Eminem & Sia's "Guts Over Fear" Banks on Boxing & High Drama
UPDATE (11/24): For a song that reveals the inner workings of Eminem's mind and heart on a level we've never seen before, "Guts Over Fear" touches on some troubling, universal themes about giving up, feeling down and out and confronting a sense of helplessness when facing adversity—and getting through it all. The video is a gorgeous and gut-wrenching visual foil for the intense emotional turmoil of the track, and Em and Sia have really outdone themselves with this five-minute epic.
In the clip for "Guts Over Fear," a boxer is struggling to get by in Michigan with an alcoholic father, a stack of bills that need to be paid, a frustrated girlfriend and a terrible dishwashing job that keeps him away from his time at the gym. Slowly, everything in the boxer's life starts to unravel, his dad gets arrested, he loses his job and he fights with his love. He turns to the ring for a huge match, and we're left wondering if he gets his big break or if he winds up with a broken face.
Eminem pops in throughout the narrative, while Sia's represented by the lovely Chantelle Brown-Young (of America's Next Top Model fame) sporting the singer's trademark blonde bob. Watch "Guts Over Fear" above, and pick up Shady XV today.
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