Open Hearts (song)

"Open Hearts"
Apple Music Immersive cover
Song by the Weeknd
from the album Hurry Up Tomorrow
Released	January 31, 2025
Genre	Electropop
Length	3:54
Label	XO Republic
Songwriter(s)	Abel Tesfaye Karl Sandberg Oscar Holter
Producer(s)	The Weeknd Max Martin Holter

"Open Hearts" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released through XO and Republic Records as the seventh track from his sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, on January 31, 2025. The song was written and produced by the Weeknd himself, Max Martin, and Oscar Holter. It had a limited release through the Apple Music Immersive experience titled The Weeknd: Open Hearts, which was available exclusively on the Apple TV app on the Apple Vision Pro as the first ever music video experience designed exclusively around the product, on November 14, 2024.[1]

Music video

The music video was shot entirely with a 180-degree media format, and is directed by Anton Tammi, who previously also directed the video for "Dancing in the Flames".[2][3][4] It is the first ever exclusive music video released for the Apple Vision Pro and was released on November 14, 2024.[5] The music video features the Weeknd confronting his inner demons in a visually dark and sinister setting, starting with a scene where he's strapped to a gurney in an ambulance. The narrative intensifies as the ambulance crew, depicted with glowing orange eyes, hint at an eerie, otherworldly presence, accompanying a journey that shifts from a desert highway to the streets of Los Angeles. The video culminates with Tesfaye facing a cult-like leader in a room of creatures with glowing eyes, revealing the leader to be a darker version of himself, enhancing the song's themes of struggle and self-confrontation.[6]

Release history

Release history and formats for "Open Hearts"

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	November 14, 2024	Limited streaming release	XO Republic	[7]

References

1. Zavaleta, Jonathan (November 15, 2024). "The Weeknd Dropped His Most Immersive Music Video Yet, but There's Only One Way to See It". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
2. "Apple debuts The Weeknd's immersive music experience for Apple Vision Pro". Apple Newsroom.
3. Williams, Aaron (September 13, 2024). "The Weeknd Crashes Out In His 'Dancing In The Flames' Video". Uproxx. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
4. Strauss, Matthew; Monroe, Jazz (September 13, 2024). "The Weeknd Shares Video for New Song "Dancing in the Flames"". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
5. "The Weeknd's Apple Immersive Music Video Is Out Now". UploadVR. November 14, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
6. Kaufman, Gil (November 15, 2024). "The Weeknd Goes on a Wild Ambulance Ride Into the Heart of Darkness in 'Open Hearts' Video: Watch". Retrieved January 30, 2025.
7. "The Weeknd: Open Hearts - Apple TV (الإمارات)". AppleTV. November 14, 2024. Retrieved January 30, 2025.