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Hurry Up Tomorrow is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released through XO and Republic Records on January 31, 2025. The album features guest vocals from Anitta, Playboi Carti, Travis Scott, Future, and Lana Del Rey.[2] Production was primarily handled by the Weeknd and Mike Dean, along with many others, including previous collaborators DaHeala, Metro Boomin, Max Martin, Oscar Holter, Oneohtrix Point Never, Cirkut, and Tommy "TBHits" Brown. Hurry Up Tomorrow is an R&B and art pop album.[3][4]
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Hurry Up Tomorrow was supported by two singles, "Timeless" and "São Paulo", which are collaborations with Playboi Carti and Anitta, respectively. The album will also be supported by the upcoming psychological thriller film of the same name. Serving as the final project under the name the Weeknd, it is also the final installment of a trilogy of albums, following After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022); the entire trilogy is currently being supported through the After Hours til Dawn Tour. The album has received universal acclaim for its production, songwriting, vocal performances, and closure to the arc started with the Weeknd's debut mixtape, House of Balloons (2011). It has been named a "powerful finale" to both the Weeknd alter ego and the trilogy.[5]
On March 25, 2020, the Weeknd previewed five unreleased tracks during an Instagram livestream,[6] some of which were reportedly intended for After Hours (2020),[7] which was released five days prior. Three of these songs, "Nothing Compares", "Missed You", and "Final Lullaby" were later included in the deluxe edition of the album.[8] However, the other tracks, "Take Me Back to LA" and "The Abyss" (then listed as "Regular" or "Hold My Heart"), did not appear on After Hours or its successor, Dawn FM (2022).
On January 10, 2022, three days after the release of Dawn FM, the Weeknd confirmed a follow-up album by tweeting: "I wonder... did you know you're experiencing a new trilogy?".[9][10] This referenced his 2012 compilation album Trilogy, which contained remixes or remasters of the songs from his 2011 mixtapes House of Balloons, Thursday, and Echoes of Silence.[11] It also confirmed that After Hours and Dawn FM were part of a trilogy, which would be concluded with the sequel to Dawn FM.
Development on Hurry Up Tomorrow reportedly began closely following the release of Dawn FM in 2022. In January 2023, the Weeknd confirmed recording sessions had taken place for the album, while also stating he has "definitely been inspired".[12] On September 3, 2022, the intended final date of the North American leg of the After Hours til Dawn Tour, the Weeknd lost his voice during his performance at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood: the show was rescheduled to November 26 and an extra date was added for the following day. In a January 2025 interview with Variety, the Weeknd revealed that "a good chunk" of the album was finished by September 2022, but his touring incident caused the album and its tie-in film to be "overhauled".[13]
In an interview with W in May 2023, the Weeknd indicated his next album would be his last under his stage name, hinting that he might transition to making music under his real name, Abel Tesfaye:
The [upcoming] album is probably my last hurrah as the Weeknd. This is something that I have to do. As the Weeknd, I've said everything I can say. I'll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as the Weeknd. But I still want to kill the Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. I'm definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn.[14]
He later stated that his decision to change his stage name was influenced by the touring incident at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. He attributed the incident to exhaustion resulting from scheduling conflicts between the After Hours til Dawn Tour and the TV series The Idol (2023).[13]
In June 2023, the Weeknd stated in a Variety interview: "I'm finishing the third part of this saga, of this trilogy. The name of it will come out soon." Recording therefore coincided with his musical and acting work for The Idol (2023) and the After Hours til Dawn Tour. The Weeknd continued to work on the album after this, sharing images of recording sessions between September 2023 and February 2024 at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles, alongside frequent collaborators Oneohtrix Point Never, Mike Dean and Metro Boomin, among others.[15][16]
On January 7, 2024, the second anniversary of Dawn FM, the Weeknd teased the upcoming album by posting the cover art for his previous two albums, along with a black slide featuring a white question mark in the centre. The slide was captioned with the number "3", indicating that the upcoming album would be the third in a trilogy.[17] Later that month, he teased a possible collaboration with French electronic music duo Justice multiple times,[18] who contributed to "Wake Me Up".
