The concept does not end there, and the remainder of the video (which is more accurately described as a micro-film) details yet another deadly encounter and The WeekndвЂ™s eventual escape from the mental anguish put forth not only by the camera, but also by the songвЂ™s lyrics. It is only when the mouth of the victim begins to move within its transparent shroud that we realize the body is in fact The Weeknd, whose doomed alter-ego seems to serve as a metaphor for the singerвЂ™s desire to rid himself of whatвЂ™s holding him back. HeвЂ™s dragging a shovel, walking towards what is evidently a grave, one that holds a body wrapped in clear plastic. In the video for вЂњTell Your Friends,вЂќ The Weeknd roams a desert-like landscape, setting the viscerally dark tone of the video almost immediately. However, a newly released music video for a Kanye West-produced single may propel the WeekndвЂ™s second studio album into household-name status. On August 28, Beauty Behind The Madness is expected to drop and will certainly echo the success of вЂњ CanвЂ™t Feel My Face,вЂќ the albumвЂ™s lead single that is currently dominating multiple charts, making it very difficult for any forthcoming tracks to follow. October 19, 2015.The Weeknd is having what is likely the most successful season of his career, and his new album hasnвЂ™t even been released yet.

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Recording Industry Association of America. The Weeknd may have contributed a sultry ballad, Earned It, to the 50 Shades of Grey soundtrack, but his new video for Tell All Your Friends leans closer to David Lynch surrealism.The.

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^ Beauty Behind the Madness (CD liner notes).^ 'The Weeknd Shares Snippet of Kanye West-Produced Song, 'Tell All Your Friends ''.The Weeknd then gets into the car and starts driving out into the night. Another song вЂњReal LifeвЂќ plays at the end of the video as he walks back to where his car is parked. The Weeknd gets closer standing over him, looks down at the body and shoots him again. A weird looking skinny man approaches his direction before getting shot by the Weeknd.

He sticks the shovel in the sand and starts to walk away from where he is buried while performing to the song. We then see the Weeknd successfully bury himself. The video begins with the Weeknd walking into foreground holding a shovel. As of October 2021, the video has surpassed over 70 million views. The music video also features another track from Beauty Behind the Madness, 'Real Life' which is played at the end of the video while the Weeknd is driving out into the night. The music video for 'Tell Your Friends', directed by Grant Singer, was released on August 24, 2015.

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