The Weeknd in Japan is the first greatest hits album by Canadian singer the Weeknd.[5] It features singles from his first three studio albums: Kiss Land (2013), Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) and Starboy (2016), his first feature with Belly, "Might Not", from the rapper's eighth mixtape Up for Days (2015) and the songs "Call Out My Name" and "Wasted Times" from his EP My Dear Melancholy (2018).[6] It was released, digitally and physically, exclusively in Japan on November 21, 2018, by Universal Music Japan.[7] The album's release occurred shortly before the start of the Weeknd Asia Tour (2018).[8]
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Released | November 21, 2018 (2018-11-21) (Japan) | |||
Recorded | 2010–2018 | |||
Studio | Various
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Length | 60:05 | |||
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The Weeknd in Japan was released on November 21, 2018, by Universal Music Japan to commemorate Tesfaye's first performance in Japan, at the Makuhari Messe in December 2018, as a part of his 2018 tour, the Weeknd Asia Tour.[9] It follows the release of his EP My Dear Melancholy, which was released earlier in the year,[10] and includes various songs from the setlists of his aforementioned tour.[11]
The album's cover incorporates various aspects of the posters which were used to promote the Weeknd Asia Tour (2018).[12][13]
Track listing adapted from iTunes.[14]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Wicked Games" (from House of Balloons, 2011) |
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| 5:25 |
2. | "Wanderlust" (Pharrell remix) from Kiss Land (iTunes edition), 2013) |
| 5:07 | |
3. | "The Hills" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015) |
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| 4:02 |
4. | "Can't Feel My Face" (from Beauty Behind the Madness) |
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| 3:33 |
5. | "In the Night" (from Beauty Behind the Madness) |
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| 3:55 |
6. | "Acquainted" (from Beauty Behind the Madness) |
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| 5:48 |
7. | "Often" (from Beauty Behind the Madness) |
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| 4:09 |
8. | "Might Not" (Belly featuring The Weeknd) (from Up for Days, 2015) |
| Ben Billions | 3:45 |
9. | "Starboy" (featuring Daft Punk) (from Starboy, 2016) |
| 3:50 | |
10. | "I Feel It Coming" (featuring Daft Punk) (from Starboy) |
| 4:29 | |
11. | "Party Monster" (from Starboy) |
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| 4:09 |
12. | "Secrets" (from Starboy) |
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| 4:25 |
13. | "Call Out My Name" (from My Dear Melancholy, 2018) |
| Frank Dukes | 3:48 |
14. | "Wasted Times" (from My Dear Melancholy) |
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| 3:40 |
Total length: | 60:05 |
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Japanese Albums (Oricon)[16] | 157 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Japan | November 21, 2018 |
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Kiss Land may have sounded like Trilogy redux, but at least it offered a thrilling reprise of Eighties underground darkwave
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