Released: November 25, 2016

Songwriter: Belly DaHeala Ali Payami Savan Kotecha Peter Svensson Max Martin The Weeknd

Producer: Ali Payami Max Martin

[Intro]
Gassed up, yeah, yeah
Hey, na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na, hey

[Verse 1]
Why would you wanna bring somethin' between us?
There's nothin' between us, oh-oh-oh, ayy, ayy
Why would you wanna use a life to keep us?
To keep us together, oh, oh, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
Better when we're both apart (Oh)
Better when we're both apart
We're no good for each other
No good for each other
Better when we're both apart (My baby)
Better when we're both apart
We're no good for each other

[Chorus]
A lonely night
Baby girl, I loved you on a lonely night, oh
It was the only time
And if I led you on, then I apologize

[Verse 2]
How can I make you rethink your decision?
Unruly decision, oh-oh-oh (Oh-oh)
Hey, what's gonna make you rethink your position?
I know your intentions (I know your intentions), oh-oh-oh, oh, hey

[Pre-Chorus]
Better when we're both apart (Oh)
Better when we're both apart
We're no good for each other (Each other)
No good for each other (No good for each other)
Better when we're both apart (My baby)
Better when we're both apart
We're no good for each other

[Chorus]
A lonely night
Baby girl, I loved you on a lonely night, oh-oh (Woah)
It was the only time
And if I led you on, then I apologize, oh

[Pre-Chorus]
Better when we're both apart (Baby)
Better when we're both apart
We're no good for each other
No good for each other
Better when we're both apart (Oh, baby)
Better when we're both apart
We're no good for each other, hey

[Interlude]
Da-da-da-da-da-da
Da-da-da-da-da-da, oh, ho-oh

[Chorus]
A lonely night
Baby girl, I loved you on a lonely night, oh (Hey)
It was the only time (It was the only time)
And if I led you on, then I apologize, oh (Apologize, woah)
A lonely night
Baby girl, I loved you on a lonely night, oh (Woah)
It was the only time
And if I led you on, then I apologize, oh (Oh-oo)

[Outro]
Baby girl, I loved you
You know I loved you
Know I loved you
Baby, no, no, no, no, no
No, no, no, no, no, ayy

The Weeknd

Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990 in Scarborough, Ontario), popularly known as The Weeknd, is an R&B/pop/hip-hop singer-songwriter and record producer from Toronto, Canada. He has been referred to as the songbird of his generation and the best musical talent since Michael Jackson throughout his career.

The Weeknd gained widespread critical acclaim for his three mixtapes, House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence, which he later compiled to make a remastered, three-disc album titled Trilogy after signing his record deal with Republic. In 2013, he released Kiss Land, which was considered to be his debut studio album.

In 2014, he dropped “Often,” a remix of Beyonce’s “Drunk In Love,” and “King of the Fall.” The Weeknd released two songs in collaboration with the film Fifty Shades of Grey, with “Earned It” becoming his solo breakout hit.