AMVR THE WEEKND & DAFT PUNK STARBOY REVERSE VERSION 1 NOT OFFICIAL FULLY REMASTERED 4K 60FPS
Starboy Released 2016 Studio Conway Henson MXM Westlake Beverly (Los Angeles) Downtown Matza Ball (New York City) Gang (Paris) Wolf Cousins (Stockholm) The Treehouse X (Suffolk) Genre R&B pop trap Length68:40Label XO Republic Producer Ali Payami Ali Shaheed Muhammad Ben Billions Benny Blanco Bobby Raps Cashmere Cat Cirkut Daft Punk Diplo Doc McKinney Frank Dukes Jake One Labrinth Producer Ali Payami Ali Shaheed Muhammad Ben Billions Benny Blanco Bobby Raps Cashmere Cat Cirkut Daft Punk Diplo Doc McKinney Frank Dukes Jake One Labrinth Max Martin Mano Metro Boomin Swish The Weeknd The Weeknd chronologyBeauty Behind the Madness (2015)Starboy (2016)My Dear Melancholy (2018)Singles from Starboy "Starboy" Released: September 21, 2016 "I Feel It Coming" Released: November 24, 2016 "Party Monster" Released: December 6, 2016 "Reminder" Released: May 9, 2017 "Rockin'" Released: May 9, 2017 "Die for You" Released: September 19, 2017 "Secrets" Released: November 10, 2017 Starboy was supported by seven singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 number-one lead single of the same name and the top-five single "I Feel It Coming". It received generally favorable reviews from critics and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 348,000 album-equivalent units (209,000 of which were pure sales), becoming the Weeknd's second consecutive number-one album. It also debuted at number one on Billboard's Canadian Albums Chart. Starboy won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018, marking the Weeknd's second win in that category. As of April 2022, the album is certified four-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). BackgroundEdit 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.[1] On August 24, 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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The Weeknd formally announced his third studio album on September 21, by sharing its title and release date of November 25.[5][6] The album cover was photographed and designed by Nabil Elderkin, and its CD booklet features eleven portraits of the Weeknd shot by Elderkin.[7] 31 on the Billboard Hot 100.[22] "Rockin'" was released to contemporary hit radio in France on May 9, 2017, as the album's fifth international single.[28] The song peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot 100.[22] "Die for You" was released to rhythmic contemporary radio on September 19, 2017, as the album's fifth single in the United States.[29] The song peaked at number 43 on the Billboard Hot 100.[22] "Secrets" was released to radio in Italy on November 10, 2017, as the album's seventh and final international single.[30] The song peaked at number 47 on the Billboard Hot 100.[22] PerformancesEdit The Weeknd was a musical guest on the season 42 season premiere of Saturday Night Live. He promoted the album by performing both "Starboy" and "False Alarm" and starred in a brief cameo on the "Weeknd Update" sketch, where he acknowledged his new haircut.[31] On November 20, 2016, the Weeknd sang "Starboy" at the 2016 American Music Awards.[32] Four days later, the Weeknd appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform both "I Feel It Coming" and "Starboy".[33] On December 6, he performed at the 2016 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on CBS.[34] On February 12, 2017, the Weeknd and Daft Punk performed at the 2017 Grammy Awards.[35] On November 25, 2016, all of the album's tracks played throughout the Weeknd's interview with Zane Lowe for Beats 1.[36] Short filmEdit 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 (stylized as M A N I A),[37][38][39][40] 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
