"Is There Someone Else?"
Song by The Weeknd
from the album Dawn FM
ReleasedJanuary 7, 2022 (2022-01-07)
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length3:19
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Music video
"Is There Someone Else?" on YouTube

"Is There Someone Else?" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd. Released as the tenth track on his fifth studio album, Dawn FM (2022), it was written by the Weeknd, OPN, Tommy Brown and Peter Lee Johnson, and produced by the four with additional production by Max Martin and Oscar Holter. The track peaked at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart and number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On the one-year anniversary of Dawn FM on January 7, 2023, a music video for "Is There Someone Else?" was released. The Weeknd performed the song during his After Hours til Dawn Tour and included it on his 2023 live album, Live at SoFi Stadium.

Composition and lyrics

"Is There Someone Else?" is composed in the key of A minor with a time signature of 4
4 (common-time), and follows a tempo of 135 beats per minute.[2] The song's lyrics focus on Tesfaye's suspicion that his partner is having an affair with another man.

Music video

A music video for the song was released on January 7, 2023, as part of the one-year anniversary of the album's release. It was directed by Cliqua.[3] In it, the Weeknd is seen watching a woman dancing seductively through an apartment window while wearing a plastic-like mask.

Charts

Chart performance for "Is There Someone Else?"
Chart (2022) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[4] 18
Australia Hip-Hop/R&B Singles (ARIA)[5] 4
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 12
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[7] 79
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 27
France (SNEP)[9] 68
Global 200 (Billboard)[10] 16
Greece International (IFPI)[11] 2
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)[12] 14
India International Singles (IMI)[13] 10
Italy (FIMI)[14] 98
Lithuania (AGATA)[15] 11
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] 4
Portugal (AFP)[17] 18
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[18] 28
South Africa (RISA)[19] 22
Suriname (Nationale Top 40)[20] 24
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21] 41
UK Singles (OCC)[22] 45
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[23] 19
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 31
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 10
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[26] 66

Certifications

Certifications for "Is There Someone Else?"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[27] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[28] Silver 200,000‡
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[29] Gold 1,000,000†

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "Album Review: The Weeknd Goes Full Synth-Pop with 'Dawn FM'". Pepperdine Graphic. January 26, 2022. The Weeknd continues the synth-pop sound with "Is There Someone Else?," which smoothly transitions into the slowest song on the album "Starry Eyes."
  2. ↑ "Is There Someone Else? by The Weeknd – Key and BPM". SongData.io. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Weeknd Drops 'Is There Someone Else?' Music Video on 'Dawn FM' Anniversary". Billboard. January 8, 2023. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  4. ↑ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  5. ↑ "ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  6. ↑ "The Weeknd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  7. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ – SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 20222 into search. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". Tracklisten. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  9. ↑ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ "The Weeknd Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Official IFPI Charts - Digital Singles Chart (International) - Week: 02/2022". ifpi.gr. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Tónlistinn – Plötur – Vika 2 – 2022" [The Music - Albums - Week 2 - 2022] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Top 20 Charts". Indian Music Industry. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  14. ↑ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". Top Digital Download. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  15. ↑ "2022 2-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. January 14, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  16. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 17, 2022. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  17. ↑ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". AFP Top 100 Singles. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  18. ↑ "ČNS IFPI". IFPI ČR. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  19. ↑ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 100 Week 02-2022". The Official South African Charts. Recording Industry of South Africa. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  20. ↑ "Top 40 – 30 Maart Tot 6 April 2023" [Top 40 – March 30 to April 6, 2023]. Nationale Top 40 Suriname. March 30, 2023. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  21. ↑ "The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else?". Singles Top 100. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  22. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  23. ↑ "Official Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  24. ↑ "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  25. ↑ "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  26. ↑ "The Weeknd Chart History (Billboard Vietnam Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  27. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 20, 2023. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Is There Someone Else? in the search box.
  28. ↑ "British single certifications – The Weeknd – Is There Someone Else". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  29. ↑ "IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Εβδομάδα: 09/2023" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
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