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Unseen Footage of Amy Winehouse Revealed in New Video for 'Tears Dry on Their Own' – Watch

A new version of the music video for her album's hit single “Back to Black” has been released ahead of a biopic about the late singer hitting theaters

Amy Winehouse fans are being treated to never-before-seen footage of the late superstar.

A new version of the music video for Winehouse's 2006 hit “Tears Dry on Their Own” was released on Wednesday, April 10, featuring previously unreleased footage of the singer, who tragically died in 2011 at the age of 27.

According to the lyric video's description on YouTube, the visual was “created from previously unreleased references from the original official music video,” released in August 2007 and directed by famed photographer/filmmaker David LaChapelle.



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Amy Winehouse performs at The Ambassador in Dublin, Ireland on March 2, 2007

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The lyric video follows the same format as the original clip, showing the “Back to Black” singer staying in a motel room before taking a stroll through the sunny but seedy streets of Los Angeles while talking about a former Lover thinks.

Throughout the video, there are a handful of sweet, candid shots of the six-time Grammy winner, as well as other choreographed moments of her lip syncing.

New moments in the picture include shots of her giggling and sticking out her tongue while kneeling on the motel room bed, adjusting her iconic beehive hairstyle and smiling shyly, and interacting with a man who, among other things, is trying to to catch their attention on the street clips of B-roll.



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This isn't the first time that previously unseen footage of the “Valerie” singer has been released.

early January this year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their debut album FrankAn updated version of the video for their 2004 classic “In My Bed” has been released.

The footage, which is primarily a performance video of Winehouse and her band, showed a handful of snapshots of the singer waiting between takes. There were also heartwarming moments of her dancing on a bed and vulnerable close-ups.

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“Tears Dry on Their Own” was the fourth single from Winehouse’s hit 2006 album Back to blackwhich also featured songs like “Rehab”, “You Know I'm No Good” and the title song.

Back to black was the singer-songwriter's second and final studio album. While Whilehouse enjoyed rapid success following the release of her second LP in 2007, she was also struggling with addiction issues at the time and died of accidental alcohol poisoning four years later, in 2011.



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Amy Winehouse performs for the 50th Grammy Awards at Riverside Studios in London in February 2008

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The new “Tears Dry on Their Own” video comes as a biopic about the “Love Is a Losing Game” singer with the title Back to blackit has been published.

The Sam Taylor-Johnson-directed film, starring Marisa Abela as the legendary singer, hits UK cinemas on Friday April 12th and hits US cinemas on Friday May 17th.

According to an official summary Back to black is described as an “extraordinary story of Amy Winehouse’s early rise to fame, from her early days in Camden to the making of her groundbreaking album.” Back to black that catapulted Winehouse to worldwide fame.”

“Told through Amy's eyes and inspired by her deeply personal lyrics,” the synopsis continues, “the film explores and encompasses the many layers of the legendary artist and the tumultuous love story at the center of one of the most legendary albums of all time.”

At the film's UK premiere, PEOPLE spoke with Abela, 27, about how “excited” she was for audiences to see the film and what it was like portraying the late icon.

The Industry Star shared that she learned “so much” about Winehouse while working on the film, but what stood out most was “how unique she was as an artist, how authentic, you know, as a songwriter, one of the most incredible poets.” .” “

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