The musician’s new ballad features Cantopop singer Faye Wong
The Weeknd is in his feelings somewhere in Hong Kong, as the video for his new single of the titular city displays. The yearning ballad features Cantopop singer Faye Wong.
In the accompanying visual, the Weeknd is seen with model Ming Xi, who plays his star-crossed paramour. They go for joy rides and his scenes with her are interspersed with moments he is alone caught in presumably late-night thoughts as he wistfully smokes, sings karaoke, and drinks as he reflects on a haunting love that distance and fate seem to tear apart.
“There was something in the air/I knew that in that moment I would burn the world to keep you warm/But my life won’t let me stay,” he sings as the song opens on the Hong Kong skyline. The Evan Larsen-directed video was filmed across Mong Kok and Hong Kong island.
Later, he laments what keeps them apart. “Still remember when we met/We barely knew each other, but the tension never left,” he sings. “Now you’re sleeping in my bed/A thing that never started already comes to an end/And I know God would separate us/Anytime it felt this good, it ends in tragic song.”
“I’m so used to weathering changes,” he confesses on the lovelorn song. “So if you ever change your mind, I’m waiting in Hong Kong.”
The Weeknd premiered the song live on Oct. 24 at Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong, during the first night of his four-show run at the stadium.
