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Tell Your Friends (song)
2015 song by the Weeknd From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Tell Your Friends" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd from his second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness (2015).[1] The Weeknd co-wrote the song with Kanye West, Christopher Pope, Carlo Montagnese, Carl Marshall and Robert Holmes, and co-produced it with Pope, West, Omar Riad, Illangelo, Mike Dean and Noah Goldstein. The track samples the song "Can't Stop Loving You" by Soul Dog.[2] A live remix of the song with American rapper Nas was performed at the 2016 Met Gala Ball.[3] In November 2015, American rapper Fabolous released his remix of the song, which appeared on his mixtape, Summertime Shootout.[4]
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Background
"Tell Your Friends" originated as a demo by Kanye West, titled "When I See It". West released his version as a single on his SoundCloud account on October 19, 2015, alongside a remix of the song "Say You Will".[5][6]
Music video
The music video for "Tell Your Friends", directed by Grant Singer, was released on August 24, 2015.[7] The music video also features another track from Beauty Behind the Madness, "Real Life" which is played at the end of the video while the Weeknd is driving out into the night.[8][9] As of February 2025, the video has surpassed over 80 million views.
Synopsis
The video begins with the Weeknd walking into foreground holding a shovel. appearing to be burying himself, supposedly the previous iteration of himself of the Kiss Land era. He sticks the shovel in the sand and starts to walk away from where he is buried while performing to the song. A weird looking skinny man approaches his direction before getting shot by the Weeknd. The Weeknd gets closer standing over him, looks down at the body and shoots him again. Another song, "Real Life", plays at the end of the video as he walks back to where his car is parked. The Weeknd then gets into the car and starts driving out into the night.[10]
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