The Weeknd has dropped the remix version of his popular song ‘Save Your Tears’ featuring American singer Ariana Grande. The humor attached to the latest release had been circulating on the web for quite some time and on April 19 he dropped a snippet of the song with vocals from Ariana Grande.
The song comes attached with a sci-fi animated music video. Ariana adds a husky touch of her verse to ‘Save Your Tears (Remix)’ and appears in the music video as a cyborg.
The Weeknd & Ariana Grande video ‘Save Your Tears (Remix)’ is directed by Jack Brown and is produced by Blinkink. The Weeknd appears in the scene wearing sunglasses.
At the starting of the video, The Weeknd is his cartoon figure is shown in a building making a doll that goes through various procedures and soon turns out to be Ariana. The visuals are eye-popping and surreal. The animated treatment of the theme makes it even more enjoyable.
The duo’s vocals intermingle in just the right way on the wistful composition keeping the audience hooked with a well-suited video. Grande sings ‘Met you once under a Pisces moon, I kept my distance’ cause I know that you, Don’t like when I’m with nobody else’. ‘I couldn’t help it, I put you through hell, I don’t know why I run away, oh boy I make you cry when I run away’.
The singer-songwriter’s verses are super memorable and the synth-laden musical arrangement creates a superb harmonizing ambiance. The production is based on a wide array of bright, catchy synths and harmonious melodies. The groove and the tempo are pumped up to uplift the mood.
‘Save Your Tears (Remix)’ is a more pop-driven track and as usual, The Weeknd doesn’t hold back from showcasing himself as a rather cold-natured figure. The melody line remains upbeat the entire time and for a change, the Canadian singer has perfected the mix of his old and new content with more mainstream sounds.
The red-jacketed character which is The Weeknd finally comes in touch with his built-doll, Grande and the whole live setup shuts down, step-by-step.
Rumor has it that ‘Save Your Tears (Remix)’ is The Weeknd’s greatest and strongest record in recent time. The record is The Weeknd & Ariana Grande’s third collaboration in the past seven years and has already hit the Number 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100.
The improvisation on the amazing storyline is stunning and even before this amazing remix, the song ‘Save Your Tears’ became one of the most successful songs of the past decade. It has surpassed one billion streams and is a double platinum-certified track.