One of the Girls
The Weeknd, JENNIE & Lily-Rose Depp
"One of the Girls" operates in the register of slow-burn psychological seduction, the kind of song that feels like it exists inside a dimly lit room where nobody is entirely honest. The Weeknd anchors the track in his signature falsetto — coolly detached, almost clinical in its smoothness — while JENNIE brings a whispery intimacy that contrasts beautifully, her Korean-inflected English delivery carrying an edge of knowing irony. Lily-Rose Depp's contribution functions more as texture than traditional vocal performance, blurring the line between speaking and singing in a way that reinforces the song's dreamlike unease. Production-wise, the track is hypnotic and patient — a slow, pulsing synth foundation, minimal percussion, negative space used as a compositional tool. It was conceived for The Idol's soundtrack, and it carries that world's aesthetic DNA: glamour as camouflage for something darker underneath. It belongs to late-night drives or the last hour of a party when the crowd has thinned and the remaining people have stopped pretending to be something they're not.
slow
2020s
dark, hypnotic, minimal
American/Korean crossover, The Idol HBO soundtrack
R&B, Pop. dark synth-pop / alternative R&B. seductive, dreamy. Hypnotic tension holds steady from start to finish, with a gradually darkening undercurrent of glamour concealing something unstated.. energy 4. slow. danceability 4. valence 4. vocals: smooth detached male falsetto, whispery intimate female, spoken-sung airy female. production: slow pulsing synths, minimal percussion, negative space as compositional tool. texture: dark, hypnotic, minimal. acousticness 1. era: 2020s. American/Korean crossover, The Idol HBO soundtrack. Late-night drive or the last hour of a party when the crowd has thinned and the remaining people have stopped pretending.