The Weeknd gained widespread critical acclaim for his three mixtapes: House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which he later compiled to make a remastered, three-disc album titled Trilogy after signing his record deal with Republic. In 2013, he released Kiss Land, which was considered to be his debut studio album.
In 2014, he dropped “Often,” a remix of Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love,” and “King of the Fall.” The Weeknd released two songs in collaboration with the film Fifty Shades of Grey, with Earned It becoming his solo breakout hit.
His second studio album became highly-anticipated, with riveting singles like The Hills and Can’t Feel My Face leaving fans hungry for more. Beauty Behind the Madness was released on August 28, 2015.
His third studio album, Starboy, was released on November 25, 2016. The Daft Punk-assisted title track led the project as its first official single, released on Wednesday, September 21, 2016, before becoming his third number one track in the United States, as also his home country, Canada. The effort was a commercial success, topping the Billboard 200 albums chart with over 348,000 copies sold in its first week, all eighteen tracks debuting on the Billboard Hot 100, receiving a GRAMMY Award for the Best Urban Contemporary Album, category at the 60th annual ceremony, overall for the second time in his music career and being ranked as the third most popular album of 2017 in the U.S.
Next came the My Dear Melancholy EP, released on March 30, 2018 and revolving around his breakups with Bella Hadid during summer of 2016 and Selena Gomez in October 2017. With the lead single, Call Out My Name, the Canadian singer earned the largest first-day Spotify stream count of any song released in 2018 at that time and his eighth Top 10 entry on Hot 100.
Tesfaye’s fourth studio album (and his first in three years), After Hours was officially released on March 20, 2020, and is named after a 1985 movie directed by his idol, Martin Scorsese. It was primarily supported by November 2019-released singles Heartless and Blinding Lights, with the pair becoming his fourth and fifth #1 singles in the US and the latter his first #1 single in the UK. The title track and In Your Eyes were also released as singles.
Although widely expected to receive multiple nominations for After Hours, Tesfaye failed to receive any nominations for the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards (2021). Tesfaye took to his social media to criticize the Recording Academy, claiming corruption. Speculation arose that the announcement of his then-upcoming Super Bowl performance as well as the discrepancy of being nominated as pop music versus R&B contributed to the snubs. On February 5, 2021 The Highlights was released, as his second greatest hits album. Tesfaye performed at the Super Bowl LV halftime show on February 7, 2021 after announcing he would perform in November 2020. He reportedly spent $7 million on his performance at the show. Despite having a mixed response, the show resulted in a surge in streaming and downloads for Tesfaye's After Hours album as well as for the seven other songs he performed.
His fifth album, Dawn FM was released on January 7, 2022, continuing the writing and production work with Swedish pop svengalis Max Martin and Oscar Holter. The album was preceded by the single Take My Breath in August 2021, with Sacrifice announced as the second single.
Drunk In Love
The Weeknd Lyrics
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I've been sippin'
Since I been twenty on that lean, baby girl
I've been poppin'
And I've been rollin'
Since I was seventeen I've been geekin' on that water
I want you, na na
Baby, I want you, na na
Don't take my number
Don't want your number
I'll call you back if that head right, baby
I won't love you
I can't love you
Unless that pussy got some super powers
I want you, na na
I'm not tryna fuck tomorrow
Baby, I want you, na na
And I woke up in the kitchen sayin'
How the hell did this shit happen, oh, baby
Drunk in love
We be all night
Last thing I remember is our beautiful bodies grindin' up in the club
Drunk in love, yeah
We be all night, love, baby, love
We be all night, love, baby, love
Wanna fuck a skinny model right before her runway show
She the one in the back
Nose runnin' from the blow
And we did it on the floor
That's why she walkin' kind of funny
Should've never put us on
Bitch I'm only twenty-four
And everybody salty
Niggas stop your bitchin'
Everybody makin' money we don't need to kick it
I'm chillin' with my niggas
Everybody got a crib
Did an album just to do it
Droppin' albums like a pill
Percocets, Adderall, ecstasy
Pussy, money, weed
Faded for a week
I don't sleep
Fuck my enemies
Tryin' to stay sane is like a full-time hobby
Everythin' I do fake niggas always copy
All I want to do is go on tour and drop albums
And if I live forever, probably drop a hunnid thousand
Dick made out of magic
My tongue got superpowers
I woke up in the mornin'
Models passed out in the shower
And I woke up in the kitchen sayin'
How the hell did this shit happen, oh, baby
Drunk in love, hey (ooh)
We be all night
Love, oh yeah, love
We be all night
Love, oh yeah, love
We be all night
The Weeknd's song "Drunk In Love" depicts the life of a drug and alcohol addict, who is in love with a woman. The song portrays the singer's consistent drug use since he was a teenager. At the age of seventeen, he stumbled upon "water," a drug that caused him to be "geeked," implying feeling hyperactive or excited. The lyrics "lean" and "water" are street names for highly addictive cough syrup and codeine, respectively. Throughout the song, he is honest about his attraction to the woman sexually. He emphasizes that he only wants to have sex with her when he is high and does not desire a relationship or love unless she has "super powers."
