The Highlights

by The Weeknd

Overview

Released two days before the Weeknd provided the halftime entertainment at Super Bowl LV, The Highlights also happened to arrive near the tenth anniversary of House of Balloons, the singer's debut mixtape. Considering where he's gone in that time, from a shadowy unknown to a global pop star, there's no knocking the impulse to look back. In February 2021, the Weeknd was still deep in the promotional cycle for After Hours, but it's nonetheless surprising that more selections are from that album -- including three singles that went Top Ten in his native Canada and the U.S. -- than any other Weeknd release. Beauty Behind the Madness and Starboy, the two previous number one albums, are also well represented, leaving the remainder to be drawn from House of Balloons and the My Dear Melancholy, EP (while the second and third tapes and Kiss Land are shut out). This also gathers the hits that originated on the soundtracks for Fifty Shades of Grey and Black Panther, plus the Ariana Grande duet "Love Me Harder." The Highlights is a well-selected point of entry. That it rarely dips into album cuts and doesn't include all of the major singles speaks to the depth of the catalog. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	11/19/2021
Label:	Xo
UPC:	0602435931975

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Weeknd   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Bass (Vocal),Vocals (Background)
JENNIE   Primary Artist
Gesaffelstein   Primary Artist
Swedish House Mafia   Primary Artist,Bass,Keyboards
Lily Rose Depp   Primary Artist
Daft Punk   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Kendrick Lamar   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Madonna   Primary Artist
Playboi Carti   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Ariana Grande   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Lana Del Rey   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
DaHeala   Keyboards
Metro Boomin   Keyboards
Dylan Wiggins   Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass)
Miko Rezler   Percussion
Carl Nordstrom   Bass,Keyboards
Simon Christenson   Guitar
John Robinson   Drums
Samrawit Hailu   Vocals (Background)
Elvira Anderfjaerd   Vocals (Background)
Oscar Holter   Keyboards,Bass (Vocal),Bass,Drums,Guitar
David Bukovinszky   Cello
Niklas Ljungfelt   Guitar
Abel Tesfaye   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
OPN   Keyboards
Tomas Jonsson   Sax (Tenor)
Jonathan Martin Berry   Guitar
Christopher Caswell   Keyboards
William Brock   Guitar
Max Grahn   Guitar
Magnus Johansson   Trumpet
Mattias Johansson   Violin
Rickard Goeransson   Guitar
Sibel   Vocals (Background)
Illangelo   Keyboards
John "J.R." Robinson   Drums
Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon   Guitar
Janne Bjerger   Trumpet
Jason Quenneville   Keyboards
Jim Carrey   Voices
Max Martin   Bass (Vocal),Vocals (Background),Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards
Peter Zimney   Saxophone
Mick Quinn   Percussion
Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese   Keyboards
Peter Svensson   Keyboards,Guitar
Shellback   Drums
Ali Payami   Drums,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Bass (Vocal)
Kanye West   Vocals (Background)
Peter Noos Johansson   Trombone
Mattias Bylund   Strings,Synthesizer
Wojtek Goral   Sax (Alto)
Quinn   Percussion
Nils Petter Ankarblom   Synthesizer
Magnus Sjoelander   Percussion
Sibel Redzep   Vocals (Background)
Michael Engstrom   Bass (Vocal),Bass (Vocal)
Simon Christensen   Guitar
Paul Bushnell   Bass (Vocal)
Paul Jackson, Jr.   Guitar

