After the commercial success of his previous album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), the Weeknd hinted at the release of his third studio album on March 12, 2016, with an Instagram post calling it the next "chapter" to his music.[5] He further revealed in an interview with Vogue that he had been working with the same team that helped produce his debut mixtape, House of Balloons (2011).[1] On July 15, the executive vice president of Republic Records Wendy Goldstein confirmed during an interview with Billboard that the Weeknd would be collaborating with French electronic duo Daft Punk.[6] On September 7, the Weeknd revealed during an interview with VMan that the album was in production and was influenced by Prince, the Smiths, Talking Heads and Bad Brains.[7] He later revealed the album's overall theme and additional influences during his own interview with Billboard:
The vibe on Starboy comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid. Bragging just sounds good, man. I was a teenager when I saw Scarface, and even though it was unbelievable, it's kind of cool Tony Montana could survive all those gunshots and not feel them.[8]
The Weeknd formally announced his third studio album on September 21, by sharing its title and release date of November 25.[9][10] The album cover was photographed and designed by Nabil Elderkin, and its CD booklet features eleven portraits of the Weeknd shot by Elderkin.[11] Work on the album finished in November 2016.[12] The album's tracklist was formally revealed on November 17, 2016, alongside the release of the singles "I Feel It Coming" and "Party Monster".[13] In an interview with Variety in 2020, the Weeknd said that the cross imagery on the album cover symbolizes being reborn.[14]
On September 21, 2016, the album's lead single, "Starboy", was released digitally on music stores and streaming services. The song features guest appearances from French electronic duo Daft Punk.[23][24] The music video for the song premiered on September 28.[25] The song peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100.[26]
"False Alarm" was released digitally as the album's second single on September 29, 2016.[27][28] The song peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100.[26]
"I Feel It Coming" was serviced to British contemporary hit radio on November 24, 2016,[29] and later to rhythmic contemporary radio on December 6, 2016, as the album's third single.[30][31] The song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100.[26]
"Party Monster" was released to urban contemporary radio on December 6, 2016, as the album's fourth single.[32] The song peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100.[26]
"Reminder" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on May 9, 2017, as the album's fifth single in the United States.[33] The song peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[26]
"Rockin'" was released to contemporary hit radio in France on May 9, 2017, as the album's sixth international single.[34] The song peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100.[26]
"Die for You" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on September 19, 2017, as the album's sixth single in the United States.[35] The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100 during its original run and achieved a new peak of number six in January 2023.[26][36] Following a remix with Ariana Grande, the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 2023.[37] Directed by Christian Breslauer, the music video of "Die For You" was surprise-released in 2021, as part of the 5th anniversary of Starboy's release.[38]
"Secrets" was released to radio in Italy on November 10, 2017, as the album's eighth and final international single.[39] The song peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.[26]
On November 25, 2016, all of the album's tracks played throughout the Weeknd's interview with Zane Lowe for Beats 1.[45]
Short film
On November 23, 2016, the Weeknd released a 12-minute-long short film in promotion of the album, directed by Grant Singer, who also directed the "Starboy" music video. Named Mania,[46][47][48][49] it features the songs such as "All I Know" featuring Future, "Sidewalks" featuring Kendrick Lamar, "Secrets", "Die for You", "Party Monster" and "I Feel It Coming" featuring Daft Punk.[46][47][48][49] It stars French model Anais Mali as the female protagonist.[50]
The Weeknd announced dates for the first leg of the Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour in support of Starboy on October 31, 2016, which begun on February 17, 2017.[51]
Starboy was met with generally favorable reviews. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 67, based on 25 reviews.[53] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic? gave it 6.4 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus.[52]
Annie Zaleski of The A.V. Club praised the album saying, "The record is a few songs too long, and it loses steam as it progresses. But such imperfections are par for the course: He'd rather express everything he's feeling than put forth an airbrushed or idealized version of himself. In that sense, Starboy is one of the most confident releases of the year, one bold enough to reveal the cracks in The Weeknd's façade for the sake of resonant art".[55] Michael Madden of Consequence said, "It would help if more of the album were idiosyncratic that way, but as is, Starboy is still the sound of Tesfaye knowing he has what it takes to be a major figure in pop music for a very long time".[62]Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph gave the album a positive review stating, "What is surprising is how seamless and integrated the sound is—a really luxurious, supple groove of sparkling electronica and sinuous, melodic vocals".[2] Nolan Feeney of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "While musicians writing about coping with newfound celebrity is one of pop's oldest tropes, the Weeknd avoids the usual clichés with observations and anecdotes that feel specific and genuine."[56] Ryan B. Patrick of Exclaim! saying "Those wishing for a return to the Trilogy days will have to bit a tad longer; across 18 tracks, the Weeknd proves he's ready for primetime here, but there's still a sense of feeling out the new parameters".[19] Mehan Jayasuriya of Pitchfork said, "Starboy, by way of contrast [to Trilogy], feels more like an opportunistic compilation of B-sides than an album. Who is the Weeknd? At this point, even the man behind the curtain might not know".[60]
In a mixed review, AllMusic's Andy Kellman stated: "The productions—the majority of which involve Doc McKinney and/or Cirkut, low-lighted by maneater dance-punk dud "False Alarm"—are roughly as variable in style as they are in quality. When pared down to its ten best songs, Starboy sounds like Tesfaye's most accomplished work."[54]Alexis Petridis of The Guardian said, "There are things worth hearing on Starboy. It seems to capture an artist in a slightly awkward state of flux, unsure whether to cravenly embrace the kind of pop stardom that gets you on the shortlist for the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice awards or throw caution to the wind and do something more interesting artistically. Starboy hedges its bets and tries to do both. You can see why, but it makes for a curiously uneven album".[57] In another mixed review, Rolling Stone's Mosi Reeves stated: "Despite an overlong hour-plus runtime and surplus of filler, Starboy does have highlights. ... But for longtime fans that believe the Weeknd is one of the major R&B artists of the decade, Starboy will ultimately seem like a disappointment."[4]
In the United States, Starboy debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 348,000 album-equivalent units, calculated from 209,000 pure album sales and 175.2 million on-demand streams. It marked the Weeknd's second consecutive number-one album and the third-largest debut sales week of 2016.[74] At the time, Starboy had the second-largest streaming week for an album ever behind Drake's Views.[74] All 18 songs from the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100. It marked the second-best total simultaneous Hot 100 entries at the time, after Drake charted 20 songs at the same time in May 2016.[75]Starboy was ranked as the third most successful album of 2017 on the Billboard 200.[76] It was the fourth most-streamed album of 2017 on Spotify.[77]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
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