Sam Smith & Calvin Harris Take a Wild Ride in the Music Video for “Desire”

Sam Smith at the Christian Cowan show at New York Fashion Week in February 2023
Sam Smith at the Christian Cowan show at New York Fashion Week in February 2023. Photo by Gregory Pace/Shutterstock (13768218ba)

Amazing things happen whenever Sam Smith and Calvin Harris join forces, and their latest collaboration is no exception. The duo’s new song “Desire” was released last month, and its music video shows them taking a ride on the wild side.

Smith and Harris officially released “Desire” on July 28, and the song peaked at No. 12 in the UK following its release. We wouldn’t be surprised to see it jump to the top ten following the release of this music video, which shows the duo hitting the race track.

Smith is prominently featured in the video, and they can be seen preparing for the next big race, while singing along to the track’s lyrics, including the catchy chorus, “​​You are my desire/And just the thought of you is keeping me awake/You take me higher/Take me away.”

Harris isn’t featured in the video as much, but he did most of the work behind the scenes. He co-wrote the song with Smith, Sam Roman, and Matthew Burns, in addition to co-producing it alongside Burns.

Smith and Harris go a way back, and they previously topped the UK Official Singles chart with their hit single “Promises” in 2018, before collaborating on “I’m Not Here to Make Friends” from Smith’s latest album Gloria.