is called marketing , if you only have a voice and no other talent including charisma but you sell , trust me theyll work with you and highly advise you on things if you want to keep being hot on the radio .
Ikr. I kept waiting for him to go out and break into the rest of the song on stage for the audience. He came outside and took a bow. That was totally heartless.
Trying to find the stage that'll fix me I been dodging stages in the six speed cuz the crowd got my stummy feeling sickly I need a stage now I been running through the basement need a dog pound
Y'all need to read up on his character progression. He's portraying the rise and fall of a musician. I think this is the "can't live up to the public's standards, falls back on vices to cope, becomes public enemy" stage
@@aioloswind Yeah, the two transitions where Weeknd drops out of frame looks kinda fishy and could be a sign of cut. I can't tell tho, they made it look quite smooth
@@shawnlin9873 At 1:12 you can see a microphone on his shoulder, And then at 1:22 the microphone is gone so its definitely pre-recorded, Still amazing though.
One detail that I love is the misdirection with the lighting at first. The cyan light makes the red of his suit look black, so it looks like a normal suit that most guests would wear, then he steps out with the red and it grabs your attention. It's just the little things that make this performance so cool
Lizzy Grant it’s pre recorded. When he gives the whiskey to the stagehand, the camera spins and does a wipe cut to a pre-filmed segment. When it’s over they wipe back. The only live parts are the beginning, and when he walks back up the stairs.
IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT - WHO CAME UP WITH THIS?!?!?! THIS IS TRULY NEXT LEVEL CREATIVITY! I PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS STYLE, I NEVER REALLY KNEW ABOUT THIS YOUNG FELLOW!
Layla Petes do women really aspire to always pretend like they have a log up their ass and always behave so pretentiously serious? oh nevermind its just you
You know the image is sooooo different than the beginning where he didn’t even show his face ... new fans don’t understand how much our dude has grown! But the thing is... the music is always soooo good!
Ethan I do too. Nothing like coming home from a long day and laying down and listening to “the zone” or “coming down” and just reaching this state of chill 😎
it's crazy to see. I'm from Toronto and I remember literally a few thousand people used to follow him on facebook. Now look at him. It's a proud feeling knowing him before all the fame and now he's on top of the world :')
Omer Farooq in terms of talent, maybe. but i think people need to understand no one will ever touch MJ in terms of greatness or talent. just respect artists in their own regard. also disagree completely- there’s multiple artists bigger than abel. drake, billie eillish, maybe even post malone. he’s up there, but not the biggest. check the stats 🤷♂️ - an XO fan
@K P The way they slide sections of the hallway to make it seem trippy and endless, and have him stumble through it right on cue all in one take. It still doesn't look *too* unrealistic, which makes it easy to miss how complex, and creative, the whole operation it actually is.
Funny story. That wasn't live. It was previously taped on a prop stage, then cut in when the camera panned. When he takes the Mic from the guy it starts. Then it pans again after the last "heartless" with himkinda skipping down the hall. He sat there drinking his drink live, watching his own pre taped performance.
@@PdiddyWright no it's not pretape it is a live performance and that tv which he looked at it is connected to camara and that camara is live hence this performance was live
@@Jake.2049 the tv he looked at is located up the stairs from the junction point where they cut to the pre recorded performance.. it was cool, don't get me wrong, but it is logistically impossible inside the Ed Sullivan theater, where the late show is filmed. I mean come on, walls disappearing, shifting, a treadmill with two guys and a water cooler for him to stationary walk past.. and the lighting. If you think this was live I am have some ocean front property in Montana to sell you.
So glad that not only is he reinventing himself to evolve but that he's continuing to go onto talk shows to promote himself. Go earn everything you're getting my man.
Uepohatu Te Kira when he made "house of balloons" "thursday" & "echoes of silence" you could tell they were raw and uncut. Although he is still one of my top artists you can tell the music label push him to do pop & promote etc etc
the Weeknd is living in art. He has been performing his vision about this album and songs for 1 year and his commitment to the art he created is infectious.
you're the only one who's picking this up, what a disappointing performance!!! its a LIVE, sing it in front of the bloody audience, I get it if it was the intro where he walks out to the stage, but he never fucking reach the stage until the song ended, how was that LIVE? audience was watching that shit on a screen? WTF
Nah , this is an imposter, or maybe just “Abel” The Weeknd is long gone, and it’s very likely we will never even hear anything like that sound from him again 💔
Ray yan he’d be considered boring & unoriginal if he kept the same style every chapter, I’ve been listening since his Kissland era & as much as I’d want his old music style back it’s definitely long gone, still love him as an artist & human. He’s changing his image for the better & I’ll be here to support him XOTWOD
Hes been a major star since Starboy came out. That album went heaad to head with Drake who is the most played artist of the past 2 decades. Its funny cuz they both from Toronto as well as Bieber.
