the Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, Romance (love), ...
from his debut extended play, ''
My Dear Melancholy,
''My Dear Melancholy'' (stylized as ''My Dear Melancholy,'') is the first extended play by Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released on March 30, 2018, through XO and Republic Records. Primarily produced by Frank Dukes, who serves as an execu ...
'' (2018). The song was written by the Weeknd, Ahmad Balshe,
Jason Quenneville
Jason Quenneville (born February 23, 1982), professionally known as DaHeala ( ), is a Canadian record producer and songwriter managed by SAL&CO. He has produced for artists such as the Weeknd, Halsey, Lil Uzi Vert, and Belly, among others. He wa ...
,
Adam Feeney
Adam Feeney (born 7 March 1985) is a professional Australian tennis player.
Tennis career
Feeney's highest ATP singles ranking was World No. 248, which he reached in September 2007. His career high in doubles was World No. 100, which he reach ...
, Michael Williams and Marquel Middlebrooks. It was produced by Mike Will Made It, Marz, Frank Dukes, and DaHeala.
Lyrics
The song's lyrics revolve around the Weeknd attempting to have a partner leave their current love interest to return to him. Various bars in the song were previously utilized in his cover of
Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( ; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Beyoncé's boundary-pushing artistry and vocals have made her the most influential female musician of the 21st century, according to ...
's "
Drunk in Love
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".
Vertical video
On March 30, 2018, a
Spotify
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exclusive vertical video for the song was released alongside one for "
Call Out My Name
"Call Out My Name" is a song recorded by Canadian singer the Weeknd, taken from his first EP, '' My Dear Melancholy'', released on March 30, 2018. The Weeknd co-wrote the song with his producer Frank Dukes, with Nicolas Jaar receiving writing cr ...
" It was filmed during night time in
Los Angeles, California
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. and has been uploaded to
YouTube
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on March 30, 2021, to celebrate the third anniversary of the release of ''My Dear Melancholy,''.
Commercial performance
The song debuted at number 26 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on the issue dated April 7, 2018.
Remix
On August 23, 2018, a remix of the song featuring
Quavo
Quavious Keyate Marshall (born April 2, 1991), known professionally as Quavo (), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is best known as the co-founder and former frontman of hip hop group Migos. Quavo is the uncle of late fellow Migos m ...
,
Swae Lee
Khalif Malik Ibn Shaman Brown (born June 7, 1993), known professionally as Swae Lee, is an American singer and rapper. Known for his wide vocal range and genre-bending, Swae Lee is one half of the hip hop duo Rae Sremmurd with his brother Slim J ...
, and
Trouble
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* ''Trouble'' ...
, premiered on the second episode of the Weeknd's
Beats 1
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radio show ''
Memento Mori
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