I remember when he was unknown. Like nobody knew what he looked like. I remember when his music was for the underground. Dark. Emotional. Drugs. Euphoria. 10 years later I wouldn’t have guessed this for him but I’m glad he’s successfully a star.
It’s a different vibe, some people like this better the old Weeknd or his other stuff newer stuff. That’s what makes him great so many different styles and people can pick what they like most and it’s all good timeless music. I do think he lost his voice a bit over the years tho. This trilogy was the best in my opinion but I can see why his other music sells or why people like it better. He has a great collection of great music. I think his life has changed to much to go back to this style of music. Trilogy was music he was going thru that part of his life and it’s the best to me
This song is literally about to be 9 years old.. it’s scary and nostalgic on how fast time is moving. The old xoxxxooxo channel. Came here especially for the Aaliyah sample. It’s still XO til we overdose.
starboy fans ain’t ever gonna find us here 🤷♀️ edit: no offense to the new listeners at all :) i encourage u guys to explore the depth of abels music. hope yall enjoy your journey of listening to all of abel’s songs!❤️
I’ve always liked The Weeknd. I also like his new sounds with music .. but something about his OLD MUSIC that I can’t let go. Those 3 mixtapes will always be favorites.
Sometimes you click on a video from an unknown channel, the channel only has 1 video and you hear that song, without knowing it you may be seeing the emergence of a huge global star in front of your eyes. That's what happened to some people when they clicked on this video years ago. Without knowing it, they saw the birth of this spectacular artist that is The Weekend, that's beautiful.
There's two types of people: 1) You are either high and listen to this song 2) Or you have never been high before, and don't plan to be high, but you get high listening to this song
This was the dumbest statement I've ever read. If he didn't enjoy making music like this then why did he release 3 mixtapes and an album "like this". If he wanted to skyrocket to success he could've just sang more pop music since that would've boosted his career faster. He enjoys making music like this but the market for it is too small. And he loves money like anybody else. Nothing wrong with missing his old sound numbnuts.
Andrew ClarkWilt He enjoy making the music but hated being depressed . His only way to get rid of some pain is by singing. If you were a real fan , you would of knew that.
SAME MY IGNORANT COUSINS THOUGHT I LISTENED TO WEIRD MUSIC CUZ IT WASN'T MAINSTREAM AND THEY MADE FUN OF ME FOR EXAMPLE I LISTENED TO THIS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE HUGE ABEL FANS LMAO!!
@@MyrieWoo Be happy that he's grown out of this dark place. Sure, the music is good-but I would prefer a healthy Weeknd with a different style than a depressed Weeknd with this old style
Adrian Thraws I so agree with yo. Miss her, she was such a sweetheart. A warm soul, unlike the cold overrated shit celebrities sing about d*ck, drugs, ass*es, and s*x. F them.
Who else plans on just listening to just one song of his and call it a night, then hours later realize you ended up listening to every song of his? I seriously can't just listen to one song.
+Brittany Henry that's EXACTLY how I was when house of balloons came out. I started at listening to "The Morning" and Abel became my obsession ever since.
I had a bootleg copy of If Your Reading This It's Too Late and this song was added at the very end of the CD been hooked ever since. House of Balloons was introduced to me.
I remember my 18th or 17th birthday and I enjoyed it with a special female at the time .. we smoked , held each other in the night . She had a fire playlist at the time ! Every time I seen her she played songs I’ve never heard .. But that night she played this and I thought it was a girl singing then she said “honestly nobody knows” I became an instant fan to his sound at the time ! Wish I can thank her for introducing me to The Weeknd
The main producer on his old mixtapes Is Jeremy Rose. They had a falling out right before the weekend made it big in the mainstream. it’s a shame they didn’t make more music past these mixtapes. Jeremy Rose created the original sound and image the Weeknd based his career off of.
Won't mention his lyrics lmao after hours isn't that bad, nor my dear melancholy that's what I'll be telling my kids is the best thing to ever happen (though music is objective)
Absolutely insane being here 11 years later and listening to the same song one of my old friends presented. It was this exact video too lol. its so nostalgic, I remember the exact day I listened to this song and thinking to myself that The Weeknd had a different vibe. Im proud to say im an original XO fan
I remember the first time I heard this song was 2011. I was drunk as hell and high as hell at a party at my ex boyfriend's and as the party was ending my best friend put this on. I was jumping on the green little strobe lights as they stood still on that floor like damn fairy playing hop scotch and twirling around the damn room lit as tf in the pitch black room filled with green dots. Next thing you know she played coming down. I officially had to know who the hell he was and where did he come from. Those two songs made me appreciate this mane all the way to 2015 and I still come back to it and it never gets old. And you can imagine the difference between then when I was high as hell and me not smoking anymore now. It's still the same kind of amazing. This old long ass story nobody's about to read. 😂 lmboooo
@@rawr419 its still the same thing in my opinion. They just added a lil more base on the remastered and it has that high quality for the headphones and whatnot for music streaming services so it sounds more crisp. I like both really. They're still the same songs.
