The duo delivers a song and a music video that are causing a sensation, as well as revulsion.
The Weeknd and Anitta finally released their collaboration “São Paulo” on Wednesday, October 30.
The song is accompanied by a new music video, which, as hinted at in previous cryptic previews of the collaboration, features Anitta with an exaggerated pregnant belly. In the clip, Anitta’ s pregnant belly sings The Weeknd’s parts, with lips emerging where her belly button is. The video ends with the word “Phantasm” flashing, though it’s unclear if it could be an album title, a song or something else entirely.
The Weeknd also premiered several other new songs from his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow, including “Dancing With the Flames” and “Timeless” featuring Playboi Carti, which have already been released. The former peaked at No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, while the latter reached No. 3, making it The Weeknd’s 19th Top 10 hit and his highest chart debut across all genres, and Carti’s fifth Top 10 hit.
