The bizarre visuals arrive just in time for Halloween The Weeknd has released a collaborative new single with Anitta – you can listen to ‘São Paulo’ below. The Canadian singer debuted his team-up with the Brazilian artist last month at his one-off live show in São Paulo , where Anitta joined him on stage. Read More: The Weeknd – ‘Dawn FM’ review: soulful star meets a new day with hope and hindsight It was revealed that Anitta had initially recorded a vocal to complement the special performance.
However, The Weeknd – real name Abel Tesfaye – said what she sent him “was so awesome that we created the song”. Today (October 31), the pair have shared the studio version of the collaboration along with a creepy and bizarre music video – just in time for Halloween. Helmed by visionary director Freeka Tet, the dark visuals see Anitta portray a pregnant character who is walking the streets at nighttime in nightmarish scenes.
She soon removes her spooky face mask, throws up on the street and gets into a water fountain. Here, a sinister face begins to emerge from her large and protruding baby bump before it sings The Weeknd’s ‘São Paulo’ verse – its mouth positioned where her bully button is. Watch the unusual story unfold here: Speaking previously about the single, Anitta explained: “I wrote some verses as a joke and never imagined they would become serious.
Suddenly, I received the finished song. I loved it! I felt very honoured and flattered.” �.
