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The video pays homage to the science fiction horror television series Stranger Things and the 1982 science fiction film E.T. On November 25, 2021, to celebrate the five-year anniversary of Starboy's release, the Weeknd surprise-released the music video for "Die for You", directed by Christian Breslauer. On October 4, 2021, an unreleased remix of "Die for You" featuring singer-songwriter SZA premiered on the eighteenth episode of the Weeknd's Apple Music 1 radio show Memento Mori, following a streaming surge the song received in September.
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Due to its appearance in the show, the song lead the THR's Top TV Songs Chart in August 2017. "Die for You" was featured in the second season of the HBO comedy-drama television series Insecure. In Canada, the song peaked at number 35 on the Canadian Hot 100. In the United States, "Die for You" peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was written in the key of C ♯ minor with a tempo of 67 beats per minute. Resurgence in popularity thanks to TikTok in September 2021, it's official music video was released on November 25, 2021, along with a standalone digital release on Apple Music with its own artwork. The song was later serviced to rhythmic radio Septemin the US as the sixth overall single from Starboy. Due to the song's lyrical content, which details the conflicting feelings of ending a relationship with someone he still loves, it was the hardest song to finish from the album. To get back home, and not empty-handed."Ī rep for the Weeknd has not yet responded to ABC News’ request for further comment.In an interview on Beats 1 Radio with Zane Lowe, the Weeknd revealed that the song was finished a week before Starboy's release. I probably would never have gone back home," he said. "I couldn’t ever go back home without being something. The Guardian reports that his mother now has a new place and new car. The Weeknd added that after wounding his mother - who he said looked at him like he had "failed" the day he moved out - he was motivated to make something of himself. The singer also admitted to having what the Guardian calls a “near miss with the law,” though he didn't go into detail beyond saying it was "bad enough for me to smarten up, to focus." I think that’s more when you’re privileged, you know? Going to a therapist is not something you do when you’re growing up as a street kid in Toronto. And sometimes you’re like, I can’t do this sober."Īsked about whether he ever sought treatment, The Weeknd responded, "No. The past couple of albums, I do get back to that," he said, referring to his drug use. Yet, he later admitted in the interview to still using drugs while creating music.