a lot of soul and it’s a very personal album to me.” Her short-lived break-up with boyfriend Lewis Hamilton was the main inspiration behind the new album. The 36-year-old star started dating Hamilton in 2007, before breaking up three years later. They briefly got together twice more over the next two years and finally got back together for good in March 2014. She has hinted that marriage could be on the cards in the future.