On February 9, 2024, the Weeknd shared a picture from a recording studio and a written-down text "Everything fades...". On his birthday, February 16, he teased the album by posting pictures of the Los Angeles Theatre with text on its marquee: "This Story Has Three Chapters—The Greatest Trilogy Known to Man."[19] On February 23, in three separate messages, he tweeted "Everything Will Fade".[20] In the weeks following this message, he deleted most of his posts on X.[21]
On March 1, 2024, American record producer Mike Dean, a frequent collaborator of the Weeknd, celebrated his 59th birthday with a special concert at the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles.[22] The Weeknd made a guest appearance, performing a reimagined version of "Take Me Back to LA", which he had previously teased on an Instagram livestream in March 2020. He also debuted a cover of "In Heaven", which originally featured in the 1977 film Eraserhead.[22] American record producer Metro Boomin confirmed to be working on "a lot of stuff" for the upcoming album on May 22.[23]
A collaboration with American technological company Apple Inc. was teased on June 1, 2024,[24] which was confirmed by the company nine days later for later that year.[25] On June 16, the Weeknd shared a photo of a stop motion figure depicting himself as a baby.[26] On July 2, he teased the first visuals from the upcoming album, displaying a person being half his current age self, half himself as a child, with the reflection of a flame in his eyes, and a sinister forest.[27] This was followed three days later by more visuals, displaying an unrecognizable person wearing a cape, on top of stairs in a purple-lighted room, seen through the crack of a door.[28] On July 7, he shared a quote from Abode in Heaven: Paul and Life After Death in 2 Corinthians 5:1–10: "Humanity in its present form is frail, deteriorating, and weak. To share in eternal life, however, our bodies must be transformed."[29]
In July and August 2024, the Weeknd shared a trio of CGI teasers, centred on a young boy, presumably representing a young Abel Tesfaye, alongside his characters from other albums, including Trilogy (2012), After Hours (2020), and Dawn FM (2022).[30]
On August 7, 2024, Universal announced that the Weeknd would be returning to Universal Studios Hollywood as a haunted house for that year's Halloween Horror Nights event, after a similar event tied to his album After Hours, in 2022. The Weeknd: Nightmare Trilogy is inspired by his albums from the new trilogy. The house featured music by the Weeknd, scored by Mike Dean.[6] From Hurry Up Tomorrow, then-unreleased songs "Take Me Back to LA" and "São Paulo" could be heard.[7] The event took place from September 5 to November 3, 2024.[6] The song "São Paulo", without known title at the time, was again teased on August 31, through an advert for an NFL Brasil Game in São Paulo.
The Weeknd announced and sold out a special one-night concert in São Paulo, Brazil, on September 7, 2024,[33][34] featuring an elaborate stage design inspired by his Ethiopian heritage and religious themes.[35] The show exclusively showcased songs from his trilogy, including nine unreleased tracks, with guest appearances by Anitta and Playboi Carti.[36] The concert received positive reviews and introduced a new stage setup that was used for subsequent performances.[37] The album title Hurry Up Tomorrow was officially announced on September 4, a few days before the show, through a video with a written story:[10]
Yesterday was fourteen years ago. We held our breath, falling into a shimmering sea in the after hours of the night. Attempted to cleanse the wounds with melodies and lights, a bulletproof bandage to shield what lies beneath. In a place where the seasons never changed, where time ceased to exist. But therein lays the problem. Today has felt like and endless spin. I keep distorting the truth, immune to the dizziness, numb to the nausea. What lies beneath – screams in silence. I look in the mirror and feel both old and new, stuck in limbo and unable to move. I still haven't faced myself. More songs could help but what do I have left to say? Woe is me in my gilded cage, right? The very thing that once made me invincible failed me on the world stage. A new trauma surfaced, opening floodgates. A new path awaits. When today ends, I'll discover who I am. Hurry Up Tomorrow.
Hours before the concert on September 7, the album cover was revealed, with album preorders on vinyl and CDs subsequently being opened through the XO webstore.[38][39] Four alternative edition vinyl LPs were made available for pre-order between October and December 2024, each featuring exclusive artwork by one artist.[40] The album's intended lead single "Dancing in the Flames" was released on September 13.
