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Christine & the Queens and Thee Diane Release ‘Ah Ya’ With Calixte Lenka-Directed Video

The release showcases a studio vision rooted in their long friendship.

Overview

  • The single and its official video arrived January 29, marking the first studio version of a track previewed live last fall.
  • NME reports the duo co-wrote, co-produced and co-mixed the song.
  • The video, featuring the pair dancing against colorful backdrops, was directed and shot by Calixte Lenka.
  • The track follows its October debut at the Because Beaubourg event at Paris’s Centre Pompidou.
  • Redcar and Thee Diane frame the song as the start of deeper collaboration, with Thee Diane citing influences including Michael Jackson, Prince, Kool & The Gang and Kate Bush.