The Blaze - TERRITORY (Official Video) 

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I feel like we are extremely lucky to be able to view such perfect art at the cost of nothing

I just watched this video at a friend's house while smoking and drinking. We were all talking loudly and joking, then when this video started we all stopped and started watching it, in complete silence, until the end. Its energy just captured us and stopped time. Just beautiful, cheers to everyone reading this! Ciao from Italy

2024 anyone?

I remember when I moved away (to France). I was 22 and had no idea what I was doing in life, all I knew was that I had to get away. My mother supported the decision to my face but she kept saying that I'll always comes home, ''because that's I always do''. I don't think she delieved that I really would move away so far. When I left I wasn't scared I was excited, I had no money, no phone, and I spoek no French at all. I had a person I could stay with and they would meet me at a train station in Centre at a certain time. My mother and my sister both brought me to the airport and we sat and had a last talk in the cafe there. Everyone was normal and happy, mother saying things like stay safe, watch out for pickpockets, it was all very normal. I remember thinking how well my mother is dealing with it all. The time came and I had to get through security and wait for my plane so I had to say goodbye. I kissed my mother and sister, big hugs and my mother made a joke then I walked off. As I was walking away from them I immediately felt alone, even though they were just a few meters behind me I knew they were gone and it wouldn't ever be the same. I said I wouldn't turn around but I couldn't help it, I had to wave goodbye to my mother. She was on the floor in tears, she couldn't even breathe or stand.I had never seen her so broken. I didn't think about how much I was hurting her because I was young and needed a new life. I wasn't allowed to walk back then and I had to leave her. That was the hardest point for me. I wish I didn't look back.

I get tears in my eyes every time I watch this master piece, as a palestinian who lived abroad from age 18 for almost 6 years then came back home (due to pandemic and other personal reasons) I can feel everything in this scenario, in Arabic it's called "ghareeb fi bladak", to be foreigner/stranger in your homeland. It's so many struggles combined you deal with, it's the active and post-colonialism we are going through in such countries, North Africa and all blad al sham and central Asian countries, we are tired yet we want to fight back, and decolonize our minds and bodies. My ultimate dream is to see the day when all borders and walls will fall and have a huge party all together from Sahara to Kabul and through AL Quds and Jaffa, Beirut, South to Sanaa, Algiers Baghdad.. Thank you the blaze

" I remember when I was young, the Flavour was so strong, I've missed it so long.."

I cried my guts out while watching The Blaze performing Territory in Lisbon this summer. Coming from a culture of deeply rooted family values but living away from the country I was born in, I relate to this video so much.

What an incredible actor (Dali Benssalah), those raw facial expressions are too realistic. Glad to hear he got a role in No Time To die, the next James Bond movie.

Feel like this is deep. The lead actor is brilliant. The cinematography and direction should be much appreciated. Love this video

2:52 The boxing / The movements go with the beat. Incredible. Love it

Wow, seriously, everything about this video is amazing! The acting, the story, the memories, the music, the beats, and the acting again - all just awesome. From the very beginning, I felt a connection, seeing myself in the clip from minute 0. It reminded me of how I used to live in Morocco, doing the same things - doing push-ups at home, striking the monkey posture, running with friends, just being myself. Now, watching this, I'm filled with gratitude. Thank you from the USA, where I left everything behind to start a new life. God bless you, Blaze! I truly congratulate you for creating this piece of art.

As an Algerian who left his country for 5 years and didn't see his family for 4 years, this video made me cry like a baby. Thank you.

Can we take a moment to appreciate the acting in this video? This man is a beast at showing sincere emotion

After watching this video for the 10th time, I must say Dali Benssalah is incredibly talented. I just couldn't bring myself to leave the video yet. A big thank you to everyone involved in creating this piece of art. It's absolute perfection.

Do not look back, for there is a past that hurts you, and do not look forward, for there is a future that worries you. Rather, look to the sky, for there is a God who makes you happy لا تنظر للوراء فهناك ماضٍ يؤلمك، ولا تنظر للأمام فهناك مستقبل يقلقك، بل أنظر للسماء فهناك رب يسعدك 🥺♥️

That guy should get an Oscar, he didn't say a single word yet his emotions and body language moved me...Bravo!

