Announced by the man himself on twitter
Great album title.
Looking forward to it!
Wow. What a cover 🙌🏼
Stunning!
Apparently there are 18 tracks on the album (please let it be 18 full tracks, I don't like interludes they're too indie and 90's for me).
The title will be approved of by my many Legion Of Super-Heroes fanfriends - I presume the lack of a space is enough to hold off any copyright issues over Star Boy.... In the same way as THE Karate Kid avoided Karate Kid copyright and Dream Girls, Dream Girl copyright.
So I take it the debut single is out tomorrow??
this had totally passed me by
http://www.youredm.com/2016/08/22/daft-punk-studio-session-the-weeknd-making-new-music/
that cover is legendary
The last album didn't grab me at ALL but I have so much time for the Trilogy set and for some moments across 'Kiss Land' so I am intrigued for this. I need him to go back to what made him so special before he blew up.
Really looking forward to hearing the full project from him.
the single with Daft Punk is already out on Spotify!!
I'm not blown away but I really like it. I had the urge to play it twice (despite being late for class), so that must count for something?
It's already blowing up on US iTunes. My 3 faves all releasing albums this year and somehow I'm still alive ⚰
On first listen it's pretty good - I will be revisiting again.
Somehow even more terrible than the stuff from his previous album. Please stop.
Cremz, I am starting to worry about your music taste hun x
What we REALLY NEEDED, was a King of The Fall and Often crossbreed. Love.
Haha Pav I hadn't even commented on him in general, just said I loved the artwork!
'Beauty Behind the Madness' was shit but this is a step in the right direction for me, much more subtle. Definitely giving me 'Often' vibes, and that chorus 🔥
I'm going to start by being the first person to say I really like it. All the singles other than Often irritated me on the last album, so this is an improvement.
(Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha) http://chords.tv/the-weeknd-starboy-chords/
I'm addicted to this song. Been playing it on repeat for past 15 minutes. Also love that album cover. Hopefully this album is better than BBTM.
LOVE this! The two sounds work surprisingly well together and the 'look what you've done' bits are amazing.
I'm quite liking this! Not completely blown away, but it's decent.
Yeah I'm addicted to this now. Had it on repeat all day.
Definitely the most I've loved something of his since Trilogy!
Yess Cremey is back on the good side.
Finally back from class so I can have this on repeat.
This is AMAZING OH MY GOD. I'm obsessed.
Spectacular production... but it does go on and on.
Not even halfway through & I'm bored already.
I really like this! It's only missing some robot vocals from Daft Punk that aren't just 'ha ha' :'( I'll take anything I can get from them though, glad to see The Weeknd doing some more subtle stuff again.
blazing
Knew Weeknd and Daft Punk wouldn't disappoint. Starboy is such a tune.
this is giving me har mar superstar teas
luv it
i hoped at least JAKE would be #teampavel on this but nope, joined the dark side as well
I really like this! I can't see how it's him selling out at all, it's a definite throwback to what made him so special in 'TRILOGY' with a progression in terms of production (thanks to Daft Punk too). Yeah I can get behind this for sure, FINALLY back with him if this continues.
#teameveryonebutPav
I've been addicted to this. Superb.
This is so dull and boring.
Definitely one of his better efforts since Trilogy and like Haus I can hear elements of Trilogy in the melody whilst it is also a progression... so yep, I love this too - sorry Pav!
Gets better the more time you give it. The chorus is so hypnotic.
INSANE. Already spun it like 30 times.
It's his best single for a while, I expect this will be a grower.
it's absolutely incredible 👙
Don't know how anyone can say this isn't going back in the right direction again.
It is so bloody good.
this is still RLY reminding me of harmar
no??
both amazin tho tbh. still obsessed
Hhhhhhhh. Need to watch later - I hope it delivers.
The production though
So good
Sublime video, this is sounding very good too, easily his best song for me.. can't get the "look what you done" chorus out of my head!
Instantly beats everything from the last era for me on the first listen, very good.
