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The Weeknd – Pretty
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This consists as the ninth track of The Weeknd’s debut album, Kiss Land, which focuses on how Abel is cheated on by his partner and finds a new love. Also as confirmed on the David
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The Weeknd – The Town
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The Weeknd explains in this song how he dealt with a woman, who left him for someone else, even though she became single later, and how he knew she would take him back no matter
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The Weeknd – Wanderlust
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Arguably the most Michael Jackson-esque song on the album, Wanderlust describes, aside from Abel’s own sexual desires, how misconstrued the idea of real “love” is today. Listen to
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The Weeknd – Tears In The Rain
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Final song on the standard edition of The Weeknd’s debut studio album, Kiss Land.
The Weeknd has mentioned that this album was heavily influenced by the movie Blade Runner, with
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The Weeknd (Ft. Daft Punk) – I Feel It Coming
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Inspired by house-and ‘80s pop, “I Feel It Coming” is about wanting more from a relationship. The song differs from The Weeknd’s usual attitudes towards love, which revolve around
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The Weeknd (Ft. Drake) – The Zone
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Before Abel can get involved with this girl, who isn’t his “Lonely Star,” he has to “get in [his] zone” by leaning and smoking up.
This is the first collaboration between The
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The Weeknd – Twenty Eight
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The title “Twenty Eight” (28) is approximately the amount of grams that makes up an ounce. This is infamously known in the illegal drug trade. The title creates more emphasis as to
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The Weeknd – Wake Me Up*
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[Verse 1] / Sun is never rising / I don't know if it's day or night / I can't find the horizon / I'm running out of time / [Pre-Chorus] / Are you real or are you illusion? / Cause
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The Weeknd (Ft. Doja Cat) – In Your Eyes (Remix)
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On the remix to “In Your Eyes,” The Weeknd enlists Doja Cat for a verse and some new backing vocals. On the track she sings from the perspective of The Weeknd’s female counterpart
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Ariana Grande & The Weeknd – off the table
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“off the table,” marks Ariana’s second collaboration with Canadian R&B artist, The Weeknd, and their first since the breaking success of the duo’s initial collaboration, “Love Me
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The Weeknd – Often
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This song was originally released in 2014 along with the stand-alone records “Or Nah (Remix)” and “Drunk in Love (Remix).”
In July 2015, it was revealed that this song would
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The Weeknd – Take My Breath
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“Take My Breath” was teased in the midst of anticipation for The Weeknd’s fifth studio album titled Dawn FM. Reminiscent of retro nostalgia from the late ‘90s combined with
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The Weeknd – Wasted Times
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“Wasted Times” sees The Weeknd putting his two high-profile relationships with Bella Hadid and Selena Gomez in perspective.
It can be inferred from lines referencing her past as
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The Weeknd (Ft. Daft Punk) – Starboy
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“Starboy” is The Weeknd’s realization of his mega-stardom. Transforming from mysterious Canadian act to Billboard mainstay. Abel has come a long way, but with negative consequences
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The Weeknd – Alone Again
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“Alone Again” serves as the opener of Abel’s long-awaited 2020 album After Hours. On the track, Abel addresses a substance abuse issue and overdose scare, asking his lover to
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The Weeknd – False Alarm
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“False Alarm” is an ode to a woman consumed by her love of material things, who has been caught up in the ‘flashing lights’ and pressure that has come with a privileged lifestyle.
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The Weeknd – Die For You
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On “Die For You” The Weeknd croons about the conflicting feelings and pain that comes with letting go of someone he still has intense feelings for.
Many fans speculate the song
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The Weeknd – Too Late
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“Too Late” is a fast-paced, synthetic song that features the blame-taking theme from Abel that is seen all over the album, asking for forgiveness from his lover and to come and
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The Weeknd – Faith
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“Faith” is a somber banger that features The Weeknd exploring his usual themes of hedonism and partying over a beat by frequent collaborator Metro Boomin. He also opens up about
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The Weeknd – Starry Eyes
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In “Starry Eyes,” The Weeknd is discussing a common theme of Dawn FM–caution in regard to love–in light of a special girl.
More specifically, Abel’s dream girl–one who he has been
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The Weeknd – Sacrifice
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“Sacrifice” serves as the second single from The Weeknd’s fifth studio album, Dawn FM. Co-produced by Swedish House Mafia, among others, the song marks the second collaboration
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The Weeknd – Best Friends
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“Best Friends” sees Abel telling his friend who he’s obviously having a sexual relationship with not to get too carried away and fall in love with him.
Abel croons that he’s been
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The Weeknd (Ft. Lil Wayne) – I Heard You're Married
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On “I Heard You’re Married,” The Weeknd and Lil Wayne express their feelings of being involved with a woman who’s already taken. This is the duo’s second collaboration since
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The Weeknd – Hardest To Love
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“Hardest to Love” features Abel reminiscing on his past behaviors in a relationship, blaming himself for its demise. The track’s instrumental belongs to the genre of liquid drum
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The Weeknd & Gesaffelstein – Hurt You
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On “Hurt You” The Weeknd issues a warning to a woman who is still in love with him. However, while she is looking for love, he does not want it in fear of hurting her again.
The
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The Weeknd & Madonna (Ft. Playboi Carti) – Popular
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“Popular” is a song by The Weeknd, Playboi Carti, and Madonna released as a single for The Idol Vol. 1 Soundtrack. The song explores the theme of desperately wanting to be popular
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The Weeknd – The Hills
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Originally nicknamed “Mood Music” and first teased in a live performance at SXSW, the narrative of “The Hills” is a sinking sexual affair. Abel sets the record straight about what
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The Weeknd – Earned It
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One of the best modern R&B voices is featured on the soundtrack for Fifty Shades of Grey. Would it be a complete soundtrack without Abel?
Revealed on August 4th, 2015, “Earned It
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The Weeknd – Rockin'
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The Weeknd’s “Rockin'” is a ravey, club song detailing a carefree relationship with absolutely no strings attached. The Weeknd describes a relationship that doesn’t require
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The Weeknd (Ft. Future) – Double Fantasy
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“Double Fantasy” is a reference to a relationship that is based on physical and materialistic pleasures, and the Weeknd and Future know that it’s not morally right or socially
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The Weeknd – Dawn FM
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The intro and title track of The Weeknd’s fifth studio album includes additional narration from actor Jim Carrey, who also appears on the outro track. The song was first previewed
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The Weeknd – Try Me
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“Try Me” features Abel’s trademark somber and haunting tones as he attempts to convince a previous lover to leave her current partner for him.
This track features production from
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The Weeknd (Ft. Labrinth) – Losers
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“Losers” serves as the second track of The Weeknd’s Beauty Behind the Madness as a duet between him and British singer Labrinth.
Abel dropped out of highschool at 17, along with
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The Weeknd (Ft. Lana Del Rey) – Prisoner
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“Prisoner” debuted during The Weeknd’s show in U.K. and was dubbed “Mood Music 2” (like “The Hills”, which was dubbed “Mood Music” when it debuted during SXSW 2015).
That first
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The Weeknd – High for This
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The eerie opening track on The Weeknd’s debut project takes us into an interaction between Abel and a girl being introduced to the XO nightlife. This song also serves as a notice
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The Weeknd – Adaptation
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Abel released a snippet from his acclaimed debut album Kiss Land on the 30th of August via YouTube with a very slurred video of him singing in the studio. It was also revealed the
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The Weeknd – Acquainted
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The Weeknd and Illangelo revive a partnership that started when Illangelo produced The Weeknd’s entire Trilogy of mixtapes. He provided no production on The Weeknd’s 2013 debut
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