[Intro: Aaliyah] There, now hold me close There, now hold me close There, now hold me close There, now hold me close There, now hold me close There, now hold me close [Verse 1: The Weeknd] I just want to take you there He don't gotta know where Does he touch you here like this? Let me take the friction from your lips [Hook: The Weeknd] And I'mma love you girl, the way you need Ain't no one gon' stop us, ain't no one gon' stop us And I'm gon' give you girl, what you fiend I'm the drug in your veins, just fight through the pain He's what you want, he's what you want He's what you want, he's what you want I'm what you need, what you need, what you need I'm what you need, what you need, what you need He's what you want, he's what you want He's what you want, he's what you want I'm what you need, what you need, what you need I'm what you need, what you need, what you need [Verse 2: The Weeknd] I got everything you want with me I do everything he does times three And he don't gotta know I got you on the floor, doing things you never thought you'd do Baby, leave them high heel shoes Cause I love it when you're looking down at me, I'm looking up at you And I don't give a damn shorty, watch me knock your boots off [Hook: The Weeknd] And I'mma love you girl, the way you need Ain't no one gon' stop us, ain't no one gon' stop us And I'm gon' give you girl, what you fiend I'm the drug in your veins, just fight through the pain He's what you want, he's what you want He's what you want, he's what you want I'm what you need, what you need, what you need I'm what you need, what you need, what you need He's what you want, he's what you want He's what you want, he's what you want I'm what you need, what you need, what you need I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
His story is amazing. He posted these videos on TH-cam, this one, Loft Music and The Morning and they blew up. He was an unkown artist and never showed his face, just used eery and seductive pics, a falseto voice with dark lyrics and sounds and it blew up. He's still like in this character where he doesn't give many if any interviews and he's very behind the scenes like he's a phantom. Notice no appearence in Wiz Khalifa's video.
You supposed to sit up against the headboard and let yo girl lay back against yo chest and yall just vibe out to this. Have a couple candles lit and let all 5 senses take over
I'm so happy to be alive in the timeline The Weeknd is here , present, active and progressing. I don't know where my life would be like without knowing he exists, if he didn't exist. I found the love of my life because of him and now we have two beautiful kids because of him. (this is baby making music, y'all) X'O 4Ever.
I just wanna take you there He don't got to go away Does he touch you here like this? Let me take the friction from your lips And I'ma love you girl The way you need Ain't no one goin' stop us Ain't no one goin' stop us And I'ma give you girl, what you fiend I'm the drug in your veins Just fight through the pain He's what you want He's what you want He's what you want He's what you want I'm what you need, what you need, what you need, what you need I'm what you need, what you need, what you need what you need [x2] I got, everything what you want with me I do, everything he does times three And he don't gotta know, I got you on the floor Doing things you never thought you'd do Baby leave them high heel shoes 'Cause I love it when you're lookin' down at me I'm lookin' up at you And I don't give a damn shorty, watch me knock them boots off And I'ma love you girl The way you need Ain't no one goin' stop us Ain't no one goin' stop us And I'ma give you girl, what you fiend I'm the drug in your veins Just fight through the pain He's what you want He's what you want He's what you want He's what you want I'm what you need, what you need, what you need, what you need I'm what you need, what you need, what you need what you need [x2]
This guy helps me get through recovery making things feel normal going through toxic relationships and explains that drugs numbed everything and now I'm just recovering and feel blessed to have his music to reminisce. I've been a fan of Abel from the beginning. I remember when no one knew what he looked like and no one expected him to become the greatest RnB singer of this generation. I knew gold when I saw it. Congrats on your success Abel. I'm also an aspiring artist and wish I had a single with you. Not for the money not for the clout, but for the raw talent and emotion that you give on every single track. My dying wish is to meet you and make a song with you. Even if it goes unnoticed Or unpublished.
@@lilhandtminterestingly the point of resonating is being able to see through someone else's eyes and heart which is what being a musician is about . Reaching out to connect and share . Thus there is no his and his alone because we are part of the same expression of consciousness which despite our perceived individual reality and experience . There is no alone . Technically speaking 😂
Went from our little secret to superbowl performance all in ten years. I'm glad I was here from the start damn near and got to witness it. Proud of you Abel.
Taylor uploaded Tesfaye’s first three songs - ‘‘The Morning,’’ ‘‘What You Need’’ and ‘‘Loft Music’’ - to TH-cam in the fall of 2010, posting the links to their friends’ Facebook walls and hoping for the best. The clips were audio only, accompanied by black-and-white photographs of not-quite-dressed women. Tesfaye’s likeness was nowhere to be found; you had to dig to find his name. He had wanted to call himself the Weekend, but there was already a rock band in Ontario called that, so he dropped a letter. His anonymity was so complete, he says, that his co-workers at American Apparel would listen to his music while he was working without realizing it was his.
