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After Hours
Standard cover art for the album, deluxe features the same cover with a red overlay.[1]
Studio album by
The Weeknd
ReleasedMarch 20, 2020
Recorded2018–2020
Studio
Genre
Length56:14
Label
Producer
The Weeknd chronology
The Weeknd in Japan
(2018) 		After Hours
(2020)
Alternative cover
Target and HMV exclusive CD cover.
Target and HMV exclusive CD cover.
Remix EP cover
File:The Weeknd - After Hours (Remixes).jpg
After Hours (Remixes) cover.
Singles from After Hours
  1. "Heartless"
    Released: November 27, 2019
  2. "Blinding Lights"
    Released: November 29, 2019
  3. "In Your Eyes"
    Released: March 24, 2020

After Hours is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer The Weeknd. The album was released by XO and Republic Records on March 20, 2020. It is The Weeknd's first studio album since 2016's Starboy, following the release of the 2018 EP My Dear Melancholy. The album is dedicated to a fan, who passed away shortly before the album's release.

The standard edition has no featured artists, and the deluxe edition features remixed tracks, with guest appearances from Chromatics and Lil Uzi Vert, along with additional production from The Blaze, Johnny Jewel, and OPN. After Hours' deluxe edition was later updated to include three new bonus tracks. A remix EP titled After Hours (Remixes) featuring the deluxe edition's remixes and an additional remix was later released. After Hours will be promoted with the After Hours Tour, which is set to span North America and Europe.

The artwork and aesthetic for the album's promotional material has been described as psychedelic and being inspired by various films, such as: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Joker, Casino, and Uncut Gems, with the last film having a cameo appearance by The Weeknd himself. The project has been supported by the two Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles: "Heartless" and "Blinding Lights", as well as "In Your Eyes". The album's title track has been issued as a promotional single.

On March 19, 2020, a record 1.02 million users pre-added After Hours to their Apple Music library. The album debuted atop the US Billboard 200, with 444,000 album-equivalent units, 275,000 of which were in pure sales. It is The Weeknd's fourth number-one album, and marks the biggest first week sales of 2020 for an album. It also reached number one in 16 other countries including the Canada and the United Kingdom. The album received widespread acclaim, with some critics praising the album as The Weeknd's best piece of work.

Background and release

The Weeknd first teased that he was working on a new album in November 2018, via a performance in which he told the crowd that "Chapter VI was coming soon."[4] On January 12, 2019, Tesfaye then proceeded to further tease the project and its sound by tweeting "no more daytime music" to fans, making media outlets believe that he was set to continue the darker music found in My Dear Melancholy.[5] Following a trio of collaborative singles throughout 2019, on August 6, he further reassured fans that he was working on his fourth studio album.[6] Then after a five-month period of silence,[7][8] on November 24, the single "Blinding Lights" was revealed through a Mercedes-Benz television commercial,[9] with reports of "Heartless" surfacing a day later.[10][11] The latter song then premiered on the seventh episode of The Weeknd's Memento Mori Beats 1 radio show on November 27, 2019.[12] Which in the hours leading into the release of the radio show episode, The Weeknd announced on social media his return to music with the captions "the fall starts tomorrow night" and "Tonight we start a new brain melting psychotic chapter! Let's go!".[13] On February 13, 2020, The Weeknd revealed the title of the project "After Hours" through a 48-second teaser.[14][15] A couple days after the announcement of the album's name, its release date of March 20, 2020, was shared through social media to accompany the title track's release as a promotional single.[16][17] In the last week leading up to the album's release, After Hours' tracklist was revealed on March 17, 2020.[18] On March 19, 2020, The Weeknd announced that the album is dedicated to long time fan and host of the popular XO Podcast, Lance, who died the night before.[19][20] The album debuted alongside the eighth episode of Memento Mori on March 20, 2020, with The Weeknd also hosting a Spotify listening session upon its release.[21][22] A deluxe edition of the album containing five remixes was released without any prior notice on March 23, 2020.[23] On March 30, 2020, on the two-year anniversary of My Dear Melancholy, an updated version of the deluxe edition containing three new bonus tracks was released.[24] A remix EP titled After Hours (Remixes) featuring the deluxe edition's remixes and an additional remix, was released on April 3, 2020.[25]

