The Weeknd - Snowchild (Animated Video)

Abel is the only one who could summarize his entire career in 4 minutes

I’m just saying if Abel makes a full on season of an anime about his life I’m there

HOW DID HE NOT WIN MULTIPLE GRAMMIES FOR THIS MASTERPIECE OF AN ALBUM?!??!!?!

the most underrated song of the TheWeeknd so far 🦋

Imagine a whole anime show about Abel's career with a season representing each album and it looks like this. And he has the powers from the Starboy Marvel comics. That would slap so hard on Netflix.

Heartless : never need a bich , i am what a bich need
Snowchild : never need a man , she what a man need

Snowchild is a montage of The Weeknd's life through all his albums. It starts with After hours Abel "tripping down the memory lane" at 0:09 .
House of Balloons era. The city of Toronto is cold and lonely as the only people in the city we can see are him and his friends. He is very sad in his house of balloons and we can see in 0:39 his life is "upside down" but is "turning around."
Kissland era: He is in Japan and things went from colorless to colorful. He's got fame and money but is still hollow from the inside. He uses alcohol, drugs and sex to cope and meets the muse from kissland along the way who just "drags him down" at 1:07 .
Beauty Behind the Madness: At 1:17 the elevator has odd numbers only and the dial going backwards could mean he is just falling more and more in odd ways. At 1:26 we see people who have "lost their heads" and are "stuck in Hollywood " until they "disappear/die." He meets the devil here as in BBtm.
Starboy era: 1:45 his house is dark but there is light outside. Basically he is in a dark place emotionally. He enters a hidden corner of his house/mind. Here finds women, assuming his love interests, who want to hurt him. He wants to run away but can't. He realizes he fight his inner demons and starts to believe in himself. He literally " double crosses" his demons at 2:36 . This, however, shatters his house/mind.
My Dear Melancholy era: He is aimlessly wondering around and fast traveling everywhere. He is "burning money" at 2:58 just to keep himself warm or to feel anything.
After Hours era: 3:11 He simply crashes from doing all these and now is all alone or "deserted" in life. Disoriented Abel is glad to be close to Vegas/happiness but it's actually far away. This doesn't stop as he keeps moving on until he reaches Vegas and he's all worn out at 3:55 at this point. But he does all this only to "find himself" completely "Heartless" at 4:07 .

Let's not forget he released this masterpiece on Selena's birthday .

Animator: How much nostalgia do you wanna give the audience?
Abel: Yes

Maybe it's a stretch, but I love how this video connects all the eras together. We see a younger Abel in the Toronto house of balloons before all the fame; Kiss Land Abel gets pulled under by the dark, mysterious world; the depiction of the devil that Abel shot in Tell Your Friends appears before he walks to his Hills house, the changed man that has made a deal for fame; the attention from BBTM follows into the Starboy era where Abel is attacked and ends up going on the run; this flows nicely into MDM with the Call Out My Name video; and finally Abel's bruised, and beaten After Hours self begins, cue the madness of Heartless...

The story of his journey in 4 mins... I respect you Abel.

This Song is Deeper than anyone think. Really Feel it right now

There will never be another artist quite like The Weeknd. He is frequently imitated but never duplicated or replaced

idk why tf i’m crying. maybe bc seeing each of his albums and how it smoothly transitions to another. it feels... nostalgic and fulfilling? just me?

I feel like this song is really underrated, it's like an interlude from the theme of psychological torment portrayed in the album, I love the sincerity of this song.

"She never need a man,She what a man need" ✨best line

Friend: “so what’s your favorite anime?”
Me: “it’s complicated”

The fact that he tells his story like a movie and kept us to be more interested to look our life through him makes him one of the greatest artist ever

Huge props to the animators this is amazing

After Hours
0:01 - 0:11
The House Of Balloons
0:17 - 0:44
Kissland
0:45 - 1:23
Beauty Behind The Madness
1:23 - 2:02
Starboy
2:03 - 2:42
My Dear Melancholy
2:43 - 3:12
After Hours
3:13 - 3:32
The Dawn
3:33 - 4:04
After Hours
3:52 - 4:08

The weeknd is a living legend. Everything he does is gold...

