Tears in the Club

2021 single by FKA Twigs featuring the Weeknd

"Tears in the Club"

Single by FKA Twigs featuring the Weeknd
from the album  Caprisongs
Released| 16 December 2021
Genre|

* Pop
* R&B

Length| 3:16
Label|

* Atlantic
* Young

Songwriter(s)|

* Tahliah Barnett
* Abel Tesfaye
* Ali Tamposi
* Henry Walter
* Alejandra Ghersi
* Pablo Díaz-Reixa

Producer(s)|

* Cirkut
* Arca
* El Guincho

FKA Twigs singles chronology
| "Measure of a Man"
(2021)  | "Tears in the Club"
(2021)  | "Killer"
(2022)

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The Weeknd singles chronology
| "La Fama"
(2021)  | "Tears in the Club"
(2021)  | "Poison"
(2021)

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Music video
"Tears in the Club" on YouTube

"Tears in the Club" is a song by English singer-songwriter FKA Twigs featuring Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on 16 December 2021, as the lead single from the former's first mixtape, Caprisongs (2022).[1] The two artists wrote the song alongside Ali Tamposi and producers Cirkut, Arca, and el Guincho.[2]

## Background and composition

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"Tears in the Club" leans towards a more contemporary pop sound that strays away from the type of FKA Twigs' regular music, but "maintains the etherealness and distortion for which she's become known".[3] The song has been described as an R&B-pop track,[4] that pairs "a booming dance floor beat and atmospheric synths" with Twigs and the Weeknd belting out lyrics "that are packed with heartache and angst".[5] It interpolates the section of "@@@@@" known as "Phantasy", composed and performed by Arca.[6] Twigs announced the release date of the single alongside a trailer video on 13 December 2021.[7]

## Music video

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A music video for the song premiered on 16 December 2021. It was directed by Amber Grace Johnson. It starts with FKA Twigs dancing in a nightclub with bright lights. Twigs walks down the street crying and is subsequently picked up by a group of dancers.[8] She is then joined by the Weeknd and performs for him in a fish tank, who watches her in tears.[9]

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Tears in the Club"  Chart (2021–2022)  | Peak
position

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Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] | 79
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[11] | 12
Portugal (AFP)[12] | 168

## References

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1. ^ Wang, Steffanee (16 December 2021). "FKA Twigs' 2022 Mixtape: Release Date, Track List, & More". Nylon. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
2. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (16 December 2021). "FKA Twigs & The Weeknd Team Up on 'Tears In The Club': Stream It Here". Billboard. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
3. ^ Richards, Will (17 December 2021). "Watch FKA twigs taunt The Weeknd in new video for 'Tears In The Club'". NME. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
4. ^ Harris, Latesha (17 January 2022). "On 'CAPRISONGS,' FKA twigs vibrates at her highest frequency". NPR. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
5. ^ Legaspi, Althea (16 December 2021). "FKA Twigs, the Weeknd Try to Dance the Love Away on New Song 'Tears in the Club'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
6. ^ Kent-Smith, Jasmine (17 December 2021). "FKA twigs and The Weeknd release video for new single 'Tears in the Club'". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
7. ^ Hussey, Allison (13 December 2021). "FKA twigs and the Weeknd Tease New Song "Tears in the Club"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
8. ^ Gularte, Alejandra (16 December 2021). "FKA twigs Got Us Fighting 'Tears in the Club' in New Music Video". Paste. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
9. ^ Cubas, Ana (17 December 2021). "FKA twigs Shares New Single Featuring The Weeknd, "Tears in the Club"". Paste. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
10. ^ "FKA Twigs Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
11. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
12. ^ "FKA Twigs feat. The Weeknd – Tears in the Club". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved 8 April 2022.

