Can't Feel My Face

About this song

The song was the first collaboration between The Weeknd and producer Max Martin. It is the third single from The Weeknd's second studio album and leaked online on May 25, 2015, alongside two other tracks. Later it premiered live at Apple's WWDC alongside the announcement of Apple Music, and it reached number one on the Billboard chart for three nonconsecutive weeks.

What it's about

The song personifies drug addiction, presenting it as if it were the love of a woman. Critics have called it classic pop and compared its sound to Michael Jackson.

Fun facts

• Sampled in 10 other songs, like “2000-2019 mashup | 200 songs from the last 20 years by YamiNoBahamut”.
• Covered 30 times, including “Can't Feel My Face by Andie Case”.
• Written by Ali Payami, Peter Svensson, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and The Weeknd.
• Produced by Max Martin and Ali Payami.
• Recorded at MXM Studios (Los Angeles.