That dancing on the roof is fucking amazing. This is the most beautiful music video i have ever seen

My father died 10 days ago and I'm not home and I can't get back home because my graduation is tomorrow, and because of that situation I still do not realize that my dad is just gone for good without a proper goodbye and I will never see him again and somehow I feel like I relate to the way the guy in the video dancing filled with anger and rage and fighting the air. I'm angry but there's no one to blame.

I find myself drawn to this video whenever life becomes overwhelming, seeking solace and connection. It's a powerful portrayal of raw emotions, unwavering grit, immense strength, and profound bonding.❤

"When we went to shoot the part where [actor] Dali Benssalah hugs his mother, the mother hadn’t seen her boy for ten years. When we did the scene, she was really crying, because her story was the same. It’s what happened to her". The Blaze

Every few months I come back to this video. This song, the video, the emotions it's so powerful. Reading the comments you can see just how much it resonates with so many of us lost out there. But one comment in particular always gets me, I can't help but tear up when reading it. The comment seems to be deleted now but I managed to save a copy before it was. I hope whoever wrote it is doing well, this is what they said: It's a weird feeling, wanting to go back home but there's no home to go back to, a child without a parent, a citizen without a country, a traveler that lost his destination. I've visited about 40 countries, resided in 10, and none seem to fill this need of home. I went back once but home was gone, there was nothing left, just dust and ghosts and memories that now haunt me. The room I used to share with my 8 brothers and sisters doesn't exist anymore. It stopped existing the second I left. I was there some years ago and I could almost picture the house back together small and brown and the dog and my grandfather smoking and smell my grandmother cooking for all of us. People told me there were explosions on the horizon but I couldn't hear anything, I just screamed. This is a marvellous video, I wish we could all be so lucky. I'd give my limbs to be the man in this video, back home with my parents my grandparents my brothers my cousins my friends, my kin my blood my family. I'd trade it all. But they're not here and I'm not there and you can't interrupt the flow and ask why it is. It just is. They don't want me there, but I don't want me here. Fuck man, I've never been this homesick.

Once again this song and the video came up to me like gawd sent… I can’t begin to describe my childhood as a Bosnian refugee who lost everything in the 90s. Assimilated to Germany and it took them almost 6 years to say NO to us. USA was next… Im here living in Northern California but always dream of a home coming like that. The only problem is that I have almost nobody left back at the home country. They are all gone, either dead or moved somewhere in the world . If you’re reading this I hope that you will understand. Peace and love ❤️

It feels so real ,the acting,the lyrics,the vibe I really felt it ,got me emotional what a masterpiece

Men cry. It took me 22 years to realise that. Now I'm not afraid of showing my real response to situations. Men are confident in their emotions

I feel something special watching this video

So much talent in this - the actor, director, cinematographer, art director, writer deserve to go global

Kimseyle paylaşmak istemediğim fav klibim, fav şarkım. Hikayesi ayrı bi güzel

0:27 - 1:02 : People should stop trying to be pretty when they act emotions. Emotions like that are rarely nice to see. People are not pretty when they cry. And this is what make it beautiful. This actor got it. Everyone understand the feeling of this man. This is pure talent.

I'm still having so much trouble believing that this was pure acting. The way I was crying with him in the beginning is exactly the reason why I was convinced this video was real. No dialogue and this character and his story are three-dimensional. This is easily the best music video I've had the privilege to watch.

in 2024 I discovered this man. Respect to you man. The music is wonderful. Greetings from Russia

There's something completely captivating about this music video, the performance, the beauty of the shots and the city, everything is amazing.

