What do you do when you've rented a big warehouse, presumably in Japan, and a lot of strobe lights? You make a video. Because you can. And, if you're The Weeknd, you have Drake on the track and in the video as well.
Maybe this is how Abel deals with not being able to connect to his love interest in "Belong To The World."
A druggy and depressing night in a crap club takes a Tarintonian turn when a bandit arrives with a gun and an inclination to shoot that look off The Weeknd's face.
(Oh, and Juicy J. Despite being the artist of record here, the Three 6 Mafia rapper takes on what would be the traditional featured role, with The Weeknd clearly the focus)
The Weeknd aka Abel Tesfaye is a stranger in a strange land for this beautiful, yet gloomy NABIL video. A foreign language talk show appearance that feels more like a clinical examination than something meant to attract viewers. The ghost of a lover watching at home. Not even the topless strippers can cheer him up, which isn't a surprise since they look dead-eyed and clearly under duress.
It's the kind of video that makes you wonder what Prince coulda done if he had been peaking in the NSFW age. And yes, it's NSFW, unless you work on a European beach