I was already really liking this but the video compliments the song so well, even more on board now
I don't like the fact he's smashing BBTM and CFMF in the video. Liike gurl, that album and that song got you where you are right now and got you that P1 you're driving in and now you're gonna discredit that work? In my eyes that's losing much more credibility than making that record in the first place.
Anyway, the song's a smash and it's looking to be HUGE in the US.
Nomination for Best Video at EMAs already.
I really really really reallyyyyyyy dislike everything from this era. His hairstyle which screams I am a sellout. Not the hairdo per se but he fact he wouldn't touch it for YEARS but now caving in. The video which is sooooo self indulgent and not even in an ironic way. The song which is not even that good. It's catchy and no doubt it will be one of the best smashes of the year but it's doing absolutely nothing for me.
He lost the essence I was so hugely captivated by for all these years (well, until Kiss Land oops)... in stardom.
I knew this will be another Daft Punk in 2013 situation when everyone loved their comeback but I never found it that good. Ironically, Daft Punk are involved in this as well.
Perhaps Daft Punk are the problem 😱
Changing his HAIR is selling out? Clutching at straws I think. "Caving in".. to what? Yes that was part of his identity but maybe he wants to evolve as an artist and move away from that identity that everyone has of him. Or maybe he just wanted to GET HIS f***ing HAIR CUT and not keep the same look for over a decade because fans that loved him years ago want him to keep it?
I don't have a problem with him changing his style and aesthetic music or anything else-wise but if only good music followed suit...
For me everything he's doing right now is trying to appeal to the masses and evidently succeeding at it. I never said if it's good or bad in itself, I just don't like it and I miss the 2011 Abel. 😭
*Thursday on repeat*
*pours a glass of Chardonnay*
Must admit I'm sad over the haircut 😭 but loving everything else so far so I can get past it I'm sure :')
Plus his hair now is more like the Trilogy days than ever so if anything he's going back to that look?
Hair grows
lmfao
This is everything I wouldn't expect to like, but weirdly I do. There's a definite charm that keeps luring me back to this, really good stuff.
'False Alarm' coming tomorrow.
good vid but i still wanted MORE. pretty on theme for him tho i guess
song is still on loop
False Alarm is... unexpected?
I like.
Yeah, definitely unexpected haha.
I'm liking it a lot too though, it actually reminds me of Bloc Party in places!
I don't know how I feel about 'False Alarm' just yet.
^ i think you need to accept the fact he's never going to be the artist you once loved again
i'm bizarrely loving everything thus far, i never got into indie weeknd but am enjoying this new wave itteration...
i wish some of my fav artists WOULD sell out tbh
Really liking False Alarm aswell. He's not an artist I ever expected to particularly care for, but really into Starboy and this is another song I can tell I'm gonna want to revisit quite a bit.
False Alarm is sounding a lot better, still not amazing but far preferable to Starboy.
The video for 'Starboy' has really enhanced the song for me. It has great replay value. 'False Alarm' is good but nothing amazing.
honestly the reinvention continued to astound me, as an act the weeknd continues to develop and come into his own as a massive popstar...the songwriting on 'false alarm' is utterly superb and standard of 'starboy'
i'm utterly blown away and totally surprised at the same time
False Alarm is wonderful
I never would have expected something like 'False Alarm' from him in a million years.
'Starboy' has also grown massively, I'm loving it.
call of duty realness
Visually it's stunning but I don't like it and it doesn't fit the song.
Party Monster and I Feel It Coming (with Daft Punk) will both be released on Sunday
I hope Daft Punk put more of their stamp on this one, much as I like 'Starboy'.
Why can't it just be Friday ffs
1. Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
2. Party Monster
3. False Alarm
4. Reminder
5. Rockin'
6. Secrets
7. True Colours
8. Stargirl (feat. Lana Del Rey)
9. Sidewalks (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
10. Six Feet Under
11. Love To Lay
12. A Lonely Night
13. Attention
14. Ordinary Life
15. Nothing Without You
16. All I Know (feat. Future)
17. Die For You
18. I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
So hyped for The Weeknd ft. Lana part 2!!!!!
Omg yassss at another Lana collab!!!
