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Annoncé par la sortie du single « Heartless » en novembre 2019, le quatrième album de The Weeknd fait suit à l'EP My Dear Melancholy, (2018), troisième numéro un d'affilée au Billboard 200, après les succès colossaux de Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) et Starboy (2016). Le titre composé et produit par Metro Boomin, reste représentatif du style érigé par le Canadien en marque de fabrique : un R&B atmosphérique, porté ici par des nappes électroniques basse fréquence, un battement sec et les suppliques vocales du chanteur.
Deux jours après, ce fut ensuite au tour de « Blinding Lights » de faire son apparition sur les plate-formes. La facette la plus dansante de The Weeknd était alors convoquée pour faire de cette mélodie imparable produite par Max Martin, la voix haut-perchée sur un rythme trépdiant, un hit mondial propre à effacer toute concurrence dans la course à la chanson de l'année. Sa deuxième position au Billboard Hot 100, a dû contrarier son auteur, qui n'était pas parvenu à détrôner « The Box » du rappeur Roddy Rich.
Néanmoins, The Weeknd a largement de quoi se satisfaire avec cet album réussi, dont le succès commercial est d'ores et déjà assuré. Ouvert par la complainte majestueuse et planante « Alone Again », After Hours ne manque pas de pépites glissées dans le fil d'une production sophistiquée, où l'on retrouve les noms familiers de Illangelo (son compère des débuts), Frank Dukes, DaHeala, Oneothrix Point Never, Ricky Reed et les deux cités plus haut. Si tout semble couler de source dans le déroulement des quatorze morceaux, ce n'est qu'une apparence tant le parcours est accidenté, entre les signaux encourageants et les épreuves détaillées par l'interprète.
Album à la production hardie et doté de chansons aussi accomplies que « Hardest to Love », « Scared to Live », « In Your Eyes », « Save Your Tears » ou son morceau-titre, After Hours tient ses promesses de nouveauté majeure et d'étape importante dans l'irrésistible ascension de The Weeknd parmi les artistes les plus doués de sa génération.
©Copyright Music Story 2020
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Mike Dean, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Producer, MainArtist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Vocal Mix, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric “Panda” White, Programmer
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
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℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Lopatin, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Cohn, ComposerLyricist - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Angello, ComposerLyricist - Sebastian Ingrosso, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Duane Mccord, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Holter, ComposerLyricist - Axel Hedfors, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carl Nordström, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Angello, ComposerLyricist - Sebastian Ingrosso, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Holter, ComposerLyricist - Axel Hedfors, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Lopatin, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Cohn, ComposerLyricist - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, ComposerLyricist - Peter Svensson, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ali Payami, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric “Panda” White, Programmer
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Holter, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Andrea DI Ceglie, ComposerLyricist - Luigi Tutolo, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michele Caraglia, ComposerLyricist - Eric “Panda” White, Programmer
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mark Williams, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Immersive Mix Engineer - Khalil Abdul-Rahman, ComposerLyricist - Dexter Mills, ComposerLyricist - Malik Yusef, ComposerLyricist - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Jahmal Gwin, ComposerLyricist - Kanye West, ComposerLyricist - Dominique Jones, ComposerLyricist - Charles Njapa, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Albert Daniels, ComposerLyricist - Cydel Young, ComposerLyricist - Josh Mease, ComposerLyricist - Sam Barsh, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Seeff, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Raul Cubina, ComposerLyricist - Nasir Pemberton, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Spence Jr., ComposerLyricist - Cailin Russo, ComposerLyricist - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Mark Mbogo, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Ruelas, ComposerLyricist - Orlando Wilder, ComposerLyricist - Tobias Smith, ComposerLyricist - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Emmanuel Nickerson, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Schofield, ComposerLyricist - Osman Ismen, ComposerLyricist - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Jason Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Ali Kocatepe, ComposerLyricist - Sabahattin Ali, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Diehl, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Vocal Mix, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric “Panda” White, Programmer