@@virtuitousvampire9371 if he aint singing live then he would have taken multiple cuts to perfect all the notes. But he didn't hit all the notes perfectly so that explains it wasn't cut
Fariyan Ahmed the notes?! Are you serious? HE ISNT SINGING! He is lip syncing in a studio that was taped before hand. There is no way that he would have gotten that sound in a basement. Do you not understand sound systems? There are multiple in and out cuts of the video. I can’t believe people falling for this shit!
The love the unique "woah, woooooah woah woooooowoaahhhh" he did at 3:10" just for this performance. I love when artists add twists to their songs instead of just performing it key for key. Wish that part was in the real song!
@@syedtheslumpgod8100 People are calling him Abel because his name is Abel Tesfaye. He calls himself "the weeknd," not "the weekend." "The weekend" is the name of another band that was before him.
This sounds SO MUCH BETTER than the studio version. He sounds like a baby on the album. I’m glad I heard this version first. This is one of the most creative performances I’ve seen on TV, let alone some talk show. His creativity sets a high bar for everyone else.
@@soulodolo6721 that's partly what they mean. Able is portraying the life of a musician and this is like the return to creative freedom, but at a price album
Yep, he valiantly made an unambiguous political-statement - as well. All the while even crewmembers aren't supposed to be outspoken about their choices.
@@collaborator541 it was live at the beginning and end only, the middle part is a prerecorded one shot, and amazing of course see if you can spot the switches...they are clearly visible after 3/4 views
It’s so dope how he has a ‘psychedelic’ theme to this project. The music video matched and now this performance-trippy and had me dizzy-sooo cool. Xo Abel
The Weeknd is so great because he has “unlimited potential “ we love people that seem like they can do any and everything. He can sing low/ high and his themes with his albums. The mans a fountain of creativity. Well him and his team
Its like he changed his persona and chose to be the joker The crazy smiles and shit I know he love it since he dressed up as it for Halloween many times and he was acting exactly that way too But damn thats a sudden personality change
@@richieszczepaniak4479 plus, Michael sang about the same things in half of his songs, just in metaphors.. ''Girl I can thrill you more than any ghost would ever dare try''? xD
Honestly i kinda wish Michael Jackson was more like the weekend personality wise . m.j had a lot of self image issues that became obviously a distraction from his music ..going from black to white the plastic surgery on his nose ..im so glad the weekend isn't like that ..he only pretends with the plastic surgery..
Yes I’m here after that. It’s like the part where he goes into the gold mirrors. It’s like all the performances he’s done have led up to the Super Bowl moment
thank you Stephen for letting us go crazy on this.
The Weeknd xotwod 🖤
xotwod
Chapter 6 is going to be great
The Weeknd MY GUY
The Weeknd too wild, i hope you do something with Blinding Lights besides the Benz commercial tho
This guy changes the entire way he looks everytime he releases an album.
Too classy to stick to just one suit
is called marketing , if you only have a voice and no other talent including charisma but you sell , trust me theyll work with you and highly advise you on things if you want to keep being hot on the radio .
Just like all the greatest...MJ...Madonna...Prince etc
His Kissland & Beauty Madness looks retained the pineapple feel
Lavar BigBaller wdym and no other talent u act like having a good voice is like nothing😂
He didn't even let the audience see him perform in person, now that's heartless. 😂
Ikr. I kept waiting for him to go out and break into the rest of the song on stage for the audience. He came outside and took a bow. That was totally heartless.
They do a double taping and the Thursday audience saw the Friday show.
so much love from Toronto, we love you bro
They were watching on the screens, he couldn't f perform that on just a flat fuking stage dawg
@Taylor Swift Outsold Your Fav you're a taylor swift fan, your opinion doesn't count 🤷♂️
Abel: Never need a stage I'm what a stage need.
