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.
Love Through Her
The Weeknd Lyrics
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She touching me, it's too familiar
The way she doing the things
she does exactly the way you used to (you used to)
Let me take a break, I need a breather
The way she moving, I can't believe now
She does exactly the same, I must be going insane (Oh)
Am I going crazy?
Do I need some therapy to get shorty out of my mind?
Girl, my head is racing
Heard shortys been needing the rest of my mind
Am I making love to you through her?
Am I make love to you through her?
Am I making love to you through her?
Love through her (love through her)
Thought I left that part of life behind me
It's back to haunt every girl that loves me
Why can't she leave me alone
Can't believe every girl that I hold
I see you, I see you
The greatest times we had the best of
Push back rewind, but I can't delete her
Move forward into my life, I had a place and a time to apologize (to apologize)
Am I going crazy?
Do I need some therapy to get shorty out of my mind?
Girl, my head is racing
Heard shortys been needing the rest of my mind
Am I making love to you through her?
Am I make love to you through her?
Am I making love to you through her?
Love through her (love through her)
The Weeknd's song Love Through Her is a deep and introspective reflection on the lasting memories of a past relationship. The song begins with The Weeknd going back in time and feeling the touch of his former lover. He finds it too familiar as she does everything in the same way his former lover used to. He takes a break, feeling breathless, and realizes that the new lady in his life is doing everything in the exact manner his ex-lover used to do. He wonders out loud whether he needs some therapy to get over his former lover as his thinking takes over him.
The Weeknd expresses his confusion and whether he is going insane, considering he sees his former lover in every girl he holds. He admits that he is struggling to let go of his past love and that he has moved on from that part of life. He reiterates the point that he can't believe every girl he holds reminds him of his former lover, hence questions whether he might have loved through her.
The Weeknd struggles to come to terms with moving forward in his life as he admits he had a place and time to apologize. The song ends with him questioning himself whether he is making love to his new lover through his past lover. Ultimately, the song tells the story of trying to move on from a past relationship. However, the memories and experiences remain etched in our hearts and minds, making it hard to let go entirely.
Line by Line Meaning
Go back in time when I feel her
Whenever I experience her presence, I am transported to a time in the past
She touching me, it's too familiar
Her touch is so familiar to me that it reminds me of someone from my past
The way she doing the things
The things she does are reminiscent of someone from my past
she does exactly the way you used to (you used to)
She performs these actions in the exact same way that my past lover did
Let me take a break, I need a breather
I need space and time to collect myself and think
The way she moving, I can't believe now
I am amazed by her movements
She does exactly the same, I must be going insane (Oh)
Her actions are so similar to my past lover that I feel like I may be going crazy
Am I going crazy?
I am questioning my own sanity
Do I need some therapy to get shorty out of my mind?
I am considering whether or not I need psychological help to rid myself of thoughts about this woman
Girl, my head is racing
My thoughts are scattered and overwhelming
Heard shortys been needing the rest of my mind
Rumors are circulating that this woman is occupying my thoughts and disrupting my daily life
Am I making love to you through her?
I wonder if I am engaging in these actions as if she were my past lover
Love through her (love through her)
I am experiencing feelings of love through this woman
Thought I left that part of life behind me
I believed that I had moved on from my past love and left it behind
It's back to haunt every girl that loves me
My past love is back to haunt me and affect every relationship I have
Why can't she leave me alone
I wish she would not interfere with my life and thoughts
Can't believe every girl that I hold
I cannot fully commit to anyone because my past love occupies my thoughts
I see you, I see you
I am reminded of my past lover in everything I do
The greatest times we had the best of
I remember the best moments I shared with my past love
Push back rewind, but I can't delete her
I want to erase my memories of her but I cannot
Move forward into my life,
I want to progress and live my life
I had a place and a time to apologize (to apologize)
I need to apologize for causing pain and ending the relationship
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