Australian Band Accuses Ariana Grande Of Stealing Their Video

Mike Wass | February 17, 2015 5:26 pm
Ariana Grande's "One Last Time" Video
Ariana Grande's "One Last Time" video is a post-apocalyptic romance. watch it.

Australian dance outfit Safia, who feature on Peking Duk‘s new anthem “Take Me Over,” saw red when they peeped Ariana Grande‘s “One Last Time” video. The Canberra-based trio thought it ripped off their 2014 visual “You Are The One” and jumped on Facebook to let the world know. “It looks like either the people at Ariana Grande’s label or the film maker have seen our clip… & reworked the concept a little bit and then straight up stolen and copied some bits,” they wrote.

“Wouldn’t be the first time uncreative talentless fucks from big labels and/or big film firms steal ideas from small independent creatives who are trying really hard to make something different for a change,” the band lamented. The band later issued a semi-retraction on Twitter, admitting that the similarities might just be a coincidence after all. That may well be the case, but it’s easy to see why Safia was miffed. The treatments are very much alike (from the colors to the location) and the ending is almost identical. Watch the videos below and decide for yourself.

Safia’s Facebook rant:

Safia’s semi-retraction:

Safia’s video:

Ariana’s video:

What’s your verdict? Have your say in the comments below.

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