Lmfao under-rated comment 😂😂
😂 This was sooooo good! 😆 👏 👏 🎤
Trying to find the stage that'll fix me I been dodging stages in the six speed cuz the crowd got my stummy feeling sickly I need a stage now I been running through the basement need a dog pound
True !!!!
Omg such an underrated comment right here😫👏
Now this is what a performer looks like. So damn creative.
@Ashley Genio I've watched it more than 5 times now.
Lool crackhead energy
It's straight from a movie so idk how creative that is
Performer? That’s disgraceful much? I call him an artist.
shook lizard nope not crack, LSD :)
This is the most outgoing I’ve seen him and the most I’ve seen him smile and idk how I feel about it
Venthos u should feel good. He’s happy.
hes been somewhat of an enigma his entire career. I feel like with this album hes just finally gonna come out to the world
I feel like cause he’s on a lot of coke. And relationships lmfao
Y'all need to read up on his character progression. He's portraying the rise and fall of a musician. I think this is the "can't live up to the public's standards, falls back on vices to cope, becomes public enemy" stage
Lukas Lenkutis Idk I think this is just him being constantly high and drunk and just being more up front about it. Idk if that neccesarily is good
The fact that THIS is a single shot amazes me.
it's not actually a single shot tho, 1:14 to 3:51 is the performance but it was prerecorded
@@aioloswind 🤔 that's cleaver. ..if that's what they did that's cleeaver. maaan. 👍
@@aioloswind Yeah, the two transitions where Weeknd drops out of frame looks kinda fishy and could be a sign of cut. I can't tell tho, they made it look quite smooth
aiolos I saw those secret cuts too, I agree with you
@@shawnlin9873 At 1:12 you can see a microphone on his shoulder, And then at 1:22 the microphone is gone so its definitely pre-recorded, Still amazing though.
One detail that I love is the misdirection with the lighting at first. The cyan light makes the red of his suit look black, so it looks like a normal suit that most guests would wear, then he steps out with the red and it grabs your attention. It's just the little things that make this performance so cool
wtf i just noticed that, my mind is blown
dope
Its almost as if he was Abel before he stepped onto the stage but turned into the Weeknd once he stepped in. So dope.
THE CAMERA CREW DESERVES A RAISE WTF THIS GOES HARD
Matilde Garcia Diaz and special effects editor.
Matilde Garcia Diaz yes
Are you telling me this was live?
@@CalrosACJ55 ofc its live it was taken in one shot
@@tanishanand9773 no it was pre recorded
This is literally the best music performance I've seen on Colbert.
Hell yeah it is! It's also one of Abel's BEST live performances, ever!
This and the time Colbert rapped the De La Soul verse in Feel Good Inc
Lizzy Grant it’s pre recorded. When he gives the whiskey to the stagehand, the camera spins and does a wipe cut to a pre-filmed segment. When it’s over they wipe back. The only live parts are the beginning, and when he walks back up the stairs.
ColdSpark824 saw the behind the scenes video, pretty genius idea
IM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT - WHO CAME UP WITH THIS?!?!?! THIS IS TRULY NEXT LEVEL CREATIVITY! I PUT SOME RESPECT ON HIS STYLE, I NEVER REALLY KNEW ABOUT THIS YOUNG FELLOW!
He's so cool he made this look like an official video
This would do for any video
This could have been a music video creative.
Inspired from not knowing how tf to get into Snl.
Props to the camera crew
Akqf
I've never heard someone say "New York city" with such grace.
Ikr
Fr that’s my favorite part
The voice of NYC 🔥🔥🔥
You never heard me baby
Give me a call , I’ll give a great Los Angeles West Coast !
Damn, Abel is really switching it up and coming out of his shell. It’s like he’s an entirely different person.
Must be the damn toad he licked😂
@@mrJattkaran 🤣🤣🤣🤣
NJASZN that’s that 5Meo-DMT for ya
This his alter ego
does calling him abel make you feel like you know him more?
He gave that basement a show them walls will never forget
Really strange or maybe its me thats crazy 🙄
lmao
LOL
the walls have eyes
😂😂😂
He’s never done anything like this before, and I really like this.
He actually has at an award show
Moon Struck which one?
Yea he has
Oisin where? I’ve personally only seen him perform on stage rather than doing all of this rehearsed stuff
Drugs
Abel isn’t Artist Of The Year
He’s the Artist Of The Decade.
Indeed
Damn right he is.