曲の雰囲気が最高に好き

From 3:54 to 4:03 you can see he’s becoming the old man from dawn fm

This symbolism is crazy 😳 trying to interpret his story makes it even better

It was pretty dope to see The Weeknd's entire history in such a short, yet meaningful video

One of his best songs ever. If you’re a day 1 The Weeknd fan, you’ll know why

The "I used I pray when I was sixteen if I didn't make it I'd probably make my wrist bleed" hits like home.

It’s sad that everybody is talking about selena and Bella references
But don’t understand the depth of the song about Abel telling his story

This man has the best hairstyle transitions in the entire universe.

Lyrics:
I used to pray when I was sixteen
If I didn't make it then I'd probably make my wrist bleed
Not to mislead, turn my nightmares into big dreams
Whole squad mobbin' even though we only six deep
I was singing notes while my niggas played with six keys
Walking in the snow before I ever made my wrist freeze
I was blowing smoke, had me dizzy like Gillespie
Niggas had no homes we were living in the dead streets
You couldn't find me like I'm Hoffa
Cover girls jumping out the page like they pop ups
Spending all my money on these niggas that I brought up
Taking care of families for my brothers when they locked up
And I had nothing to believe in
Double cup leanin'
Couldn't even breathe and
For that money I was fiending
Cali was the mission but now a nigga leaving
Leaving, leaving into the night (into the night, into the night)
Now a nigga leaving, leaving
Leaving into the night
She like my futuristic sounds in the new spaceship
Futuristic sex give her Phillip K dick
She never need a man, she what a man need (man need)
So I keep on falling for her daily (daily)
We was at Coachella going brazy
Stack a couple M's like I was Shady (I was Shady)
Now I'm in Tribeca like I'm Jay-Z (Jay-Z)
Rockin' Sorayama like he pay me (pay me)
I just signed a new deal with Mercedes ('Cedes)
Got me movin' dirty like I'm Swayze (Swayze)
All my diamonds dancing like they Swayze (Swayze)
All my diamonds hitting like they Swae Lee (Swae Lee)
Jet so big got a business and a coach
Always livin' on the road, rockin' Louis a la mode, nigga
And for that money I been fiending
Cali was the mission but now a nigga leaving
Leaving, leaving into the night (into the night, into the night)
Now a nigga leaving, leaving
Leaving into the night, oh
Twenty mill' mansion, never lived in it (lived in it)
Zero edge pool, never dipped in it (dipped in it)
Superstar neighbor in my business (in my business, in my business)
Paparazzi tryna catch me slippin' (slippin')
Going on tour is my vacation (my vacation)
Every month another accusation (accusation)
Only thing I'm phobic of is failing (failing)
I was never blessed with any patience
So a nigga leaving, leaving, leaving into the night
Now a nigga leaving, leaving
Leaving into the night, oh

When this came out I was homeless, on drugs, and went to jail. I now have a house, job, and husband. This song and “Clover Cage - Heart Of A City Boy” are the two songs that helped get rid of my depression. I just want to send love to everyone and I want everyone to know things will get better. We are in this together..I love you 💕

0:04 Abel is lying, thinking about his past
0:10 visits his past, the old homeless days in dead streets
0:18 House of Balloons
0:30 he's part of a small gang
0:37 he started doing drugs (the train is named 'Snowchild')
0:44 everything becomes colorful, showing that he is becoming a mainstream artist (he completes' kiss land')
0:50 many girls invite him to have sex with them
1:07 the girl seduces Abel, and takes him down to Hell
1:17 Hell is none other than Hollywood itself. The headless people represent stars who lost their minds for fame and money
1:24 His deal with You Know Who
1:33 He starts working in Hollywood, where there are big mansions and pretty girls
1:44 The pineapple hairs show that he completes 'Beauty behind the madness'
2:00 He regrets selling his soul, and decides to become the fearless Starboy
2:12 his love life. The two Panthers represent his exes (you know them).
2:22 he wants to quit his love life, but the back wall represents there is no way out
2:32 he breaks up with them. He thought this would give him peace but it gave him heartbreaks
2:44 he is taken away by the bats (Call out my name)
2:58 he is alone, cold and heartbroken
3:09 he takes the Joker avatar (After Hours)
3:30 everything around him seems dark. He is ruined by drugs, love and pain
3:38 he sees fake images of lights and approaches toward it, hoping he would be happy and peaceful again
4:02 atlast, he is the one who he always wanted to be

