Tate McRae Performs Acoustic Rendition of Her Emotional Song ‘Run for the Hills’ in Malibu (Exclusive)

Tate McRae kicks off a new Spotify series with a colorful performance.

The Canadian pop star, 20, delivered a heartfelt acoustic performance of her song “Run for the Hills” with an emotional hilltop break at Harbor Studios in Malibu, Calif., for the new music streaming platform OUTSIDE video series. PEOPLE has an exclusive premiere of the video.

Tate McRae.

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Sitting next to the guitarist in the video, McRae gives an affecting vocal performance (through a Spotify-green mic) of the pop song’s lyrics, which chronicle a strained romantic relationship that’s destined to end, but doesn’t.

“I wanted to record ‘run for the hills’ acoustically somewhere that felt particularly authentic to LA. We were so lucky to find a beautiful place in Malibu surrounded by palm trees and the ocean,” McRae tells PEOPLE.

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Tate McRae in New York in November 2023.

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OUTSIDE is Spotify’s newest video program, and each installment of the series will feature a musician performing one of their songs in an outdoor venue of their choosing.

“When I worked on Think laterI would drive for hours listening to music and always found myself on [Pacific Coast Highway]”, adds McRae, filming her OUTSIDE performance. “I feel very lucky to be able to make music in these places and call them home now.”

Tate McRae in New York in September 2023.

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After release Think later“Run for the Hills” reached number 69 on the Board Hot 100 — thanks in part to the heart-wrenching music video that accompanied the album on December 8.

“this video represents an endless connection — like you’re constantly running, but you’re constantly running in place, you can never break the cycle,” McRae wrote on Instagram at the time. “this video is very special to me.”

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Around the same time, the “Greedy” musician opened up to PEOPLE in an interview about her rise to fame, from competing on So you think you can dance at the age of 13 to perform on big stages like Saturday night live today.

“This has been the biggest whirlwind of my life, and honestly, the coolest thing I’ve ever experienced,” McRae said of her arrival in the mainstream. “It’s very hard for me to wrap my head around.”

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