:Tell Your Friends (song)

{{Short description|2015 song by the Weeknd}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Tell Your Friends

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| type = Song

| artist = the Weeknd

| album = Beauty Behind the Madness

| released = {{Start date|2015|8|24}}

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| recorded = 2014

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| genre = Alternative R&B

| length = {{Duration|m=5|s=34}}

| label = {{hlist|XO|Republic}}

| writer = {{hlist|Abel Tesfaye|Kanye West|Christopher Pope|Carlo Montagnese|Carl Marshall|Robert Holmes}}

| producer = {{hlist|The Weeknd|Kanye West|Che Pope|Illangelo|Mike Dean|Noah Goldstein|Omar Riad}}

| misc = {{External music video|type=song|{{YouTube|j1ngEIxopUU|"Tell Your Friends"}}

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"Tell Your Friends" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, from his second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015).{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6670967/the-weeknd-snippet-kanye-west-produced-tell-all-your-friends-vegas|title=The Weeknd Shares Snippet of Kanye West-Produced Song, 'Tell All Your Friends'|magazine=Billboard}} The Weeknd co-wrote the song with Kanye West, Christopher Pope, Carlo Montagnese, Carl Marshall and Robert Holmes, and co-produced it with Pope, West, Omar Riad, Illangelo, Mike Dean and Noah Goldstein. The track samples the song "Can't Stop Loving You" by Soul Dog.Beauty Behind the Madness (CD liner notes). The Weeknd. Republic Records. 2015. 50330-5. A live remix of the song with American rapper Nas was performed at the 2016 Met Gala Ball.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7356709/watch-nas-join-the-weeknd-for-tell-your-friends-remix-performance-met-gala|title=Watch Nas Join The Weeknd for 'Tell Your Friends' Remix Performance at Met Gala|magazine=Billboard}} In November 2015, American rapper Fabolous released his remix of the song, which appeared on his mixtape, Summertime Shootout.{{cite web|title=Fabolous - Summertime Shootout|url=http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/fabolous-summertime-shootout-new-mixtape.116106.html|work=HotNewHipHop|accessdate=October 11, 2016|date=November 26, 2015}}

Music video

The music video for "Tell Your Friends", directed by Grant Singer, was released on August 24, 2015.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/08/24/the_weeknd_tell_your_friends_video_with_real_life_bonus_new_single_features.html|title=The Weeknd Buries His Old Self in the Video for the Kanye West-Produced "Tell Your Friends"|first=Forrest|last=Wickman|work=Slate |date=August 24, 2015|access-date=April 9, 2017|via=Slate}} The music video also features another track from Beauty Behind the Madness, "Real Life" which is played at the end of the video while the Weeknd is driving out into the night.{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-juice/6671290/the-weeknd-tell-your-friends-video-kanye-west|title=The Weeknd Goes on Murderous Rampage in 'Tell Your Friends' Video|work=billboard.com|access-date=April 9, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/watch-the-weeknd-bury-himself-alive-in-tell-all-your-friends-video-20150824|title=Watch the Weeknd Bury Himself in Creepy New Video|work=rollingstone.com|date=August 24, 2015 |access-date=April 9, 2017}} As of February 2025, the video has surpassed over 80 million views.

= Synopsis =

The video begins with the Weeknd walking into foreground holding a shovel. appearing to be burying himself, supposedly the previous iteration of himself of the Kiss Land era. He sticks the shovel in the sand and starts to walk away from where he is buried while performing to the song. A weird looking skinny man approaches his direction before getting shot by the Weeknd. The Weeknd gets closer standing over him, looks down at the body and shoots him again. Another song “Real Life” plays at the end of the video as he walks back to where his car is parked. The Weeknd then gets into the car and starts driving out into the night.{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2015/08/the-weeknd-tell-your-friends-music-video-kanye-west-beauty-behind-the-madness-watch/|title=Watch the Weeknd Dance in the Desert in New 'Tell Your Friends' Video|date=August 24, 2015|work=spin.com|access-date=April 9, 2017}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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{{single chart|Canada|44|artist=The Weeknd|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}
{{single chart|Sweden|100|artist=The Weeknd|song=Tell Your Friends|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}
{{single chart|UK|74|date=2015-09-04|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardhot100|54|artist=The Weeknd|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|19|artist=The Weeknd|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 9, 2017}}

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=Year-end charts=

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scope="row"| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2015/hot-r-and-and-b-songs|title=Hot R&B Singles: Year-End 2015|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Billboard.com|access-date=October 7, 2021}}

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Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=The Weeknd|title=Tell Your Friends|award=Gold|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|access-date=March 24, 2022}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=The Weeknd|title=Tell Your Friends|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2015|certyear=2023|source=radioscope|access-date=December 23, 2024}}

{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=United Kingdom|artist=The Weeknd|title=Tell Your Friends|award=Silver|relyear=2015|certyear=2023|access-date=January 28, 2023|id=18681-4005-1}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|relyear=2015|certyear=2019|title=Tell Your Friends|artist=The Weeknd|type=single|award=Platinum}}

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