According to ANN, this was animated by D'Art Shtajio, the 1st Black owned animation studio in Japan, which was founded by Henry Thurlow in 2016.

well selena added this song to her public playlist and he just released an official video to this song on her bday? god i ship them so harddddddddd

✨best line
Weeknd is so dope. I can't stop watching this track again and again. I am sure he will be #1 soon due to 💖 a u t h e n t I c v i e w s 💖

He literally portrayed a bit of his every album.
1. Trilogy: House of balloons
2. Kissland: Belong to the world
3. Beauty Behind the madness: The Hills
4. Starboy: MANIA & Starboy
5: My Dear Melancholy: Call out my name
6. After Hours: Heartless and a title reference to the video itself aka Snowchild.

2017: starboy
2020: snowchild
2023: earthlad
2026: flamekid

After all the bangers he's put out and will in future, I'll keep coming back to this.

Just seen him live for his first show in Vegas since before After Hours and honestly it felt like almost a homecoming.. The opening with that special emphasis on that "Vegas" line in Alone Again, the return of the red jacket, and of course how much he had the stadium JUMPING. I kept thinking to myself just how far this dude's come!! From small beginnings in Toronto, to selling out FOOTBALL stadiums, and of course the Superbowl.. LOVE to see it!! Congrats to him!

He really came full circle I remember bumping House of Ballons in High School, now he's a full on star!

They’ll eventually be a movie made with just his music in it portraying his life/ lifestyle. He’s that legendary

This guy just consistently makes good music and it baffles me, but in a good way. Very rare in today’s time

No matter how many times I’ve heard this song , every time I listen is a new feeling

This song hits different when you’ve been XO from the start

He put his whole life story in this song ! I can imagine how personal this song to him

After watching his "Gasoline" video where his old self travels back in time to where the present one is in the club, this video says a lot. At the end of this, he ends up seeing his hedonistic self in Vegas about to get into some wild shit , just like Gasoline.
He could be trying to save himself from dying in these alternate storylines. From House of Balloons to Starboy he was killing himself to reach new levels, but now he's interconnecting levels where his alternate selves run into each other.

Driving late at night when it’s cold out with this turned all the way up

I like how he included all The Weeknd era looks from Trilogy all the way to After Hours in the video the animators went OFF🔥. I hope The Weeknd makes an anime show and I hope we get a Nothing compares music video

The Weeknd's that one artist that you never asked for but needed.

I understand him completely. I am bleeding out through his music. He is expressing me because I was silenced

This song is so slept on, its absolutely beautiful, the last minute makes me feel like Im literally fucking floating 😭😭

It's crazy how far his come. From being a high school drop out and homeless to literally being the biggest name in r&b right now

0:28 house of baloons
0:24 twenty eight
0:39 kotf
0:54 belong to the world
1:30 tell your friends
1:36 the hills
2:13 party monster (M A N I A)
2:39 starboy
2:46 call out my name
3:15 until i bleed out
4:07 heartless
i made another because someone already did it but missed a lot of references...

wow he basically summarized his entire carrier
and life starting from house of balloons to after hours.

His darkness it's never going to leave him. It followed him through everything.

The Weeknd has demonstrated he is the "what a time to be alive" human representation. Simply, the best.

