The Weeknd is thanking Tom Cruise for serving to him rating a No. 1 hit earlier in his profession.
In 2015, the Mission: Unimaginable actor participated in a lip sync battle on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, the place he carried out “Can’t Really feel My Face” from The Weeknd’s sophomore album, Magnificence Behind The Insanity.
The observe went on to grow to be the artist’s first high hit on the Billboard Scorching 100 chart, shortly after Cruise known as the singer “enormously proficient” on the late-night present.
The Weeknd mirrored on that point throughout a current look on The Tonight Present. “I positively noticed that. It truly helped the tune,” he instructed host Jimmy Fallon. “It helped it peak to the record-breaking high, due to him, clearly. To the most important film star on the earth.”
He famous that he’s nonetheless by no means met the actor, however that he’s “an enormous Tom Cruise man. I really like The Shade Of Cash, love Vanilla Sky, love Rain Man, Eyes Huge Shot, Magnolia and Mission Unimaginable.”
To point out his appreciation for Cruise, The Weeknd mentioned he needed “to return the favor” and “promote a little bit little bit of Mission: Unimaginable,” the actor’s newest installment that releases on Friday. He clarified that he has “nothing to do with this film” earlier than continuing to whip out a cap with The Ultimate Reckoning‘s brand featured on it and browse his personal promotion card for the movie.
Along with “Can’t Really feel My Face,” The Weeknd, actual identify Abel Tesfaye, has earned six extra No. 1 hits on the Billboard Scorching 100 all through his profession, together with “Starboy,” “The Hills,” “Blinding Lights” and “Save Your Tears.” He additionally has probably the most songs within the Spotify Billions Membership, with 27 tracks having reached over one billion streams.
