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"Die for You" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd, from his third studio album Starboy (2016). The song was written by the Weeknd, Doc McKinney, Cirkut, Prince 85, Cashmere Cat, Dylan Wiggins, and Billy Walsh, while being produced by the former five. It was one of the tracks of Starboy to be featured in the short film Mania.[2][3] It received early airplay from urban and urban AC radio in August 2017,[4] and was sent rhythmic contemporary radio on September 19 as the album's fifth single in the United States.[5][6] The song was also scheduled to be sent to US contemporary hit radio on December 5, however its release to the format in the country was cancelled for unknown reasons.[7] However, it later impacted the radio format in 2022 after its steady resurgence online, with the song additionally achieving a new peak within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 nearly six years after its original peak of 43.

For other songs, see Die for You (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Die for It.

"Die for You"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album Starboy
ReleasedSeptember 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)
Recorded2016
Studio
  • Conway, Westlake Beverly (Los Angeles, California)
  • Matza Ball Studio (New York, New York)
  • The Treehouse X (Suffolk, United Kingdom)[1]
Genre
  • R&B
  • synth-pop
Length4:20
Label
  • XO
  • Republic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"A Lie"
(2017)		 "Die for You"
(2017)		 "Secrets"
(2017)
Music video
"Die for You" on YouTube

Background and release


In an interview on Beats 1 Radio with Zane Lowe, the Weeknd revealed that the song was finished a week before Starboy's release.[8] 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.[9]

The song was later serviced to rhythmic radio on September 19, 2017, in the US as the sixth overall single from Starboy. Following its release as a single in North America, the song charted modestly across various Billboard component charts and became a moderate Canadian hit. "Die for You" would later then be included on the track list of the Weeknd's second greatest hits album, The Highlights, which was released on February 5, 2021.[10]

After a resurgence in popularity thanks to TikTok in September 2021, its official music video was released on November 25, 2021, along with a standalone digital release on Apple Music with its own artwork.[11] The song would later go on to begin receiving contemporary hit radio airplay in early August 2022 despite its cancelled release to the format in late 2017.[12]


Music and composition


"Die for You" is an R&B and Synth-pop track. It was written in the key of C♯ minor with a tempo of 67 beats per minute.[13][14]


Commercial performance


In the United States, "Die for You" peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 and charted for three weeks during its original run. Additionally, the song reached number 19 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 35 on the Canadian Hot 100 and charted for 20 weeks.[15]

In late 2021 and throughout 2022, "Die for You" saw an increase in consumption as the song went viral on the social media platform TikTok alongside fellow album track "Stargirl Interlude".[16][17] This increase in streaming and sales lead to the song's parent album to re-enter the top 40 on the Billboard 200 chart.[18] It also lead to the song entering the top 40 of multiple single charts across Asia and Oceania, with the song additionally reaching number 36 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and re-entering the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 27.[19][20]


Use in media


"Die for You" was featured in the second season of the HBO comedy-drama television series Insecure.[21][22] Due to its appearance in the show, the song lead the THR's Top TV Songs Chart in August 2017.[23]


Remix


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 of that year.[24][25]


Music video


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.[26] The video pays homage to the science fiction horror television series Stranger Things and the 1982 science fiction film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[27]


Track listing


Digital / streaming single[28]

  1. "Die for You" – 4:20
  2. "Die for You" (Instrumental) – 4:19

Digital / streaming single[29]

  1. "Die for You" – 4:20
  2. "Die for You" (Music Video) – 4:40

Digital / streaming single[30]

  1. "Die for You" – 4:20
  2. "Die for You" (Instrumental) – 4:19
  3. "Die for You" (Music Video) – 4:40

Charts



Certifications


Certifications for "Die for You"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[56] 2× Platinum 140,000
Canada (Music Canada)[57] 2× Platinum 160,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[58] Gold 45,000
France (SNEP)[59] Gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI)[60] Gold 50,000
Portugal (AFP)[61] Platinum 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[63] 4× Platinum 4,000,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[64] Platinum 2,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Release history and formats for "Die for You"
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States September 19, 2017 Rhythmic contemporary
  • XO
  • Republic
 [5]
Canceled release date
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
United States December 5, 2017 Contemporary hit radio
  • XO
  • Republic
 [7]

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На других языках

- [en] Die for You (song)

[es] Die for You

"Die for You" (en español: "Muero por ti") es una canción interpretada por el cantante canadiense The Weeknd, parte de su tercer álbum de estudio Starboy (2016). Fue escrita por Abel Tesfaye, Martin McKinney, Prínce 85, Dylan Wiggins, Magnus Høiberg y William Thomas Walsh y producida por Doc McKinney, Cirkut, The Weeknd, Cashmere Cat y Prince 85. Es una de las pistas de Starboy que se presentaron en el cortometraje Manía.[1][2] "Die For You" fue lanzado a la radio urbana contemporánea y AC urbana el 19 de agosto de 2017, como el quinto sencillo del álbum en los Estados Unidos.[3]


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