This was the lead single from “Beauty Behind the Madness”. Some readers will recognize that title as being the name of the 2015 full-length which established The Weeknd as a star. And “Often” was not the biggest hit from the project. However, it did help set the stage by charting in quite a few countries.
Instead it’s just like he’s objectively detailing the way he, a music star, nonchalantly deals with women. All in all…Īnd yes, even though this song is highly-sexualized, at the end of the day we will classify it as a braggadocious, not sex, tune. And why? This is because there are two basic notions being put forth throughout.įirst is that The Weeknd, being who he is, has access to a lot of “pu**y”, as it is termed in such circles. And secondly, he proclaims to be really good – or at least invigorated – in bed. However, in the former, in terms of The Weeknd’s appeal to women, the bragging isn’t as pronounced as it would be if he were, say, a rapper.
Meanwhile in terms of the song’s title, it is meant to allude to the notion that the vocalist engages in such behavior “often”. And even though the women he is singing about may not, at his request they are “down to do it either way”. And further contributing to this track’s braggadocious nature, The Weeknd uses the opportunity to basically tout his sexual skills. And these ladies, as personified by the addressee, aren’t single. But it’s not as if any of that matters to Abel, as when he comes around he gets top priority regardless.Īnd none of this is to imply that these women are anything beyond people who, excuse our French, he wants to sleep with. In fact he freely offers his homeys to also partake of them if they so desire. Verse 2Īnd the second verse really isn’t much kinder. Here, The Weeknd admits that the reason such women tend to be interested in him, as you may have already suspected, is because he’s rich and famous. Whom he is singing to and about is primarily a romantic interest(s). And concerning what has been put forth above, the vocalist reveals a couple of pretty astounding facts in the first verse. For instance, he wants her to ‘bring a friend’ along so that they can all have a threesome.Īnd he also alludes to the fact that he enjoys taking “coke”, very much so, by noting that his “god” is “white”. So it’s as if not only what he’s saying is shocking in and of itself but also the way he relays it.
However, they are not the types that require any type of deep thought to decipher their hedonistic underpinnings. Or rather let’s say that yes, the lyrics are to a considerable degree metaphorical.