The music video for Carrie Underwood’s chart-climbing new single, "Ghost Story," arrived Friday, featuring gravity-defying stunts, carnival-esque glamor and a man who’s haunted by the one he let slip away.
When she dropped the song last month, Underwood described "Ghost Story" as "a different take on a revenge song." Its lyrics tell an understated tale of getting back at an ex, promising that her memory will haunt him long after the relationship is over.
MORE: Carrie Underwood shares teaser of track off her new album, 'Denim & Rhinestones'The video adds a visual component to the story, starring a guy who sees Underwood's face and hears her voice everywhere he goes -- even though she’s not actually there.
Meanwhile, Underwood borrows some of the concepts from her Las Vegas residency to create a Moulin Rouge-inspired, cinematic world.
The clip was filmed at the famed Los Angeles Theatre and showcases the building’s crystal chandeliers, marble and crystal fountain and silk damask wall coverings.
MORE: Carrie Underwood teases what's to come at upcoming Las Vegas residency performancesThe singer says that director Randee St. Nicholas captured her vision for the song perfectly, adding, "I had a vision for how I wanted to bring this song to life in performance and Randee always takes things to a whole other artistic level beyond my own imagination."
Underwood also swings from a trapeze in the video, a stunt that she’s been adding into her recent live performances of "Ghost Story," too.
The song comes off of Underwood’s upcoming album, "Denim & Rhinestones," which will be out June 10.