+Daedra Queen They were, but Loft Music didn't have the insane instrumental in the end, What You Need was a lot rougher as a song as well as The Morning, which also had a distorted pitch and is presented more so in rap form than the original. If you're thinking his The Noise shit, that stuff was leaked after House of Balloons and Abel himself hates it (emphasis on the use of leak rather than release - he never wanted The Noise tracks to come out).
The Weeknd is my favourite singer, I know him since he collaborated with Ariana Grande in the duet "Love me harder" in 2014. Listening his first song ever make me feel like "OMG, this is how he started". Then, time passed and now, 11 years later, he's one of the best singers in the world.
Man, as a huge Weeknd fan, I sort of find all the “xo fan base” kind of discouraging... I mean yeah I listen to his old music but that really doesn’t make me that much more of a fan than the people who like BBTM and Starboy. Heck I think after hours is his best album with his best songs. The point is, don’t ridicule people because they have different taste than you. It they like star boy and don’t like trilogy don’t shove it in their face and say “your not a real weeknd fan.” Thanks, XOTWOD
Benjamin Ramsey his older stuff just sounds way better and way more raw.. his pop music is cool and all but i just enjoy his older stuff. it doesnt really sound forced and most of it is really relatable.. another reason why i like it. after hours had sum good tracks but hopefully it grows on me
I remember when he was unknown. Like nobody knew what he looked like. I remember when his music was for the underground. Dark. Emotional. Drugs. Euphoria. 10 years later I wouldn’t have guessed this for him but I’m glad he’s successfully a star.
Me too he purposely wouldn’t be in his videos for longest
"Dark. Emotional. Drugs. Euphoria." and thats why hes famous.
Yes, he said he never did interviews or wanted to show his face as he wanted to be known for his music and nothing else.
I remember an old picture of him standing in a creepy looking hallway, leaning against the wall. That's one of my favorite photos of him so far.
Man tell me about it. Thanks to drake he got a little more known but he had great songs before drake.
The old Weeknd was something else man
MidnightMagnolia Fr
For real
Frosted
Marius Neagoe not even close lol
It’s a different vibe, some people like this better the old Weeknd or his other stuff newer stuff. That’s what makes him great so many different styles and people can pick what they like most and it’s all good timeless music. I do think he lost his voice a bit over the years tho. This trilogy was the best in my opinion but I can see why his other music sells or why people like it better. He has a great collection of great music. I think his life has changed to much to go back to this style of music. Trilogy was music he was going thru that part of his life and it’s the best to me
OLD XO IS FOREVER
ayy Gbrand
til we overdose❤️‼️
Yassss
lifeofgbrand 5evaa
Ovoxo
11 years and im still blasting this. What a masterpiece.
you got it off of TikTok
Trust!!!
@@freerkelly__3894 ?
bro stop lying 😂 you got it off tiktok
@@PolarHunter01 huh
The old weeknd is something else. Got me through some hard times
the old weekend is the hardest niga since nate dog on crip
Ironically, old weeknd was actually younger.. let that blow your mind
but also put me through em
th-cam.com/video/dUNnQ2kyrQI/w-d-xo.html ... 🔥u
True
Imagine this being the first song you ever put out 💀 Talented on a different LEVEL (though I know he was making music long before this)
Not the first song he ever put out
the first song he put out as The Weeknd
@@trystanfresh *firsts
@@captainaryan26 ???
th-cam.com/video/dUNnQ2kyrQI/w-d-xo.html ... 🔥u
whole trilogy is like a drug, cant stop to listen this album... hypnotic, unique atmosphere
Facts
I miss this type of music from The Weeknd
+BillKyriakos me too man, the production was on point, Jeremy rose aka Zodiac
+surphkid11 It was mainly illangelo too though. And he's still cool with illangelo.
those first like 3 or 4 songs that were released (this one included) way before hosue of balloons, were all jeremy rose
+BillKyriakos .
+BillKyriakos Δεν περιμενα οτι θα εβρισκα Ελληνα εδω!! :P
The Weeknd is da bomb. The new king of R&B. Also The Weeknd music's just for three things
1. Have a good sex
2. Get high
3. Depressed too deep.
Irving Sánchez What if your having good sex while high and having deep depressing thoughts?
Tiberio Garcia now thatt.... is where i wanna be.
3 :(
***** because god forbid people like an artist whom they've recently heard about. Right
This song is literally about to be 9 years old.. it’s scary and nostalgic on how fast time is moving. The old xoxxxooxo channel. Came here especially for the Aaliyah sample. It’s still XO til we overdose.