Omg a Lana and Kendrick collab
I Feel It Coming sounds more Daft Punk than Starboy does.
I Feel It Coming is VERY Daft Punk compared with Starboy.
Party Monster is great! Also some uncredited Lana Del Rey vocals
I'm not really digging the two new tracks yet. I think they'll grow. His last album was a massive grower for me too.
Very happy there's no duet with Lorde on the album in the end. The track with Lana is apparently just an interlude.
Looking forward to next Friday .
DEAD @ the Lana thing only being an interlude
I'm a bit disappointed with 'I Feel It Coming', in that the sound of it is great and it sounded promising but never goes anywhere and properly drags towards the end.
'Party Monster' is so so good.
'I Feel It Coming' is good too, gives me MJ vibes. Probably my least favourite of the 4 songs so far though.
This album is definitely shaping up to be a big step up from his last one.
I Feel It Coming is what I would expect from a Weeknd/Daft Punk single. Much better than his other recent stuff
I Feel it Coming is fantastic.
So smooth
I'm absolutely LOVING Party Monster right now. I think it has the potential to become my favourite by him given time
This era so far is fantastic though. I Feel It Coming is probably the weakest and even that is really solid!
'I Feel It Coming' is giving me such great vibes. Great album closer I think. 'Rockin'' is also out there now in LQ and it's a certified smash hit.
I pre-ordered the album after hearing 'Rockin'.
My body is ready for it.
'Secrets' is coming for BLOOD.
This is almost definitely gonna be album of the year for me... (sorry 'Anti', sorry 'Dangerous Woman'). Possibly album of the decade!
So apparently that video includes All I Know, Sidewalks, Secrets, what is rumoured to be Die For You and then obviously Party Monster and I Can Feel It Coming.
After not really being here for the BBTM album at all, I am really excited for this. Seems like a massive step in the right direction.
I hope he can sell enough to go #1 in the UK. He's at a big disadvantage by missing a couple of days
I'm not here for this tbh.
Sidewalks has some awesome Latino vibes ─ the first track I've listened to obviously and it is sensational Kendrick is insane on it, the Starboy name drops are great.
It's so much better than his previous effort. Double Lana this time. Shook.
Very solid album. Definitely has the possibility to become my favorite of his.
First impression rate:
8.5 Starboy
7.0 Party Monster
8.0 False Alarm
7.5 Reminder
10 Rockin’
10 Secrets
9.0 True Colors
6.5 Stargirl [interlude]
8.0 Sidewalks
7.5 Six Feet Under
8.5 Love to Lay
10 A Lonely Night
5.0 Attention
6.5 Ordinary Life
9.5 Nothing without You
8.0 All I Know
7.5 Die for You
8.5 I Feel It Coming
So far the last minute of the song with Kendrick is the only special thing from the whole album.
It's a very solid album and it flows so well from one song into the next! Initial faves are Party Monster, Rockin', Stargirl, Sidewalks and Six Feet Under.
I've only listened once through but I found it pretty dull on the whole. The two Daft Punk tracks are definitely the standouts.
Obsessed with 'I Feel It Coming'.
This is so so much stronger than his last album, which I wasn't really here for at all. This is great.
08.5 Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
09.0 Party Monster
09.5 False Alarm
08.0 Reminder
08.0 Rockin'
08.0 Secrets
06.5 True Colors
06.0 Stargirl Interlude (feat. Lana Del Rey)
10.0 Sidewalks (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
09.0 Six Feet Under
08.5 Love To Lay
08.0 A Lonely Night
07.0 Attention
09.5 Ordinary Life
07.5 Nothing Without You
06.0 All I Know (feat. Future)
08.0 Die For You
08.0 I Feel It Coming (feat. Daft Punk)
'Sidewalks', 'Six Feet Under' and 'Ordinary Life' are my favourites tracks that we hadn't heard before now.
I do think the whole thing feels too long though. Cut out 'True Colours', 'Stargirl Interlude' (sorry Lana), 'Attention', 'Nothing Without You' and 'All I Know' and you have a much stronger and more concise 13 track album, which really would be totally fantastic from start to finish.
