Fans were disappointed with the production of the song, citing the mixing of Aaliyah's vocals. 

The Aaliyah and Weekend single wouldn’t have been so terrible if her parts weren’t mixed so terribly.

— Veronica Leonard (@WhatRonnieWants) December 17, 2021

Why they got Aaliyah sounding like that in poison ????

— THE PRETTY WIGSTYLIST ???? (@DiamondAminyti) December 17, 2021

They knew better than to let Aaliyah sound like that on that track wit her and the Weeknd smh.

— deva vaughan (@itsjustme__dee) December 17, 2021

One person was upset that the song featured an artist the "Rock the Boat" singer never had the chance to meet. 

this new Aaliyah song w The Weeknd ain’t it. they completely remastered her voice to not even sound like her & she got a whole new song on her discography w someone she don’t even know?? sounds like she’s a feature & it’s his song. they done pissed me off w this one.

— kailz. ♡ (@KailyMarie12) December 17, 2021

But another fan was just outright displeased. 

I listened to one second of this new Aaliyah and Abel track and that’s all I need to hear.

— TLB (@terrinlorenzo13) December 17, 2021

One person, however, seemed to enjoy the song. 

nah man.. this new Aaliyah x Weeknd track is a tear jerker.

— ???????? (@TreBLVD) December 17, 2021

Fans were excited when Aaliyah's full discography was available for streaming, according to Billboard. Empire and Barry Hankerson, Aaliyah's uncle and Blackground Records founder, joined together to place Aaliyah's complete catalog on streaming platforms for the first time this past summer.

An album from the late singer is expected to be released, Hot New Hip Hop reports. Hankerson said that The Weeknd would not be the only musical luminary on the upcoming Aaliyah album. Fans can also anticipate Drake, Future, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Snoop Dogg features.