Hurry Up Tomorrow

by The Weeknd

Overview

The Weeknd is trapped somewhere between death and rebirth on Hurry Up Tomorrow, his sixth and potentially final album. Though a lot of the experimental R&B and futuristic pop made by Abel Tesfaye as the Weeknd on his climb to worldwide fame has been heavy, moody, fatalistic, and looking towards dire endings, there's a cloud of finality that hangs aggressively and heavy-handedly over Hurry Up Tomorrow. Nearly every song here focuses on the rigors of fame, with lyrics returning time and again to being drained by the demands of touring, wanting out, being in too deep, and generally being ready to end it all. Luckily, these depressing themes are wrapped in the same brilliant production, shiny synths, and intelligent song construction as the best of the Weeknd's output. The stabbing synth tones and darkly enchanting melodies of "Cry for Me" recall earlier Weeknd hits, and quickly transition into the quasi-Brazilian bump of "São Paulo," which is completed by an electric vocal hook from Anitta. Glum ballad "Reflections Laughing" builds in intensity until what began as a fairly minimal song becomes a cinematic experience, tapping into both the over-the-top grandeur of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and the edgy nocturnal atmosphere of the Chromatics or Tesfaye's frequent producer and collaborator Oneohtrix Point Never. The seriousness rarely wavers throughout Hurry Up Tomorrow, but moments like the elastic bump of vaporous rap tune "Timeless" with Playboi Carti, the sunny pop of "Give Me Mercy," and the knowing re-creation of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" groove on the second half of "Wake Me Up" keep things moving. ~ Fred Thomas

Product Details

Release Date:	01/31/2025
Label:	Xo Records
UPC:	0602465994759

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Weeknd   Primary Artist
Jon B.   Vocals
Mike Dean   Compiled,Co-Producer,Synthesizer
Sean Solymar   Co-Producer
Ojivolta   Co-Producer
Twisco   Co-Producer

Technical Credits

Devon Chisolm   Composer
Oscar Holter   Composer
Jarrod Morgan   Composer
The Weeknd   Producer
Pharrell Williams   Composer,Producer,Mixing Engineer
Max Martin   Composer
Mike Dean   Composer,Producer,Vocal Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Drum Programming,Mastering Engineer
Tati Quebra Barraco   Composer
Abel Tesfaye   Composer
Larissa de Macedo Machado   Composer
Raul Cubina   Composer
Jordan Carter   Composer
Tariq Sharrieff   Composer
Sean Solymar   Composer,Drum Programming
Sage Skolfield   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Washington Luis Costa Vaz   Composer
Andre Luiz Viegas   Composer
Marcus Fritz   Vocal Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Everton Ramos De Araujo   Composer
Tommy Rush   Mixing Engineer
Blessed.   Composer
Kobe Hood   Composer
Agustinho Raphael Dos Santos   Composer
Flavio Seraphim De Almeida   Composer
Marcelo Nei Leal   Composer
Mark Williams   Composer
Mike Larson   Engineer