Save Your Tears Released  2020 Save Your Tears" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd from his fourth studio album, After Hours (2020). The Weeknd wrote and produced the song with Max Martin and Oscar Holter, with Belly and DaHeala receiving additional writing credits. The record was met with universal acclaim, with praise for The Weeknd's vocals.[1][2][3] The song was also used for the theme song for WWE WrestleMania 37 for their tagline: Back In Business. "Save Your Tears"Single by the Weekndfrom the album After HoursReleasedAugust 9, 2020Studio Conway (Los Angeles, California) Jungle City (New York, New York) House Mouse Studios (Stockholm, Sweden) Genre Synth-pop synthwave Length3:36Label XO Republic Songwriter(s) Abel Tesfaye Ahmad Balshe Jason Quenneville Max Martin Oscar Holter Producer(s) Max Martin Oscar Holter The Weeknd The Weeknd singles chronology"Smile" (2020)"Save Your Tears" (2020)"Over Now" (2020)Music video"Save Your Tears" on YouTube The Weeknd singles chronology "Smile" (2020) "Save Your Tears" (2020) "Over Now" (2020) Music video "Save Your Tears" on YouTube Globally "Save Your Tears" peaked at number one in 18 countries, while going top 10 in 33 others. The song was released as the album's fourth and final single on August 9, 2020, in Europe[4] and November 24, 2020, in the US. It was the official theme song of WrestleMania 37.[5] A remix of the track by Oneohtrix Point Never was officially released alongside the deluxe edition of its parent album on March 23, 2020.[6] "Save Your Tears" was the best-performing global single of 2021, earning 2.15 billion subscription stream equivalents globally, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI).[7] Initially, the original solo version of "Save Your Tears" peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, before its second remix, a collaboration with American singer Ariana Grande, propelled the song to number one on the Billboard Hot 100; it marked both artists' sixth number-one single on the chart and Grande's first number one single that did not debut at number one. 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.[8] "Save Your Tears" spent two weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100.Background and promotion Edit On July 12, 2019, a snippet of the track appeared online, leading many to believe that it was set to appear on After Hours. 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.[citation needed] Later that day, the Weeknd confirmed the piece's presence as the album's track list was released. Lyrics and composition Edit According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Kobalt Music Group, the record is written in the key of C Major with an Allegro moderato tempo of 118 beats per minute. The Weeknd's vocal range spans from the low note of G3 to the high note of A4.[9] Complex's Joyce Ng summarized the song: "Its production billows into an array of bright synths and ominous melodies. Lyrically, the Weeknd appears self reflective as he atones for his past. 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".[10]Critical reception Edit "Save Your Tears" received universal acclaim. 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. 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".[11] 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 piece concocts sound informed by both trap and dance music, encased in dense atmospherics, and heavy on crisp, bright keys".[12] "'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.[13]