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Is There Someone Else?

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"Is There Someone Else?"
Song by the Weeknd
from the album Dawn FM
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Is There Someone Else?" on YouTube

"Is There Someone Else?" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. Released as the tenth track on his fifth studio album, Dawn FM (2022), it was written by the Weeknd, OPN, Tommy Brown and Peter Lee Johnson, and produced by the four with additional production by Max Martin and Oscar Holter. The track peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On the one-year anniversary of Dawn FM on January 7, 2023, a music video for "Is There Someone Else?" was released. The Weeknd performed the song during his After Hours til Dawn Tour and included it on his 2023 live album, Live at SoFi Stadium.

Composition and lyrics

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"Is There Someone Else?" is composed in the key of A minor with a time signature of 4
4 (common-time), and follows a tempo of 135 beats per minute.[2] The song's lyrics focus on Tesfaye's suspicion that his partner is having an affair with another man.

Music video

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A music video for the song was released on January 7, 2023, as part of the one-year anniversary of the album's release. It was directed by Cliqua.[3]

Synopsis

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The video begins with the Weeknd and a young woman entering an apartment, before the woman gives him a seductive strip tease, which he views through a window. From afar, the woman is being watched by another person from a telescope, who is revealed to be a masked version of the Weeknd.[4] The ending of the video has the masked version of the Weeknd run to the apartment, after seeing the other version of himself with the woman, only to find no one inside the apartment.[5]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Is There Someone Else?"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 18
Australia Hip-Hop/R&B Singles (ARIA)[7] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 12
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[9] 79
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 27
France (SNEP)[11] 68
Global 200 (Billboard)[12] 16
Greece International (IFPI)[13] 2
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[14] 14
India International Singles (IMI)[15] 10
Italy (FIMI)[16] 98
Lithuania (AGATA)[17] 11
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[18] 4
Portugal (AFP)[19] 18
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[20] 28
South Africa (TOSAC)[21] 22
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[22] 24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[24] 45
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[25] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 10
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[28] 66

Certifications

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Certifications for "Is There Someone Else?"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[29] Platinum 70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[30] Diamond 160,000‡
France (SNEP)[31] Gold 100,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[32] Gold 50,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[33] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 200,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[35] Gold 1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Album Review: The Weeknd Goes Full Synth-Pop with 'Dawn FM'". Pepperdine Graphic. January 26, 2022. The Weeknd continues the synth-pop sound with "Is There Someone Else?," which smoothly transitions into the slowest song on the album "Starry Eyes."
  2. ^ "Is There Someone Else? by The Weeknd – Key and BPM". SongData.io. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "The Weeknd Drops 'Is There Someone Else?' Music Video on 'Dawn FM' Anniversary". Billboard. January 8, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ^ "The Weeknd Wonders 'Is There Someone Else?' in Sultry Video". Rolling Stone. January 7, 2023. Archived from the original on January 7, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  5. ^ "The Weeknd Asks "Is There Someone Else?" In New Music Video". Vibe. January 9, 2023. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ^ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  9. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 2. týden 2022 in the date selector. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". Tracklisten. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  11. ^ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  12. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  13. ^ "Official IFPI Charts - Digital Singles Chart (International) - Week: 02/2022". ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "Tónlistinn – Plötur – Vika 2 – 2022" [The Music - Albums - Week 2 - 2022] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  15. ^ "Top 20 Charts". Indian Music Industry. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  16. ^ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". Top Digital Download. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  17. ^ "2022 2-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 14, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  18. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  19. ^ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  20. ^ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  21. ^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 02-2022". The Official South African Charts. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  22. ^ "Top 40 – 30 Maart Tot 6 April 2023" [Top 40 – March 30 to April 6, 2023]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. March 30, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  23. ^ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  24. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  25. ^ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  26. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  27. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  28. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Billboard Vietnam Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  29. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
  30. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  31. ^ "French single certifications – The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  32. ^ "Italian single certifications – The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  33. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 20, 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Is There Someone Else? in the search box.
  34. ^ "British single certifications – Weeknd – Is There Someone Else". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  35. ^ "IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 09/2023" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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