I'm from Algeria where this story happens, the scenario is very well made, it about a "harrag" (someone who goes to another country illegally seeking a better life) coming back to his original territory (home) to the sad miserable life, where he's forced to live, so he starts going crazy for it and loses his mind on it.. it's kinda sad that countless amount of people are living like this. (this is my interpretation of it tho.) edit: after a while, and through the replies, i realised that everyone can make their own interpretation depending on their emotional situation when watching... it hits different people differently, that's true art...evokes emotions. (some hate, some relate, some miss their home/family/territory, some feel proud, some feel threatened.. etc. thanks for all the replies)

Whoever directed this video - you're doing it right.

this is so beautiful, for me it explores the hardships of working-class men, and their mental struggle and inability to get empathy from the rest of the world, since they have to be strong

İlk çıktığından beri tutkuyla dinleyebilmek klibi ve parça harika 👍

The actor is incredible ! Camera work is stunning This clip is a masterpiece

This is the story of a man who rediscover its territory and find a part of himself that he thought lost for ever. The gorilla at the end is the symbol of this primary feeling, in its territory he feels free.

Algeria .Valiant and generous people . I like their mentality.

5 лет назад я увидел данный клип и был потрясен легкостью и свободой этого человека. Я всё ещё не могу обрести такую же легкость, но я не буду останавливаться

This guy is a beast at acting!! holy shit this performance is fucking real

The ability to capture the intimacy of this family and make me feel like I’m right there dancing on that rooftop with them is something I’ve never experienced in a music video before. Unreal.

There’s nobody like my mom,there’s no place like my home since i was born 😢❤

Asla eskimeyeceksin. Bazı şarkılar ölümsüzdür. 🤍

The vibe in this masterpiece is still current!

This is just plain and simple unadulterated raw emotion. A bitter sweet moment, after such a long absent tenure, the one missing finally comes home. For those who never do, this is a homage of what it could have been. For my brother that left... May we see you home soon.

The sincrony act that occurs 2:52 when he is pretending to shadow fight at the same time the beat drops si pure art wooow

1 aydır buradayım. Çıkamıyorum. 5 senedir kullandığım telefon zil sesimi değiştirdim. Bağımlısı oldum. Kafa şarkım..

The main actor in this, Dali Benssalah, hustled his way and is the supporting antagonist in the 2021 Jame's Bond film No Time to Die playing Primo. This dude's acting is so good in this and I'm glad to see it recognized. Wicked tune as well!

As an Algerian living in Canada, this song made me cry like a baby, it reminds me the day before I left my home, my country and my family. Love you Algeria so much.

This is a masterpiece. Timeless.. still “blazing“ this in 2024

It lasts 5:30 minutes, but I would listen to it all my life. ❤

The energy behind this video is unbelievable

That ‘Gorilla’ move defining the ‘territory’ in the end is a masterpiece at multiple levels and dimensions.

I’m very happy to have discovered this some years ago. And I keep coming back to it. True art is timeless. And I identify with his every emotion hitting me like tsunami all at the same time, and only music and dancing can understand.

This was released 6 years ago and people are barely knowing about this song kills me. Have you been living under a rock or what?

The actor is depicting the internal state of every young northern African citizen. So much respect for the art work and the directing of this video piece.

I bet everyone from the maghreb territory sees this and be like "I'm even crazier than this" No but serious the theme of this song is very important, the majority of ambitious young folks of north Africa often gets unlucky, how could they not when the government makes literally the easiest things ten times harder for you... so most of them finds no way to live properly that's why they either immigrate by any means necessary (i mean it) or they lose their minds, if by any misfortune they get caught and sent back to their country, they find themselves back in what they considered as hell... imagine if you break out of prison and finaly start living freely, but right when you start to be happy, you suddenly find yourself back in there... which is the case in this music video, it builds up, you are slowly losing your mind. The song title says alot, territory. It's true because while ur suffering in north Africa, whether it's morroco, algeria or tunisia. It does feel like a territory rather than a country... like you're stuck in, slowly losing your mind, while living as if that's how you should be living.

Song of my life...

Le clip en Algérie 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿 paradi sur terre ❤❤

1 min silence for the people who can't find this song...

That beginning is so raw, took me a solid 10 minutes to collect myself. This guy is one hell of an actor

The air punches in sync with the beat was incredible i love it

Never have I ever been so touched by a piece of music video. The inicial drama setting, both in the acting and the melody. The majestic set up. Amazing. I was even more amezed with the, almost dance like, flow with the melody through out the music. In tune with the beat. Great camera and lighting, I can't quite what it is, but the clip is gourgeus all around. And finally the window into the lens of somewhere else, foreign to what we're most surrounded. To watch life all around, so different, yet so similar. It makes one thinks that we barely know the surface of what it is to be like this... A day in the life, in the TERRITORY. Mind blown, 10/10 would and will recommend to everyone!

