"Valentino" is a song by British synthpop band Years & Years and British singer MNEK. The song was written by Olly Alexander and MNEK, the latter of whom served as the track's producer. Accompanied by a music video, "Valentino" was released on 15 February 2019 by Polydor Records, and was featured on the re-release version of Years & Years' second studio album, Palo Santo (2018). The music video was filmed in Stockholm, Sweden, and was directed by Jordan Rossi.[1][2][3]
In popular culture
On November 29, 2021, Hazbin Hotel storyboard artists Arielle Somerville and Tony Raphielle released a music video featuring the song. The music video is an animatic of the characters Valentino, Vox, and Angel Dust, with series creator Vivienne Medrano calling it "a perfect song [with] a kickass visual".[4] Following Raphielle's work on the music videos for "Addict" and "Poison",[5] a fully-animated version of the music video is in development.[6]
^Raphielle, Tony; Somerville, Arielle (July 17, 2020). Hazbin Hotel "ADDICT" Music Video Storyboards! (18+ Animatic). Raphielle II. Retrieved July 17, 2020 – via YouTube. Well if you were wondering where I've been, this is your answer! After years of dabbling in storyboarding, I've finally gotten an opportunity to work on a professional animated project, and by some crazy cosmic coincidence I was hired to do boards for Angel Dust, a character that I truly believe changed my life this year with how much he's inspired me. Angel means everything to me and I'm so thankful and honored that I was able to help work on his official cannon (I'm guilty that I adore Valentino too, so getting to work on both him and Angel together…UGH, YES). Seriously this whole process blew my mind, I hope everyone enjoyed what I contributed, I love the SpindleHorse team and I cannot wait to help with more in the future :')
