"He draws on synth-pop nostalgia to mirror the tragic glitz of '80s Hollywood: the plinking synths and slick hand-claps of 'Save Your Tears' evokes a long-lost Wham! track. Tesfaye's distinct brand of R&B consistently draws from other genres, but hearing him embrace a straight-up synth-rock sound here is an exciting change of pace". Slant columnist Seth Wilson observed, "'Save Your Tears' revels in spite, flaunting how over-it Tesfaye is in front of his ex while teasing the possibility of reconciliation. "'Save Your Tears' has both tonal echoes of Depeche Mode's melancholy and a nod to 'Everything She Wants' by Wham!, exhibiting shimmery mid-80s luxuriance", praised The New York Times editor Jon Caramanica. The piece concocts sound informed by both trap and dance music, encased in dense atmospherics, and heavy on crisp, bright keys". Craig Jenkins of Vulture raved, "The Weeknd perfects the kitschy '80s genre experiment with 'Save Your Tears', a gutting breakup tune gorgeous and simple enough to stand alongside peak '80s pop like the Cars' ' You Might Think' (and slick enough to swipe a bit of melody from Wham!'s ' Everything She Wants' in the chorus). The production remains upbeat and steady the entire time, thanks to work from Max Martin, Oscar Holter, DaHeala, and The Weeknd himself, combining the best of his old content and some newer, more mainstream-driven sounds". Billboard hailed the song as the best track on After Hours, stating: "Although 'Save Your Tears' is one of the most pop-driven songs on the album, the Weeknd doesn't hold back when it comes to the rather cold nature he usually finds himself adopting when it comes to his lovers. "Save Your Tears" received universal acclaim. Ultimately, 'Save Your Tears' feels like the narrative arc of what the Weeknd envisioned for his reclusive protagonist all along, now emerging from the darkness but failing to resist temptation". Lyrically, Tesfaye appears self reflective as he atones for his past. Ĭomplex 's Joyce Ng summarized the song: "Its production billows into an array of bright synths and ominous melodies. The Weeknd's vocal range spans from the low note of G 3 to the high note of A 4. Lyrics and compositionĪccording to the sheet music published at by Kobalt Music Group, the record is written in the key of C Major with an Allegro moderato tempo of 118 beats per minute. Later that day, the Weeknd confirmed the piece's presence as the album's track list was released. On March 17, 2020, the music identifying app Shazam revealed that the record would be the eleventh song on the Weeknd's fourth studio album. On July 12, 2019, a snippet of the track appeared online, leading many to believe that it was set to appear on After Hours. "Save Your Tears" spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. This also made After Hours the first album since Drake's Scorpion in 2018 to have three singles from the same album reach number one. A second remix of the song, a collaboration with American singer Ariana Grande, was released on April 22, 2021, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming both artists' sixth number-one single. A remix of the track by Oneohtrix Point Never was officially released alongside the deluxe edition of its parent album on March 23, 2020. It was the official theme song of WrestleMania 37. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single on Augin Europe and Novemin the US. "Save Your Tears" reached the top five in 33 countries. The record was met with universal acclaim, with praise for the Weeknd's vocals. The Weeknd wrote and produced the song with Max Martin and Oscar Holter, with Belly and Jason Quenneville receiving additional writing credits. " Save Your Tears" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd from his fourth studio album, After Hours (2020). House Mouse Studios (Stockholm, Sweden).