👍🏻
u almost slipped there bud
AND Canadian!🇨🇦
* me watching in awe trying to understand how he remembered all those steps *
i would get so lost, loved this
That's cute lol
When you try to find the stage, but you a star so everywhere is the stage.
geneweaveskdot *starboy
geneweaveskdot 👀
This does not make sense
@RC does not
he’s a Rolling Stone
Stephen Colbert: “so where do you want to Perform?”
The Weeknd: “That would in the basement Sir..”
Lou Valentino i wholeheartedly hate that i laughed
LMAO but it was dope tho!
I actually lold
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Lou Valentino lmaoooo
Plot twist: Abel actually got lost and was trying to find the stage but couldn’t so he was just performing while trying to find it
Lmao I never understood that that was the whole joke and point of this performance I love it
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hahahahahahah
This actually true? Lol
This fact is overly hilarious. 😂 The performance looks stunningly amazing, though.
I like the way he made his intro, this video was well done.
I like how I literally see you on everything I watch. Are you a bot?
Katame if he doesn’t reply I Guess you’re right
I see you everywhere man
Interesting
Get a moustache now
THIS IS INSANE!! HOLY FUCKKK IMAGINE WHAT HIS TOUR SHOWS ARE GONNA BE LIKE !! MY MANS WENT OFFFF !!
Martina XO PERIOD
Martina XO HELL YEAAAA XOTWOD
I’m getting tickets most def
Martina XO i swear im getting those tickets the second they’re released
ua-cam.com/video/8OGVckSjjsE/v-deo.html
This might be the BEST performance ever on The Late Show.
Andrew Dahl for sure on of the most unique.
Yeee!!
no one:
abel: *wheres the damn stage*
🤣🤣 and at his super Bowl in that golden room
Abel: never need a chick
Me: NEVER NEED A BIT-
Saaaaaame mdude, saaaaame
MEEEEEE😂
I never need a BIT-I’m what a BiT need
Layla Petes what
Layla Petes do women really aspire to always pretend like they have a log up their ass and always behave so pretentiously serious? oh nevermind its just you
Camera man got his own personal concert, what a blessing.
Edit: Abel for sure read this, I feel accomplished.
Yeah that's true😂😂😂
That's really funny
thats how Summer Walker wants to perform lol
Zach Gannon how do you know he read it
He did?
People : He didn't perform in front of the audience
The weeknd : Cos I'm Heartless
Sin he is heartless
LMFAO.
Lmao!!! 😂😂😂
LMAO
Adam😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
I can't stop thinking about how his Superbowl performance will be every time I watch this
I bet your not disappointed now 🥰
It was good!
It was great
@@katharine8054 he predicted the social distance performance 😂
it was sadly kinda boring
You know the image is sooooo different than the beginning where he didn’t even show his face ... new fans don’t understand how much our dude has grown! But the thing is... the music is always soooo good!
Yes
Trust me 💯💯💯
I still miss his old music.
He has grown so much. Much respect from Toronto. We love how far he's come.
Ethan I do too. Nothing like coming home from a long day and laying down and listening to “the zone” or “coming down” and just reaching this state of chill 😎
Okay...but nobody's talking about how amazingly he sung the words, "New York City"
Nicholas Stockero IKRRRR
Chills
Never knew how good he sounded live. Theres definitely a bit of autotune on that mic but he still sounds clean as hell.
Yeah that was stunning. Clean and powerful.
Jake Coulter don’t hear auto tune in the slightest. The chorus is prerecorded but that’s all
Abel came from nothing. And now his the biggest artist worldwide.
SUPPORTING FROM AUSTRALIA!
it's crazy to see. I'm from Toronto and I remember literally a few thousand people used to follow him on facebook. Now look at him. It's a proud feeling knowing him before all the fame and now he's on top of the world :')
biggest ???
@@thisfeatureisstupidxo He is being called the new Michael Jackson so yes, definitely the biggest
Omer Farooq in terms of talent, maybe. but i think people need to understand no one will ever touch MJ in terms of greatness or talent. just respect artists in their own regard.
also disagree completely- there’s multiple artists bigger than abel. drake, billie eillish, maybe even post malone.
he’s up there, but not the biggest. check the stats 🤷♂️
- an XO fan
J Post Malone is the biggest artist out. Had the most streams this year and has been the chart king these past couple of years.
