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The Oscar nominee joined the 10-time Grammy winner in the new video that was inspired by ‚2001: A Space Odyssey.’
By McKinley Franklin
Kate Hudson is the star in the music video for Finneas’s “2001,” which the superproducer released on Wednesday.
The music video sees the Finneas play an actor pining for Hudson’s love and attention as he stars in her intergalactic film. Throughout the clips, Finneas sings the lyrics to the track while chasing after Hudson, who doesn’t pay him much mind.
“Honey, what you runnin’ from? / When you comin’ back to bed? / Toss and turn it all night long with me instead / Honey, what you runnin’ from? / Where the hell you headed to? / Do you like the way I run after you?” he sings throughout the song.
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While Hudson starred in the music video as a director, “2001” was actually helmed by Finneas’ girlfriend, Claudia Sulewski, who was inspired by the 1968 film of the same name, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
“When I first started conceptualizing this music video, I knew I wanted to pay homage to 2001: A Space Odyssey with nods to some of the film’s most iconic set-ups like the fisheye lens and the upside-down sequence, along with a few little easter eggs from the behind-the-scenes of the film ,” Sulewski said in a press release. “To play off Finneas’ lyrics, I wanted to mix in some light, cheeky moments between Finneas and Kate. An actor hopelessly in love with his director, who couldn’t care less and is only focused on making a great film.”
“2001” hails from Finneas’ second studio album, For Cryin’ Out Loud, which also included fellow tracks “Family Feud” and “Lotus Eater.” Aside from his music, Finneas notably picked up four Grammy nominations at the 2025 awards ceremony, all stemming from Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft. The record picked up a nod for the coveted album of the year, as well as for the song/record of the year categories.
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