After Hours

***After Hours*** is the eighth studio album by British rock band The Tigers and fourth studio album by Canadian singer The Weeknd. It was released on March 16 2020 through XO.

*After 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. The title track was released as a promotional single. 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 album received generally positive reviews.

It is the first time both The Tigers and The Weeknd did a collab album respectively, and the first time they have worked with each other.

## Background

The Weeknd first teased that he was working on a new album during a performance in November 2018, telling the crowd that "*Chapter VI* was coming soon". The Tigers in December 2018 also teased something about a new studio album via their Instagram stating ''*VIII is upon us.. in collaboration*''.

In March 2019, both announced that their eighth and fourth studio albums respectively would be in collaboration with each other. After a five-month period of silence, a few of the singles were teased.

## Composition

Musically, *After Hours* is a R&B, new wave and dream pop record. Also, electropop, snyth-pop influence. Furthermore, elements of synthwave, electro, electrohouse, trap, drum and bass and synth rock.

When asked about the reason behind the album's title, the Weeknd explained "Oh, there are so many reasons for it. The main reason is these are all emotions and thoughts and feelings that I had late at night – [like the video] is all one night and I’m going through all the emotions, after the club, after the fight and after a long day, it's like these are my thoughts from 3 a.m. to 5 a.m."

## Release

''Heartless'' was teased on November 26 2019 through The Weeknd's Instagram account. On November 27, ''Heartless'' was released as a single. The single peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Blinding Lights" was released digitally on music stores and streaming services on November 29, 2019, as the album's second single. The song peaked at number one in 22 countries, including the United States and Canada, where it became the Weeknd's fifth number-one single on the *Billboard* Hot 100 as well as being number one ranked in the UK Top 100. On December 3, a music video for ''Heartless'' was released. Other than ''Save Your Tears'', this was the only music video (name) from The Tigers featured in. On January 21, 2020, a music video for ''Blinding Lights'' was released. On February 13, the Weeknd released a 48-second teaser that announced the album's title. On February 18, the titletrack was released. A self titled short film for the album was first teased on March 3, 2020, with its release occurring on March 4, 2020. It was directed by (Name), the lead singer of The Tigers and continues the storyline from the music videos of ''Heartless'' and ''Blinding Lights''. On March 16, ''*After Hours*'' was released as an entirety. On March 23, a music video for ''In Your Eyes'' was released. The following day, ''In Your Eyes'' was released as a single. On April 7, a music video for ''Until I Bleed Out'' was released. On July 22, The Weeknd released an animated music video for ''Snowchild''. On August 9, ''Save Your Tears'' was released as a single. On October 22, a music video for ''Too Late'' was released. On January 5 2021, a music video for ''Save Your Tears'' was released, it only featured (name) from The Tigers.

## Track Listing

**Standard Edition**

**Deluxe Edition**

The Tigers
The Tigers
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## References

1. ↑ The Tigers & The Weeknd release new studio album through XO
2. ↑ The Weeknd New Album?
3. ↑ Instagram - The Tigers - Posts
4. ↑ After Hours - Both singers explain meaning of the album
5. ↑ The Weeknd: New collab song teased
6. ↑ The Weeknd - Heartless (ft The Tigers) released as a single
7. ↑ The Tigers release ''Blinding Lights'' as a second single of their collab album
8. ↑ New song ''Blinding Lights'' out now! - thetigers.com
9. ↑ The Tigers - Blinding Lights - Chart Performance
10. ↑ The Weeknd + The Tigers - Heartless (Official Music Video)
11. ↑ The Tigers - Blinding Lights (Official Music Video)
12. ↑ The Weeknd announces new album's name in collab with The Tigers
13. ↑ The Tigers and The Weeknd release titletrack ''After Hours''
14. ↑ The Weeknd releases a short film of 'After Hours'
15. ↑ The Tigers and The Weeknd release ''After Hours'' album! - thetigers.com
16. ↑ The Tigers - In Your Eyes (Official Music Video)
17. ↑ The Tigers + The Weeknd release third single of new album
18. ↑ The Tigers - Until I Bleed Out (ft The Weeknd) (Official Music Video)
19. ↑ The Weeknd - Snowchild (Official Music Video)
20. ↑ The Tigers release ''Save Your Tears'' as a single
21. ↑ The Weeknd - Too Late (ft The Tigers) (Official Music Video)
22. ↑ The Tigers - Save Your Tears (Official Music Video)