![line dance to the weekend starboy line dance to the weekend starboy](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/819e05qxPEL._SL1500_.jpg)
Following a trio of collaborative singles throughout 2019, on August 6, he further reassured fans that he was working on his fourth studio album. On January 12, 2019, Tesfaye then proceeded to further tease the project and its sound by tweeting "no more daytime music" to fans, making media outlets believe that he was set to continue the darker music found in My Dear Melancholy. The Weeknd first teased that he was working on a new album in November 2018, via a performance in which he told the crowd that " Chapter VI was coming soon". 3.5 Promotional singles and other songs.To support After Hours and his upcoming fifth studio album, the Weeknd will embark on the After Hours til Dawn Stadium Tour, which is set to span North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Australia. After Hours also reached the top spot in 20 other countries, including Canada and the United Kingdom. The Recording Industry Association of America certified the album double platinum. It debuted atop the Billboard 200, marking the Weeknd's fourth number-one album in the US, and stayed atop the chart for four consecutive weeks. The album received generally positive reviews, with some critics naming it the Weeknd's best work. In March 2020, After Hours broke the record for the most global pre-adds in Apple Music history, with over 1.02 million users. The title track was released as a promotional single. The artwork and aesthetic for its promotional material has been described as psychedelic and being inspired by various films, such as Casino (1995), Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998), and Uncut Gems (2019), while its title is borrowed from the 1985 film directed by Martin Scorsese.Īfter Hours was supported by four singles: " Heartless", " Blinding Lights", " In Your Eyes", and " Save Your Tears", three of which reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Music journalists have noted the album as an artistic reinvention for the Weeknd, with the introduction of new wave and dream pop influences. Prior to the album's release, the Weeknd confirmed that After Hours would contrast stylistically with its predecessor, Starboy (2016). Thematically, After Hours explores promiscuity, overindulgence, and self-loathing. The standard edition of the album has no features, although the remixes edition contains guest appearances from Chromatics and Lil Uzi Vert. Primarily produced by the Weeknd, it features a variety of producers, including DaHeala, Illangelo, Max Martin, Metro Boomin, and OPN, most of whom the Weeknd had worked with previously. After Hours is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, released on March 20, 2020, by XO and Republic Records.