"I'll be different, I think i'll be different. I hope i'm not different, And I hope you'll still listen..." Touches me like always..

Music Video for this tonight! xo

This song foreshadowed his current/new music to come. A song to his original H.O.B fans...warning he would become a mainstream artist. Insane. XO

It's funny to me that Abel made a message in his song that only his OG fans would understand that foreshadows the future, but also makes it seem inevitable. It's like he's giving in to his desire for fame. Fucking love The Weeknd. Greatest of our generation in my opinion

I used to play this song in high school.. high, in the dark, staring at the ceiling in a trance Now here I am in 2020, 23 years old, doing the same thing

I saw him live in Miami last year. I was close to tears cause I heard the pain in his voice through some of his songs. His concert was truly beautiful. He's amazing live. I'm so happy for all his success.

When i first heard abel's music in 2011 i was very depressed and addicted to one of the most crappiest drugs. Hearing him would make my all my pain go away i felt like he was the only one who knew how i was feeling inside..now 6 years later i'm almost a year sober,found an amazing man and I'm pregnant. The weeknd has never seemed more happy in life and it brings so much joy to me. If i have a boy we're naming him Abel ❤

Back when this was the only picture of The Weeknd on the internet...

Real XO fans meet up here.

The Weeknd - Rolling Stone (Lyrics) Now you're thinkin' about it Girl you're thinkin' about it What we got here How we fuckin' got here They recognize They just recognize I'm in a life without a home so this recognition's not enough I don't care sbout nobody else 'Cause I've been on these streets for too long, too long, too lonh Baby I've been on this too long 'Cause getting faded too long Got me on this rolling stone So I take another hit Kill another serotonin With a hand full of beans And a chest full of weed Got me singing 'bout a bitch While I'm blowing out my steam Yeah I know I got my issues Why you think I fuckin' flow? And I'ma keep on smoking 'til I can't hit another note Ooh but until then I got you, ooh Baby I got you, ooh Until you're used to my face And my mystery fades I got you, ooh So baby love me, oh Before they all love me Until you won't love me Because they all left me I'll be different I think I'll be different I hope I'm not different And I hope you'll still listen But until then Baby I got you I got you Girl I still got you I got you

"Until you're used to my face..... and my mystery fades... I got you..." Beautiful even in admitting his change into a mainstream artist. His mystery, the reason we all were mesmerized to begin with, and the uncovering and adaptation to a face that for so long was masked by dark tones and ambiguity... It takes a candid soul to foresee the end and transformation of oneself into something else. -XO

this song gives me chills cause it foreshadowed his future

If I did get to pick a song for the last 3 minutes and 50 seconds of my life, ill be playing this.

"I got you. Baby, I got you. Until you're use to my face, and the mystery fades. I got you. So, baby love me, before they all love me. Until you won't love me because they'll all love me." Gets me everytimeeee yo.

I love how he's starting to get know by people! He deserves it for his amazing song writing and voice.

This song is a downright masterpiece. This is the most direct and straightforward song to fans I've ever heard and its absolutely lovely..

He predicted everything,even his hair

Every weeknd song i hear, it makes me get goosebumps, his cryptic yet amazing songs get me every time... one of the best artists i listen to.

9 years ago today he showed his face to the public !!! Xo forever love y’all , and he really foreshadowed him blowing up and being different in a way . !

"Til you're used to my face and my mystery fades" ☹️ sometimes I wish he stayed hidden

Define mainstream for me sir.. this guy is not topping the hitlists world over.. although he should ;) .. As long as he stays so original and inspirational i don't think anything will be lost if he goes mainstream

"and I hope you still listen, but until then baby I got you" That part always hits me.

You are not human if you can't feel every note he sings after 1:24.

This is Exactly how he looks now. funny how that works.

I remember listening to this song when it was stuck at 301 views. Damn. Greatness escalates fast.

This album will never get old!

