Zayn's new song 'BeFour' is his best yet

After releasing a string of new songs that have ranged in quality from "pretty, pretty good!" to "..........." — Zayn just released his first banger.

BeFour is actually the first solo music Zayn showed to fans, previewing the song's instrumentals in a video for the Fader way back in November.

The full version arrived Thursday morning, and its shadowy beats and Miguel-channeling vocals deliver like nothing we've heard from him before. Added bonus: some classic Zayn falsetto.

If the rest of his forthcoming album Mind of Mine (out March 25) can match these heights, Zayn is in for a huge debut.

Listen to BeFour here:

And compare it to previous new releases:

• Zayn channels The Weeknd on new song Like I Would
• Zayn Malik debuts yearning new song, ‘It’s You,' on 'Fallon'​
• Zayn Malik's first (sexy) post-1D single and video have arrived