The Weeknd was announced as part of the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Festival lineup, marking his return since 2017. On September 21, he performed a 20-minute set in Las Vegas, featuring hits from After Hours and Dawn FM, along with "Dancing in the Flames" and the then-unreleased track "São Paulo" from Hurry Up Tomorrow. Six days later, the album's intended second single, "Timeless", with Playboi Carti, was released, followed by the intended third single, "São Paulo", featuring Anitta, on October 30.
The After Hours til Dawn Tour continued during the pre-release campaign with a leg in Australia, featuring two shows in both Melbourne and Sydney. During the Sydney concerts on October 22 and 23, the Weeknd performed a new song, "Open Hearts", which was later released exclusively on the Apple Vision Pro on November 14,[41] and later released to streaming along with the rest of the album, on January 31, 2025.
On November 27, 2024, exactly five years after the new trilogy began with the release of After Hours' lead single "Heartless", the Weeknd announced January 24, 2025, as the album's original release date.[42] He also revealed plans for a "one-night only" concert at the Rose Bowl stadium in Pasadena, California, scheduled for the day after the album's release.[42] The concert would feature "never-before-seen production" and a stage designed to cover the stadium's entire floor.[43] On December 2, 2024, the show was sold out in under one hour, as over 300,000 fans attempted to buy tickets.
On December 17, 2024, the Weeknd performed at Spotify's first Billions Club Live, celebrating his record-breaking 25 songs with at least a billion streams, and performing "Timeless", "São Paulo" and "In Heaven" from Hurry Up Tomorrow, with a concert film released on Spotify on January 7, 2025. During the show, he announced the upcoming album would be accompanied by a new tour and film in 2025. On December 20, the latter's release date of May 16, 2025, was announced.[44] At the end of December 2024, billboards in major cities appeared, appearing to say "The Weeknd Is Near", with blank spaces in place of three letters, so they read "The End Is Near". In January 2025, during an interview for Variety, the artist reiterated that Hurry Up Tomorrow could be his final project under the pseudonym "the Weeknd".[13][45]
On January 13, the Weeknd announced that the album's release had been postponed by a week, moving to January 31. Additionally, the one-off show at the Rose Bowl, originally scheduled for January 25, was cancelled. Both decisions were made "out of respect and concern for the people of Los Angeles County" who were dealing with severe wildfires.[46] Apart from that announcement, the Weeknd remained completely silent about the upcoming album, instead focusing solely on the wildfires through his social media. Proceeds from the album track "Take Me Back to LA" will be donated to LA Regional Food Bank, who are providing emergency food assistance to those directly impacted by the LA wildfires.[2]
The final marketing push began twelve days before the release, with the Weeknd counting down the days on his social platforms. Ten days before the album's release, he revealed the existence of hurryuptomorrow.club, a website with password-protected album-related information, and a 48-hour countdown timer. The password would be shared with those who provided their contact details, when the timer reached zero.[47] The same day, the Weeknd also tweeted "ALL IN YOUR VEINS IN TEN DAYS… THIS ONE IS GONNA KICK".[48] On January 23, the website's password was shared, which gave access to a XO/Opium webstore containing album-related merchandising and a new Hurry Up Tomorrow 00XO deluxe edition with two bonus tracks, to be released digitally only alongside the album's standard edition.[49] The website was made available without a password on January 25.
Seven days before the album's release, the Weeknd shared a visual teaser featuring snippets from music videos spanning his entire career in chronological order. The teaser concluded with clips from the video for "Open Hearts" and scenes from an unreleased stop motion music video. The nearly four-minute teaser was set to "Rolling Stone", a track from his 2011 mixtape Thursday.[50]
On January 24, an ABC press release revealed that the Weeknd would perform on American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 30, one day before the album's release.[51] On the same day, he updated the caption on his post revealing the standard edition album cover, adding "FIRST PRESSING", suggesting that a new cover might be in the works.[52] On January 28, it was announced that a New York City pop-up shop, created in partnership with Spotify, will open for the first three days following the album's release.[53]
The Weeknd shared a series of three black-and-white snippets of "Opening Night" and "Red Terror" in the days leading up to the release—one each on four, three, and two days prior. He referred to the upcoming album as "the final act", "curtains up", and "…".[54][55]
On the evening of January 30, the Weeknd performed "Open Hearts" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Just before his performance, he unveiled the official album cover, revealing that the previously known design was exclusive to the first-pressing vinyl and CD editions. The album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, was released shortly after, on January 31, 2025. A total of 24 songs were released, including 22 standard tracks and two bonus tracks. The album was made available in three versions:
Of the nine new songs performed at the São Paulo show, six made it onto the standard edition tracklist, along with "Open Hearts". "Runaway" was included exclusively in the 00XO deluxe edition, as well as in the first-pressing vinyl and CD editions. The originally intended lead single, "Dancing in the Flames", along with "In Heaven", were left out of all album versions. As a result, "Timeless" and "São Paulo" became the album's lead and second single, respectively.