Rolling Stone - A person who is unwilling to settle for long in one place. ❤

The Weeknd makes me wanna cry sometimes , because on some real shit , its like he knows exactly how we feel and say things we wouldn't say for us in his songs . #Thumbs up if you feel the same :D

i like how his voice sounds with acoustic. it sounds amazing with all the sound effects but with just acoustic its a whole new level

Weeknd has his own genre in music.

the way he sang these (1:44 / 1:58). period. eargasm. heavens.

"I been honest for too long" Realest shit I've heard anybody say.

eyes closed, headphones in, volume up and song on replay..

whole another level of music and art

This man changed r&b forever

this song always gives me chills when he literally describes his future. i'll always love abel's music but THIS is my comfort place

Not a memory ...but the memory of an old feeling lost long ago, forgotten until this drags it back to the surface. Trying to hold that feeling until it fades away again. Emotion. Pure. Human.

ngl i am actually crying i remember the moment i first heard this sound. i still get goosebumps

This is the very song that got me hooked, I remember I was in my room looking through facebook when someone shared this video, it had only 1.8k views mind you it was only up for 1hr. 9 years later I've been XO.

The Weeknd. My dark, li'l secret obsession. I close my eyes and rock. I feel. I heal. I over indulge.

These are the only versions i listen too. Real fans know the real version of coming down too

The weekend lives for us, he sings for us, he's basically giving us him self .

As a newer weekend fan I never knew his old stuff had straight masterpieces like this ❌⭕ 01/12/2022

“so baby love me...before they all love me” who else loved him before they all did? 💔

I like him this way.. when only a couple million people know him, when hes under the radar... He's like your own special dream.

You’ll probably never see this, Abel you saved me from myself, At times I didn’t know who I was You helped me find myself Helped me reach inner peace Maybe not complete happiness But enough to know I should never take the life I have for granted Thank you for putting out your best work and showing what a beautiful soul you have P.S. Hope to meet you, gain more knowledge from your great mind !!!

THIS PIC LEGIT CAN PASS FOR A 2017 PIC

Hidden masterpiece ....

after heartless, i'm here.

"If you ain't XO then you gotta go"

Old but gold.

My favorite Weeknd song always and forever ♥️ The accuracy of the lyrics are frightening. Nothing compares to those 1st three mixtapes!

Oh, lord his voice sends chills down my spine. I absolutely love him.

this picture is kinda weird. i swear he looks exactly like how he looks at the Starboy era (2016-2017) but this picture was from 2011 (or even before that) and by that time he didn't had the hair like that and he didn't even got his full beard like in Starboy... idk this picture is kinda weird for me lol

the emotions in this song always makes me tear up

This is the type of song that makes me miss the old weeknd :/

this song is so cute... i like to listen to it while it's raining, cuddling in my blanket thinking about who this song reminds me of ♥ i love the weeknds voice, it's so comforting.

The pain in his voice at 3:01...mannn

Thanks Abel for making the best music ever, X'O. Thursday=Masterpiece.

"yea I know I got my issues why you think I fuckin flow? and I'ma keep on smokin' til I can't hit another note." fuck yea

this song warms my heart , i love it so much !

yes, now they all love ya

Happy 5 years to Trilogy. xotwod

"So baby love me Before they all love me Until you won't love me Because they all left me" If that doesn't tell you something, then I don't know what will.

It's fun to go down and browse the treasures.

the weeknd got me through some dark shit

That is magical.. 😍 He is the king of dark music. I get Goosebumps everytime i listen to this. 😰 That intro music and then the guitar and above all his voice. The best singer ever!

wow they way it ends is so perfect

I remember years ago when I saw this on youtube and it said uploaded 1 month ago, now it says uploaded 8 years ago wow time flies. Always come back for a listen now and again :)

Best part: I've got you Until you're used to my face Until my mystery fades... pretty much every relationship I'm in comes down to that.

