The Weeknd first teased that he was working on a new album in November 2018, via a performance in which he told the crowd that " Chapter VI was coming soon." Following a trio of collaborative singles throughout 2019, on August 6, he further reassured fans that he was working on his fourth studio album. On April 3, 2020, an extended and normal-pitched version of the Lil Uzi Vert remix was released alongside the parent album's accompanying remix EP. A vaporwave remix of the song featuring American rapper Lil Uzi Vert was released alongside the deluxe edition of its parent album on March 23, 2020.
Elsewhere, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100, giving the Weeknd his fourth number-one song on the chart, and also has figured within the record charts in other 28 countries. "Heartless" peaked at number 3 on the Canadian Hot 100. The track was met with universal acclaim. Rooted in R&B and trap, its lyrics depicts about the Weeknd returning to a playboy lifestyle after his disappointment with past relationships. The Weeknd co-wrote the song alongside its producers Metro Boomin, Illangelo, and Dre Moon. Suffice to say that The Weeknd is pouring his heart out in his new music." Heartless" is a song recorded by Canadian singer the Weeknd, released on November 27, 2019, through XO and Republic Records, as the lead single from his fourth studio album, After Hours (2020). Still, despite the reunion, another line in this verse indicates that a happily ever after isn’t in the works: “I don’t do well when alone.” Getting back together with an ex because you’d rather not be by yourself doesn’t exactly make for a picture-perfect ending (been there, done that).
Naturally, many have speculated that this verse points to Hadid, especially with the line, “You just came back in my life.” Hadid and Tesfaye reunited one last time in the summer of 2018, after Tesfaye and pop star Selena Gomez broke up. I’ll never know what you see (Why won’t you?) His proclamations of his own heartlessness are interrupted by a conversation with an unknown woman, who sees the good in him despite what he’s done. At its core, Tesfaye constantly refers to himself as “heartless,” having been worn down by the years of navigating through intense wealth and public scrutiny.Īt the bridge, Tesfaye’s track slows down and pivots lyrically. The singer’s heart-thumping song deals with multiple themes, from money (“All this money and this pain got me heartless”), fame (“Photoshoots, I’m a star now (Star) / I’m talkin’ Time, Rolling Stone, and Bazaar now (’Zaar)”), and sleeping around with different girls (“Hundred models gettin’ faded in the compound / Tryna love me, but they never get a pulse down”). The last time they were “on” was in August of 2018, but the two have since split up again. Here, we explain the lyrics in their entirety.įor a refresher, Hadid and The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, had been dating on and off since 2015. The Grammy Award winner has dropped his first single since 2018, and many are already speculating that the song, “Heartless,” is about his former relationship with supermodel Bella Hadid. In the song, The Weeknd also seems to refer to his carefree and unattached lifestyle, filled with fame, money, and girls.
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