Artwork and aesthetic

The artwork and aesthetic for the album's promotional material has been described as psychedelic and being inspired by various films, such as: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Joker, Casino, and Uncut Gems, with the last film having a cameo appearance by The Weeknd himself.[26] Tesfaye's physical appearance in the era has been described by journalists as being red-pigmented,[27] with him consistently maintaining a red suit and specific hairstyle throughout all of the album's promotional material, such as its artwork, music videos, teasers, and live performances.[28] The album's overall art direction was primarily handled by the Tammi brothers,[29] with its design being handled by Aleksi Tammi,[29] and its photography and visual direction being handled by Anton Tammi, who directed the music videos for the album's singles, and the project's same-titled short film.[30] The album's creative direction was handled by La Mar C. Taylor.[31] Nabil Elderkin handled the photography and video direction for the promotional material of the deluxe version of the project,[32] in this material, Tesfaye continues the era's "Sin City" theme, with him residing within a casino and donning a black suit in the two teasers for the bonus tracks.[33] Notably, the black suit used in the teasers for the deluxe edition of the album and cover art for the bonus tracks and remix EP was the first time The Weeknd worn a non-red suit in the promotional material for the project since his first live performance of "Blinding Lights" on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (dated December 6, 2019), in which he donned a blue suit.[34]

Promotion

Tour

Main article: The After Hours Tour

On February 20, 2020, The After Hours Tour was announced by The Weeknd through social media.[35] It is set to span North America and Europe.[36] The tour will last throughout the latter half of 2020, with it beginning on June 11 and ending on November 12.[37] Sabrina Claudio, Don Toliver and Black Atlass are set to open the tour.[38]

Performances

On December 5, 2019, The Weeknd performed "Heartless" for the first time on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.[39] With "Blinding Lights" receiving its debut performance the following day on the same show.[40] Both performances received positive reactions from critics and audiences, and were compared to those done by Michael Jackson and Prince in the past.[41] On January 22, 2020, "Blinding Lights" was performed at Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[42] Tesfaye's appearance during the performance on the show was inspired by the events that occurred within the aforementioned single's music video, which was released shortly before his live performance.[43] The Weeknd was announced as a performer for the March 7, 2020 episode of the 45th season of Saturday Night Live.[44] During his appearance, he performed a comedic track alongside Kenan Thompson and Chris Redd, made specifically for the show, titled "On the Couch", and the songs: "Blinding Lights" and the previously unreleased "Scared to Live", the latter of which featured electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never and interpolates "Your Song" by Elton John.[45]

Singles

On November 27, 2019, the album's lead single, "Heartless", was released digitally on music stores and streaming services.[46] The song was noticeably produced by American record producer Metro Boomin. At the time of its release, it was The Weeknd's first solo single since 2018's "Call Out My Name" from the EP My Dear Melancholy (2018). The single peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and became The Weeknd's fourth song to top the chart, with it also becoming Metro Boomin's second chart topper that he produced.[47] Its music video was released on December 3, 2019.[48]

"Blinding Lights" was released digitally on music stores and streaming services on November 29, 2019, as the album's second single.[49] The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and reached number one in various other countries, becoming his first chart topper in the United Kingdom and Australia.[50][51][52] Its music video is set in the aftermath of "Heartless"' visual and was released on January 21, 2020.[53]

"In Your Eyes" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on March 24, 2020, as the album's third single.[54] Its music video follows the storyline of the previously released visuals and was released on March 23, 2020.[55]

Promotional singles and other songs

On February 18, 2020, Tesfaye announced the release of the album's title track with the reveal of the album's cover art.[56] The promotional single reached the top 20 of various countries worldwide, including the United States, where it peaked at number 20 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[57]

On April 7, 2020, a music video for the album's closing track "Until I Bleed Out" was released.[58] The visuals for the song continue the themes found present throughout the promotional material for the album.[59]

Teaser and short film

On February 13, 2020, The Weeknd released a 48-second teaser that announced the album's title. Journalists noted its resemblance to the digital work done in the 2019 film Uncut Gems, which Tesfaye had a cameo in.[60] Its visual were also compared to those found in the music videos for the album's first two singles.[61]

A self titled short film for the album was first teased on March 3, 2020, with its release occurring on March 4, 2020.[62][63] It was directed by Anton Tammi and continued the storyline and aesthetics found in the visuals for "Heartless" and "Blinding Lights".[64] The film is set shortly after The Weeknd's performance of "Blinding Lights" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! (dated January 22, 2020) and features various snippets of the tracks from the album as Tesfaye navigates a subway.[64] It concludes with The Weeknd seemingly murdering a couple in a secluded elevator.[65] The visual was noted by journalists as being inspired by the films Joker and The Shining.[63]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.7/10[66]
Metacritic83/100[67]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[68]
Consequence of SoundA–[69]
Evening Standard[70]
Exclaim!8/10[71]
The Guardian[72]
The Independent[73]
NME[74]
Pitchfork7.9/10[3]
PopMatters8/10[75]
Rolling Stone[76]

