Beauty Behind the Madness
Beauty Behind the Madness is the second studio album by the Weeknd. The Weeknd is a Canadian singer. The album was released on August 28, 2015. It was released by XO and Republic Records. Other musicians are on the album, such as Lana Del Rey, Ed Sheeran, and Labrinth.
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| Released | August 28, 2015 |
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| Length | 65:06 |
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The album had five singles. Two of them went to the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 (an American music chart).[1] These were "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face". The album also has a song that was nominated for an Academy Award. This song is named "Earned It". It was in the movie Fifty Shades of Grey. Many critics liked Beauty Behind the Madness.[2][3][4] It went to number one on album charts in many countries. It was the Weeknd's first number one album in the United States. It was one of the best-selling albums of 2015. It sold over 1 million copies. It won a Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album.[5]
Background
changeThe Weeknd's first studio album was released in 2013. It was named Kiss Land. After making it, the Weeknd made music for movie soundtracks. He was on the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013).[6] He also made the songs "Earned It" and "Where You Belong" for Fifty Shades of Grey (2015).[7] "Earned It" went into the number three spot on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
On July 5, 2015, Ed Sheeran said he worked with the Weeknd on the album.[8] He also said Kanye West worked on it. The Weeknd revealed the album's name on July 9. He also showed art made for it.[9]
Track listing
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Real Life" |
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3:43 | ||||||
| 2. | "Losers" (featuring Labrinth) |
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4:41 | ||||||
| 3. | "Tell Your Friends" | 5:34 | |||||||
| 4. | "Often" |
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4:09 | ||||||
| 5. | "The Hills" |
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4:02 | ||||||
| 6. | "Acquainted" |
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5:48 | ||||||
| 7. | "Can't Feel My Face" |
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3:33 | ||||||
| 8. | "Shameless" |
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4:13 | ||||||
| 9. | "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)" |
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4:37 | ||||||
| 10. | "In the Night" |
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3:55 | ||||||
| 11. | "As You Are" |
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5:40 | ||||||
| 12. | "Dark Times" (featuring Ed Sheeran) | Illangelo | 4:20 | ||||||
| 13. | "Prisoner" (featuring Lana Del Rey) |
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4:34 | ||||||
| 14. | "Angel" |
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6:17 | ||||||
Total length: |
65:06 | ||||||||
Notes
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Weeknd Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2018.
- ↑ Herd, Mackenzie (August 31, 2015). "The Weeknd Beauty Behind the Madness". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on June 11, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Beauty Behind the Madness – The Weeknd". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 31, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2015.
- ↑ "Reviews for Beauty Behind the Madness by The Weeknd". Metacritic. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Grammy Awards 2016: See the Full Winners List". Billboard. February 15, 2016. Archived from the original on March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 20, 2017.
- ↑ Hakimian, Rob (November 19, 2013). "Album Review: Various Artists – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Soundtrack". Consequence. Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
- ↑ Vineshv (December 23, 2014). "Listen to the Weeknd's New Single "Earned It" Featured On The "Fifty Shades of Grey" Soundtrack". The Source. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ↑ Levine, Nick (July 6, 2015). "The Weeknd's new album will reportedly feature Kanye West collaboration". NME. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
- ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (July 9, 2015). "The Weeknd Announces 'Beauty Behind The Madness' Album". Billboard. Archived from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.