Variety described Hurry Up Tomorrow prior to its release, stating it "includes plenty of the sleek, chrome-plated hooks that have characterized many of the Weeknd's biggest hits. But to a degree he hasn't really done before, it also includes explorations of other genres: classic R&B, straight pop, acoustic guitars, fast beats and an epic, sweeping song, probably the finale, that recalls Prince's 'Purple Rain'".[13] The album delves into existential and self-referential themes,[32] while also exploring death, redemption, and rebirth.[10] The latter term is accuanted by different depictions of birth (in the "São Paulo" music video[56]), and the Weeknd as a baby, through shared CGI teasers[31][32][7], stop motion figures[26] and pictures[27][28]. Fans have speculated that the new trilogy is inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, reflecting its themes, symbolism, and narrative arc. According to this theory, the albums represent a journey through Hell (After Hours), Purgatory (Dawn FM), and Paradise (Hurry Up Tomorrow).[57] In October 2023, producer and frequent collaborator Oneohtrix Point Never told his fans to expect "futuristic intensity" in the tracks he contributed to.[58]
In January 2024, the Weeknd teased a love-themed third track for the final album of the trilogy, following "Hardest to Love" on After Hours and "How Do I Make You Love Me?" on Dawn FM.[59] On February 29, 2024, it was confirmed that Anton Tammi, one of After Hours' directors, would contribute to the upcoming album.[60] In an interview with Billboard Brasil on September 6, 2024, the Weeknd revealed that a "central song" was composed in São Paulo, with the album exploring different sounds, which he nicknamed "frankenstein".[61] In the same publication, a collaboration with Brazilian singer Anitta (what would later become "São Paulo") was confirmed after months of rumours, although the article was later removed by Billboard.[62]
The moment the Weeknd lost his voice during the September 2022 concert greatly impacted his artistic vision for his upcoming album and further career. In an interview with Variety in January 2025, he stated "I really needed to sit down and figure out my life, to understand what happened, face it, learn something new and start again. I had a kind of a mental breakdown, which is pretty much what this new album is about."[13] Italian composer and music producer Giorgio Moroder, known for his film scores like Midnight Express and Scarface, was a major influence on the album, particularly for the "operatic synths" used in the latter. The Weeknd himself described the album as "gothic" and "operatic".[13] Moroder told Variety in January 2025: "I'm thrilled to continue bridging the gap with Abel between the past and the future, creating something timeless yet innovative." The album features Moroder's contributions on keyboards, arrangements, and vocals.[13]
The album takes its name from the song "Hurry Up Tomorrow" by the soul group the Nu'rons, a track sampled on "Without a Warning". The title reflects the Weeknd's deep personal desire to retire his moniker and continue his career under his real name, Abel Tesfaye. "Tomorrow" symbolizes the future moment when this transition takes place. Impatiently waiting for it to happen, the Weeknd wants "tomorrow" to "hurry up":
It's a headspace I've gotta get into that I just don't have any more desire for. [...] You have a persona, but then you have the competition of it all. It becomes this rat race: more accolades, more success, more shows, more albums, more awards and more No. 1s. It never ends until you end it. [...] Everything needs to feel like a challenge. And for me right now, the Weeknd, whatever that is, it's been mastered. No one's gonna do the Weeknd better than me, and I'm not gonna do it better than what it is right now. I think I've overcome every challenge as this persona [...] but I just want to know what comes after. I want to know what tomorrow looks like.[63]
In a January 2025 interview with Variety, he revealed that his decision was driven by the voice-loss incident during his September 2022 concert.[13]
Part of me actually was thinking, "You lost your voice because it's done; you said what you had to say. Don't overstay at the party—you can end it now and live a happy life." You know? Put the bow on it: Hurry Up Tomorrow? Now we're here. When is the right time to leave, if not at your peak? Once you understand who I am too much, then it's time to pivot.[63]
He attributed the issue to exhaustion and stress caused by scheduling overhauls for both the After Hours til Dawn Tour and his TV series The Idol.[13]
The album titles of the new trilogy refer to three chronological points in time, with the "after hours" being 3 a.m. to 5 a.m.,[64] "dawn" being the brightening of the sky just before sunrise, and "tomorrow" the time after sunrise.
