- contemporary r&b, pop, synth-pop, dance-pop
- 68 min
- 18 tracks
- XO
Starboy is the third studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, released on November 25, 2016, through XO and Republic Records. It features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, and Future. As the album's executive producers, the Weeknd and Doc McKinney enlisted a variety of producers such as Diplo, Cashmere Cat, Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and Labrinth, among others.
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Character
Grave, character-led, contemporary and classical in form.
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 67/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.4/10
- AllMusic3/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- NME3/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.7/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Starboy3:50
- 2Party Monster4:09
- 3False Alarm3:40
- 4Reminder3:38
- 5Rockin’3:52
- 6Secrets4:25
- 7True Colors3:26
- 8Stargirl Interlude1:51
- 9Sidewalks3:51
- 10Six Feet Under3:57
- 11Love to Lay3:43
- 12A Lonely Night3:40
- 13Attention3:17
- 14Ordinary Life3:41
- 15Nothing Without You3:18
- 16All I Know5:21
- 17Die for You4:20
- 18I Feel It Coming4:29
18 tracks, 68 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Weeknd
- Label
- XO
- Released
- 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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