▁cel est ial ▁background ▁with ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁track ▁appearing ▁occasionally ▁in ▁mult icol or . ▁The ▁video ▁was ▁animated ▁by ▁artist ▁Bill ▁Rich ards , ▁with ▁the ▁same ▁anim ations ▁used ▁for ▁an ▁audio ▁video ▁for ▁second ▁prom ot ional ▁single ▁" H appy ". ▁On ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁Diam andis ▁hint ed ▁via ▁Twitter ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁release ▁the ▁music ▁video ▁a ▁week ▁later . ▁She ▁also ▁twe et ed ▁a ▁behind ▁the ▁scenes ▁prom o ▁image . ▁ ▁A ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁" F root " ▁was ▁fil med ▁in ▁El th am ▁Palace ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁with ▁Ch ino ▁Mo ya ▁as ▁the ▁director ; ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁through ▁Diam andis ' ▁YouTube ▁channel ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁featuring ▁a ▁short ened ▁radio ▁edit ▁of ▁the ▁song . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁and ▁commercial ▁reception ▁The ▁song ▁received ▁positive ▁reviews ▁from ▁most ▁review ers . ▁Hay den ▁Mand ers ▁from ▁Re fin ery 2 9 ▁commented ▁that ▁the ▁track ▁combined ▁the ▁" t ong ue - in - che ek ▁word play " ▁from ▁Diam andis ' ▁debut ▁studio ▁album ▁The ▁Family ▁Jew els ▁( 2 0 1 0 ) ▁and ▁the ▁" dec ided ly ▁dance able ▁production " ▁from ▁her ▁follow - up ▁project ▁Elect ra ▁Heart ▁( 2 0 1 2 ) ▁in ▁a ▁fashion ▁that ▁would ▁help ▁her ▁" break ▁free ▁of ▁cult ▁status