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - A. Graham, ComposerLyricist - N. Shebib, ComposerLyricist - Anthony Palman, ComposerLyricist - A. Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - C. Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Bangalter, ComposerLyricist - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, ComposerLyricist - Jason Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Wayne, ComposerLyricist - Andre Eric Proctor, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Nayvadius Wilburn, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Metro Boomin, Producer - Daheala, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Diehl, ComposerLyricist - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Ben Billions, Producer - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Wiz Khalifa, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mustard, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ty Dolla $ign, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mike Free, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Lemmie Crockem, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Schofield, ComposerLyricist - Jason Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Jack Holkeboer, ComposerLyricist - S. Tellier, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - A. Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Lana Del Rey, ComposerLyricist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Diehl, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leland Wayne, ComposerLyricist - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - MARIO WINANS, ComposerLyricist - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - MARIO WINANS, ComposerLyricist - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric “Panda” White, Programmer
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Bangalter, ComposerLyricist - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - ERIC CHEDEVILLE, ComposerLyricist - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric “Panda” White, Programmer
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Henry Walter, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Martin McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Dylan Wiggins, ComposerLyricist - Magnus Hoiberg, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - William Walsh, ComposerLyricist - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Prince85, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Brown, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Lopatin, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Peter Lee Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric “Panda” White, Programmer
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gesaffelstein, ComposerLyricist - Adam Feeney, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - R. Miller Blanchaer, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nicolas Jaar, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Adam Feeney, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Carlo Montagnese, ComposerLyricist - Doc McKinney, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Holter, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ricky Lewis, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Oscar Holter, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Abel Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Patrick Greenaway, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ledaris Jones, Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sage Skolfield, Editor, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Derek Brener, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Max Martin, ComposerLyricist - Mike Dean, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Immersive Mix Engineer - Ahmad Balshe, ComposerLyricist - Oscar Holter, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville, ComposerLyricist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Mike Dean, Producer, Mixer, Mastering Engineer, Keyboards, Synthesizer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - The Weeknd, MainArtist - Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, ComposerLyricist - Sean Solymar, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tommy Rush, Assistant Mastering Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
Chronique
Annoncé par la sortie du single « Heartless » en novembre 2019, le quatrième album de The Weeknd fait suit à l'EP My Dear Melancholy, (2018), troisième numéro un d'affilée au Billboard 200, après les succès colossaux de Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) et Starboy (2016). Le titre composé et produit par Metro Boomin, reste représentatif du style érigé par le Canadien en marque de fabrique : un R&B atmosphérique, porté ici par des nappes électroniques basse fréquence, un battement sec et les suppliques vocales du chanteur.
Deux jours après, ce fut ensuite au tour de « Blinding Lights » de faire son apparition sur les plate-formes. La facette la plus dansante de The Weeknd était alors convoquée pour faire de cette mélodie imparable produite par Max Martin, la voix haut-perchée sur un rythme trépdiant, un hit mondial propre à effacer toute concurrence dans la course à la chanson de l'année. Sa deuxième position au Billboard Hot 100, a dû contrarier son auteur, qui n'était pas parvenu à détrôner « The Box » du rappeur Roddy Rich.
Néanmoins, The Weeknd a largement de quoi se satisfaire avec cet album réussi, dont le succès commercial est d'ores et déjà assuré. Ouvert par la complainte majestueuse et planante « Alone Again », After Hours ne manque pas de pépites glissées dans le fil d'une production sophistiquée, où l'on retrouve les noms familiers de Illangelo (son compère des débuts), Frank Dukes, DaHeala, Oneothrix Point Never, Ricky Reed et les deux cités plus haut. Si tout semble couler de source dans le déroulement des quatorze morceaux, ce n'est qu'une apparence tant le parcours est accidenté, entre les signaux encourageants et les épreuves détaillées par l'interprète.
Album à la production hardie et doté de chansons aussi accomplies que « Hardest to Love », « Scared to Live », « In Your Eyes », « Save Your Tears » ou son morceau-titre, After Hours tient ses promesses de nouveauté majeure et d'étape importante dans l'irrésistible ascension de The Weeknd parmi les artistes les plus doués de sa génération.
©Copyright Music Story 2020
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 31 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 01:35:07
- Artistes principaux : The Weeknd
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Universal Republic Records
- Genre : Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc. ℗ 2023 The Weeknd XO, Inc.
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