After Hours was met with widespread critical acclaim. At Metacritic, the album received an average score of 83, based on 19 reviews.[67] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 7.7 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[66]

Writing for Consequence of Sound, Candace McDuffie praised the album, stating that "As he evolves, he continues to reinvent himself, and he knows exactly how to leave fans hooked on havoc. And After Hours is proof that he's not done with us yet; in fact, he's just getting started."[69] Exclaim!'s reviewer Jacob Carey stated in his review that "After Hours does feel like the Weeknd's very own version of Vegas – a place where overindulgence, self-loathing and promiscuity are not only welcomed, but encouraged."[71] The Guardian's critic Michael Cragg gave After Hours a positive review, praising the "sense of narrative cohesion" on the album, saying that "songs bleed into each other, with sonic references dotted throughout to neaten up threads that previously he [The Weeknd] would have left to unravel. By balancing the two sides of his musical personality – not to mention add some levity to that boring, bad-taste id – After Hours feels like the first Weeknd album in a while to offer up a clear, singular vision rather than something frustratingly abstract."[72] Writing for The Independent, Roisin O'Connor stated that "After Hours abandons the danceability of its predecessor in favour of moody introspection. This is the music you listen to when the party's over." O'Connor further compared the album to The Weeknd's previous releases, saying that he on After Hours "still delves into a sadboy persona but there's a tinge of remorse that runs through, in comparison to the cold and often cruel tone of earlier cuts."[73] Luke Morgan Britton of NME called After Hours "The Weeknd's strongest record in some time" and that "It's a record free of features and full of probing self-reflection."[74]

Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone gave the album a positive review, stating that "After Hours certainly has its share of pity-partying. But there's also a vulnerability that goes beyond the usual too-beautiful-for-the-world sulking." Dolan also said that the album "hits the best balance yet of the gloomy melodrama of the Weeknd's early EPs or his 2018 release My Dear Melancholy and the pop slickness of his 2016 LP Starboy."[76] Writing for Variety, Jem Aswad praised the album, stating that "The Weeknd is launching the next era with his most fully realized album yet, 'After Hours.' Sonically, the hallmarks are ultra-cinematic keyboards, pulsating sub-bass, hard beats (which are seldom danceable), '80s synthesizer flourishes and caverns of echo, all of which contrast with his high, angelic voice." Aswad ended his review by saying that "After Hours is one of the most successful musicians of the past decade testing the balance between innovation and commerciality as much as anyone today."[77] David Smyth of Evening Standard particularly praised the song "Blinding Lights", while stating that The Weeknd's "in a bit of a fug" on the rest of the album.[70]

Commercial performance

Despite the album not being released yet during the tracking period ending on February 27, 2020, After Hours managed to reach a position of number 10 on the US Rolling Stone Top 200 through the 36,000 album-equivalent units provided by the already available singles at the time.[78] On March 19, 2020, After Hours broke the record for the most global pre-adds for an album in Apple Music history, with over 1.02 million users pre-adding the album to their libraries.[31]

After Hours debuted atop the US Billboard 200 with 444,000 album-equivalent units, including 275,000 pure album sales. It is The Weeknd's fourth number-one album, and marks the biggest first week sales of 2020 for an album.[79] Additionally, after the album's first week of availability, all 14 songs charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with ten of them in the top 40, led by "Blinding Lights" at number one, and "In Your Eyes" debuting the highest, at number 16.[80] The album remained at number one on the Billboard 200 in its second week with 138,000 album-equivalent units, of which 47,000 were pure album sales. It is The Weeknd's third consecutive album to spend multiple weeks.[81] In its third week, the album remained at number one on the Billboard 200 with 90,000 album-equivalent units, becoming the first album to lead for three consecutive weeks since Post Malone's Hollywood's Bleeding (2019).[82]

The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with over 26,000 units sold, making it The Weeknd's second number one on the chart, five years after Beauty Behind the Madness.[83] It also topped the chart in The Weeknd's native Canada, with 54,000 album-equivalent units.[84]

Track listing

Credits adapted from liner notes.[29]