Rating songs at 8 on average yet still saying it's potentially their fave of the year and that it's great is quite confusing if you ask me oops~
This is so uninteresting and dull on the whole. All of my hope and dreams about this potentially being OK have now withered away completely. imma go back to Echoes of Silence if you don't mind bye~~
'Rockin' sounds a lot like Disclosure, I could even imagine Craig David doing that. It sounds like a big potential future single!
I sort of like the album. I wouldn't want loads more in this style and it is nowhere near as great as the Trilogy mixtapes but you can make a half decent effort if you combine the highs on this with the best of his last one.
I guess I just have another definition of great~ A bunch of songs almost none of which reach 9.0 is not that great in my opinion. At least not in the long run.
Definitely a step up from the last one (lol, not hard) but my god it's LONG. He's never really been one for quality control since each of the individual Trilogy segments. Some really good moments throughout though, I'm a fan ~
Yes, I really like False Alarm too - as well as Starboy, Party Monster, Rockin', Ordinary Life and I Feel It Coming. I already have Trilogy so don't need another one, this has enough pop highs to justify it's creation for me.
There is potential for a concise quality record but there is just too much uninteresting bloat here. 'I Feel it Coming' remains slinky as hell though, I love it.
I really like Secrets! As well as Starboy, False Alarm and I Feel It Coming.
His voice is far too whiney to pull off an album this long. Im on track 4 and it's already grating on me! Not sure I can last the whole album tbh.
Listened to this last night. There's some great moments on there but the whole thing is FAR too long, on top of which, a lot of the tracks seem hard to differentiate between. Perhaps they'll stand out more when listening to them individually, rather than as part of the album. If 'I Feel It Coming' wasn't the last track, I'd be convinced I was listening to a deluxe edition.
Most of the tracks have grown on me more. I can see why people think it's too long but I love almost all the tracks (only one I don't really see the point of inclusion for is 'Attention' - even though it's not bad it's the only one I wouldn't miss) . Hope he can squeeze many hits out of this album.
I'm not overly enamoured with the album overall but I Feel It Coming is glorious, easily my favourite ever song of his, what a gorgeous bassline melody, it's been in my head all week. Rockin' is the only other song I love, fantastic garage throwback <3
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I Feel It Coming and Rockin' are both immense, they both need to be big hits.
Rockin' needs to be huge
My album rank right now (excluding the interlude 'cause I find it hard to place it on the list). 'Secrets' was one of my favorites in the beginning but the instrumental doesn't really do it for me. Still, it would be a really good single choice.
01. Six Feet Under
02. False Alarm
03. Nothing without You
04. Rockin’
05. A Lonely Night
06. Sidewalks
07. Starboy
08. Party Monster
09. Love to Lay
10. All I Know
11. I Feel It Coming
12. Reminder
13. Die for You
14. Secrets
15. Ordinary Life
16. True Colors
17. Attention
There's enough material on here to stretch out a long album campaign. I think that after 'I Feel It Coming' he should release a song that is not an obvious smash but will still keep interest like 'A Lonely Night' or 'Sidewalks' and then release 'Rockin'' and 'Secrets' later on in the campaign.
'Secrets' has been confirmed as the next single, video being shot.
One of my least favorites on the album, but I guess it's a good single choice. I still want 'Rockin'' as a single too.
Yeah, wanted 'Rockin'.
No clue what's going on with his single releases but we now have a Reminder video
Rockin is absolutely brilliant, one of the closest I've come to thinking this would be what MJ would be doing in the present day. Obviously, its fantastic in its own right though!
The first half of the album is so good, just need to listen to the second half a bit more
Ooh I love the whole look of that video. Very Daft Punk inspired! It suits the song very well too; there was no need for anything particularly complex or grand; the colours and the grainy, retro vibe compliments the mood so well.
Better late than never, mind! Is this only just starting to get a US push or something?
Guys looks like Darth Vader here.
Did anyone catch him on his tour? Hi vocals are amazing
Been listening to the album a lot over the past week. Forgot how good it is, it's really long but there are so many moments.