Time flies
It sure does
@Serial Killa It's
older, beat is from 2009
Yo i Stg came out like 4 years agooo
R.I.P Aaliyah
The Wifey and I loved this son. May She Rest In Peace
RIP
Roostah Fareye damn. RIP
R.I.P
Roostah Fareye Im so sorry.
Memories live on ♥️ take care of yourself brother
Hands down my favorite Weeknd song. Dark, sexy, raw. Album was something else.
Here in 2021 "check"🙋🏿♂️
same
Same lol
XO
Lol
Bro we are still going to be here until 2099
starboy fans ain’t ever gonna find us here 🤷♀️
edit: no offense to the new listeners at all :) i encourage u guys to explore the depth of abels music. hope yall enjoy your journey of listening to all of abel’s songs!❤️
i did lol
i toooo
lmao ive been fans of both
another starboy fan checking in. what's up fellas
Fuck all you people not know that the weekend is a super sexual lyrical type of r&b singer and before there was even a starboy he was this on god
I WILL NEVER.
NEVER.
EVER.
GET TIRED OF OLD XO
same
♒️🖤
Samee XOTWOD ❤️
I knew you were sus
XOTWOD
I’ve always liked The Weeknd. I also like his new sounds with music .. but something about his OLD MUSIC that I can’t let go. Those 3 mixtapes will always be favorites.
Fax
Which are the other 2?
@@thomasvalki467 house of balloons,Thursday and echoes of silence
@@thomasvalki467 it’s 3 mixtapes he released back in 2011. 1) House of Balloons, 2) Thursday, 3) Echoes of Silence.
I’m not sure in what order though.
@@thomasvalki467thursday ando echoes of silence
one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever
Yea
Yes
yes
A og
Better than the Trilogy version thats been remastered. Hearing that Aaliyah sample at the beginning is a must.
RIP Aaliyah
exactly, that sample so beautiful
Ya that sample is not on Apple Music
I’ve been saying this for years! The grit of the house of balloons versions are just so much better to me dynamically & sonically.
100 percent could not agree with you more, been staying this!!
This whole album sounds dope walking down the city on a cool afternoon
😉👍👍
Just walkin' , all alone , 3 AM... The music really fits
nah not me. I listen for the music I dont live by his morals
Chloe Williams
ass fat
Or early in the morning...
Sometimes you click on a video from an unknown channel, the channel only has 1 video and you hear that song, without knowing it you may be seeing the emergence of a huge global star in front of your eyes. That's what happened to some people when they clicked on this video years ago. Without knowing it, they saw the birth of this spectacular artist that is The Weekend, that's beautiful.
His old songs had way more ambiance mood than the new ones.
My dear melancholy has that
BLAKCRYSTALL Dear melancholy is deep dont get me wrong. But aint the old ones always the ones with the best vibes?
Old songs had more heart, his new stuff is ok though.
M3AMG63 it's the coke lol
so damn trueee
Being high & listening to this album....what a beautiful thing man
There's two types of people:
1) You are either high and listen to this song
2) Or you have never been high before, and don't plan to be high, but you get high listening to this song
@Ze • so sharp ;)
ahhhh miss this unique sound!
hazwun $$ me 2!!!! he's gone a Lil too pop now
Jonathan Parramore No he just stopped being depressed
Same
This was the dumbest statement I've ever read. If he didn't enjoy making music like this then why did he release 3 mixtapes and an album "like this". If he wanted to skyrocket to success he could've just sang more pop music since that would've boosted his career faster. He enjoys making music like this but the market for it is too small. And he loves money like anybody else. Nothing wrong with missing his old sound numbnuts.
Andrew ClarkWilt He enjoy making the music but hated being depressed . His only way to get rid of some pain is by singing. If you were a real fan , you would of knew that.
Ik I'm not the only one still listening to this in 2024?
Me too
Bro me
Nopeee
Same
Sameee
People used to think I was weird asf for listening to the weeknd back in these days 😅
On God ! Talking good shit
Me too!
Same!!
SAME MY IGNORANT COUSINS THOUGHT I LISTENED TO WEIRD MUSIC CUZ IT WASN'T MAINSTREAM AND THEY MADE FUN OF ME FOR EXAMPLE I LISTENED TO THIS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY'RE HUGE ABEL FANS LMAO!!
Fuck what they think
5 years later and this song still gives me chills
yupp
wish I could feel that
everytime
Lot of people dont know bout this song
same, 7 years later now ;-) missing this vibe! fortunately this new "Melancholy" is Trilogy-ish...
rain sounds playing in another tab + this song = eargasmic feels
+Gizelle Blanc I love the sound and gifs of rains :)
James Ram that was so sweet of you
;3
thats what i am . sweet.
+Gizelle Blanc OMG you're a genius !
