The Weeknd is all over the soundtrack to the upcoming Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack. After releasing "Earned It" in December and the accompanying NSFW music video, today (Feb. 5), the R&B crooner's second offering from the film, "Where You Belong," hit the web.
"Where You Belong" follows the pattern of most of the songs we've heard from Fifty Shades of Grey thus far. While the instrumentation is heavy handed and bombastic, The Weeknd's vocals remain light and airy, floating above the surface. The tempo is sultry and slow-burning, which is perfect for some serious loving.
The lyrics for "Where You Belong," once again like the rest of the soundtrack's offerings, take the perspective of a character in the film. For this song, The Weeknd gets into the confusing yet intriguing mind of Christian Grey, talking about his need to "confine" and be with Anastasia Steele.
"I don't have to remind you / It's my need to confine you / I see your face everytime I'm with somebody else / Can't you see that I want you? / Put your feelings behind you / I don't have to remind you / Where you belong," The Weeknd sings in the soaring chorus. Other lyrics hint at the BDSM aspects of Christian and Anastasia's relationship, with references to scars, being in control of each other's bodies and sinful love.
"Where You Belong" may drag a bit, but it's par for the course for this soundtrack, even if it slips into the middle of The Weeknd's own discography. But the heat is there, and at the end of the day, that's all that matters for fans of Fifty Shades.
Listen to The Weeknd's latest offering from Fifty Shades of Grey, "Where You Belong" below, via Miss Info:
The soundtrack to Fifty Shades of Grey, which also includes cuts from Ellie Goulding, Sia, Beyoncé and Skylar Grey, will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The movie will follow, premiering in theatres on Feb. 13.