Never seen a better performance by an artist this dude is gold
no hes emerald
anyone else remember when he was camera shy and wore jackets everytime?
lonely star right? he’s really grown so much
I liked that better ngl
Hands down, the most creative Late Night Show musical performance I have ever had the pleasure of watching! Great song as well!
The creativity in this vid is crazy and it’s pure joy for the eyes
@CAP GIRL everywhere :/
Facto
@K P
The way they slide sections of the hallway to make it seem trippy and endless, and have him stumble through it right on cue all in one take. It still doesn't look *too* unrealistic, which makes it easy to miss how complex, and creative, the whole operation it actually is.
@A W it's a great performance contemporised version of Virtual Insanity in terms of choreography
The only thing better than The Weeknd’s albums is The Weeknd preforming live.
Yessss OMG ..HES THE Only artist who sounds better live ..
Funny story. That wasn't live. It was previously taped on a prop stage, then cut in when the camera panned. When he takes the Mic from the guy it starts. Then it pans again after the last "heartless" with himkinda skipping down the hall. He sat there drinking his drink live, watching his own pre taped performance.
@@PdiddyWright no it's not pretape it is a live performance and that tv which he looked at it is connected to camara and that camara is live hence this performance was live
@@Jake.2049 the tv he looked at is located up the stairs from the junction point where they cut to the pre recorded performance.. it was cool, don't get me wrong, but it is logistically impossible inside the Ed Sullivan theater, where the late show is filmed. I mean come on, walls disappearing, shifting, a treadmill with two guys and a water cooler for him to stationary walk past.. and the lighting. If you think this was live I am have some ocean front property in Montana to sell you.
So glad that not only is he reinventing himself to evolve but that he's continuing to go onto talk shows to promote himself. Go earn everything you're getting my man.
Which is unusual, but I’m loving it.
Uepohatu Te Kira he’s been on talk shows singing shit from trilogy and kiss land. It aint new to him
Uepohatu Te Kira when he made "house of balloons" "thursday" & "echoes of silence" you could tell they were raw and uncut. Although he is still one of my top artists you can tell the music label push him to do pop & promote etc etc
Mehul Vadher actually he’s always wanted to do pop since he started, his idol is MJ and he’s stated it’s something he’s always wanted to do.
Uepohatu Te Kira yeah and he’s making millions homeboy. Go figure
The Weeknd: When you bring me out, can you introduce me as Joker?
Stephen: *Oh boy...*
logan swartz this KILLED ME. LMFAO
😂😂😂😂
HAHAHAHHAHA!
loved it
Ha ha ha, that's good!
Stephen Colbert : how heartless do you want your performance to prove?
the weeknd : no audience. show me your basement !
😂
🤣🤣
I love how he's basically created a whole character and story-line for this album and performs everything in character
i don’t smoke but i feel like i’m high this camera work is crazy this song hits different
Yesssss
edil ali as someone who gets high a lot, its just about right
If you dont smoke how do you know how it feels to be high?
It's time you start smoking
Byrdee Blanco i’m fine and healthy i don’t need to smoke but thanks for trying
why does this man look like a gta online character
Yeah boi!!
Holy shite you are right😂😂😂😂😂
KNIGHT INDUSTRIES LTD You got it!
Thats exactly what i was thinking😂
I might save an outfit for my gta online character looking like this!
the Weeknd is living in art. He has been performing his vision about this album and songs for 1 year and his commitment to the art he created is infectious.
Y’all just gotta trust this man he’s intelligent let him express his art the way he wants this was soo cool I’m loving this confident side of him ❤️
Yes!! He has grown up!!! Can't imagine how are gonna be their concerts
Who's saying we're not trusting him?
The boy always been confident he just showing it more
When your late to your concert so you gotta sing in the hallway to not keep the people waiting.
😂😂😂
Sam Lung lol
ONLY REASONABLE EXPLANATION LOL
😂😂😂😂😂
Sam Lung MVP COMMENT
THIS what it looks like to be a artist AND a performer.
The way he sang "New York city!"😱 Mind blown
3:26
And from Scarborough🇨🇦
Yeahhh 🔥
No matter how much his music changes or doesn’t change I will always be a fan, idc.
Facts! XOTWOD ❤
Deadass! XOTWOD
The Weeknd so high he started performing to the walls😂😂
Lmaooo
you're the only one who's picking this up, what a disappointing performance!!! its a LIVE, sing it in front of the bloody audience, I get it if it was the intro where he walks out to the stage, but he never fucking reach the stage until the song ended, how was that LIVE? audience was watching that shit on a screen? WTF
Kuan Wong u mad?
