Nakhane and Perfume Genius Share Video for New Song “Do You Well”: Watch

Nakhane has shared their new song “Do You Well,” featuring Perfume Genius. Produced by Emre Türkmen with additional production by Nile Rodgers, the new track follows July’s “Tell Me Your Politik,” featuring Rodgers and Moonchild Sanelly. Check out the new Jordan Rossi–directed clip for “Do You Well” below.

Of the collaboration with Perfume Genius, Nakhane said in a statement:

I always thought singing with him would be a beautiful thing. I liked that it’s a song that was not necessarily what people would expect from us: a sad, trauma-mining ballad. Instead I wanted us to make a banger.

Of the video, they added: 

I wanted to explore the intersection of violence and sensuality, the dance of courting someone before you actually have sex with them. It was inspired by a lot of gay-themed films, where we normally see characters wrestling with their inner dialogue before they give in to their desires. So I said why not make that wrestling literal? Of course the inspiration for that was how homoerotic wrestling is.

Nakhane released their debut LP, You Will Not Die, in 2018. Read the review of “Do You Well.”

On December 9, Perfume Genius is performing at Knockdown Center as part of the Pitchfork Presents 2022 Year in Music Showcase. Get tickets at Dice.