“Moth To A Flame” is the third single from Swedish House Mafia’s third studio album Paradise Again.
The single was first teased at the end of the trio’s performance at the VMAs on September 12, 2021, with a snippet of the song with the caption “to be continued.”
Later, on October 19, both The Week...
[Intro]
Oh-woah
Woah-oh-oh
Woah
[Verse]
Like a moth to a flame
I'll pull you in, I pulled you back to
What you need initially
It's just one call away
And you'll leave him, you're loyal to me
But this time, I let you be
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause he seems like he's good for you
And he makes you feel like you should
And all your friends say he's the one
His love for you is true
[Chorus]
But does he know you call me when he sleeps?
But does he know the pictures that you keep?
But does he know the reasons that you cry?
Or tell me, does he know where your heart lies?
Where it truly lies
[Interlude]
Yeah
You should be with him, I let you go from time
You should stay with him
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause he seems like he's good for you
And he makes you feel like you should
And all your friends say he's the one
His love for you is true (Hey)
[Chorus]
But does he know you call me when he sleeps? (No, no)
But does he know the pictures that you keep? (Oh)
But does he know the reasons that you cry?
Or tell me, does he know where your heart lies?
Where it truly lies
[Outro]
Right here with me, babe
Where it truly lies
My bed, babe
Where it truly lies
In my arms, babe
Where it truly lies
Where it truly lies
Where it truly lies
(Hey)
Where it truly lies
Moth to a Flame was written by Axwell & Steve Angello & Sebastian Ingrosso & Desembra & The Weeknd.
Moth to a Flame was produced by Swedish House Mafia & Desembra.
Swedish House Mafia & The Weeknd released Moth to a Flame on Fri Oct 22 2021.
No. This marks the first time that the Swedish House Mafia has worked with The Weeknd.
When you hear [Abel], it’s a blessing, you know? It’s not that hard to hear what you need to do [for the arrangement], because he is so dynamic in the way he expresses himself in a song. […] It’s like magic. You go to the studio and try to figure it out and it just happens. It’s hard to explain. But...
We’ve probably heard [“Moth To A Flame”] 6,000 times, and it still gets me. I was in the car on my way to the studio and I was like… When you actually cry to your own music… it doesn’t happen with every song, but when it does, that’s like a mind-fudge, like a warp zone. I’m crying to a song like som...
“Moth To A Flame” debuted at #7 and moved 60.9K units on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart during the week ending October 30th, 2021.