I only discovered this side of The Weeknd recently … I already fell in love
this is and will be the best abel era forever
I never liked this album until I started smoking then it all made sense. Beats are hard af and the vocals are amazing.
Welcome to the addiction the obsession of the dark side of the best
Congrats, I wish I could hear this for the first time again
But I let it end up,
End up dying by itself...
hypnotic sexual vibe what a masterpiece never gets old
👍
Sexy time music fasho
Eww aha. Its a chill kick back song
When u High
lol
Still bumping this :)
Hey latoya:D
I bump it everydayyyy!!!!
I somewhat bump but mostly just a half bump, like a bu an that's it
2077 and still bumpin this
I love your channel LaToya
I low key have a love hate relationship with this album, too much memories and nostalgic feels
yep
for real man, such good songs but too many memories attached, bad and good
man i love reading youtube comments on the original xo youtube channel, u guys always put words on deep ass thoughts. Very relatable.. smh
11 YEARS AGO? HOW HAVENT I HEARD THIS MASTERPIECE SOONER😅
check this version out imo it's better than the original th-cam.com/video/uW9dWnHbYiQ/w-d-xo.html
Because your from tiktok
@@infectieonexactly
@@infectieon Oh shut up you sbden dn
@@infectieon Im 9 and still better than you noob
I miss this Abel. Trilogy will always and still is my favorite album by him.
Me too!
Please check out my account
Hands down, Thursday - is one of my favourite songs, very underrated in my eyes
@@katex3604 I agree!
The amount of babies that must've been made to this.
I need this man back. This is his best version of him.😭
bro was broke and drugged out when he made trilogy wdym best version???😭😭😭😭😭
@@ukiyo06 yeah but These musics are better than today ones.
@@MyrieWoo Be happy that he's grown out of this dark place. Sure, the music is good-but I would prefer a healthy Weeknd with a different style than a depressed Weeknd with this old style
@@MyrieWoo after hours and dawn fm slap, idk what you talking about, you were not expecting him to stay on the same style for over 10 years right?
@@zodiacsoryu7479 no but his old flow is his best version and I need to hear it one more time.
If you here on 2024 hit a 👍🏾
hereee
Lowkey one of his best songs
I'll never get used to not hearing the "can you not hold me close" at the beginning, love this
For real! Me too! Haha
She's actually saying "there now hold me close" I'm guessing you've never heard "Rock the boat" by Aaliyah.
Adrian Thraws aaliyah
Dafuq97 She was one of the most beautiful women to grace this planet, it's a shame we lost her so soon.
Adrian Thraws I so agree with yo. Miss her, she was such a sweetheart. A warm soul, unlike the cold overrated shit celebrities sing about d*ck, drugs, ass*es, and s*x. F them.
Who else plans on just listening to just one song of his and call it a night, then hours later realize you ended up listening to every song of his? I seriously can't just listen to one song.
Haha, same. His voice is addictive
+Brittany Henry that's EXACTLY how I was when house of balloons came out. I started at listening to "The Morning" and Abel became my obsession ever since.
+Brittany Henry I listen to him when im in the shower...longest showers ever
+Maria Kilca +Joy Harris +Brittany Henry i do all of these things lol (;
Same 🙌🏼
Whoever produced this beat is talented af This beat is so unique
Fun fact, the dude who made this with the weeknd got dogged by him
tsR how I want proof
@@castrosaul33 www.vice.com/en_au/article/7bexag/how-the-producer-of-the-weeknds-breakout-tracks-got-majorly-screwed
@@tsRR09 they solved the issue
@@ntg_noah1785 thats cool to hear, is there an article or anything on this
i remember the first time listening to him. i was in 6th grade, now i’m 22. i’m happy he got big, he deserves the fame. time flies
6th grade? 12 yo listening to this version of weeknd u prolly had somethin wrong
@@PMC3kbrbro what 🤣 everyone is different not all 12 yo finna b so innocent
Which song?
In the middle school I went to, nobody knew or liked The Weeknd 😭
I could either fuck to his music or think about life, well his old music at least
foreal
True
You don't like the new stuff?
+GeorgetheGreat1231 its not even on the same level as his mixtapes
+Fen Well, the FIRST mixtape is his masterpiece!!
That "Downtown night" vibe of old Weeknd's music is something else... It's magical...
OMG this song is a drug
Candy B you gotta try smoking weed to this lol
I had a bootleg copy of If Your Reading This It's Too Late and this song was added at the very end of the CD been hooked ever since. House of Balloons was introduced to me.
Big facts
Certified Finest done
Shanon Hightower get me one and i'll pay it i swear
13 years and this song is still on of he's best
this version is so much better than the legal one
what's the difference
@@amineiajouri The one on Trilogy doesn't have the Aaliyah sample. This one feels raw and original.
