New artist Johnny Orlando has released his new music video for the track “Last Summer”.
Shot in Toronto, the music video for “Last Summer” was directed by Aaron A who has worked with a variety of artists including Nelly Furtado and Alessia Cara. Orlando and his sister Darian worked closely with Aaron A and the entire creative team to develop a unique video treatment and key elements with included inviting fans to be a part of the experience and be a part of the video.
“For 10 months of the year I look forward to the summer,” shares Orlando. “ Winters in Canada are long, cold and dark and school is super stressful. I always get excited when June starts. That’s how you know it’s time to stay up late, be with friends and hopefully find a special girl. Then September comes back around and the fall settles in. No more hot weather, or swimming or time to do what you want, and there’s a whole lot of assignments and tests. Sometimes I wish I had a time machine and could go back to the start of last summer.”
“Last Summer” is the follow up single to his label debut smash hit “What If” with actress Mackenzie Ziegler. The summer track garnered over 49 million streams across global platforms. The music video, which has currently over 17 million views on YouTube, premiered on Apple Music and hit #1 on Apple Music and iTunes in 25 markets. It peaked at #1 on global musical.ly song chart and was on the Viral 50 Spotify chart in 33 countries.