False Alarm

The Weeknd * Track #3 On Starboy

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Album Starboy

ALBUM

The Weeknd

2016

False Alarm by The Weeknd

Release Date

Wed Sep 28 2016

Performed by

The Weeknd

Produced by

Cirkut & Mano & Doc McKinney & The Weeknd

Writed by

Mano & DJ Khaled & The Weeknd & Doc McKinney & Belly & Ben Billions & Cirkut

About

“False Alarm” is an ode to a woman consumed by her love of material things, who has been caught up in the ‘flashing lights’ and pressure that has come with a privileged lifestyle.

The Weeknd released “False Alarm” on September 29th, 2016, just a week after the release of “Starboy,” the lead single...

False Alarm Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Bathroom stalls for the powder nose (She loves)
High heel shoes with the open toes (She loves)
She's got a good time wrapped in gold (She loves)
For you, for you
All red dress with the devil eyes (She loves)
So obsessed with the camera lights (She loves)
You love her, but you can't deny (She loves)
The truth, the truth

[Pre-Chorus]
She loves everybody
Can't you tell by the signs?
She loves everybody
She gets off all the time
It's a dark philosophy
And it haunts her constantly
It's a false alarm to me
She's a false alarm

[Chorus]
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
(Alarm)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

[Verse 2]
Six inch long, 'bout three inch wide (She loves)
Dolla', dolla' bill is her only type (She loves)
You love her, but you'll never be (She loves)
The one, the one
Diamonds and the rings are her fantasy (She loves)
She chase hearts with the Hennessy (She loves)
You love her, but you'll never be (She loves)
Enough, enough

[Pre-Chorus]
She loves everybody (Ah)
Can't you tell by the signs?
She loves everybody (Ah)
She gets off all the time
It's a dark philosophy (Dark philosophy)
And it haunts her constantly (Haunts her constantly)
She's a false alarm to me (False alarm)
She's a false alarm

[Chorus]
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
(Alarm)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

[Bridge]
She always leaves the man she loves
But the diamonds are forever
She always seems to be alone
But the diamonds make it better

[Chorus]
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)
(Alarm)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey)
False alarm (Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey)

False Alarm Q&A

Who wrote False Alarm's ?

False Alarm was written by Mano & DJ Khaled & The Weeknd & Doc McKinney & Belly & Ben Billions & Cirkut.

Who produced False Alarm's ?

False Alarm was produced by Cirkut & Mano & Doc McKinney & The Weeknd.

When did The Weeknd release False Alarm?

The Weeknd released False Alarm on Wed Sep 28 2016.

What's the sample at the end of the song? Is that even a sample?

Yes, it’s a sample from the Ethiopian singer Aster Aweke’s “Y'shebellu”. This song is from her 1989 album Aster.

Who directed the music video for this song?

Ilya Naishuller, the director behind first-person cyber-action film Hardcore Henry directed the video.

Who is the actress portraying the hostage in the music video?

She is Kristine Froseth.

Where did the song land on the charts?

It hit #63 on the Hot 100 in its first week, but fell off after that. It’s still on the Canadian Hot 100, though, on which it peaked at #35.