bad girls do it well

First caught wind of M.I.A:'s “Bad Girls” on the last day of 2010, when an early version was released on M.I.A.’sVicki Leekx tape. The Arabic pop-inflected banger was re-released this past week. While the original was a stripped-down sketch, here super-producer Danjahas given the track a facelift. The video, shot by French director (and Creator!) Romain Gavras, is set in a dreamy Saudi Arabian desert scene. It was actually filmed in Ouarzazate, Morocco, one-time crossing point for African traders and current home to one of the largest film studios on the planet—Lawrence Of Arabia, The Mummy, and Gladiator were all shot there.

We’re psyched Noisey is premiering this thing for the launch of their YouTube channel.

(article by Vice/Noisey)