Kuan Wong take a pill my dude
Relax
Kuan Wong who shat in your cheerios?
Now this is a musical act. Whoever came up with this is brilliant.
Hey, mr.The weeknd, can I just say you have a real talent for music.
He sure has
ladies and gentleman, the goat has officially returned.
you are
Can someone alert Jacquees what a real king looks like?
Nah , this is an imposter, or maybe just “Abel”
The Weeknd is long gone, and it’s very likely we will never even hear anything like that sound from him again 💔
Ray yan he’d be considered boring & unoriginal if he kept the same style every chapter, I’ve been listening since his Kissland era & as much as I’d want his old music style back it’s definitely long gone, still love him as an artist & human. He’s changing his image for the better & I’ll be here to support him XOTWOD
@El Fin De Semana *officially *returned you nitty
imagine you just happened to walk through those halls and run into him while he was singing 😭😭
Try heading out the exit but the walls are spinning 😹
Abel hit's the high pitch with the words "SECURITY!!!!"
Sumeet Masurkar omgg😭😭
Lol..
@@sumeetmasurkar2621 🤣
That performance is gonna be the highlight on any talkshow for the rest of the year. Never seen no shit like that such creativity n innovation
I too 😎
Really dope and also Eminem when he performed venom live this year.Was also very cool.
1:55 I love how he’s always subtlety paying homage to Michael.
Arron Riley lmfao
2:23 i feel like i had to mention this
1:32 off the wall, shit mj got alot of moves in this. Glad to see the greats studying the greats continues
clean footwork there
He’s not lol . He just took that move he’s always doing it
Abel is so talented it’s giving me the chills.
:D
Ava Pandeloglou on his way to becoming a legend
The Weeknd Evolved to major stardom ..... he’s more confident than he’s ever been before. XO
Erick Arce yass so proud of him cannot wait to see dude live!! xotwod🖤🖤
It's Justin Beiber in Black Face. Jokes on Everyone.
Coke
Hes been a major star since Starboy came out. That album went heaad to head with Drake who is the most played artist of the past 2 decades. Its funny cuz they both from Toronto as well as Bieber.
@@razatiger22 Not a coincidence..
I’m telling y’all Abel would be such a great actor
astrid A He’s In the new movie called “uncut gems” with Adam Sandler
Aldo ortiz o think he helped produce it as well
he’s too shy
Omg yes, he is a great actor all his videos rock
TRUEEE
I love how he double checks the hall at the end, like he’s not sure if thats the way out
The people who disliked we’re the one’s that thought he was going to perform on stage
lmaoo, nice!
Nah. It was the hair
Kate what, what?
Kate you’re a weirdo
Ebony Russell the hair is fire asf prob has better hair then u
Hes so heartless he didnt even perform in front of the audience
BungieMust indeed, he has to be careful about this in the future if he doesn’t want to lose some fans
@@rayannahas8937 shut up he won't
djef ardeur i think he ment it as a joke lol
BungieMust 😂
🤣🤣🤣
Nobody:
The Weeknd: Performs the whole song backstage comes up just to say Hi!
nitish4real seems like it was just a music video taped and cut between him coming out. He didn’t perform at all.
Virtuitous Vampire lmao..it was live..he was songing live
@@virtuitousvampire9371 if he aint singing live then he would have taken multiple cuts to perfect all the notes. But he didn't hit all the notes perfectly so that explains it wasn't cut
elshaday shiferaw if you believe that you were not actually watching what was happening.
Fariyan Ahmed the notes?! Are you serious? HE ISNT SINGING! He is lip syncing in a studio that was taped before hand. There is no way that he would have gotten that sound in a basement. Do you not understand sound systems? There are multiple in and out cuts of the video.
I can’t believe people falling for this shit!
he was like : “ hold my beer for me , i’m ‘bouta make history “ .
The love the unique "woah, woooooah woah woooooowoaahhhh" he did at 3:10" just for this performance. I love when artists add twists to their songs instead of just performing it key for key. Wish that part was in the real song!
@Joy Wolf well all artists do that just yell the name out of whatever city they are performing in for an easy crowd pleaser
Yeah he’s fantastic live, check out the VEVO performances he did if you haven’t seen them, does the same thing for the songs he performed
He's reminding me of a walking, talking existential crisis and I'm here for it
Stephen: where do you want to perform?