Its a very insightful glimpse into the struggle with fame and the music industry. It changed his life in many ways. He lost family and friends due to succeeding in the music industry. Each time he changes he encounters a new problem. All the separate albums reflecting how he has changed. The first section shows how hes leaving behind his friends and family. The part where the women turn into panthers could represent how the women hes encountered in his life are vicious animals to him. The section where hes wearing all black could show how cold hes become and shows him burning his money and talking about the "2 million dollar" home he doesnt visit. Its all empty to him now. The money, fame, and material items no longer bring him any joy.
The last section he has basically become "heartless" to all of it. Turning to struggles with drugs as a way to escape the pain of his fame. To maybe find meaning in all of the events in his life.

He already at DawnFm in mind in this video this is fuxking nutsss

This song made me cry the first time the message the sadness in the voice underrated asf

Mate I want to cry. Grammy doesn't give my man abel any nomination at all. This is the biggest robbed this year. I can't believe yummy justin bieber get nominated but not blinding lights. I hear blinding lights every fcking day I can't believe it

Animator: How many album references do u need?
The Weeknd: yes

This song actually grew on me, Abel is a genius.

I keep coming back to this video because it has such artistic relation in my head to another of my favorite Weeknd videos The Knowing and brings me nostalgia to that period of his music. Also because it captures his growth as a person and artist and reminds me of how I've grown as well since I was that 18 year old kid finding him as a more underground artist all those years ago. XO till we overdose

I think the video symbolizes Abel's feelings and life as he goes through his career too. In the opening, he's living in Toronto while hanging out with people who he only sort of fits in with, evidenced by the lack of detail on the faces of the other group members. He releases his first album around the same time and gets popular enough to leave on vacation. While in "Japan", he releases another album and is dragged into corporate Hollywood hell by strippers and drugs. The headless guys in black suits represents how cutthroat the industry is. They got to the top, but are stuck in contracts and have been replaced by the other clones also wearing the same suits. The guy partially represents the CEO's of the big Hollywood record companies, but also is another clone of the previous characters. When he transitions into Abel, it represents that Abel is now becoming one of the leaders in the music industry, but also representsthat Abel will soon be trapped just like the others (Note how each "person" in that scene is wearing the same outfit). Abel moves into a mansion as a result of signing his contract, and releases Starboy. This is when the Panthers, who represent his love life and his friends who are leaving him and/or attacking him for his money, (symbolized by the fact that they look like friendly women, then become pouncing predators) appear and are defeated by Abel (he's moved on). However, the glass, which represents his mental state, shatters, leaving him alone and trying to rebuild with a bunch of money yet no mental strength. When he burns the money in a barrel, it represents Abel throwing money away in an attempt to be happy again, yet in reality he's just wasting it for a few moments of light (essentially spending a bunch on drugs in order to be happy). He hits rock bottom in the desert, but sees Toronto in the distance. He thinks he is headed home and starts walking in hope that he can get back to his normal life. However, the landscape shifts to Vegas, showing that Abel is trapped in Hollywood like the headless guys before. He can't escape unless he takes a bunch of drugs to make things glamorous.

So he’s basically saying he doesn’t want to be famous anymore, and he’s prioritizing what’s real in his life: his lover, his homies and family, his music. He’s leaving into the night, into obscurity. Perhaps this is the end, or the start of another chapter.

If you look,at time 4:01 you notice an elderly Abel right before we transition to the Weeknd from after hours. This mans hid this easter egg in this video showing where we are in Dawn

love the vibe of this song, cant stop listening 🔥

2011: „Cali is the mission“ (The Morning)
2020: „Cali was the Mission“ (Snowchild)
Next track after Snowchild is „Escape from LA“

just imagine how many people are listening to this song with you right now

As a long time fan of Abel, seeing the progression in this music shows how fast time really moves. House of balloons to after hours. Crazy

Wow this is really deep. He just told us his whole life story in 4 minutes 12seconds. Genius!!!!!

Note to future self listening to this: You were here when it dropped.

