Torn (Ava Max song)

The music video, directed by Joseph Kahn, was shot in Milan for four days during the summer, and released on August 27, 2019.[16] It has been considered to be "superhero-themed".[17] MTV News describes Max as a "woman scorned...who goes undercover as a hero who kicks the shit out of some masked villains — including her shady boyfriend. Max's secret identity becomes her means of enduring a venomous relationship, and after a betrayal knocks her off her feet, she finally musters up the power to fight back." She explained the process of creating the concept of the video, stating that she perceived the visuals while recording the song and knew exactly what she wanted.[18] Max also had creative input in the creation of the video alongside Kahn, stating:[18]

I remember sitting down with [Kahn], and I asked him if he could make me a superhero. I was half kidding; I wasn't, like, 100 percent serious, because a superhero is really crazy and hard to do. And he looked at me and he goes, 'I've always wanted to do that.'

Max performed her own stunts, spending the morning in the second day of the shoot practicing before shooting the video at 1:00am.[18][19] She is seen wearing various pieces of clothing from Trussardi, including archive items from the Eighties and Nineties, such as glittery pumps with the "T" logo on the heel, a leather trench coat and a messenger bag with Trussardi’s greyhound logo as the closure. Max stated that she "wanted something uniquely Italian with a rich history that was fashion-forward yet elegant. Trussardi was the only option."[20] A model of the Fiat Panda customized by Trussardi is briefly featured in the music video, which a portion was used in commercials.[21][22] As of January 2020, the video has over 43 million views on YouTube.[23]

Ava Max punches her on-screen boyfriend, while wearing a superhero costume

The video begins with a worn-out book opening the page to Chapter One. A brunette woman named Amanda (portrayed by Ava Max) is seen arguing with her boyfriend across the dining table, as he storms out to his car and drives off in the rain. Amanda then transforms into her superhero costume inside the mansion, consisting of a red cape, silver pants and signature blonde hair, half cut on her right side. In Chapter Two, several masked thugs commit a store robbery and make their getaway in a red sports car. Amanda confronts them in the middle of the highway and proceeds to overpower them, as comic-style text appears after each blow. Back at the mansion, news of the incident is broadcast, as her boyfriend watches on the couch. Back in her brunette hair, Amanda furiously scrubs the dishes as sparks appear from her hands, eventually cracking them in half.

The next scene starts with Amanda's boyfriend getting out of the car with another girl. Amanda is seen walking the dog out, as she cuts the seat belt from the same car. She emerges in a masked ball while wearing a half-mask, and encounters her boyfriend wearing a domino mask. The two walk out to the balcony, where the two embrace, as flashback scenes quickly play out from the beginning of the video. However, her boyfriend pushes her off the balcony, as Amanda falls into the ocean. Multiple jump cuts occur between scenes of Amanda plunging in the ocean, and laying inside a bath tub back in the mansion. Chapter Three depicts Amanda flying out of the ocean floor and back into her boyfriend's sight, as she proceeds to electrocute him by punching him in the mouth. The video ends with brunette Amanda walking out of the mansion, as the book lands on the 'Fin' page before finally closing.