Peak
4
Weeks
22
Score
3,836
Chart Year
2019
"Heartless" finds The Weeknd talking about his party lifestyle. He presents himself as a "heartless" person who engages in mindless sex and takes plenty of illegal substances. The singer's experiences have hardened him, leading him to shut off his emotions and pursue this soulless existence. The Weeknd is addicted to his way of life and does not expect to change his hedonistic ways. During the bridge,The Weeknd addresses someone he says has never given up on him; she's the only one who can help him climb out of his personal hole. There's speculation he's talking to his on-off model girlfriend, Bella Hadid, who he's been involved with intermittently since 2015. The Weeknd wrote the song with: Hip-hop songwriter Dre Moon, who in 2015 won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for co-composing Beyonce's "Drunk In Love." Atlanta-based producer Metro Boomin, who works frequently with Future. He helped craft The Weeknd's collaborations with Future, "Low Life" and "Six Feet Under." The Weeknd's long-term collaborator, Illangelo. The Canadian producer helmed the entirety of The Weeknd's 2011 trilogy of mixtapes and several of his Beauty Behind The Madness tracks. This is his first song credit on an Abel Tesfaye tune since then. Metro Boomin, The Weeknd and Illangelo all produced the song. The song's trippy music video was shot in Las Vegas and directed by Anton Tammi (Halsey's "Graveyard"). The clip takes The Weeknd to the Strip, where he is joined by his producer and cohort Metro Boomin on a drug-fueled bender. Their gambling, drinking and smoking lines up with the song's lyrics about the Toronto star's hedonistic lifestyle. However, the wild night becomes increasingly blurry and it all catches up with The Weeknd.
Young Metro, young Metro, young Metro (sheesh) Ayy (sniper, sniper) Young metro, young metro Never need a bitch, I'm what a bitch need (bitch need) Tryna find the one that can fix me (fix me) I've been dodgin' death in the six-speed Amphetamine got my stummy feelin' sickly Yeah, I want it all now (all now) I've been runnin' through the pussy, need a dog pound Hundred models gettin' faded in the compound Tryna love me, but they never get a pulse down Why? 'cause I'm heartless And I'm back to my ways 'cause I'm heartless All this money and this pain got me heartless Low life for life 'cause I'm heartless Said I'm heartless Tryna be a better man, but I'm heartless Never be a weddin' plan for the heartless Low life for life 'cause I'm heartless She got me confused, I swear she got me mixed up (whoa) I don't need you, girl, so I don't care if I slip up Yes, I swear I'm heartless, more life hold my wrist up She rob me for my love, I feel like this a stick-up (freeze) Yeah, it's Lil Uzi from the sixteen Grade-A bank account, you know I'm with the a-team Went up in my level, don't know why they hate me I knew I was gonna be this way since eighteen I heard she got that water, I'm tryna be waist-deep I make her beg for it, make that girl want say please Yes, too heartless, I get chilly in this chrome fleece I put emeralds in my Rollie, they don't even make these (whoa) 'Cause I'm heartless And I'm back to my ways 'cause I'm heartless All this money and this pain got me heartless Low life for life 'cause I'm heartless Said I'm heartless Tryna be a better man, but I'm heartless Never be a weddin' plan for the heartless Low life for life 'cause I'm heartless I lost my heart and my mind I try to always do right I thought I lost it this time You just came back in my life You never gave up on me (why don't you?) I'll never know what you see (why won't you?) I don't do well when I'm low (ooh, yeah) You hear it clear in my tone 'Cause I'm heartless And I'm back to my ways 'cause I'm heartless All this money and this pain got me heartless Low life for life 'cause I'm heartless Said I'm heartless Tryna be a better man, but I'm heartless Never be a weddin' plan for the heartless Low life for life 'cause I'm heartless Writer/s: Abel Tesfaye, Andre Eric Proctor, Carlo Montagnese, Jason Matthew Quenneville, Leland Tyler Wayne, Symere Woods Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc. Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dec 7, 2019 | 32 | 94 |
| 3 | Dec 21, 2019 | 17 | 109 |
| 4 | Dec 28, 2019 | 26 | 100 |
| 5 | Jan 4, 2020 | 39 | 87 |
| 6 | Jan 11, 2020 | 20 | 106 |
| 7 | Jan 18, 2020 | 17 | 109 |
| 8 | Jan 25, 2020 | 18 | 108 |
| 9 | Feb 1, 2020 | 19 | 107 |
| 10 | Feb 8, 2020 | 19 | 107 |
| 11 | Feb 15, 2020 | 17 | 109 |
| 12 | Feb 22, 2020 | 17 | 109 |
| 13 | Feb 29, 2020 | 14 | 112 |
| 14 | Mar 7, 2020 | 13 | 113 |
| 15 | Mar 14, 2020 | 17 | 109 |
| 16 | Mar 21, 2020 | 21 | 105 |
| 17 | Mar 28, 2020 | 16 | 110 |
| 18 | Apr 4, 2020 | 4 | 122 |
| 19 | Apr 11, 2020 | 12 | 114 |
| 20 | Apr 18, 2020 | 19 | 107 |
| 21 | Apr 25, 2020 | 21 | 105 |