The Weeknd is thanking Tom Cruise for serving to him rating a No. 1 hit earlier in his profession.
In 2015, the Mission: Unattainable actor participated in a lip sync battle on The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon, the place he carried out “Can’t Really feel My Face” from The Weeknd’s sophomore album, Magnificence Behind The Insanity.
The monitor went on to change into the artist’s first high hit on the Billboard Sizzling 100 chart, shortly after Cruise referred to as the singer “enormously proficient” on the late-night present.
The Weeknd mirrored on that point throughout a recent appearance on The Tonight Show. “I undoubtedly noticed that. It really helped the music,” he advised host Jimmy Fallon. “It helped it peak to the record-breaking high, because of him, clearly. To the most important film star on the earth.”
He famous that he’s nonetheless by no means met the actor, however that he’s “an enormous Tom Cruise man. I like The Shade Of Cash, love Vanilla Sky, love Rain Man, Eyes Large Shot, Magnolia and Mission Unattainable.”
To indicate his appreciation for Cruise, The Weeknd mentioned he needed “to return the favor” and “promote slightly little bit of Mission: Unattainable,” the actor’s newest installment that releases on Friday. He clarified that he has “nothing to do with this film” earlier than continuing to whip out a cap with The Ultimate Reckoning‘s emblem featured on it and skim his personal promotion card for the movie.
Along with “Can’t Really feel My Face,” The Weeknd, actual identify Abel Tesfaye, has earned six extra No. 1 hits on the Billboard Sizzling 100 all through his profession, together with “Starboy,” “The Hills,” “Blinding Lights” and “Save Your Tears.” He additionally has probably the most songs within the Spotify Billions Membership, with 27 tracks having reached over one billion streams.