"Save Your Tears" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter The Weeknd from his fourth studio album, After Hours (2020). The Weeknd wrote and produced the song with Max Martin and Oscar Holter, with Belly and DaHeala receiving additional writing credits. The record was met with universal acclaim, with praise for The Weeknd's vocals. The song was also used for the theme song for WWE WrestleMania 37 for their tagline: Back In Business.
Globally "Save Your Tears" peaked at number one in 18 countries, while going top 10 in 33 others. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single on August 9, 2020, in Europe and November 24, 2020, in the US. It was the official theme song of WrestleMania 37. A remix of the track by Oneohtrix Point Never was officially released alongside the deluxe edition of its parent album on March 23, 2020. "Save Your Tears" was the best-performing global single of 2021, earning 2.15 billion subscription stream equivalents globally, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).
Ariana Grande remix[]
Initially released as a standalone single, the song was later included on Grande's untitled seventh studio album. The song is the third collaboration between the pair following "Love Me Harder" and "Off The Table", which are featured on her sophomore studio album, My Everything (2014), and her sixth studio album, Positions (2020), respectively. The original song from The Weeknd's album of name same album was released on March 20, 2020.
Background[]
On April 19, 2021, both Ariana and The Weeknd teased a snippet of the remix via social media.[1][2]
Music video[]
The song's official music video, directed by Jack Brown, was released along with the song on March 23, 2021.[3] The video is animated and the Weeknd appears in the sunglasses that mark his After Hours character, who is engineering an animated version of Grande.[4]
Commercial performance[]
Commercially, the remix peaked at #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming Grande's sixth chart-topping single and her first collaboration to peak at number-one.[5] The song marks the sixth Hot 100 number-one each for The Weeknd and Grande.[6] The song stayed atop of the chart for two weeks.
The remix also debuted with over five million streams during its first day on Spotify which makes it the biggest debut for a Remix in the platform’s history and the second biggest female debut of 2021.[7]
Live performances[]
Ariana and The Weeknd debuted the remix live at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on May 27, 2021.[8]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
Ooh
Na-na, yeah
[Verse 1]
I saw you dancing in a crowded room (Uh)
You look so happy when I'm not with you
But then you saw me, caught you by surprise
A single teardrop falling from your eye
[Refrain]
I don't know why I run away
I make you cry when I run away
[Verse 2]
You could've asked me why I broke your heart
You could've told me that you fell apart
But you walked past me like I wasn't there
And just pretended like you didn't care
[Refrain]
I don't know why I run away
I make you cry when I run away
[Pre-Chorus]
Take me back 'cause I wanna stay
Save your tears for another
[Chorus]
Save your tears for another day
Save your tears for another day (So)
[Verse 3]
I made you think that I would always stay
I said some things that I should never say
Yeah, I broke your heart like someone did to mine
And now you won't love me for a second time
[Refrain]
I don't know why I run away, oh, girl
Said, I make you cry when I run away
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[Pre-Chorus]
Girl, take me back 'cause I wanna stay
Save your tears for another
I realize that I'm much too late
And you deserve someone better
[Chorus]
Save your tears for another day (Oh yeah)
Save your tears for another day (Yeah)
[Refrain]
I don't know why I run away
I'll make you cry when I run away
[Chorus]
Save your tears for another day
Ooh, girl, I said (Ah)
Save your tears for another day (Ah)
[Outro]
Save your tears for another day (Ah)
Save your tears for another day (Ah)
- ↑ Twitter — Save Your Tears Snippet @arianagrande
- ↑ Twitter — Save Your Tear Snippet @theweeknd
- ↑ Billboard — The Weeknd Drops 'Save Your Tears' Remix With Ariana Grande: Stream It Now
- ↑ Rolling Stones — See the Weeknd, Ariana Grande’s Animated ‘Save Your Tears’ Remix Video
- ↑ Twitter — @billboardcharts The Hot #!00 charts (chart dated May 8, 2021)
- ↑ Billboard - The Weeknd & Ariana Grande's 'Save Your Tears' Soars to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100
- ↑ Twitter — @agchartcentral Save Your Tears (Spotify Debut)
- ↑ 🤍 @iheartradio @theweeknd may 27 #iHeartAwards @arianagrande — Twitter