Track listing for After Hours
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Alone Again"
4:10
2."Too Late"
3:59
3."Hardest to Love"
3:31
4."Scared to Live"
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • The Weeknd
3:11
5."Snowchild"
  • Tesfaye
  • Quenneville
  • Balshe
  • Montagnese
  • Illangelo
  • The Weeknd
  • DaHeala
4:07
6."Escape from LA"
5:55
7."Heartless"
3:18
8."Faith"
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Montagnese
  • Wayne
  • Metro Boomin
  • The Weeknd
  • Illangelo
4:43
9."Blinding Lights"
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Quenneville
  • Sandberg
  • Holter
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • The Weeknd
3:20
10."In Your Eyes"
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Sandberg
  • Holter
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • The Weeknd
3:57
11."Save Your Tears"
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Quenneville
  • Sandberg
  • Holter
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • The Weeknd
3:35
12."Repeat After Me" (interlude)
3:15
13."After Hours"
  • Illangelo
  • The Weeknd
  • DaHeala
  • Winans[b]
6:01
14."Until I Bleed Out"
  • Tesfaye
  • Wayne
  • Lopatin
  • Mejdi Rhars
  • Notinbed
  • Metro Boomin
  • OPN
  • Prince 85
  • The Weeknd
  • Notinbed
3:12
Total length:56:14
Deluxe bonus tracks[85]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Nothing Compares"
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Quenneville
  • Frederic
  • DaHeala
  • Ricky Reed
  • The Weeknd
3:42
16."Missed You"
  • Tesfaye
  • Quenneville
  • DaHeala
  • The Weeknd
2:24
17."Final Lullaby"
  • Tesfaye
  • Quenneville
  • DaHeala
  • The Weeknd
3:05
Total length:65:25
Remixes EP[86]
No.TitleWriter(s)RemixerLength
1."Heartless" (remix; featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
 3:20
2."Blinding Lights" (Chromatics remix; featuring Chromatics)
Johnny Jewel4:21
3."Save Your Tears" (OPN remix)
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Quenneville
  • Sandberg
  • Holter
  • Lopatin
OPN3:40
4."Heartless" (vaporwave remix; featuring Lil Uzi Vert)
  • Tesfaye
  • Wayne
  • Montagnese
  • Proctor
  • Symere Woods
  • Quenneville
DaHeala2:45
5."After Hours" (The Blaze remix)
The Blaze3:58
6."Scared to Live" (SNL live)
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Sandberg
  • Holter
  • Lopatin
  • John
  • Taupin
 3:37
Total length:21:41

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • The deluxe edition of the album was initially released on March 23, featuring tracks 2–6 of the Remixes EP as bonus tracks. On March 30, the release was updated to include three new bonus tracks before the remixes. On April 3, the remixes were released as a separate EP, with track 1 added, while the deluxe edition of the album was amended to end at "Final Lullaby".[87]

Sample credits

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[29]

Musicians

  • Metro Boomin – keyboards (track 7), programming (track 7)
  • The Weeknd – vocals, keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 13), bass, guitar, drums (track 9)
  • Max Martin – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, programming (tracks 3, 9)
  • Oscar Holter – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, programming (tracks 3, 9)
  • Illangelo – keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 2, 13)
  • DaHeala – keyboards, programming (tracks 1, 2, 13)
  • Frank Dukes – keyboards, programming (track 1)
  • Ricky Reed – keyboards, programming (track 2)
  • Nate Mercereau – keyboards, programming (track 2)

Technical

  • Illangelo – engineering, mixing (tracks 1, 2, 7, 13)
  • Shin Kamiyama – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 3, 7, 9, 13)
  • Ethan Shumaker – engineering (track 2)
  • Matt Cohn – mixing (tracks 12, 14)
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
  • John Hanes – engineering for mixing (tracks 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
  • Cory Bice – engineering assistant (tracks 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
  • Jeremy Lertola – engineering assistant (tracks 3, 4, 9, 10, 11)
  • Sean Klein – engineering assistant (track 9)
  • Dave Kutch – mastering (tracks 1–14)
  • Kevin Peterson – mastering (tracks 1–14)

Charts

Sales chart performance for After Hours
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[88] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[89] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[90] 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[91] 2
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[92] 1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[93] 1
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[94] 1
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[95] 1
Estonian Albums (Eesti Tipp-40)[96] 1
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[97] 2
French Albums (SNEP)[98] 2
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[99] 5
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[100] 17
Irish Albums (OCC)[101] 1
Italian Albums (FIMI)[102] 1
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[103] 76
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[104] 1
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[105] 2
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[106] 1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[107] 1
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[108] 8
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[109] 2
Scottish Albums (OCC)[110] 2
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[111] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[112] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[113] 1
UK Albums (OCC)[114] 1
US Billboard 200[115] 1
US Rolling Stone Top 200[116] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[117] 1

Release history

Release formats for After Hours
Region Date Format Version Label References
Various March 20, 2020
Standard
[118]
March 23, 2020
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Original deluxe [23]
March 30, 2020 Updated deluxe [24]
April 3, 2020 Remix EP [87]
June 5, 2020
Standard [119]
June 12, 2020
Standard [120]
July 10, 2020
  • CD
  • LP
  • cassette
 Deluxe [121][122][123]

See also

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