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Released two days before the Weeknd provided the halftime entertainment at Super Bowl LV, The Highlights also happened to arrive near the tenth anniversary of House of Balloons, the singer's debut mixtape. Considering where he's gone in that time, from a shadowy unknown to a global pop star, there's no knocking the impulse to look back. In February 2021, the Weeknd was still deep in the promotional cycle for After Hours, but it's nonetheless surprising that more selections are from that album -- including three singles that went Top Ten in his native Canada and the U.S. -- than any other Weeknd release. Beauty Behind the Madness and Starboy, the two previous number one albums, are also well represented, leaving the remainder to be drawn from House of Balloons and the My Dear Melancholy, EP (while the second and third tapes and Kiss Land are shut out). This also gathers the hits that originated on the soundtracks for Fifty Shades of Grey and Black Panther, plus the Ariana Grande duet "Love Me Harder." The Highlights is a well-selected point of entry. That it rarely dips into album cuts and doesn't include all of the major singles speaks to the depth of the catalog.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Max Martin, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - John Hanes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Max Grahn, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Ilbert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Holter, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - The Weeknd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kevin Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cory Bice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Lertola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Shin Kamiyama, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - John Hanes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Ilbert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Holter, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - The Weeknd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kevin Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abel Tesfaye, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cory Bice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Lertola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Shin Kamiyama, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Klein, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - John Hanes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Magnus Johansson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Magnus Sjölander, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rickard Göransson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Ilbert, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Wojtek Goral, Alto Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Mattias Bylund, Synthesizer, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Miko Rezler, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Holter, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - The Weeknd, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tomas Jonsson, Tenor Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Engstrom, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Kevin Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abel Tesfaye, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Cory Bice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nils-Petter Ankarblom, Synthesizer, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lertola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Shin Kamiyama, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Janne Bjerger, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Noos Johansson, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2020 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, ComposerLyricist - Peter Svensson, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Payami, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - The Weeknd, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Cory Bice, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Carlsson, Sound Editor, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Lertola, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Robinson, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Daft Punk, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Thomas Bangalter, ComposerLyricist - MICK GUZAUSKI, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, ComposerLyricist - Paul Jackson, Jr., Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Quinn, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Florian Lagatta, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cirkut, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Co-Producer - The Weeknd, MainArtist - ERIC CHEDEVILLE, ComposerLyricist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dan Lerner, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dylan Wiggins, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Doc McKinney, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Christopher Caswell, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Daft Punk, Producer, FeaturedArtist - Thomas Bangalter, ComposerLyricist - Josh Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, ComposerLyricist - Florian Lagatta, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - Cirkut, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, StudioPersonnel - Martin "Doc" McKinney, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Doc McKinney, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2016 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Kendrick Lamar, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, MainArtist - Frank Dukes, Producer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Adam Feeney, ComposerLyricist - Doc McKinney, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Tiffith, ComposerLyricist - Samrawit Hailu, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Aftermath Records/The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Leland Wayne, ComposerLyricist - Metro Boomin, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Eric Proctor, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Shin Kamiyama, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dre Moon, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2019 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Danny Schofield, ComposerLyricist - Osman Ismen, ComposerLyricist - Jean-Marie Horvat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Ben Diehl, ComposerLyricist - Jason Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andy Barnes, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Ali Kocatepe, ComposerLyricist - Sabahattin Ali, ComposerLyricist - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, Producer, Co-Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben "Billions" Diehl, Producer
℗ 2014 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mano, Producer - Nate Albert, A&R - The Weeknd, MainArtist - A. Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Abel Tesfaye, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Emmanuel Nickerson, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas William Raybould, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Nicolas Jaar, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, MainArtist - Frank Dukes, Producer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Adam Feeney, ComposerLyricist - Maddox Chhim, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Nakaji, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Shin Kamiyama, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Smith, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cirkut, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, MainArtist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Prince 85, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Mejdi Rhars, ComposerLyricist - Cashmere Cat, Producer, Co-Producer - Dylan Wiggins, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Doc McKinney, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Magnus Hoiberg, ComposerLyricist - William Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Simon Christenson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Prince85, Producer, Co-Producer
℗ 2016 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Stephan Moccio, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Bushnell, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - David Reitzas, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, MainArtist - A. Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Martin Berry, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, Producer - Jay Paul Bicknell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Evin O’Cleary, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, ComposerLyricist - Peter Svensson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Weaver, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Payami, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sibel, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Jason Quenneville, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, MainArtist - Ariana Grande, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Niklas Ljungfelt, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Carlsson, Producer, Additional Producer - Peter Zimney, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2014 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Danny Schofield, ComposerLyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Diehl, ComposerLyricist - Jason Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - DannyBoyStyles, Producer - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ben "Billions" Diehl, Producer
℗ 2015 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Rainer Millar Blanchaer, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 XO&co., Inc.
Martin "Doc" McKinney, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - William Brock, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Acton, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2012 XO&co., Inc.
MARIO WINANS, Producer, Additional Producer, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Peterson, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Illangelo, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, Producer, Engineer, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Shin Kamiyama, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Album review
Released two days before the Weeknd provided the halftime entertainment at Super Bowl LV, The Highlights also happened to arrive near the tenth anniversary of House of Balloons, the singer's debut mixtape. Considering where he's gone in that time, from a shadowy unknown to a global pop star, there's no knocking the impulse to look back. In February 2021, the Weeknd was still deep in the promotional cycle for After Hours, but it's nonetheless surprising that more selections are from that album -- including three singles that went Top Ten in his native Canada and the U.S. -- than any other Weeknd release. Beauty Behind the Madness and Starboy, the two previous number one albums, are also well represented, leaving the remainder to be drawn from House of Balloons and the My Dear Melancholy, EP (while the second and third tapes and Kiss Land are shut out). This also gathers the hits that originated on the soundtracks for Fifty Shades of Grey and Black Panther, plus the Ariana Grande duet "Love Me Harder." The Highlights is a well-selected point of entry. That it rarely dips into album cuts and doesn't include all of the major singles speaks to the depth of the catalog.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:16:53
- Main artists: The Weeknd
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Republic Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2021 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
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