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* t
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FKA Twigs

* Discography
* Awards and nominations

Studio albums|

* LP1
* Magdalene
* Eusexua

Mixtapes|

* Caprisongs

Extended plays|

* EP1
* EP2
* M3LL155X

Singles|

* "Two Weeks"
* "Pendulum"
* "Cellophane"
* "Sad Day"
* "Tears in the Club"

Collaborations|

* "Fukk Sleep"
* "If You're Too Shy (Let Me Know)"
* "Ego Death"
* "Sum Bout U"

Promotional singles|

* "Water Me"

Tour|

* Magdalene Tour
* Eusexua Tour

Related topics|

* Arca
* Boots
* Inc. No World
* Koreless
* Sampha
* Young

Category

* v
* t
* e

The Weeknd songs

* Discography
* Songs

Trilogy|

| House of Balloons|

* "High for This"
* "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls"
* "The Morning"
* "Wicked Games"
* "Twenty Eight"

|

Thursday|

* "The Zone"
* "Rolling Stone"

Echoes of Silence|

* "D.D"
* "Echoes of Silence"

Kiss Land|

* "Belong to the World"
* "Live For"
* "Wanderlust"
* "Kiss Land"
* "Odd Look"

Beauty Behind the Madness|

* "Tell Your Friends"
* "Often"
* "The Hills"
* "Acquainted"
* "Can't Feel My Face"
* "Earned It"
* "In the Night"
* "Prisoner"

Starboy|

* "Starboy"
* "Party Monster"
* "False Alarm"
* "Reminder"
* "Rockin'"
* "Secrets"
* "Stargirl Interlude"
* "Sidewalks"
* "Six Feet Under"
* "A Lonely Night"
* "All I Know"
* "Die for You"
* "I Feel It Coming"

My Dear Melancholy|

* "Call Out My Name"
* "Try Me"
* "Wasted Times"
* "I Was Never There"
* "Hurt You"

After Hours|

* "Alone Again"
* "Too Late"
* "Hardest to Love"
* "Scared to Live"
* "Snowchild"
* "Escape from LA"
* "Heartless"
* "Faith"
* "Blinding Lights"
* "In Your Eyes"
* "Save Your Tears"
* "Repeat After Me (Interlude)"
* "After Hours"
* "Until I Bleed Out"

Dawn FM|

* "Gasoline"
* "How Do I Make You Love Me?"
* "Take My Breath"
* "Sacrifice"
* "Out of Time"
* "Here We Go... Again"
* "Is There Someone Else?"
* "I Heard You're Married"
* "Less than Zero"
* "Moth to a Flame"

The Idol|

* "Double Fantasy"
* "Popular"
* "One of the Girls"

Hurry Up Tomorrow|

* "Wake Me Up"
* "Cry for Me"
* "São Paulo"
* "Baptized in Fear"
* "Open Hearts"
* "Reflections Laughing"
* "Enjoy the Show"
* "Timeless"

Other songs|

* "King of the Fall"
* "Love Me Harder"
* "Might Not"
* "Pray for Me"
* "Lost in the Fire"
* "Power Is Power"
* "Smile"
* "Over Now"
* "Off the Table"
* "Hawái"
* "You Right"
* "Better Believe"
* "Die for It"
* "Hurricane"
* "One Right Now"
* "Creepin'"
* "Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)"
* "K-pop"
* "Another One of Me"
* "Young Metro"
* "We Still Don't Trust You"
* "Dancing in the Flames"
* "Rather Lie"

Featured songs|

* "Crew Love"
* "Remember You"
* "One of Those Nights"
* "Sexodus"
* "Elastic Heart"
* "Or Nah"
* "Might Not"
* "Nocturnal"
* "Low Life"
* "6 Inch"
* "Wild Love"
* "Some Way"
* "Comin Out Strong"
* "Lust for Life"
* "A Lie"
* "Curve"
* "What You Want"
* "Skeletons"
* "Wake Up"
* "Price on My Head"
* "La Fama"
* "Tears in the Club"
* "Poison"
* "Circus Maximus"

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