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Hurry Up Tomorrow is the upcoming sixth studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, scheduled to be released through XO and Republic Records. It will serve as the final part of an album trilogy that began with After Hours (2020) and continued with Dawn FM (2022).
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Three singles from Hurry Up Tomorrow have been released: "Dancing in the Flames", "Timeless", and "São Paulo". The album will be also be supported by the upcoming psychological thriller film of the same name.
On January 7, 2024, two years after the release of his fifth studio album Dawn FM (2022), The Weeknd first teased his upcoming record by posting the cover art for his previous two studio albums, as well as a black slide with a white question mark in the center, captioned by the number "3" on Instagram.[1] In July 2024, he shared a trio of CGI teasers, being titled "There Are Three Chapters in this Tale", "When you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss gazes also into you" and "Unprepared Certainty", the second one being a quote by Friedrich Nietzsche. The teasers featured an animation of a young boy, presumably young Abel Tesfaye, and characters from other albums, like Trilogy (2012), After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM. Also, new songs from the upcoming album were teased, like "Regular", "Wake Me Up" and "Runaway".[2] Tesfaye previously stated that this album would be the last one under his moniker "The Weeknd".[3]
On March 25, 2020, the Weeknd previewed five unreleased tracks during an Instagram Live session,[4] some of which were reportedly intended for After Hours.[5] Three of these songs were later included in the deluxe edition of the album.[6] However, the other tracks did not make the final cut of After Hours (Deluxe) or Dawn FM. One of the previewed tracks, "Regular", resurfaced in a CGI teaser for Hurry Up Tomorrow released on July 23, 2024.[7] Another song, "Take Me Back to LA", was teased again at a Mike Dean show in March 2024,[8][9] alongside a third unreleased track, "In Heaven", the Weeknd's own rendition of the original song from the 1977 film Eraserhead. Both "Take Me Back to LA" and "In Heaven" were performed live again on September 7, 2024, in São Paulo, seemingly confirming their inclusion on the album.[10][11]
The album will serve as the conclusion of a trilogy of albums that began with After Hours, as the Weeknd stated on January 10, 2022, three days after the release of Dawn FM.[12][13] Fans have speculated that the trilogy is inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, drawing extensively from its themes, symbolism, and narrative structure, and mirroring the journey through Hell (After Hours), Purgatory (Dawn FM), and Paradise (Hurry Up Tomorrow).[14] In an interview with Billboard Brasil on September 6, the Weeknd revealed that a "central song" was composed in São Paulo, with the album exploring different sounds, which he nicknamed "frankenstein".[15] In the same publication, a collaboration with Brazilian singer Anitta was confirmed after months of rumours, although the article was later removed by Billboard.[16]
On September 21, 2024, the Weeknd performed at the iHeartRadio Music Festival for the first time since 2017. He played songs from After Hours and Dawn FM, and two songs from Hurry Up Tomorrow: "Dancing in the Flames" and "São Paulo".
On July 17, 2024, the Weeknd announced a special one-night concert in São Paulo, Brazil featuring "never-before-seen production", taking place on September 7.[17] A trailer released August 20 revealed the show would stream live on YouTube.[18] The album title Hurry Up Tomorrow was officially announced on September 4, a few days before the concert, through a video with a written poem.[13] 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.[19][20] The 90-minute concert was held in the MorumBIS Stadium, where the Weeknd performed over 20 songs from his recent albums, and debuted new songs from Hurry Up Tomorrow[21][22] including "The Crowd", "Wake Me Up", "Take Me Back to LA", "Dancing in the Flames", "São Paulo" (featuring Anitta), "Run Away", "Regular", and "In Heaven".[11] In addition to Anitta’s appearance for "São Paulo", the concert featured two performances by Playboi Carti, including a version of Travis Scott’s single "Fein" and "Timeless".[23][24]
The Weeknd announced the release of the album's lead single, "Dancing in the Flames" on September 9, 2024. The song was released four days later alongside an accompanying music and lyric video. The music video was shot on the iPhone 16 Pro in collaboration with Apple. 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. The initial song debuted at number 14 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[25]
The second single, "Timeless" with Playboi Carti, was released on September 27, alongside an accompanying lyric video. The music video was released three days later.[26]
The third single, "São Paulo", featuring Anitta, was released on October 30, with its music video premiering simultaneously.[27][28][29]
One of the album's tracks, "Open Hearts", was released on November 14, as part of another collaboration with Apple, where the song is featured in an immersive music experience via the Apple Vision Pro. The song has not been released on other platforms so far.
The album cover for Hurry Up Tomorrow features a portrait of Tesfaye in a black tank top, gazing at the camera and seemingly holding back tears.[20]
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