"The Zone" is a single released by The Weeknd featuring Drake. It was featured on the Weeknd's second mixtape, Thursday and the consequently in the compilation Trilogy. It was released unofficially from November 7, 2012 but was an official digital single from November 16, over a week later. The single certified platinum in the United States.
The music video for "The Zone" premiered on November 7, 2012, on the Weeknd's personal YouTube account "xoxxxoooxo" and was directed by the Weeknd himself. It was later uploaded to his Vevo account the following day on November 8, 2012. Since its release, the Vevo upload of the video has been viewed over 70 million times on YouTube. The music video features a different version of the song than the original version on Thursday, and the remastered version on Trilogy. In the music video-version of the song, the Weeknd's second verse has been removed, and replaced with Drake's verse, which was the third verse in the original version. The second chorus is also longer and features the added sound of strings. There are other slight changes as well, such as the outro being different.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Why you rushing me baby?
It's only us, alone
I don't want to die tonight baby
So lemme sip this slow
I'll give you what you called for
Just let me get in my zone
I'll be making love to her through you
So let me keep my eyes closed
[Prechorus]
And I won't see a damn thing
I can't feel a damn thing
But I'mma touch you right
I won't see a damn thing
I can't feel a damn thing
But I'mma touch you right
[Chorus]
I'mma touch you right (let me sip this slow)
I'mma touch you right (let me get inside my zone)
I'mma touch you right (just let me)
[Verse 2]
And I'mma lean, till I fall, ooh yeah
And I don't give a damn
I felt the ground before
I left it all behind, baby
I didn't need no one
But I'm in heat tonight baby
I've been alone for too long
Oh, oh yeah
[Prechorus]
So, I won't say a damn thing
I can't feel a damn thing
But I'ma touch you right
I can't see a damn thing
I can't feel a damn thing
But I'ma touch you right
[Chorus]
I'mma touch you right (let me sip this slow)
I'mma touch you right (let me get inside my zone)
I'mma touch you right (just let me)
[Verse 3 - Drake]
Whoa, all these broken hearts on that pole
Man, if pole dancing's an art,
You know how many fuckin' artists I know?
Got some new bills in the mail, got some big favors I owe
Got some good things ahead of me when these bad bitches let go
Well girl let's. go, walk your broken heart through that door
Sit yo sexy ass on that couch
Wipe that lipstick off of your mouth
I take it slow
She in love with my crew
She said make enough so I can try some
I thought taking drugs just ain't you, be you
Yeah girl, just be you
And I do this shit for my hometown, it been going down, it ain't new
That's that north north, that up top
That OVO and that XO
Your girlfriend at our next show
But its all good, don't stress though
First night fuck, never really planned it
Take a deep breath, no one need to panic
Lips so French, ass so Spanish
She don't really like attention,
I don't know if she gon' manage out here
But she got me all up in my zone
Said she like the view I got in this
Place, shit I did all of that on my own
Aw yeah
Yeah girl, just be you
And I do this shit for my hometown, it been going down, it ain't new
That's that north north, that up top
That OVO and that XO
Your girlfriend at our next show
But it's all good, don't stress though
First night fuck, never really planned it
Take a deep breath, no one need to panic
Lips so French, ass so Spanish
She don't really like attention,
I don't know if she gon' manage out here
But she got me all up in my zone
Said she like the view I got in this
Place, shit I did all of that on my own
