Tell Your Friends

About this song

The song debuted live on stage in Las Vegas and was followed by a music video released just days before Beauty Behind the Madness came out. The track was produced by Kanye West, who approached The Weeknd first. The beat was originally slated for Kanye West's unreleased 2014 album So Help Me God, and West later released an unfinished track with this beat called "When I See It" to SoundCloud.

What it's about

The Weeknd invites listeners to take a real look at his lifestyle, with nothing to hide. Self-destruction, chasing fame, relationships with women and drugs are major themes across the album.

Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.

Fun facts

• Samples “Can't Stop Loving You by Soul Dog” and “Not the One by The Madd Rapper (Ft. Oh! Ficial)”.
• Sampled in 6 other songs, like “AOTL by toasty digital”.
• Covered once, including “Decile (Remix) by Jesse Baez”.
• Written by The Weeknd, Kanye West, Noah Goldstein, MIKE DEAN, Illangelo and Che Pope.
• Produced by Kanye West, MIKE DEAN, The Weeknd, Illangelo and Che Pope.