Zayn Malik just dropped his first solo single in two years, and wow, it was certainly worth the wait. On Friday, the singer released "Better" alongside a laid-back music video featuring a shirtless [1] Zayn with newly dyed red hair. The soothing R&B melody is grown and sexy, with lyrics about love and heartbreak, while showing off the former boy bander [2]'s smooth vocals.

The singer debuted his sophomore album, Icarus Falls [3], in December 2018, and he's kept a pretty low profile since — though he has gifted fans with a few collaborations, like the revamp of the Aladdin classic "A Whole New World" [4] with Zhavia Ward, Shaed's "Trampoline" remix, and "Flames" with R3hab and Jungleboi [5].

The release of "Better" comes just two days after Zayn and partner Gigi Hadid announced the birth of their first child [6] together. Zayn broke the news on Twitter, sharing a photo of him holding the baby girl's tiny hand. "Our baby girl is here, healthy & beautiful🙏🏽❤️," he wrote in a tweet. Watch the new dad's full video above, and prepare to swoon.