Sky Ferreira Reveals The Secret (And Pretty Naughty) Life Of An American Teenager In ’17′ Video

April 6th, 2010 // 67 Comments

You’ve heard the buzz. You’ve probably seen the oh-so-fashionable photos. Now here’s your chance to learn just why Sky Ferreira has attracted fans on both sides of the Atlantic. Idolator is proud to present the premiere of Sky’s brand-new video for “17″, the single from her forthcoming debut album. Sky, who actually is 17, fills the role of Lolita quite naturally in this clip, which shines a light on the “dirty little secret” of a reasonably innocent-looking school kid. Any idea what it could be?



Directed by Cass Bird (the fashion photographer and Sophomore label filmmaker), the video carefully keeps pace with Sky’s little piece of swervy electropop. Will it help Sky continue her streak of rave reviews? Probably. And that’s why expectations remain high for her debut, which is expected to include her work with Swedish superproducers Bloodshy and Avant, as well as The Teddybears, Linda Perry and The Bird And The Bee mastermind Greg Kurstin. (Hear her sterling voice on this cover of Miike Snow’s “Animal”).

Keep an eye on Sky’s Buzznet profile, where you can see behind-the-scenes photos from “17″.


  1. ELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLEMA

    incredible, but is the audio and visual meant to be unsynchronised? especially nearer the end

  2. smellmyfingerrrr

    love this

  3. Laurena

    this is just fabulous. cant believe its finally here. sky ferreira will rule 2010. #TEAMSKY

  4. maccartier

    LOVE THE VIDEO #TEAMSKY :)

  5. stereomike

    OMG did that really just happen????

    LOVE LOVE LOVE IT

    next big thing

  6. Guna Campbell

    love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    fuck twilight Sky is new black!

    TEAM SKY

  7. Indiangirl

    shes got some fangs on her…

  8. ferdasomuch

    OH MY GODNESS ! #TEAM SKY #TEAMSKY #SKYFEVER 4life ! How amazing this girl is, I love her, proud to belong to team sky with the lovely WAFFLES GIRLZZZ <3

  9. Mario Reyes

    Love the song!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for her album to come out!!!!!

  10. MerrieB

    OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    TEAM SKY ALL THE WAY!!!!
    I loved the video … here we really are seeing the future.
    <33

    haha i can't even tell you how long i waited for this <3333

  11. Kaay. x

    i fucking love this. well done sky

  12. Allie

    omg sky this is soooo good. im excited now!! #TEAMSKY

  13. hihihihihi

    a little too cliche for my taste.

  14. notgoodreallybad

    Yeeaaaahh ehh. talk about trying too hard. and whats with the shit high pitched squeel of a chorus? blah cant see this being played on the radio.

  15. rajahlang

    My friend helped sky do this song
    Amazebulls USA

  16. GNS

    finally its here! loving it! #teamsky

  17. Mario

    I loved the song and video can’t wait for her album to be released!

  18. @MacCartier

    love the video #teamsky :) #POW

  19. leigh

    been a fan of sky for a while now, following her on twitter etc etc….

    was quite excited about the release but think this song is genuinely terrible.

    autotune city. it's not even catchy.

    awful.

  20. sarajohnson

    i love this song it is real it tells what the majority of teenagers are about…… instead of all that fake bullshit>>>>>>>>i love her cover of mike snows animal >>>>>she can sing >>>>>>cant wait for alblum

  21. LoKnight

    is the dirty little secret herpes? jus say’n

  22. bobfinkelberry

    sounds pretty good. She did a really good job.

  23. leigh

    also, she looks awful throughout the video.

  24. mary

    sky makes kesha look talented … ugh this is torture

  25. Adrie Martinez

    wow, i expected it to be better. the “sex” scene was horrible and that guy was horrid. and it looked like you were trying way to hard.

  26. banana

    Sky, you keep it real. Teens do this and you expressed it!!!

  27. yuliena

    lmfao, wow this is awful

  28. modesty

    whats with the haaaaterss!!

  29. dave

    come on guys, besides the TERRIBLE lyrics, its a decent tune. the lyrics are awful though..

  30. ihatesluts

    mmmm…slut much? haha.

  31. jessica

    WTF?
    KESHA IS A DRUNK WHORE!
    AT LEAST THIS GIRL CAN SING!

  32. jessica

    WTF?
    KESHA IS A DRUNK WHORE!
    AT LEAST THIS GIRL CAN SING!

  33. jessica

    i LOVE it <3
    it kinda sounds like somthing out of the 80s :D
    im sooooooooo buying the album!

  34. AlyJean

    LOVE IT!

  35. Ryan Seacrest

    she's hot & a good singer!
    stop hating.
    love the song.
    kewl vid too.

  36. sarajohnson

    LISTEN TO' ANIM'AL' IT ISNT AUTO TUNED THIS SONG ISNT EITHER ,,,,she can sing >>>>>>>>>>happy drea' go to her myspace music i have been following her for awhile

  37. Jesse

    its like alice dellal meets ke$ha
    ( wannabe! )
    where are this girls parents?

  38. SarahJohnson

    its so sad how people have to defend her constantly

  39. ria

    this song sucks.
    i dont get the video.
    its all horrible.
    i cant listen to the whole song.
    plus she looks bad in the video.

    can i have my 1:30mins back?
    thanx.
    x

  40. Gabi

    um. its uh. ok.
    btw her a kesha are both drunk whores. but i like kesha.
    i cant even hear the actual lyrics.
    and i would HATE to be her parent.
    and no, not all teens do this.

  41. unicorn

    it isn't catchy at all and the tune is rly nothing special, but hey she is pretty!

  42. starscraper

    Sky Ferriera sleeps around to get gigs and stuff. It's no secret. She's just a dirtier version of Cory Kennedy. Hang on — there both just as a trashy as each other. She has you all fooled, just because she reply's to your comments doesn't mean shes the best.

  43. Summer

    FUCK ALL OF YOU WHO THINK THIS IS TERRIBLE. Seriously, get a reality check will you?
    Unlike the majority of pop stars today, this girl has RAW TALENT. She’s going to take over the pop world soon enough, so WATCH OUT.

  44. Anniesioux

    Why didnt they do her hair and makeup for this? C’mon its all over the web you cant look like a drunk mess

  45. Miguel Fernando

    FUCKING AMAZING!!! I DIE FOR THIS GIRL!

  46. missy

    love it! i love how shes true to what teens are doing now (no, not all of them…but A LOT of them)
    i dont understand how the video couldnt make any sense to some of you people haha. its a girl growing up too fast, obviously. shes looking in the mirror trying to look more grown (all teen girls do that), then she sneaks out to party.
    i dont get the comparison to kesha haha not at all. why? because shes partying in the video? lets think of all of the videos that singers have “partied” in, shall we?
    plus sky really has a great voice, go look up her myspace. not every song can show off a singers full potential.
    & i love the way this was filmed

  47. Marine

    oh wow that is… disgusting :/ the whole “i'll sleep with 50 year olds dudes for rides” thing + awful lyrics + trying way too hard + arghhh she looks like she smells like baby poo…. i just REALLY hope she passes unnoticed, i just lost 5 minutes of my time

  48. Lukeus.

    TO ALL YOU HATERS HERE, you act like the video was a waste of time but really your comments are. Sky is the shit. !!!!!!!#TEAMSKY

  49. nora

    I love her!!! She rocks

  50. E.WOng

    WERK BABY!!!! YoU LOOK ABSOLUTELY AmAzing!!!

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