Yeah I like this version too. I'll love to make love to you off this song
@@vaballard1 nigga 😂😂😂
Badnewz VA Toke lmao wtf bruh chilllllll 😂
I listened to this shit when there was a couple hundred thousand views . Shout out to the og fans
For real man... This was like his only song and I knew he was gonna be big but damn I never imagined how big he would become.
Christian J Ziegler shoutout to you too man!💝
Christian Ziegler ✌️
I feel like an iktiot
I was in like 6th grade thinking about a shorty that broke me & this song hits even harder now🤧
driving thru the city lights.. low key feels
That same feeling here
Danny xov
at night yes
vaporwave aesthetic
Ppl iwho
I'd sell my soul to bring this Abel again
February 2011: his first song
February 2021: he’s the biggest rnb star and the first Canadian to solo perform at the super bowl halftime show.
This song gives me the same goosebumps every time I listen to it
Listen to this on repeat, while studying for an exam... Trust me. It works
All Weeknd music helps me focus I can't explain
i failed
@@flashfive12 haha ^
I will try it and let you know if it works fingers crossed
After two years I am still bumping this.
I remember my 18th or 17th birthday and I enjoyed it with a special female at the time .. we smoked , held each other in the night . She had a fire playlist at the time ! Every time I seen her she played songs I’ve never heard ..
But that night she played this and I thought it was a girl singing then she said “honestly nobody knows” I became an instant fan to his sound at the time !
Wish I can thank her for introducing me to The Weeknd
Do u miss her
Damn I remember back in '12 his concert tickets were $20 now your lucky if you can cop them for 150....
The best concerts ever!!!!! Before he got signed!
I swear! I saw him for $35 years ago. Was close as hell to him too. I can only imagine the front row tickets now.
In the thousands of dollars now :(
Taybee Ferragamo
Whaaaaaaattttt?!?!?!?? That's ridiculous actually.
True shit and his music ain't as bomb as it used to be
He's what you want, I'm What You Need .
Dang this is WAYYY more 50 shades that “Earned It” lol
12 anos depois e ainda continua sendo minha música favorita dele ❤️
siimmmm, essa eu tenho ciúme
Brings me back to the days when The Weeknd was simply a disembodied voice, and we all scrambled to figure what we had just found.
Hands down the most prolific underground RNB mixtape ever made.... a true master piece! Personally I think it’s debatably his best work he’s ever done
this shit is so chill
illhorse fr
11 years and I'm still here 😩. I literally love The Weeknd 😘
A decade later and this song is still unbelievable and untouchable! One of a kind VIBES. But y’all know that already if your here!
This shit and marijuana.....i fuckkkkkk with dis song bruh the weeknd got serious talent
Ami Okoruen could you?
Nneka Ejiofor of course! 'wanna be high for this'! XOtwod
Instant High duhhhhhhhhhhhh
Weekend great songs, great voice, going to get some of his music. By the way , i'm 68 the end of July.
Kathy Carr there's no e in The Weeknd if your talking about Abel
Listening this entering 2019
Till we od💓
Xotwod
Werd
I'm here forever 💯
Duh
It's 2025 and this song still feels light years ahead of it's time
1:02 "ain't no applesauce"
His old music will always be on a different level. Literally love every song that he has on the mixtapes that I listen to non stop.
The main producer on his old mixtapes Is Jeremy Rose. They had a falling out right before the weekend made it big in the mainstream. it’s a shame they didn’t make more music past these mixtapes. Jeremy Rose created the original sound and image the Weeknd based his career off of.
My father told me about Michael Jackson, I'ma tell my children about Abel, won't mention his lyrics tho lol
Won't mention his lyrics lmao after hours isn't that bad, nor my dear melancholy that's what I'll be telling my kids is the best thing to ever happen (though music is objective)
@@uhhrodney same
@@uhhrodney i know, I just mean the drugs and sexé
@@KennyThaSharp Sexee lmao yeah I get u
@@KennyThaSharp dont mention them trilogy lol
Absolutely insane being here 11 years later and listening to the same song one of my old friends presented. It was this exact video too lol. its so nostalgic, I remember the exact day I listened to this song and thinking to myself that The Weeknd had a different vibe. Im proud to say im an original XO fan
the song that started it all.. timeless music.
The Weeknd's new shit got me coming back to listen to his old shit
Jordan A fr
true
Jordan A my exact thoughts here
When doesn't it
Jordan A truee he could do better because this was good his new music is too mainstream
I miss this. 8th grade bumpin to The Weeknd in class
This song should be more popular
This was one of his first early songs that made him famous!
