So far, the best part of 50 Shades of Grey is the soundtrack. In Earned It, The Weeknd gets up close and personal with a bunch of professional dancer’s pasties. The video culminates with a naked and bound Dakota Johnson, doing her best acting ever. (Seriously, girlfriend is decidedly boring.) The music video was directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, who’s also directing the movie — so prepare for some super steamy references to Anastasia’s inner goddess to really get you going this Valentine’s Day.
While the song itself is hauntingly gorgeous, the video is oddly similar to the FKA twigs Pendulum video and the pasties are a little bit reminiscent of Charli XCX and Rita Ora’s latest. I know I should be shocked, but it was better when twigs did it — especially since as a former professional dancer, it was beautiful and moving. In Earned It, Dakota just hangs there like a wet rag (see what I did there?). twigs created a dialogue about female sexuality through her work, while Dakota is used as a prop in an unoriginal way.
Unfortunately, even when boring, sex sells. (Actually, that explains everything about 50 Shades of Grey.)
Here’s the full soundtrack list, in case you want to create a booty call playlist for the weeknd:
1 “I Put a Spell On You (Fifty Shades of Grey)” – Annie Lennox
2. “Undiscovered” – Laura Welsh
3. “Earned It (Fifty Shades Of Grey)” – The Weeknd
4. “Meet Me In the Middle” – Jessie Ware
5. “Love Me Like You Do” – Ellie Goulding
6. “Haunted (Michael Diamond Remix)” – Beyoncé
7. “Salted Wound” – Sia
8. “Beast Of Burden” – The Rolling Stones
9. “I’m On Fire” – AWOLNATION
10. “Crazy In Love (2014 Remix)” – Beyoncé
11. “Witchcraft” – Frank Sinatra
12. “One Last Night” – Vaults
13. “Where You Belong” – The Weeknd
14. “I Know You” – Skylar Grey
15. “Ana And Christian” – Danny Elfman
16. “Did That Hurt?” – Danny Elfman
