Zayn Tries And Fails To Play It Smooth On New Song 'Fingers'

Zayn's string of 2018 releases have really run the gamut, genre-wise — from the poppy "Let Me," to the rocking "Sour Diesel," to the Timbaland collab "Too Much" — however the crooner's newest single brings him right back to Mind Of Mine territory.


"Fingers" is an alluring slow jam about texting and unrequited love, with Z playing the piece of the brooding yearner. "I've been fucked and I want ya / I can't even text ya / 'Cause my fingers ain't damaged, although my heart is," he laments over a pitched-up vocal sample, with his signature hazy tone. He admits he's not as "smooth" as he wants to be, yet he admirably finds the will to send one last text: "If you wanna let me know where you hiding, I might come and love you."


It's unclear if this is the "sick tune" Zayn thinks is fit for a Cardi B feature, nevertheless no doubt lose sound phenomenal on this — it's got a "Ring"-esque excellent to it.


"Fingers" is presumably the latest taste of Zayn's currently unscheduled sophomore album, the follow-up to 2016's Mind Of Mine. At this point, the project is still shrouded in mystery, yet Z's had a pretty efficient 2018, dropping a handful of buzz tracks as well as a number of action-packed music videos. Hopefully he'll bring "Fingers" to life in an identically unique way — and drop some clues about that new album.