“Can't Feel My Face” by The Weeknd

"Can't Feel My Face" is the Weeknd at full pop wattage: the third single from his second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness, out in June 2015 on XO and Republic. He wrote it with Max Martin, Savan Kotecha, Ali Payami and Peter Svensson, and Martin and Payami produced. Payami plays nearly everything, drums, bass, synths and keys, while Svensson adds guitar and extra keyboards; Serban Ghenea and John Hanes mixed it.

Critics heard Michael Jackson all over it, and Rolling Stone named it the best song of 2015. It went to number one on the Hot 100 and in Canada, topped the charts in Ireland, Denmark, New Zealand, Mexico and South Africa, was certified diamond in the US and picked up Grammy nominations for Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance.

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