In the Weeknd’s “Dancing in the Flames” Single and Video, Love Is a Danger Zone

Last week, Abel Tesfaye revealed the title and cover of his upcoming sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, the follow-up to 2022’s Dawn FM and the final part of a trilogy that began with 2020’s After Hours. The first single from the album, “Dancing in the Flames,” dropped tonight, accompanied by a music video shot entirely on the latest iPhone, part of a promotional deal with Apple.
For the Weeknd, “Dancing in the Flames” marks a turn back toward a lighter pop sound following the more R&b-inflected singles used to promote The Idol, Sam Levinson and Tesfaye’s short-lived HBO series. Produced by Max Martin and Oscar Holter, the creative team behind “Blinding Lights,” the synth-pop track finds the singer once again associating romantic longing with the risk of physical danger: “I can’t wait to see your face/Crash when we’re switching lanes/My love’s beyond the pain.
For the Weeknd, “Dancing in the Flames” marks a turn back toward a lighter pop sound following the more R&b-inflected singles used to promote The Idol, Sam Levinson and Tesfaye’s short-lived HBO series. Produced by Max Martin and Oscar Holter, the creative team behind “Blinding Lights,” the synth-pop track finds the singer once again associating romantic longing with the risk of physical danger: “I can’t wait to see your face/Crash when we’re switching lanes/My love’s beyond the pain.
- 9/13/2024
- by Alexa Camp
- Slant Magazine
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