As an Algerian immigrant who lives away and not being able to go home for 6 years! This pokes my heart 🇩🇿🇩🇿🇩🇿

This guy deserves Oscar.

This makes me think about my husband’s family in Palestine😢❤

Audio-Visual Masterpiece.

the realism and cinematography of this video is top notch.

This is the kind of art that deserves awards and international recognition. Lead actor, script, cinematography, music, art. Everything. This is amazing.

I can’t believe it’s cinema. So true actor’s job

What I got from this "Fuck around and find out". The love we have for friends and family should not be played with when it's genuine.

The main actor (Dani Benssalah) is going to be in the new James Bond movie. Insane, mad props to the guy.

That boxing scene is epic with the music

There is nothing better than this!

I heard this song sometime in 2018. I was definitely distant from my family especially my father. Watching this song enabled me make a conscious effort to try and get closer to him and to my family in general. To stay in touch with friends who helped me make the person I am today and stood by me throughout. I am thankful to this song and the video which is a true work of art to bring out so many emotions out of me. Watching this for the first time was an out of body experience and it still gives me chills watching it back every time.

0% naked girls 0% expensive cars 100% talent

I'm a Swiss guy living in Switzerland. I can't relate the slightest to the story portrayed in this video, and yet it touches me like few other videos have. The vibe, the message, the track, it's so pure and honest, when I'm in the right mood, this song makes me nostalgic for something I haven't even experienced. This is art.

Every beat of this song feels like a chapter of my life unfolding. The music, acting, cinematography, immaculate vibes-every element collides into a symphony of emotions that resonate deeply within me. This video isn’t just art; it’s a soul-stirring experience that’s been my companion through life’s peaks and valleys. Immense gratitude to The Blaze for creating this masterpiece that’s been a true life-changer for me 🪐

18 mayıs Türkiyeee de beklemedeyizzz

the same experience I had when I was a refugee and then managed to see my family after 6 years .... this video is very deep and whoever made this you're amazing

this how its gonna feel walking out of quarantine

Super Good thank you brother for your song i appreciate

Dayummm I remember I used to sop up guys like this with my biscuits n gravy when I was younger 😋

the main actor is unbelievably great. I cried rivers of tears watching this.

I know this feeling so well and it makes me cry! I was adopted to Sweden from Sri Lanka. I moved back and found my family, and im so different from everybody. The scen when he playing with the kids, is so spot on! The kids never judge me they just play, and when he hits his chest and scream out all his feeling its just amazing! I been there, screaming my anger, happiness, confusion out to the universe! Only time i feel free is in the ocean on a surfboard, or on the dance floor! All my respect to The Blaze that have capture all this feelings in a amazing tune and video! Bless you Guys!

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a refugee.

Such a powerful story told through pure emotion. This always affects me so deeply, never fails

It is extremely rare that an acoustic and visual work meet at such a high level. So I would call it a masterpiece.

damn this song makes me so lonely. I miss my friends, driving till the sun rises, smoking cigarettes, drinking or doing all the crazy shit during long summer nights. now everything seems lost, we are divided by countries and oceans, everyone moved on, just I am the one who are stuck in the past.

Why am I discovering this just now and it’s been out for 6 years? What an amazing song with an amazing video, this is my new favorite music video of all time, hands down

the flavor was so strong.

This is the best piece of art I've encountered in several years.

That can't be acting. I can't believe that anyone can act like that. Far too intense man, far too intense ...

Watching this video now brings tears of joy and pain to my eyes. beautiful. a memory of a time and place that will remain within us even if we have never been there.

There's nobody like my mom - There's no place like my home since I was born. Just got some life changing news about my mom. I found this song and because I saw the pfp. Never even heard of The Blaze. There is nobody like my mom. Keep golden everyone.

Fuck this is great

lad's a great actor tho. emotion in his facial expressions, pure vibe in his motions. love.

Redemtion. This is pure redemtion.

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