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.
Losers
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I taught myself how to move
I'm not the type to count on you, uh
'Cause stupid's next to "I love you"
No, so what can you show me
That my heart don't know already
We make our own sense
What can you show me
That my heart don't know already
We make our own sense
And you're qualified (to me)
Yeah (me)
Yeah
And you're qualified (to me)
Yeah (me)
Yeah
And you're qualified (to me)
Only losers go to school
They can't teach what they can't prove
Come put this inside a test-tube
'Cause stupid's next to "I love you"
So what can you show me
That my heart don't know already
We make our own sins
You're qualified to me
What can you show me
That my heart don't know already
We make our own sins
You're qualified (to me)
Yeah (me)
Yeah
And you're qualified (to me)
Yeah (me)
Yeah
And you're qualified (to me)
And now that we're all grown up
Who do we owe it to?
And now that we've gone this far
Who do we owe it all to
We did it all alone
Now we're coming for the throne
We did it all alone
Now we're coming for the throne
And now that we all came up
Do we lose, do we lose?
So what can you show
That my heart don't know already
Because we make our own sins
And you're qualified to me
What can you show me
That my heart don't know already
'Cause we make our own sins
And you're qualified to me
Yeah (me)
Yeah
(Me) ooh
Yeah
(Me) yeah, yeah
Yeah
And you're qualified (to me)
In "Losers," The Weeknd criticizes the traditional education system, suggesting that only losers go to school. He says that he taught himself everything he knows and that he's not the type of person to rely on anyone else. The line "stupid's next to 'I love you'" seems to imply that people often throw the word "love" around carelessly, without really understanding its true meaning. The chorus begs the question: "What can you show me that my heart don't know already?" The Weeknd is saying that he's learned everything he needs to know about life and love through experience, and he doesn't need anyone else to teach him.
Later in the song, The Weeknd asks, "Who do we owe it to?" and answers himself: "We did it all alone." He's saying that he and his partner have achieved success without anyone else's help, and they're now "coming for the throne." The final chorus repeats the same sentiment, acknowledging that they've made their own decisions and mistakes along the way but ultimately don't need anyone else's approval or guidance.
Overall, "Losers" is a defiant anthem for those who have forged their own paths and don't need anyone else's validation. It's a rejection of traditional institutions like education and a celebration of individuality and self-sufficiency.
Line by Line Meaning
Only losers go to school
The basic education system has failed in providing practical knowledge and professional skills that matter in life
I taught myself how to move
The individual has been self-taught through experience and life lessons
I'm not the type to count on you, uh
The individual is independent and does not rely on others for their success
'Cause stupid's next to "I love you"
Society often views intelligence as superior to love or emotion, and the artist believes this to be a foolish idea
What can you show me
That my heart don't know already
We make our own sense
And you're qualified to me
The artist trusts their own judgement and experiences over external opinions or knowledge, and those who align with their values are deemed to be qualified to offer advice
Only losers go to school
They can't teach what they can't prove
Come put this inside a test-tube
'Cause stupid's next to "I love you"
The education system often fails to provide practical and real-world knowledge, preferring instead to teach based on theory and not real-life application
We did it all alone
Now we're coming for the throne
The individual has achieved success solely through their own efforts and hard work, and now aims to rise to the top
And now that we all came up
Do we lose, do we lose?
As one achieves success, there is a sense of fear that they will lose it all and fall back down to the bottom
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Abel Tesfaye, Carlo Montagnese, Timothy Mckenzie
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