Peak
27
Weeks
8
Score
521
Chart Year
2021
Half a decade after announcing their split, Swedish House Music reunited in 2018 with a surprise closing set at the Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Florida. Three years later, the trio announced their third studio album, Paradise Again. "Moth To A Flame," featuring vocals by The Weeknd, is their third single from the set. "Like a moth to a flame" is a phrase that alludes to the way moths get drawn to bright lights. Shakespeare referenced their irresistible and dangerous attraction to a flame in his 1596 play The Merchant of Venice. Thus hath the candle singed the moth The Weeknd uses the idiom to describe his relationship with a girl who has a partner. Though her guy is good for her, she cannot resist the lure of the Toronto singer - like a moth to a flame. I'll pull you in, I pulled you back to What you need initially It's just one call away The three Swedish House Mafia members - Axwell, Steve Angello, and Sebastian ingrosso - wrote the slow-burning pop song with The Weeknd. The Swedes also produced the track with Carl Nordström. When Swedish House Mafia were thinking of people they wanted to work with, the first name they wrote down was The Weeknd. "We love his dark side," Ingrosso told the BBC. "his voice, his mindset, everything." The three Swedes share a manager with the Toronto artist, so they thought getting him on board would be relatively straightforward. But when they asked their management to arrange for him to join them in the studio, they said it doesn't work like that - The Weeknd needs to sit down and meet first. "He wanted to see our vision, our ideas, to hear the whole album," Ingrosso said. "And so we flew to LA and had two days just hanging out, drinking, having fun - and then we went into the studio. It was a genuine way and that's always the best way, you know?" Swedish House Mafia dropped an extended mix on January 5, 2021 that is geared more towards clubbers and concertgoers. "The idea behind the extended version was to bring out a shape of the song that could fit the festivals and arenas we're visiting in 2022," Axwell told Apple Music. "The original is so close to our hearts that we didn't want to change it too much or take away Abel's energy. We just wanted to give it an extra euphoric feeling."
(Ooh-whoa-whoa) (Whoa) (Whoa) Like a moth to a flame I'll pull you in, I'll pull you back to What you need initially It's just one call away And you'll leave him, you're loyal to me But this time, I'll let you be 'Cause he seems like he's good for you And he makes you feel like you should And all your friends say he's the one His love for you is true But does he know you call me when he sleeps? But does he know the pictures that you keep? But does he know the reasons that you cry? Oh, tell me, does he know where your heart lies? Where it truly lies When you call me Where it truly lies Oh Where it truly lies But does he know you call me when he sleeps? (Oh, no) But does he know the pictures that you keep? (No) But does he know the reasons that you cry? Oh, tell me, does he know where your heart lies? Where it truly lies Right here with me, babe Where it truly lies In my bed, babe Where it truly lies In my arms, babe Where it truly lies Oh Where it truly lies
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 6, 2021 | 27 | 99 |
| 2 | Nov 13, 2021 | 54 | 72 |
| 3 | Nov 20, 2021 | 71 | 55 |
| 4 | Nov 27, 2021 | 96 | 30 |
| 5 | Dec 4, 2021 | 84 | 42 |
| 6 | Dec 11, 2021 | 94 | 32 |
| 11 | Jan 15, 2022 | 95 | 31 |
| 16 | Feb 19, 2022 | 100 | 26 |