 A music video for the song was directed by Beyoncé along with Francesco Carrozzini and Todd Tours and filmed in New York City in November 2013 . It was released through the iTunes Store on December 13 , 2013 on the album itself . The visual was shot as a sequel to the previous song on the album , " Partition " and it shows Beyoncé in different sets — alone at home waiting for her partner to come to dinner , at a party , and out in the streets in search for him . The video and her character received mostly positive reviews from critics . Beyoncé performed " Jealous " live at the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards during a medley consisting of songs from her self @-@ titled album . 
