French producer Gesaffelstein has shared his new song “Lost in the Fire” featuring the Weeknd. Listen to the track and check out the new music video, directed by Manu Cossu, below.
One line in the new song sparked speculation about whether or not the Weeknd was referencing Drake. Genius quoted the Weeknd as singing, “And I just want a baby with the right one/‘Cause I would never be the one to hide one.” Drake “hiding a child” was a prominent theme in Pusha-T’s 2018 diss track “The Story of Adidon.” According to the lyrics on Apple Music, however, the line is, “I would never be the one to hurt one.” Pitchfork has reached out to the Weeknd and Gesaffelstein’s representatives for comment.
The Weeknd’s 2018 album My Dear Melancholy, featured two Gesaffelstein collaborations, “I Was Never There” and “Hurt You.” The producer’s new album Hyperion is set to drop sometime this year. Last year, he signed with Columbia Records. The Weeknd launched his own Beats 1 radio show last summer where he debuted a remix of “Try Me” featuring Migos’ Quavo and Rae Sremmurd’s Swae Lee.
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