Marcel Winatschek

Done For Me

Charlie Puth’s Done For Me is fine—it’s a clean production, the kind of song that exists because it’s easy to make and people like to listen to it. But the video is different because Kehlani’s in it, dancing through the whole thing. She moves with this kind of control that isn’t flashy or tryhard, just efficient and confident, the movement of someone who’s figured out how to fill a frame. You watch her instead of watching the song, which is probably not what Puth intended but it’s what happens.

She’s had kind of a rough ride the last few years with all the public stuff, so there’s something about watching her just move through a video with that kind of ease that feels earned. Not defiant, not performative—just present.