Secrets is ruining me at the moment. I hope it becomes a single ASAP
Rockin' has been playlisted by 1Xtra, so maybe this is the next single. Surprised by the garage production on it, overlooked it when the album was released.
Rockin' is SO hit ready!
Yes I agree. It needs blanket coverage.
Ah, yes yes yes! Hope so.
Disclosure 2013 vibes.
The music video of "Secrets" comes out tomorrow.
From https://twitter.com/theweeknd/status/874017897609392129:
I'm so confused about which song is getting pushed as the next single, is it Party Monster, Rockin' or Secrets?
Yet another messy release of a video for the album
Rockin' is currently being promoted here in the UK and is currently B List on 1Xtra
"Secrets" (Music Video)
Apparently, 'Die For You' is about to be pushed in the US as the next single - could potentially be in the UK too. He's certainly getting good value from the album.
The roll out for this album has been so annoying. 'Rockin' and 'Secrets' could have been huge hits.
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I bought an XO hoodie when this dropped last Thursday, such a cool collab!
ooh he has a new collection? I bought an XO sweater with a heart on it from the old collection.
Did you guys know that he dropped a die for you video last November to celebrate 5 years?
New peak of #48 for Die For You today!!!!
The album is also back in the UK Top 40!
I happened to listen to it in full on my annual New Years Day walk that I do and I think it’s my favourite album from him as a whole.
It’s had quite the resurgence lately and is his highest charting album on our charts from his studio albums ahead of Dawn FM and After Hours. Should manage to get a 100th week on the chart next week too.
Anyone got any idea on the sales of this album? It’s had quite a good chart run and longevity. Even when it debuted at #5 I think it’s opening sales were good as well weren’t they as it was a Q4 release.
^ its sales were actually given in this week's sales report along with those of 'Beauty Behind The Madness' (and 'The Highlights')!
Oh wow! Those sales for all of those albums are actually impressive and for the studio albums are actually higher than I expected for some reason
Die for You was always one of my favourites during this era so I’m pleased to see it take off albeit years later.
New peak for Die For You today!!! Up to #45!!!
I wonder if the Ariana remix of Die For You is being released this Friday?
Why did Die For You get big, Tik Tok I'm assuming?
Loved the track at the time, but seems crazy a song is blowing up from 6 years ago when there's been two albums and an EP since then!
The song is already quite close to #1 on the Hot 100 due to being dominant on radio so this won't need to give it tooooo much of a boost in sales/streams to go to #1 (although whether Ariana gets credited for it is a different question). Probably good timing to sneak it in this week before Morgan Wallen's album drops as well.
More of an open question how high it'll push the song in the UK but definitely at least top 40 I guess.
I can only hope this happens to 'Less Than Zero' one day.
^in 2027 maybe
so so so lazy to have another Ariana remix, like if there is no one else out there to collaborate
At least Ari have given us a bit of a break from her this time.
Album holds at #27 in the UK!
It’s been his highest charting album (what’s a studio album!) here for a while now and it’s his longest runner of all his studio albums too. 106 weeks and counting!
I imagine at some point in the not too distant future it’ll cross 2x Platinum over here as well! Even at the time it did pretty well for a Q4 release and before streaming really dominated the albums front but Die for You has really helped this and a few of the other album tracks are getting new daily highs on streaming.
Die for you also at its highest of all-time in the UK Charts at #37!!!!
Die for You reaches a new peak of #4 thanks to the remix (although UK wise Ariana isn’t credited) but still this albums now home to three to Top Ten singles.
Album is also #25 this week which is a climb on last week. I guess by year end this may become his best seller from his studio albums?
Die For You is no. 1 in the US !!!
The Weeknd really must have to thank Ariana for the success of 'Die For You'.
Well it had been top 10 in the US for weeks without her so not entirely
sure ariana gave die for you a boost, especially in the us pushing it to #1, but i wouldnt say he has her to thank for the songs success
its kinda like saying ariana was a ladder but really shes just a stepping stool
Any idea on sales for this album yet?
It was on about 686,000 sales at the end of last year so maybe the album is approaching 750,000 sales?
yes, I have it on around 750K too
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