Genius Meanings
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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 (Ft. Eminem) – The Hills (Eminem Remix)
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After Abel’s “Wicked Games” (off his debut mixtape, House of Balloons) was incorporated onto the Southpaw soundtrack, Abel returns the favour by letting the rap legend remix his
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The Weeknd (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – The Hills (Nicki Minaj Remix)
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With a short verse possibly about Drake, Nicki hops on the remix for Abel’s monstrous hit after teasing a collaboration when the two met up at New York Fashion Week.
This remix of
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The Weeknd, Lily-Rose Depp & Ramsey – Fill The Void
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[Intro: Ramsey] / (Void) / (Void) / (Void) / (Void) / [Verse 1: Lily-Rose Depp] / I don't wanna decide things for myself, on my own / Finally, for the first time, I'm alone / You
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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 (Ft. RL Grime) – The Hills (RL Grime Remix)
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[Verse 1] / Your man on the road, he doin' promo / You said, "Keep our business on the low-low" / I'm just tryna get you out the friend zone / 'Cause you look even better than 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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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 – The Hills (Live)
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[Verse] / Your man on the road, he doin' promo / You said, "Keep our business on the low-low" / I'm just tryna get you out the friend zone / 'Cause you look even better than the
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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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KRNFX – The Hills
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[Verse 1] / Your man on the road, he doing promo / You said keep our business on the low-low / I'm just tryna get you out the friend zone / 'Cause you look even better than the
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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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Christina Rome – The Weeknd- The Hills (Christina Rome Cover)
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You been on the road you never home tho / I post on ig dont like my photos / You be double tapping other hoes tho / Like they be looking better in the photos / I ask questions you
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Class Actress – The Hills (Bring On The Weekend)
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GENIUS PREMIERE: This is a cover of/response to The Weeknd’s The Hills.
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The Weeknd – Wicked Games
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Abel finds himself in a first-person narrative exploring the subject of romance with a female (possibly a prostitute or stripper), knowing that it will fail in the end. Despite
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The Weeknd (Ft. Emo-G) – The Hills (Emo-G Remix)
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I got the idea to remix this track after hearing Eminem’s remix to it. I didn’t think one was able to rap over the beat to “The Hills,” but when I heard Em do it, it inspired me
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The Weeknd – Can't Feel My Face
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This song personifies drug addiction, likening it to the love of a woman and has been described as “classic pop” by critics, comparing its sound to that of Michael Jackson.
This
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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 & Gesaffelstein – I Was Never There
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On “I Was Never There,” The Weeknd waxes lyrical about the end of a meaningful relationship.
He is unable to deal with the break-up in a healthy way, resorting to drugs, alcohol
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The Weeknd – King of the Fall
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Another free, stand-alone track from Abel, “King Of The Fall” was released in 2014 in anticipation for his then-untitled second album (released in 2015 as Beauty Behind the Madness
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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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NAV (Ft. The Weeknd) – Some Way
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“Some Way” is NAV’s lead single from his upcoming self-titled mixtape, dropping on Feb 24th. Both artists throw subliminal jabs at Justin Bieber, who mocked The Weeknd’s single “
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The Weeknd & Ariana Grande – Die For You (Remix)
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Six years after the song’s official release, The Weeknd reunites with the multi-talented Ariana Grande for the official remix of Abel’s 2016 hit “Die for You.” The two had
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The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?
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“Is There Someone Else?” is the tenth track on The Weeknd’s fifth studio album, Dawn FM. This song was highly anticipated, for it was first seen as a snippet on his Instagram on
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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 & Gesaffelstein – Lost in the Fire
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“Lost in the Fire” is a collaboration between French DJ Gesaffelstein and Canadian singer The Weeknd.
On the song, Abel sings about his tumultuous relationship with girlfriend
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Future (Ft. The Weeknd) – Low Life
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A lowlife is defined by Merriam-Webster as a “bad person: person of low moral character.”
The title of The Weeknd and Future’s song suggests a reference to the word’s meaning, and
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Kanye West & The Weeknd (Ft. Lil Baby) – Hurricane
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“Hurricane” is the lead single from Donda, the song was highly expected after being one of the biggest leaks from the Yandhi era.
The song was first previewed by Kanye West in an
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The Weeknd – Save Your Tears
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On “Save Your Tears,” The Weeknd once again addresses his past relationships and recollects on the experiences they went through together, while also providing no emotional support
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The Weeknd – The Hills (Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Remix)
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[Verse 1] / Your man on the road, he doin' promo / You said, "Keep our business on the low-low" / I'm just tryna get you out the friend zone / 'Cause you look even better than the
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