The video was set in his house in Hollywood Hills. The official music video for the song was released through The Weeknd's official Vevo account on Septemon YouTube. The award show held at the Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands on November 6, 2016. The music video got nominated for best video on the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards before the release and won. On September 27, 2016, Abel posted on his various social media accounts a poster of the music video for " Starboy", which will be released on September 28, 2016. On September 26, 2016, Abel posts multiple photos of him in a car hinting that a music video is coming. Ībel performed " Starboy" on the 2016 MTV Europe Music Awards on November 6, 2016. Ībel was supposed to perform on the Meadows Music & Art Festival on the same day he was performing on Saturday Night Live but got cancelled, American hip hop artist J. On October 1, 2016, Abel performed " Starboy" and his new promotional single, " False Alarm", which was released a week after " Starboy", on the Season 42 premiere of Saturday Night Live. The song was released digitally worldwide on Septemand impacted rhythmic radio on September 27, 2016. Release and promotionĪbel delete all of his Instagram posts on Septemhinting that a single is coming, just what like he did in " The Hills". 2 weeks after, Abel posted again with "one fall leaf and an hourglass". On September 2, 2016, Abel posted on Twitter with the caption "three fall leaves" indicating three weeks left for the release of the song. On August 16, 2016, The Weeknd posted on Instagram with two robot figures sitting on top of a speaker. On July 15, 2016, Wendy Goldstein, A&R of Republic Records, was interviewed and said that The Weeknd will be working with Daft Punk in two days. The song incorporates themes of the extravagance associated with a celebrity lifestyle, as well as discussing how the celebrity lifestyle can make an entertainer fragile. Whatever the true reason, "Starboy" couldn't have come out at a more perfect time and is probably going to be a huge success - and maybe even thanks to that lyric." Starboy" is a Jamaican slang for someone who is seen as cool or important, even if it’s just amongst their colleagues. Or, maybe I'm reading too much into it and The Weeknd wanted to honor Pitt and show his respect by including him in one of his songs.
Maybe The Weeknd is making a comparison between Pitt in 1994 and himself in 2015, which is the year the singer became a huge star thanks to his album Beauty Behind the Madness and hits like, "The Hills," "Can't Feel My Face," and "Earned It." When he sings "took the year like a bandit," it could also be The Weeknd's way of saying that both he and Pitt had breakout years. So, it's most likely that The Weeknd respects Pitt's work in 1994 and that's why he included him in "Starboy." After that, Pitt was be seen in 1995's Se7en and Twelve Monkeys. Interview With the Vampire came out too, which put him on the map.
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The release year for that movie was also a huge year for Pitt. His "Legend of the fall" lyric refers to Pitt's 1994 film Legends of the Fall.
What seems like the most logical explanation is that The Weeknd is fan of the Oscar-winning actor. Now, let's get to the reason behind including Pitt. There are even some questioning why "Starboy" was released when it was. It's a quick reference, but still big enough that it's getting people talking. The Weeknd sings, "Let a n*gga Brad Pitt / Legend of the fall took the year like a bandit." If you want to listen to the track in its entirety and to hear The Weeknd drop Pitt's name, head on over to Spotify or Apple Music and scroll to the 2:20 mark. The actor is very much a part of the song, but why? There could actually be several meanings behind that Pitt lyric in "Starboy."īustle has reached out to The Weeknd's rep regarding the inclusion of the lyric and the timing of the song's release, but has not yet received a response. At first, I thought I misheard The Weeknd or was just delirious thanks to being tired, but after rewinding the track, I definitely wasn't mistaken. Upon listening to it Thursday morning, I did a double take at the Pitt name drop. It's very timely due to the fact that The Weeknd's "Starboy" mentions Brad Pitt, who is all over entertainment news recently thanks to his divorce from Angelina Jolie. On Wednesday, The Weeknd released a single featuring Daft Punk called "Starboy." The single could not have come out at a more appropriate time, and no I don't just mean because fans have been waiting for the 26-year-old artist to put out new music.