Besides that, the Weeknd went ahead to explain the aftermath of his night with his girlfriend in the club. He woke up and wondered how he landed on the kitchen floor. His lyrics confirmed that the woman he was with the night before was also an addict. Still, she probably couldn't handle the excessive amount of drugs and alcohol consumed that night, so she passed out in the shower while he woke up in the kitchen.
In conclusion, the song illustrates the perils of drug and alcohol addiction while highlighting the consequences of reckless behavior. The singer is honest in confessing that his actions caused him to miss out on his long-term dreams, which he desires to pursue, such as releasing more albums and going on tour.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been mixin'
I've been mixing codeine syrup with soda
I've been sippin'
I've been drinking the mixture for a while now
Since I been twenty on that lean, baby girl
I started this habit at the age of twenty
I've been poppin'
I've also been taking prescription pills
And I've been rollin'
I've been taking MDMA
Since I was seventeen I've been geekin' on that water
I've been taking cocaine since I was seventeen
I want you, na na
I desire you
I'm not tryna fuck tomorrow
I don't want to postpone making love to you
Baby, I want you, na na
I want to be intimate with you
Don't take my number
I don't want you to have my phone number
Don't want your number
I also don't want yours
I'll call you back if that head right, baby
If our physical experience was pleasurable, I'll call you back
I won't love you
I cannot commit to loving you
I can't love you
I am not capable of loving you in that way
Unless that pussy got some super powers
Unless your sexual performance is at an extraordinary level
And I woke up in the kitchen sayin'
I regained consciousness while in the kitchen
how the hell did this shit happen, oh, baby
I was confused about how events that led me there occurred
Drunk in love
High on drugs and deeply in love
We be all night
We'll be together all night
Last thing I remember is our beautiful bodies grindin' up in the club
The last conscious memory I had was grinding with you in the club
We be all night, yeah
We'll be together all night, yeah
Wanna fuck a skinny model right before her runway show
I desire to have sexual intercourse with a thin model before her show
She the one in the back
She is the one standing in the back of the group
Nose runnin' from the blow
Her nose is running from the use of cocaine
And we did it on the floor
We had sexual intercourse on the ground
That's why she walkin' kind of funny
She walks with difficulty due to our rough sexual encounter
Should've never put us on
Those who introduced us to each other made a mistake
Bitch I'm only twenty-four
I am only twenty-four years old
And everybody salty
Everyone is envious of my success
Niggas stop your bitchin'
Stop complaining, guys
Everybody makin' money we don't need to kick it
We don't need to socialize as we're all focused on making money
I'm chillin' with my niggas
I am spending my time with my friends
Everybody got a crib
Each of us has apartments
Did an album just to do it
I created an album just for the heck of it
Droppin' albums like a pill
I am easily releasing albums like taking pills
Percocets, Adderall, ecstasy
I'm taking and promoting different drugs
Pussy, money, weed
These are the things that preoccupy my mind
Faded for a week
I've been high on drugs for a whole week
I don't sleep
I avoid sleeping
Fuck my enemies
I disrespect those who dislike me
Tryin' to stay sane is like a full-time hobby
Maintaining my sanity is a full-time job
Everythin' I do fake niggas always copy
Others copy everything I do
All I want to do is go on tour and drop albums
I want to go on tours and release albums
And if I live forever, probably drop a hunnid thousand
If I live forever, I think I'll probably release a hundred thousand albums
Dick made out of magic
My penis has supernatural powers
My tongue got superpowers
I am very skilled at oral sex
Models passed out in the shower
Models who have fainted due to drug and alcohol use are lying unconscious in the shower
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Abel Tesfaye
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@jennelyrodrigues8389
2023 n this still hit
@valentinakanaan3414
Ong
@xosteff
The weeknd never disappoints me.
@nssssss7667
Same
@n-carter4468
U crazy for the D I guess
@xiao7320
Ong
@dominicnrobles
I bet he still hasn’t
@yvonne529
What about after the Idol?😅
@isisrosie
The way he says baby kills me 😍
@iremahsenmeral8748
awww same here