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Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)

Where the lyrics of Hurry Up Tomorrow take you, and where it was really made.

The Weeknd's last album under that name was partly inspired by him losing his voice while on tour in 2022.

Key places

Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles (2025)

Recording site Conway Recording Studios — Recording sessions for the album took place at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles between September 2023 and February 2024. Session images were shared alongside frequent collaborators Oneohtrix Point Never, Mike Dean and Metro Boomin. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

MXM and Wolf Cousins, Stockholm (2025)

Recording site Master Plan — MXM and Wolf Cousins are listed with Stockholm and Los Angeles as the album's recording locations. The point marks the city centre of Stockholm, not a studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Light Sonic Division, Woodland Hills (2025)

Recording site Very Loud House (Woodland Hills) — Light Sonic Division is listed among the album's recording locations at Woodland Hills. The point marks the town centre of Woodland Hills, not a studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: See the map for directions.

Jungle City Studios, New York (2025)

Recording site Jungle City Studios — Jungle City Studios in New York is listed among the album's recording locations. The point marks the studio's listed position. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Other Island, Miami Beach (2025)

Recording site South Beat Studios — Other Island in Miami Beach is listed among the album's recording locations. The point marks the city centre of Miami Beach, not a studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Hurry Up Tomorrow: sixth studio album by Canadian singer The Weeknd
• Released 31 January 2025 through XO and Republic Records
• Companion piece to the film of the same name
• Final installment of a trilogy after After Hours (2020) and Dawn FM (2022)
• Production mainly by The Weeknd with regular collaborators and other producers
• Primarily synth-pop and R&B, with Brazilian funk and hip-hop elements

Background

• The Weeknd hinted this may be his final album under his stage name
• Partly inspired by losing his voice while on tour in 2022
• On 3 September 2022 he lost his voice at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood during the After Hours til Dawn Tour
• The album and its tie-in film were overhauled after that incident
• Singles: Timeless, São Paulo, Cry for Me

Recording

• Recording sessions held at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles, September 2023 to February 2024
• Guest appearances from Anitta, Justice, Travis Scott, Florence and the Machine, Future, Playboi Carti, Giorgio Moroder and Lana Del Rey

Cover

• The standard edition cover shows Tesfaye's blistered, fire-scarred face
• The image is a still from the film of the same name

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Abel Tesfaye, born February 16, 1990, Scarborough, Ontario, Canada; Ethiopian immigrant parents
• Began releasing music anonymously on YouTube in 2009; stage name derived from a weekend moved to Parkdale
• Co-founded the XO record label in 2011 with Wassim Slaiby, Amir Esmailian and La Mar Taylor

Members

• Solo artist; collaborators include producers Illangelo and Doc McKinney, and creative director La Mar Taylor

Career

• Debut mixtape House of Balloons (2011), followed by Thursday and Echoes of Silence; compiled into Trilogy (2012) after signing with Republic Records
• Studio albums Kiss Land (2013), Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), Starboy (2016), After Hours (2020), Dawn FM (2022), Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)
• Blinding Lights named the best-performing song in Billboard Hot 100 history; first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify
• Headlined the Super Bowl LV halftime show (2021); After Hours til Dawn Tour set a record for highest-grossing tour by a male soloist
• Co-created and starred in HBO series The Idol (2023) and the film Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)
• Named UN World Food Programme goodwill ambassador in 2021

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• VICE: described the album as an apt will and testament for the Weeknd's whole project
• The Independent: praised it as the Weeknd's most ambitious project yet
• Clash: called it a sonic supernova and gave it 9/10
• The Guardian: more mixed, describing the album as both captivating and exhausting, with production often undermined by shallow lyrics about fame

Reappraisal

• Metacritic: 75 out of 100, based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 11 critic scores
• Critics praised the production, lyrical content and vocal performances
• Some critics called it a powerful finale to the trilogy and the alter ego of the Weeknd

Records

• US first-week sales: 490,500 album-equivalent units, debut at number one on the Billboard 200
• Fifth Billboard 200 number-one album for The Weeknd, his highest opening week in the US by overall units
• Topped the charts in 16 countries, including Canada, France, Norway, Belgium, Australia, the United Kingdom and New Zealand
• Spotify: 58 million streams on the first day, 302 million in the first week
• Largest streaming debut on Spotify among his studio projects

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album takes its name from the song Hurry Up Tomorrow by the soul group the Nu'rons, which is sampled on Without a Warning.
• The covers of four alternate vinyl pressings were illustrated by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Frank Miller, Hajime Sorayama, and Harmony Korine.
• Dancing in the Flames was removed from the album track list, and its promotion tying it to the album was taken down.
• Timeless debuted at number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the Weeknd's highest career debut on the chart.
• Making his feature film debut, Tesfaye stars in the film alongside Jenna Ortega, Barry Keoghan and Gabby Barrett.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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