The Weeknd and Future staff up on their newest single “Double Fantasy,” which was launched Friday (April 21).
The Weeknd has been teasing “Double Fantasy,” which will likely be featured on the soundtrack for his upcoming HBO sequence The Idol, on Instagram during the last week. Final Friday, he carried out it for the primary time throughout Metro Boomin‘s Coachella set. “Temperature rising, our bodies united, now that I attempted you in my arms. No must combat it, no want to cover it, now that I’ve seen what’s in your coronary heart,” The Weeknd sang through the pageant. Although Future didn’t be a part of him on stage for the tune’s reside debut, the 2 carried out “Low Life” from Future’s 2016 album EVOL. Metro and Mike Dean co-produced “Double Fantasy.”
The tune marks The Weeknd and Future’s fifth collaboration after the 2 first got here collectively as featured artists on producer Mike WiLL Made-It‘s 2015 single “Drinks on Us,” which additionally featured Swae Lee. In 2016, the dynamic duo got here collectively one-on-one on “Low Life,” and on the finish of that very same yr, The Weeknd tapped Future on “All I Know” from his Starboy LP, which received the deluxe therapy final month following his and Ariana Grande‘s Billboard Sizzling 100 No. 1 “Die For You” remix. In 2017, the 2 collaborated on “Comin Out Sturdy” on Future’s album HNDRXX.
The “Double Fantasy” cowl artwork reveals The Weeknd as his Idol character Tedros, a pacesetter of a modern-day cult and the love curiosity of rising pop star Jocelyn, who’s performed by Lily-Rose Depp (additionally featured on the only’s paintings). The newest teaser trailer for The Idol revealed the present will premiere on HBO on June 4. The long-awaited drama sequence has additionally been chosen by Cannes Movie Pageant as one in all 4 Out of Competitors Choices.
Take heed to “Double Fantasy” under.
