"Rolling Stone" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd. It was released on May 25, 2011 by XO as a promotional single to the artist's second mixtape, Thursday.
On November 13, 2012 a new mix of the song was released as a part of the Trilogy compilation after Tesfaye signed his deal with Republic Records.
Background[]
The track is usually agreed to represent Tesfaye's fears of his eventual growth as an artist, and his hopes of fans supporting him throughout his career.
Music videos[]
Official video[]
The video for "Rolling Stone" was directed by Tesfaye himself, and features him sitting in a black and white setting, hugged from behind by an unknown woman. The camera is slowly panning out throughout the clip, which overall seems very minimal and personal.
One Week Until Tomorrow[]
On January 24, 2025, a teaser for Tesfaye's sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow was released, titled "One Week Until Tomorrow". It features a compilation of clips from all of The Weeknd's music videos from 2011 up until "Red Terror".
This video seems to confirm the aforementioned interpretation of the lyrics, and presents itself as an intro to the grand finale of The Weeknd's story.
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Ooh
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 1]
Now you're thinkin' 'bout it
Girl you're thinkin' 'bout it
What we got here
How we fuckin' got here
They recognized
They just recognize
I'm in a life without a home so this recognition's not enough
I don't care about nobody else
'Cause I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too long
Baby, I've been on this too long
[Verse 2]
'Cause getting faded too long
Got me on this rolling stone
So I take another hit
Kill another serotonin
With a hand full of beans
And a chest full of weed
Got me singing 'bout a bitch
While I'm blowing out my steam
Yeah, I know I got my issues
Why you think I fuckin' flow?
And I'ma keep on smoking 'til I can't hit another note
[Chorus]
Ooh, but until then
I got you, ooh
Baby, I got you, ooh
Until you're used to my face
And my mystery fades
I got you, ooh
[Verse 3]
So, baby, love me, oh
Before they all love me
Until you won't love me, oh
Because they'll all love me, ooh
I'll be different, oh
I think I'll be different, ooh
I hope I'm not different, oh
And I hope you'll still listen
[Chorus]
But until then
Baby, I got you, ooh
I got you, oh, ohh
Girl, I still got you, oh-ohh
And I got you, ooh, woah
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