Technical Credits

Sabahattin Ali   Composer
DaHeala   Producer,Programming
Ben Billions   Composer,Producer,Recording
Metro Boomin   Composer,Producer,Programming
Andre Proctor   Composer
DannyBoyStyles   Producer
Dylan Wiggins   Composer
Joshua Smith   Engineer,Recording
Magnus August Hoiberg   Composer
Ryan Vojtesak   Composer
Leland Wayne   Composer
Evin O'Cleary   Assistant Engineer
Ali Kocatepe   Composer
Maddox Chhim   Mixing Assistant
Illangelo   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Henry Walter   Composer,Recording
Jeremy Lertola   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Robin Florent   Mixing Assistant
Brittany Hazzard   Composer
Dre Moon   Producer
Ramsey   Composer
Sean Klein   Assistant Engineer
Eric Chedeville   Composer
Thomas William Raybould   Composer
Jordan Carter   Composer
Kenneth Jarvis III   A&R
Ben Milchev   Mixing Assistant
Carl Nordstrom   Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Thomas Mikailin   Composer,Producer
Andrea Di Ceglie   Composer
Luigi Tutolo   Composer
Tommy Rush   Engineer,Producer
Tetsuro Harada   Composer
Michele Caraglia   Composer
Sam Levinson   Composer
Dave Kutch   Mastering Engineer
Anthony Tiffith   Composer
The Dream Machine   Producer
Daniel Lopatin   Composer
Susan Janet Ballion   Composer
Timothy McKenzie   Composer
Cory Bice   Assistant Engineer
Mejdi Rhars   Composer
Bryce Bordone   Mixing Engineer
Sage Skolfield   Engineer,Producer,Mixing Assistant
Oscar Holter   Programming,Vocal Producer,Composer,Producer
The Weeknd   Producer,Programming
Nate Albert   A&R
Kendrick Lamar   Composer
Lana Del Rey   Composer
John Martin   Composer
Tomoko Aran   Composer
Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Programming
Cirkut   Recording,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Florian Lagatta   Engineer,Recording
Matt Cohn   Engineer
Jay Bicknell   Engineer
Abel Tesfaye   Composer,Producer
Peter Carlsson   Editing,Producer,Sound Editing
OPN   Producer,Programming
Mano   Producer
Peter Lee Johnson   Composer,Producer
Adam Feeney   Composer
Doc McKinney   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Lily Rose Depp   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering Engineer
David Kutch   Mastering Engineer
Rainer Millar Blanchaer   Composer
Matthew Acton   Assistant Engineer
Shin Kamiyama   Engineer
Prince 85   Producer
Cashmere Cat   Producer
Christopher Pope   Producer,Composer
Tommy Brown   Composer,Producer
Wendy Goldstein   A&R
Doc   Producer
Sam Holland   Engineer,Recording
Swedish House Mafia   Producer,Drum Programming
Gesaffelstein   Composer,Producer
Martin McKinney   Composer
Stephan Moccio   Composer,Producer
Anthony "TOPDAWG" Tiffith   Composer
Martin "Doc" McKinney   Engineer,Producer,Recording
Josh Smith   Engineer,Recording
Jeff Jackson   Mixing Assistant
Dom McKinney   Composer
Peter Clarke   Composer
Brandon "Bizzy" Hollemon   Composer
Nicolas Jaar   Composer
Skrillex   Mixing,Producer
Ahmad Balshe   Composer
Jason Quenneville   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Recording,Programming
Axel Hedfors   Composer
Mario Winans   Producer,Composer
Robert Holmes   Composer
Kanye West   Composer,Producer
Danny Schofield   Composer
David Nakaji   Mixing Assistant
Max Martin   Programming,Vocal Producer,Composer,Producer
Mike Dean   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Mixing Engineer,Mastering Engineer
Mick Guzauski   Engineer
Frank Dukes   Producer
Steve Angello   Composer
Ben Diehl   Composer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering Engineer
Eric Weaver   Recording
Sonny Moore   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo   Composer
Noah Goldstein   Recording
Daft Punk   Producer
Steven Severin   Composer
Michael Walker   Composer
Sebastian Ingrosso   Composer
Osman Ismen   Composer
Labrinth   Producer
Thomas Bangalter   Composer
Savan Kotecha   Composer
Chris Galland   Mixing Engineer
Emmanuel Nickerson   Composer
Ali Payami   Composer,Producer,Programming
Adrien Gough   Composer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Mattias Bylund   Horn Arrangements
Peter Svensson   Composer,Producer
Tom Norris   Mixing
Johnny Flippin   Composer
Nils Petter Ankarblom   Horn Arrangements
David Wolter   A&R
William Walsh   Composer
Andy Barnes   Mixing Assistant
Kevin McCord   Composer
Kevin Peterson   Mastering Engineer,Assistant Mastering Engineer
Daniel Lerner   Engineer
Carl Marshall   Composer
Jean-Marie Horvat   Mixing
Dave Reitzas   Mixing
John Hanes   Engineer,Recording,Mixing Engineer
Michael Ilbert   Engineer