Almost seven years after its original release, The weekend‘s”die for you” gets the remix treatment. The song was originally released in 2016 as part of The Weeknd’s starboy The album, however, enjoyed a chart resurgence after going viral on TikTok. Since then, “Die For You” peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100.
On the remix of “Die For You”, The Weeknd is joined by his frequent collaborator, Ariana Grandewho blesses the song with a new verse.
“I find ways to stay focused on what I gotta do / But baby, it’s so hard around you / Yes, I blame you,” she sings, delivering her soft, tinted voice.
This is the fourth collaboration between The Weeknd and Grande – others including 2014’s “Love Me Harder” from Grande’s second album, My everything2020’s “Off The Table” from Grande’s sixth studio album, Positionsand a 2021 remix of “Save Your Tears” from The Weeknd’s fourth studio album, after hours.
In a TikTok shared by Grande earlier this week, she revealed that she produced and recorded her verse after a 14-hour day on set. Bad.
“This certain exception had to be made…” reads the text on the music video.
You can check out the “Die For You” remix above.