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The album cover for the first pressing version of Hurry Up Tomorrow features a portrait of Tesfaye in a black tank top, gazing at the camera and seemingly holding back tears.[39] Four different vinyl pressings of the album featuring alternate covers made available for pre-order between October and December 2024. The covers were illustrated by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Frank Miller, Hajime Sorayama, and Harmony Korine.[65][66][40][67] In January 2025, an additional cover featuring Japanese Inspired Obi Strip on the first pressing cover was made available exclusively to those shopping for LPs through the retailer Assai Records.[68]
On July 17, 2024, the Weeknd announced a special one-night only concert in São Paulo, Brazil featuring "never-before-seen production", taking place on September 7.[33] The show sold out in under one hour on July 22, 2024, with 420,000 fans attempting to buy tickets.[34] In an Instagram story posted on August 15, the Weeknd revealed he would only perform songs from the new trilogy, meaning that the performance of any unreleased song would seemingly confirm its inclusion on the new album. A trailer released on August 20 revealed the show would stream live on YouTube.[69]
The 90-minute concert was held in the MorumBIS Stadium, where the Weeknd performed songs exclusively from After Hours, Dawn FM and Hurry Up Tomorrow, debuting nine then-unreleased songs:
Both Anitta and Playboi Carti joined the Weeknd on stage to perform their respective songs, with the latter guest artist also performing a version of Travis Scott's single "Fein".[70][71] The stage design maintained the catwalk-style setup that spanned the length of the pitch, from previous After Hours til Dawn Tour performances.[37] Notable religious elements were incorporated into the stage design for this leg of the tour. Midway down the catwalk, a church inspired by the rock-hewn structures of Lalibela was constructed, likely paying homage to the Weeknd's Ethiopian heritage.[35] The church featured multiple levels, enabling the Weeknd to perform on its roof, an intermediate floor, and its ground level. The stage design now also featured a large video screen and illuminated walkway,[70] which ended in a design resembling a Christian cross. The Weeknd premiered wearing a black robe with gold trim, a costume that became a staple for subsequent performances. The new stage design was also used for subsequent touring shows. The concert received positive critical reception, with The Guardian awarding it 4 out of 5 stars in their review.[37]
On August 23, 2024, it was reported that the Weeknd was added to the lineup of the upcoming iHeartRadio Music Festival, for the first time since 2017.[72] On September 21, 2024, the Weeknd performed at the festival in Las Vegas, atop a pyramid formed by red-veiled dancers.[73] In a 20-minute set, he performed "Blinding Lights" and "Save Your Tears" from After Hours, "Take My Breath" and "Sacrifice" from Dawn FM, and "Dancing in the Flames" and then-unreleased "São Paulo" from Hurry Up Tomorrow.
On December 11, 2024, it was announced the Weeknd would be performing at Spotify's first ever Billions Club Live on December 17. The exclusive, invite-only performance at Santa Monica's Barker Hangar was reserved for 2,000 of his top listeners on the platform, celebrating his record as the artist with the most songs surpassing one billion streams.[74] During a 70-minute concert, he performed most of his 24 tracks that had reached the milestone, along with songs from Hurry Up Tomorrow: "Timeless", "São Paulo" and then-unreleased "In Heaven".[75] On January 7, 2025, the third anniversary date of Dawn FM, a concert film featuring 13 of the performed songs—including "Timeless" and "São Paulo" from Hurry Up Tomorrow—was released exclusively on Spotify as part of its video podcast Billions Club: The Series.[76]
On January 24, an ABC press release revealed that the Weeknd will perform on American late-night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! on January 30, one day before the album's release.[51] The Weeknd performed "Open Hearts", and as the performance concluded, a lone stop-motion figure—the only attendee in the stands—led him through a door into a sinister, stop-motion world reminiscent of the visuals shared in July 2023. There, the Weeknd himself transformed into a stop-motion figure and appeared to drown in a mysterious liquid.
