Peak
55
Weeks
4
Score
278
Chart Year
2016
The song's music video was released on October 13, 2016, and was directed by Ilya Naishuller. It depicts a bank robbery through the first-person perspective of one of the robbers. Due to the graphic violence in the video, a disclaimer was put in the opening, warning that explicit content could advise viewer discretion. This video was also made to look like it was done in one tak
This punky dance noir tune finds The Weeknd singing about a woman in high heels who is obsessed with fame and material goods. She chases hearts, but is totally unavailable to the men who pursue her, as she driven by her desire for more diamonds and rings. Anyone who thinks she loves them should be warned that it is a "False Alarm." "False Alarm" could also be considered a sequel to The Weeknd's Lemonade cut with Beyoncé "6 Inch," a song with similar imagery of six-inch heels and dollar bills. The violent music video documents a high-stakes bank heist filmed from the point of view of a gun-toting bank robber. The visual was directed by Ilya Naishuller, who also shot Hardcore Henry, a 2016 action movie also filmed entirely in a first person perspective. (Spoiler alert) The video marks the third time The Weeknd kills himself in a music clip, following "Tell Your Friends" and "Starboy."
Bathroom stalls for the powder nose (she loves) High heel shoes with the open toes (she loves) She's got a good time wrapped in gold (she loves) For you, for you All red dress with the devil eyes (she loves) So obsessed with the camera lights (she loves) You love her, but you can't deny (she loves) The truth, the truth She loves everybody Can't you tell by the signs? She loves everybody She gets off all the time It's a dark philosophy And it haunts her constantly It's a false alarm to me She's a false alarm False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) Alarm False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) Six inch long, 'bout three inch wide (she loves) Dolla, dolla bill is her only type (she loves) You love her but you'll never be (she loves) The one, the one Diamonds and the rings are her fantasy (she loves) She chase hearts with the Hennessy (she loves) You love her, but you'll never be (she loves) Enough, enough She loves everybody (oh) Can't you tell by the signs? She loves everybody (oh) She gets off all the time It's a dark philosophy (dark philosophy) And it haunts her constantly (haunts her constantly) She's a false alarm to me (false alarm) She's a false alarm False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) Alarm False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) She always leaves the man she loves But the diamonds are forever She always seems to be alone But the diamonds make it better False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey) Alarm False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, ooh) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, ooh) False alarm (hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, ooh)
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oct 22, 2016 | 63 | 63 |
| 3 | Nov 5, 2016 | 68 | 58 |
| 9 | Dec 17, 2016 | 55 | 71 |
| 10 | Dec 24, 2016 | 86 | 40 |