Abel: yes
Wtf does everyone keep calling the weekend abel
LIL ICE cuz it’s his name
@@syedtheslumpgod8100 People are calling him Abel because his name is Abel Tesfaye. He calls himself "the weeknd," not "the weekend." "The weekend" is the name of another band that was before him.
This sounds SO MUCH BETTER than the studio version. He sounds like a baby on the album. I’m glad I heard this version first.
This is one of the most creative performances I’ve seen on TV, let alone some talk show. His creativity sets a high bar for everyone else.
He’s creating a new character history hasn’t seen yet ❤️
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Nah I think he brought back 2010 weeknd. This has that house of balloons/Thursday vibe
@@soulodolo6721 that's partly what they mean. Able is portraying the life of a musician and this is like the return to creative freedom, but at a price album
He’s definitely giving me house of balloons mixed with joker vibes. I’m loving it...
He Leveled up the late night show with his performance
This might be the greatest performance ever on a late night show, that shit was amazing
This rivals Kendrick's Colbert/Fallon performance for untitled unmastered imo
The guy is the whole package. Great singer and a showman.
No one ever did something like that on the late show dope
IKR
He is spoilt
You're lucky.. "@@davidmichaelshorten4119"
The "whoa whoa" the same in his song " what you need" 🖤🖤
XO Girl I loved it! Not sure if it was an intentional throwback but it gave me chills nonetheless.
yeeeees
Yessss I love that song it’s one of my favorites 😭😭💘🔥
Whoa whoa in the song Gone 👌🏻👌🏻
Man he does everything so well and like no one else.
Dude you are more powerful than he is
a good singer is not equal a good personality
DJ Ranoia bc it’s genuine.
@@КУКУСЕЧКАПУНЮНЬКА he is a nice person.....
@@КУКУСЕЧКАПУНЮНЬКА hardships bro....
Lol let's talk about the guy who took his drink and had a sip
Yep, he valiantly made an unambiguous political-statement - as well.
All the while even crewmembers aren't supposed to be outspoken about their choices.
That was funny.
He sipped as if to say "why not?"
LOL
but let's not talk about the Bernie cap he wore
That's jestin Bieber 😅
@@selenasuau2613 Jestin? Justin Bieber’s ev, er, good twin? 😝
Dude's like, " You're not gonna see my eyes for this entire era"
Stefos Stef I doubt he gives af listen to any song he’s ever made and you’d know he takes enough coke and oxy to put down a horse
I love how XO fans know that his segments are called eras.
holy shit, the camera work and stage work... those guys working behind the scenes are incredible. crazy
Great performance but the visuals definitely amped it up to another level!!!
I was just thinking the same. The guys making this video possible are masters at what they do.
This is some top class production. I was convinced it was all prerecorded until he walked up on stage!
@@collaborator541 it was live at the beginning and end only, the middle part is a prerecorded one shot, and amazing of course see if you can spot the switches...they are clearly visible after 3/4 views
Real ones stayed up all night for this
Ⓙⓐⓢⓞⓝ Ⓜⓐⓣⓗⓤⓡⓐ yup
5am in Ireland nd I’m up for it haha
Yessirski
It's morning here
Hell yeah You know we did
3:26: N.Y.C!!!! LET'S GO!!🤩🤩🤩🤩😍😍😍😍
Besides making the red blazer into an iconic symbol he has made "LET'S GO!!!" a national mantra.
2016: I’m a starboy
2019: I’m a star now
Starboy was from 2016? Wow, time flies
from the motherfcking starboy, 3 years later the way he sings it, shows some kinda acceptance...
U my star Lela 😍
The Real King James 😂
Still a starboy. In jaimacan terms it means a man who is a star
" I'll admit I'm a little camera shy"....ummm not no more WOW!!!!
Eve Alexandra YOU OG ASF DOPE
@@diyar.5064 OG XO ❤️
for what it's worth... i hope you enjoyed the show.
“But exceptions can be made baby, 'cause you're too damn fly
For what it's worth, I hope you enjoy the show…”
@@oisi cus if youre back here only takin pictures you gon have to take your ass home
1:12 when they exchanged the guy actually took a drink from the abels cup like a damn boss
yeah, must feel like a GOD
Shit. He even looked like he said. Why not? And took a sip
@@zombifyerilc216 he totally thought that :-)
{ONLY-&-only to the OP and "upvoters": }And above all, all the while making an unmistakable political-statement.