The Weeknd announced the release of his album's original lead single, "Dancing in the Flames", on September 9, 2024, two days after being debuted live at his concert in São Paulo. The announcement followed Apple's live event, where the iPhone 16 Pro was unveiled alongside a teaser of the music video, which was shot entirely on the device.[77] The song, accompanied by its music and lyric videos, was officially released four days later. On September 15, a live audio version of the song was released, taken from the São Paulo performance. Two days later, an acoustic version was released along with a video, in which the Weeknd performed in the same robe as for the São Paulo concert. The initial song debuted and peaked at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[78] The song was later removed from the album track list and all promotion tying it to its intended parent album were taken down.
Four days after performing live at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, on September 25, the album's first single "Timeless" with American rapper Playboi Carti was announced. The song had already debuted live at the São Paulo concert earlier that month. It was released on September 27, alongside an accompanying lyric video. The music video was released three days later.[79] The song debuted and peaked at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking the Weeknd's highest career debut on the chart.[80]
On October 25, Brazilian singer Anitta shared a post depicting herself with a baby belly and a white face mask.[81] One day after, a snippet of the song was again featured in a trailer to Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6. The day after that, Anitta shared a post depicting an ultrasound image of a baby with sharp teeth and a forked tail asking if the creature is beautiful, to which the Weeknd responded how beautiful it looks.[82] The picture was labelled with the coordinates of São Paulo, Brazil, along with a date later revealed as the release date of the second single "São Paulo", featuring Anitta.[83] Released intentionally[84] a day prior to Halloween on October 30, the single's music video premiered simultaneously.[85][86][87] The song debuted and peaked at number 77 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[88]
The Weeknd debuted "Open Hearts", a reported track from the album, during the After Hours til Dawn Tour shows at Sydney's Accor Stadium on October 22 and 23. The song was released on November 14, as part of an immersive music experience in collaboration with Apple, exclusively on the Apple Vision Pro.[41] The experience was the first of its kind developed around the headset and was not made available on traditional streaming platforms prior to the release of its parent album. Parts of its music video appeared in an album teaser released on January 23, 2025.[50]
Starting on July 14, 2022, the Weeknd embarked on the After Hours til Dawn Tour in support of his fourth and fifth studio albums After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022), his seventh concert tour and first all-stadium tour. Before the release of Hurry Up Tomorrow, the tour encompassed four legs, totalling 68 shows, successively visiting North America (2022), Europe and Latin America (2023), and Australia (2024).