Years are passing by and I am still coming back here, good old dark times, you came a long way Abel! I remember back in the days when Beauty Behind the Madness dropped, I was just a kid

[Intro] Ooh Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 1] Now you're thinkin' 'bout it Girl you're thinkin' 'bout it What we got here How we fuckin' got here They recognized They just recognize I'm in a life without a home so this recognition's not enough I don't care about nobody else Cause I've been on these streets way too long, too long, too long Baby, I've been on this too long [Verse 2] 'Cause getting faded too long Got me on this rolling stone So I take another hit Kill another serotonin With a hand full of beans And a chest full of weed Got me singing bout a bitch While I'm blowing out my steam Yeah, I know I got my issues Why you think I fuckin' flow? And I'ma keep on smoking 'til I can't hit another note [Chorus] Ooh, but until then I got you, ooh Baby, I got you, ooh Until you're used to my face And my mystery fades I got you, ooh [Verse 3] So, baby, love me, oh Before they all love me Until you won't love me, oh Because they'll all love me, ooh I'll be different, oh I think I'll be different, ooh I hope I'm not different, oh And I hope you'll still listen [Chorus] But until then Baby, I got you, ooh I got you, oh, ohh Girl, I still got you, oh-ohh And I got you, ooh, woah

2019 still that signature ohhhhhhhhh give me chills 😫😭

i’m on an “old weeknd” rampage, the memories 😭

Classic 🔥🔥🔥 One of my favorite songs ever from The Weeknd. He's one of the 🐐.

Still my favorite song by him almost 9 years later.

SONGS NEVER GONA DIE!

*For the 3% of you reading this, I hope you become successful in everything you dream of and accomplish more than you can imagine. I’m a beatmaker from the US, and I aspire to make it out*

I live these cryptic like pics he had for the mixtapes. Each one just adds to the story and vibe. I can only imagine the hype around all this in 2011.

missing the old weekend bruh, your music was and still is unike, only nothing has replaced trilogy . xo

Love that you don't put ads.

"Abel is speaking to the listeners. The girl is us. He knows we’re thinking about how he got to this point- crossing over into the mainstream. Until then, he recognizes his fans and appreciates their support just as much as the world will recognize him. This song was written in 2011, he didn’t even show his face until this video. He waited until he was ready to cross into the limelight so he could leave his fans (from the beginning) with an intimate explanation and acknowledgment"

Ohhhh man does it hurt to listen to this now...all these years..I'm still listening!!! it's XO for life!!

and imma keep on smoken till i cant hit another note

We all return here. Everytime he’s different we will always still love him ❤️🔥XO

10 years since the first song on Thursday dropped

The day this song was uploaded was the day i became a fan!! FOREVER a Weeknd FAN now!!

This was a message for us telling us he goin mainstream & he might change

U know day one fans of the Weeknd when they tell u all three mix tapes. Enough said.

oh my god so nostalgic

this dude has alot of good music. i like r&b but there was never n r&b artist, that i could consistently listen to but The Weekend, i can consistently listen to him. this is real singing!

[Verse 3] So, baby, love me, oh Before they all love me Until you won't love me, oh Because they'll all love me, ooh I'll be different, oh I think I'll be different, ooh I hope I'm not different, oh And I hope you'll still listen

The weeknd is the only artist i could relate to nowadays, love his lyrics, Abel puts out some quality tracks.

everybody in the comments talking abt how all the new fans are just now discovering his old music and how we missed out on 10 years of good music but like dawg i was literally 7 when this song came out could u imagine a first grader bumpin trilogy 😭

I've listened to this song consistently since 2013. I'm not gonna stop now, I've got too much love for it. Will always be my favourite song and always a calm one too spark up to xo

fav song just flows nice

Masterpiece.

This song just brings back so many memories from a time before. X0

I love to trip on your music, it feels amazing you are an amazing artist.

This was so fire back when I was in high school 🔥🔥🔥 Def had me in my sad boy bag with some baddies 😂😂😂