Moth To A Flame

The Weeknd Seeks To Replace An Inadequate Lover On ‘Moth To A Flame’ With Swedish House Mafia

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At last month’s VMAs, The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia teased that they would be sharing a collaboration with the world in the near future. A preview of the presumed song was revealed a the end of Swedish House Mafia’s performance at the show. Earlier this week, both artists confirmed that their collaboration was not only a song, but revealed that the track would be made available to fans in just a matter of days. At long last, the duo’s track, titled “Moth To A Flame,” is here and it comes with a music video for fans to enjoy as well. The visual is laced with a plethora of nude bodies sharing intimate moments on top of each other while The Weeknd sings about being a better partner for someone who is currently in a relationship with another man that the singer views as inadequate.

The track arrives following two singes from Swedish House Mafia this year in what’s turned out to be a comeback year for the group. Their first release was “It Gets Better” while the second was “Lifetime” with Ty Dolla Sign and 070 Shake. As for The Weeknd, the song arrives as the singer places the finishing touches on his upcoming sixth album, which he’s been referring to as “dawn.”

“Album is complete,” he said during an October 4 episode of his Apple Music show Memento Mori. “Only thing missing is a couple characters that are key to the narrative. Some people that are near and dear to me, some people that inspired my life as a child, and some that inspire me now. More to come in the following months.”

You can press play on the track in the video above.

Ty Dolla Sign is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

The Weeknd And Swedish House Mafia Confirm Their Collaboration, ‘Moth To A Flame,’ Is Dropping This Week

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A month ago, The Weeknd and Swedish House Mafia teased that they have some sort of collaboration on the way. The Weeknd’s voice could be heard at the end of Swedish House Mafia’s performance at the VMAs, and after that, both artists shared the same teaser video. Now, we’re getting some more concrete info: The collab, presumably a new song, is called “Moth To A Flame” and it’s coming at some point this week, as both artists confirmed in a new teaser video shared today.

This follows The Weeknd’s recent announcement that he is postponing his upcoming tour dates to 2022, explaining, “Due to constraints of arenas and the demand for more shows I want to do something bigger and special for you which requires stadiums. Current tickets will be refunded automatically and all ticket holders will be given priority to buy tickets for the stadium shows when they go on sale. New dates forthcoming.”

Meanwhile, a couple weeks ago, he offered an update on his upcoming album, saying, “Some exciting features coming out in the fall before the album drops. We’ll slowly be unraveling that info in the next couple months. Some dawn updates: Album is complete. Only thing missing is a couple characters that are key to the narrative. Some people that are near and dear to me, some people that inspired my life as a child, and some that inspire me now. More to come in the following months.”