On September 23, 2024, the Weeknd tweeted "NOTE FOR XO: AFTER HOURS TIL DAWN is the tour name of the entire trilogy",[89] indicating that the tour name will support Hurry Up Tomorrow. At Spotify's Billions Club concert on December 17, he announced touring would continue in 2025.[75] He teased new tour dates on January 28, 2025, by tweeting "After Hours til Dawn, the opera continues".[90] On January 31, a new leg of the tour was announced, featuring 26 stadium shows across North America from May to September 2025, alongside Playboi Carti and special guest Mike Dean.[91]
On November 4, 2024, American film studio Lionsgate announced their acquisition of worldwide distribution rights to Hurry Up Tomorrow, a psychological thriller film based on the album.[92] It is directed by Trey Edward Schults, who wrote the screenplay with Tesfaye and Reza Fahim, and who also produced the film with Kevin Turen and Harrison Kreiss. Making his feature film debut, Tesfaye stars alongside Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan, and Gabby Barrett. Live Nation Entertainment financed the film on a budget of over $20 million.[93] During Spotify's Billions Club concert on December 17, Tesfaye announced the film would release in 2025.[75] Three days later, the release date of May 16, 2025, in U.S. theatres only, was announced.[44]
On January 28, it was announced that a New York City pop-up shop, created in partnership with Spotify, will open for the first three days following the album's release.[53]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 85/100[94] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Clash | 9/10[95] |
| Consequence | B−[96] |
| The Guardian |   [97] |
| The Independent | [3] |
| MusicOMH | [98] |
| NME | [99] |
| Rolling Stone Germany | [100] |
| The Telegraph | [4] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Hurry Up Tomorrow received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 from five critic scores.[94] The Independent praised Hurry Up Tomorrow as the Weeknd’s most ambitious project yet, likening it to a feature-length film with seamless transitions and a rich blend of electronic and R&B influences, awarding the work a perfect score. The review highlighted its cinematic scope, personal lyricism, and bold artistic risks, calling it a fitting conclusion to his trilogy.[101] In a positive review, Clash praised Hurry Up Tomorrow as a structurally intricate and sonically expansive conclusion to The Weeknd’s trilogy, blending elements from his entire discography into a cohesive and emotionally resonant experience. The review highlighted its ambitious scope, genre-spanning production, and reflective closing moment, calling it a “sonic supernova” and awarding it a 9/10 rating.[102] NME describes Hurry Up Tomorrow as a fitting potential swansong for the Weeknd, marking the final chapter of a loose trilogy exploring fame, pain, and transformation. The review praises the album's mix of moody synth-pop and bold experimentation while highlighting its introspective lyrics, star-studded collaborations, and cinematic scope.[103] From a more mixed perspective, The Guardian's review of Hurry Up Tomorrow describes the album as both captivating and exhausting, with the Weeknd's great musical production often undermined by shallow, self-pitying lyrics about fame. Despite its impressive sound, the review suggests that the album's lack of depth and its overtly theatrical tone may signal the end of the Weeknd's persona.[104]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wake Me Up" | 5:08 | ||
| 2. | "Cry for Me" |
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| 3:44 |
| 3. | "I Can't Fucking Sing" | Tesfaye | 0:12 | |
| 4. | "São Paulo" |
|
| 5:02 |
| 5. | "Until We're Skin & Bones" | Tesfaye | 0:22 | |
| 6. | "Baptized in Fear" |
|
| 3:52 |
| 7. | "Open Hearts" |
|
| 3:54 |
| 8. | "Opening Night" | Tesfaye | 1:36 | |
| 9. | "Reflections Laughing" |
|
| 4:51 |
| 10. | "Enjoy the Show" |
|
| 5:01 |
| 11. | "Given Up on Me" |
|
| 5:55 |
| 12. | "I Can't Wait to Get There" |
|
| 3:09 |
| 13. | "Timeless" |
|
| 4:16 |
| 14. | "Niagara Falls" |
|
| 4:37 |
| 15. | "Take Me Back to LA" |
|
| 4:14 |
| 16. | "Big Sleep" |
|
| 3:45 |
| 17. | "Give Me Mercy" |
|
| 3:36 |
| 18. | "Drive" |
|
| 3:08 |
| 19. | "The Abyss" |
|
| 4:42 |
| 20. | "Red Terror" |
|
| 3:51 |
| 21. | "Without a Warning" |
|
| 4:57 |
| 22. | "Hurry Up Tomorrow" |
|
| 4:51 |
| Total length: | 84:39 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23. | "Runaway" |
|
| 3:21 |
| 24. | "Society" |
|
| 2:47 |
| Total length: | 90:47 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Without a Warning" |
|
| 4:52 |
| 2. | "Cry for Me" |
|
| 3:44 |
| 3. | "São Paulo" |
|
| 5:03 |
| 4. | "Society" |
|
| 2:47 |
| 5. | "Take Me Back to LA" |
|
| 4:27 |
| 6. | "The Abyss" |
|
| 3:09 |
| 7. | "Open Hearts" |
|
| 3:29 |
| 8. | "Timeless" |
|
| 4:16 |
| 9. | "Give Me Mercy" |
|
| 3:22 |
| 10. | "Runaway" |
|
| 3:20 |
| 11. | "Red Terror" |
|
| 2:35 |
| Total length: | 41:16 | |||
Notes
Sample credits
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