C Moreno I like the song very much, but this didn't have any more significance in him being famous than any other song on the trilogy album.
lol yes it did it was one of the first three original tracks he put out that made people tune in including "High for This."
still his best song, yet to hear better from him.
truuu
The Mourning is far better...for me atleast.
you noobs. twenty eight is the best..
i changed my mind..
songs i like by him now
thursday
outside
the morning
the zone
coming down
glass tables.
lol the whole triology album is GOAT
The birds is still at the top of my list.
I remember the first time I heard this song was 2011. I was drunk as hell and high as hell at a party at my ex boyfriend's and as the party was ending my best friend put this on. I was jumping on the green little strobe lights as they stood still on that floor like damn fairy playing hop scotch and twirling around the damn room lit as tf in the pitch black room filled with green dots. Next thing you know she played coming down. I officially had to know who the hell he was and where did he come from. Those two songs made me appreciate this mane all the way to 2015 and I still come back to it and it never gets old. And you can imagine the difference between then when I was high as hell and me not smoking anymore now. It's still the same kind of amazing. This old long ass story nobody's about to read. 😂 lmboooo
I absolutely love this vibe
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you still listen to this?
@@rare1k309 ja
Anyone 2025 ?
Meeee
🙌🏼🎉
ITS always the weekend 4 me!
🙌
yessir
Who’s here after he said that the OG mixtape is releasing on all platforms 🔥🔥🔥
I wish that aaliyah sample in the beginning was on the trilogy version :(
ME TOO😭❤️
They didn't get legal clearance at the time :-(
mixtape version is much better on god. sounds more raw fuck trilogy mane.
L8cifer agreed bro
@@rawr419 its still the same thing in my opinion. They just added a lil more base on the remastered and it has that high quality for the headphones and whatnot for music streaming services so it sounds more crisp. I like both really. They're still the same songs.
[Intro: Aaliyah]
There, now hold me close
There, now hold me close
There, now hold me close
There, now hold me close
There, now hold me close
There, now hold me close
[Verse 1: The Weeknd]
I just want to take you there
He don't gotta know where
Does he touch you here like this?
Let me take the friction from your lips
[Hook: The Weeknd]
And I'mma love you girl, the way you need
Ain't no one gon' stop us, ain't no one gon' stop us
And I'm gon' give you girl, what you fiend
I'm the drug in your veins, just fight through the pain
He's what you want, he's what you want
He's what you want, he's what you want
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
He's what you want, he's what you want
He's what you want, he's what you want
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
[Verse 2: The Weeknd]
I got everything you want with me
I do everything he does times three
And he don't gotta know
I got you on the floor, doing things you never thought you'd do
Baby, leave them high heel shoes
Cause I love it when you're looking down at me, I'm looking up at you
And I don't give a damn shorty, watch me knock your boots off
[Hook: The Weeknd]
And I'mma love you girl, the way you need
Ain't no one gon' stop us, ain't no one gon' stop us
And I'm gon' give you girl, what you fiend
I'm the drug in your veins, just fight through the pain
He's what you want, he's what you want
He's what you want, he's what you want
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
He's what you want, he's what you want
He's what you want, he's what you want
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need
He switch it up it was supposed to be rock the boat
I thought it was baby now hold me close
0:00 the greatest artist of all time was born
His story is amazing. He posted these videos on TH-cam, this one, Loft Music and The Morning and they blew up. He was an unkown artist and never showed his face, just used eery and seductive pics, a falseto voice with dark lyrics and sounds and it blew up. He's still like in this character where he doesn't give many if any interviews and he's very behind the scenes like he's a phantom. Notice no appearence in Wiz Khalifa's video.
I thought about this the other day. weird. lol
Man
You supposed to sit up against the headboard and let yo girl lay back against yo chest and yall just vibe out to this. Have a couple candles lit and let all 5 senses take over
Yeah...or just give her really good head to this song.
True Ross Exactly right!!!
I can feel that -loll where he at thou :'(
True Ross gah gayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
True Ross stay away i'm gon be smellin this shit
I'm so happy to be alive in the timeline The Weeknd is here , present, active and progressing. I don't know where my life would be like without knowing he exists, if he didn't exist. I found the love of my life because of him and now we have two beautiful kids because of him. (this is baby making music, y'all)
X'O 4Ever.
It’s 2020 & this song will never get old to me
Trilogy will always be remembered, same with kiss land
Still in rotation 2022
Can’t believe this was 8 years ago...
Viqix - Fr brotha
Seriously i remember i was obsessed with this song for months
Alexa Quinonez I’m still obsessed with it
It’s crazy!
He posted a newer version of this song and it was fricken amazing now I can’t find it :(
I just wanna take you there
He don't got to go away
Does he touch you here like this?
