- alternative r&b, contemporary r&b, pop, dance-pop
- 65 min
- 14 tracks
Beauty Behind the Madness is the second studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on August 28, 2015, through XO and Republic Records. It features guest appearances from Labrinth, Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey. The album was executively produced by the Weeknd, DaHeala and Illangelo, and includes production from Kanye West, Stephan Moccio, Ben Billions, DannyBoyStyles, Max Martin, and Ali Payami, among others.
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Character
Contemporary, grave, character-led and classical in form.
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
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Metacritic 74/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.9/10
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- The Daily Telegraph3/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- NME7/10
- The Observer3/5 ★
- Pitchfork7.2/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Spin7/10
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Tracks
- A1Real Life3:43
- A2Losers4:41
- A3Tell Your Friends5:34
- A4Often4:09
- A5The Hills4:02
- A6Acquainted5:49
- A7Can't Feel My Face3:34
- B1Shameless4:14
- B2Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)4:38
- B3In the Night3:56
- B4As You Are5:40
- B5Dark Times4:21
- B6Prisoner4:35
- B7Angel6:17
14 tracks, 65 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Weeknd
- Released
- 2015
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- US
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