I caught that!
Lol
The look on his face when he took a sip...lol
3:26
"NEW YORK CITY"
He sang it with such grace.
Favorite part
It’s so dope how he has a ‘psychedelic’ theme to this project. The music video matched and now this performance-trippy and had me dizzy-sooo cool. Xo Abel
THIS
The Weeknd is so great because he has “unlimited potential “ we love people that seem like they can do any and everything. He can sing low/ high and his themes with his albums. The mans a fountain of creativity. Well him and his team
That “woah” and “New York city” hit different. ♥️😍😍
3:25😎😎😎
its the sound we've all been missing and waiting for 😍
Gave them throwback vibes
Jojo Jeahjeah even though it took out a good piece of the song I like it moreeeee
Everybody wants him, and he gives nothing away, "only" his genius pure amazing godlike talent.
Its like he changed his persona and chose to be the joker
The crazy smiles and shit
I know he love it since he dressed up as it for Halloween many times and he was acting exactly that way too
But damn thats a sudden personality change
Thats cocaine for u, not joker
His fav villain is also joker
@@Nhxn_ nope man he saw joker and it's his fav villain....
@@ind4730 mega reach
it's because of the selena breakup i think
So no one is gonna say anything about stephen’s undrerground secret escape tunnel the weeknd just performed in or no
LOL Yes man.. I was so damn disoriented and confused and thought damn.. even Stephen got lost in the end lol
It’s been set up lol
Lol o thought the same damn thing🤣
He’s so creative as someone who performs and writes songs I am really inspired by him. No media No antics just talent love you Abel
This is honestly what I think a modern version of Michael Jackson would be like.
Except he would not be singing about all the stuff abel sings about 🤣
@@richieszczepaniak4479 well.. it's a modern version of Michael Jackson, so this lyrics is normal xD
@@richieszczepaniak4479 plus, Michael sang about the same things in half of his songs, just in metaphors.. ''Girl I can thrill you more than any ghost would ever dare try''? xD
@@livchuu541 Lol Idk think mj knew what that meant lol . He didn’t write thriller he was given to it by rod .
Honestly i kinda wish Michael Jackson was more like the weekend personality wise
. m.j had a lot of self image issues that became obviously a distraction from his music ..going from black to white the plastic surgery on his nose ..im so glad the weekend isn't like that ..he only pretends with the plastic surgery..
i wish he did interviews too. i forgot what his personality is like or how he talks
There are interviews out.One of them is with Zane Low from beats...
Lol I’ve been listening to him for years and still don’t know what his speaking voice sounds like
He has said before that he wants to be remembered for his music, so that’s why he doesn’t do interviews very much
Go look at twenty eight music video that’s where I first heard it lmao
DieWundeBliebt he’s done interviews and talked. you guys aren’t hip
I would have been totally ok with this being the music video.
8 8 Stephen >Frog
🔥
Now we got 2
Me too
Yeah prefer it in some ways
Hi
Nes haha I died bruuuhhh dead ass
His voice is really like MJ
Is Bruno Mars a joke to u???
@AJ 77 Bruno has nearest voice ever to Michael Jackson
Nes lol
The Most Talented Artist of this New Generation A True Rock Star
Pop star*
An introverts dream, performing away from the stage, far far away from the fans.
😂
Hi 12
Then better perform in your bathroom / restroom
That's not because of that. It's being creative
@@Faith.M22 o+q+ppl0000000000+
when his live vocal is as good as the studio >>🥰💅
Joker and Michael Jackson vibes all over this love it
Jeah man 😎😎😎
jamiroquai
@@Happi-HD No u
Juan Zuniga Nope. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, especially for his official video.
†HΣ DΣV¡LS ЯΣJΣC† actually it’s based off the movie “Casino” with Robert De Niro. Even has the same glasses
Who's here after watching the freaking awesome Superbowl show?
This performance was freaking COOL MAN! Sooooooo seemless, so smooth. So well done.
Yes I’m here after that. It’s like the part where he goes into the gold mirrors. It’s like all the performances he’s done have led up to the Super Bowl moment
@@skerley2524 really just mirrors with lights.
U KNOW THE SINGERS ARE REAL WHEN THEY SOUND THE SAME WITH NO AUTOTUNE HES A LEGEND