The Highlights

The Highlights is the second greatest hits album by Canadian singer the Weeknd.[4] It was released on February 5, 2021,[5] and follows the release of his fourth studio album After Hours (2020) and his first greatest hits album The Weeknd in Japan (2018).[6][7] It was released in anticipation of his performance at the Super Bowl LV halftime show.[8][9] The track list is composed of songs from his three Billboard 200 number one studio albums: Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), Starboy (2016), and After Hours (2020), his debut mixtape House of Balloons (2011), his EP My Dear Melancholy (2018), and his two co-lead collaborations "Love Me Harder" and "Pray for Me", with Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar respectively, from the albums My Everything (2014) and Black Panther: The Album (2018).[10]

The Highlights
Greatest hits album by
the Weeknd
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)
Recorded2010–2020
Genre
Length77:55
Label
The Weeknd chronology
After Hours
(2020)		 The Highlights
(2021)

Artwork

The album's cover continues the usage of the red suit that Tesfaye donned throughout the promotional material for his fourth studio album After Hours (2020).[11] The particular suit worn in the cover art is the same one that he wore in the music video for the song "Save Your Tears", which served as the fourth single from the aforementioned album.[12]

Track listing
The Highlights track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Save Your Tears" (from After Hours, 2020)
3:35
2."Blinding Lights" (from After Hours, 2020)
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Quenneville
  • Sandberg
  • Holter
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • The Weeknd
3:21
3."In Your Eyes" (from After Hours, 2020)
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Sandberg
  • Holter
  • Martin
  • Holter
  • The Weeknd
3:57
4."Can't Feel My Face" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)
  • Martin
  • Payami
3:33
5."I Feel It Coming" (featuring Daft Punk; from Starboy, 2016)
4:29
6."Starboy" (featuring Daft Punk; from Starboy, 2016)
3:50
7."Pray for Me" (with Kendrick Lamar; from Black Panther, 2018)
3:31
8."Heartless" (from After Hours, 2020)
3:21
9."Often" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)
  • Ben Billions
  • The Weeknd
  • DaHeala[a]
4:09
10."The Hills" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)
  • Tesfaye
  • Balshe
  • Emmanuel Nickerson
  • Montagnese
  • Mano
  • Illangelo
4:02
11."Call Out My Name" (from My Dear Melancholy, 2018)
Frank Dukes3:48
12."Die for You" (from Starboy, 2016)
4:20
13."Earned It" (from Fifty Shades of Grey, 2014 and Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)
  • Moccio
  • DaHeala
4:37
14."Love Me Harder" (with Ariana Grande; from My Everything, 2014)
  • Payami
  • Svensson
  • P. Carlsson[b]
3:56
15."Acquainted" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)
  • Tesfaye
  • Quenneville
  • Schofield
  • Montagnese
  • Diehl
5:48
16."Wicked Games" (from House of Balloons, 2011)
  • Tesfaye
  • McKinney
  • Montagnese
  • Rainer Millar Blancheur
  • Doc McKinney
  • Illangelo
5:25
17."The Morning" (from House of Balloons, 2011)
  • Tesfaye
  • McKinney
  • Montagnese
  • McKinney
  • Illangelo
5:15
18."After Hours" (from After Hours, 2020)
  • Illangelo
  • The Weeknd
  • DaHeala
  • Winans[c]
6:01
Total length:77:55

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] denotes a vocal producer
  • ^[c] signifies an additional producer

Release history
Release history for The Highlights
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various February 5, 2021
[13]
Japan March 5, 2021 CD Universal Music Japan [14]

References
  1. Aswad, Jem (March 30, 2018). "Music Review: The Weeknd's EP 'My Dear Melancholy,'". Variety. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  2. Reeves, Mosi (November 28, 2016). "Review: The Weeknd's 'Starboy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 20, 2019. Kiss Land may have sounded like Trilogy redux, but at least it offered a thrilling reprise of Eighties underground darkwave
  3. Glaysher, Scott (November 28, 2016). "The Weeknd Starboy Album Review". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  4. "The Weeknd Rolls Out Greatest Hits Album Ahead of Super Bowl Performance". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  5. "The Weeknd Shop (1/25/2021)". Universal Music Group. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  6. Roth, Madeline (March 20, 2020). "The Weeknd's 'Brain-Melting' New Album After Hours Is Finally Here". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. "The Weeknd in Japan". CDJapan. Japan: Neowing. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. "The Weeknd's Super Bowl Halftime Performance: Everything We Know". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  9. "The Weeknd Releases Greatest Hits Album 'The Highlights' Ahead of Super Bowl Performance". January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  10. "The Highlights Clean CD | T H E W E E K N D S H O P". The Weeknd Shop. January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  11. Holmes, Charles (February 13, 2020). "The Weeknd and His Mustache Announce New Album". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on March 7, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  12. Gonzales, Erica (January 5, 2021). "The Weeknd and His Botox Prosthetics Will Give Me Nightmares to Last Through 2021". Harper's Bazaar. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  13. Smith, Sophie (January 26, 2021). "The Weeknd Announces New Hits Collection 'The Highlights'". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  14. "ザ・ハイライツ[CD] – ザ・ウィークエンド" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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