I feel like the album should've been named snowchild. This song is too powerful

This album was released in march and i discovered it in october 2020 , and at the end of december i traveled to beirut to visit my aunt's big family (my 34-40 years old cousins and their children) , i spend some of my time listening to abel music especially this track , it kept playing in my head when we went to baskinta village , i can say clearly abel made me a lot of memories there

Whenever my hustle is going bad, I always refer to this story. 1:58

we should appreciate how this video follows basically his entire career until this point

Petition to make "The Weeknd: The Anime"
Also this made me miss the Boondocks

Abel does such an amazing job singing about the things he gone through and feeing and his career to just amazing love you able xo ❤

This is like a story of Abel's life in a such a high quality Animation with going through many eras of his albums

Yo this is everything from kissland, trilogy, starboy, my dear melancholy and even the black panther soundtrack.

tried my best to calling out each album lol
0:11 Trilogy
0:27 “House of Balloons”
0:47 Kiss Land
1:12 Beauty Behind the Madness
2:07 Starboy
2:54 My Dear Melancholy
3:34 After Hours

the song has the mysterious touch that always characterizes de weeknd

most underrated song this is a masterpiece

" The most personal is the most creative."
- Martin Scorsese.

He started with his back on the ground (00:02) and shining lights up ahead (00:05). He went towards it, but he found himself in a House of Balloons (00:19) (Trilogy).
He got seduced by a prostitute in an alleyway (00:59) (Kiss Land). She took him to hell (Hollywood) where the devil worked people's souls and got rid of them afterwards (01:27) (BBTM). But there were also lots of good stuffs, big houses (01:37) and hot girls (02:07) but demons underneath the facade, he got to the height of it all inside the house, fought his demons with a cross (02:36) (Starboy).
He made it out but he was alone, cold and alone (02:59). Also he had wings and he could fly (Bats from Call Out My Name - MDM). But he couldn't control them. Eventually the wings dropped him back where it all started, on the ground (03:11) with the dream of blinding lights still ahead (03:36) (After Hours).
When he looked closer, however, the light was gone (03:46). He was disappointed but he kept going. In the end he finally found what he had been looking for all along - himself. (04:02)

The Weeknd a legend

I used to be a fan, but after hearing this masterpiece from The Weeknd, I'm a whole air conditioner now ❤wow

He literally portrayed a bit of his every album.
1. Trilogy: House of balloons & The zone
2. Kissland: Kissland & Belong to the world
3. Beauty Behind the madness: The Hills & Tell Your Friends
4. Starboy: MANIA & Starboy
5: My Dear Melancholy: Call out my name
6. After Hours: Heartless, Until I bleed out and a title reference to the video itself aka Snowchild.

Back to house of ballons: a place where all XOs belong to

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God I love how Abel uses crosses to kill demons it’s badass and holy amen

Who else thinks After Hours is the best thing that happened during Corona time

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Masterpiece

So cool to see The Weeknd in all his era's, obviously ending with his current look from After Hours

0:10 Abel recalls his past in Toronto where he released his first mixtapes
0:46 Kissland exposes him to the limelight and the materialism of fame
1:09 Abel moves to LA where he drops his 'biggest' commercial record 'Beauty Behind the Madness'
1:55 Now Starboy has dropped, Abel understands the facade that is Hollywood (women disguised as panthers)
2:44 My dear Melancholy shows the damage the fame and fakeness of celebrity life and dating has had on him
3:13 Present...

Beautiful

The Vibe that I feel while listening to The Weeknd’s hits is kind of nostalgic vintage feeling of weird mix of some cozy memories ( this is how messy I had to describe it )

I feel like this video rounds up the clips: in "Until I Bleed Out" (which I assume is an OD process, as in "After Hours" short film he experiences relapse that leads to "In Your Eyes" badtrip) Abel ends up lying on the ground, this video starts right after that. In the end, Abel comes back from his nostalgia trip just to see himself at the beginning of "Heartless", restarting it all again.
In short, I guess that the video symbolises Abel's life as a never-ending cycle: despite the changes he stayed the same.
"I keep telling myself, I don't need it anymore..."

The only singer who can bring back the 80's culture : retro, anime,those shoes,jackets, gadgets, drums, synthesizers and so much more