Let me take the friction from your lips
And I'ma love you girl
The way you need
Ain't no one goin' stop us
Ain't no one goin' stop us
And I'ma give you girl, what you fiend
I'm the drug in your veins
Just fight through the pain
He's what you want
He's what you want
He's what you want
He's what you want
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need, what you need
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need what you need [x2]
I got, everything what you want with me
I do, everything he does times three
And he don't gotta know, I got you on the floor
Doing things you never thought you'd do
Baby leave them high heel shoes
'Cause I love it when you're lookin' down at me
I'm lookin' up at you
And I don't give a damn shorty, watch me knock them boots off
And I'ma love you girl
The way you need
Ain't no one goin' stop us
Ain't no one goin' stop us
And I'ma give you girl, what you fiend
I'm the drug in your veins
Just fight through the pain
He's what you want
He's what you want
He's what you want
He's what you want
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need, what you need
I'm what you need, what you need, what you need what you need [x2]
NSSM n 0mMm
Yess
Well shit now that I've read the words....my damn
This guy helps me get through recovery making things feel normal going through toxic relationships and explains that drugs numbed everything and now I'm just recovering and feel blessed to have his music to reminisce. I've been a fan of Abel from the beginning. I remember when no one knew what he looked like and no one expected him to become the greatest RnB singer of this generation. I knew gold when I saw it. Congrats on your success Abel. I'm also an aspiring artist and wish I had a single with you. Not for the money not for the clout, but for the raw talent and emotion that you give on every single track. My dying wish is to meet you and make a song with you. Even if it goes unnoticed Or unpublished.
Well actually this album is actually bout something he experienced through his eyes and his eyes only
@@MccreeMcMemez okay, and I'm sure it is. But it's helped me out.
@@lilhandtminterestingly the point of resonating is being able to see through someone else's eyes and heart which is what being a musician is about . Reaching out to connect and share . Thus there is no his and his alone because we are part of the same expression of consciousness which despite our perceived individual reality and experience . There is no alone . Technically speaking 😂
bring back freshman year memories
angel how old ar you now
Went from our little secret to superbowl performance all in ten years. I'm glad I was here from the start damn near and got to witness it. Proud of you Abel.
I listen to this every night before I go to bed. Song puts me in such a mood yo ...
Still?
you still alive ?
This is his best song tbh
Men, the weeknd has the best vibe I've ever heard in my life
This song is proof that he was always ahead of everyone else
i think his old songs and the album before the current one are way better!
the beginning of this song always gives me chills
I discovered this song around 2012 and to this day it is still my favorite song by him.
I feel the same way Byron...
Taylor uploaded Tesfaye’s first three songs - ‘‘The Morning,’’ ‘‘What You Need’’ and ‘‘Loft Music’’ - to TH-cam in the fall of 2010, posting the links to their friends’ Facebook walls and hoping for the best. The clips were audio only, accompanied by black-and-white photographs of not-quite-dressed women. Tesfaye’s likeness was nowhere to be found; you had to dig to find his name. He had wanted to call himself the Weekend, but there was already a rock band in Ontario called that, so he dropped a letter. His anonymity was so complete, he says, that his co-workers at American Apparel would listen to his music while he was working without realizing it was his.
Thanks for that... actually didn't know the bit about Lamar before.
+FruitLiving lol that's awesome, how does one even keep a straight face doin that
+Fruit Living Those weren't his first three songs tho...
+Daedra Queen They were, but Loft Music didn't have the insane instrumental in the end, What You Need was a lot rougher as a song as well as The Morning, which also had a distorted pitch and is presented more so in rap form than the original. If you're thinking his The Noise shit, that stuff was leaked after House of Balloons and Abel himself hates it (emphasis on the use of leak rather than release - he never wanted The Noise tracks to come out).
Malak Ahmed Thanks Mr. Google but that wasn't what I was referring to.
I'm the drug in your veins, just fight through the pain
The Weeknd is my favourite singer, I know him since he collaborated with Ariana Grande in the duet "Love me harder" in 2014. Listening his first song ever make me feel like "OMG, this is how he started". Then, time passed and now, 11 years later, he's one of the best singers in the world.
Man, as a huge Weeknd fan, I sort of find all the “xo fan base” kind of discouraging... I mean yeah I listen to his old music but that really doesn’t make me that much more of a fan than the people who like BBTM and Starboy. Heck I think after hours is his best album with his best songs. The point is, don’t ridicule people because they have different taste than you. It they like star boy and don’t like trilogy don’t shove it in their face and say “your not a real weeknd fan.”
Thanks,
XOTWOD
Facts bro. These old fans are toxic af
you really think after hours is his best album???
sxpovdd I do. All of his albums are good but for me After Hours has the edge
Isaiah Bunten thats crazy bc i think that album is the worst out of all of them
Benjamin Ramsey his older stuff just sounds way better and way more raw.. his pop music is cool and all but i just enjoy his older stuff. it doesnt really sound forced and most of it is really relatable.. another reason why i like it. after hours had sum good tracks but hopefully it grows on me