AlbumE · 2015
Beauty Behind the Madness
by The Weeknd
Beauty Behind the Madness is a 2015 R&B album by The Weeknd. It runs 14 tracks across 65 minutes on Republic Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 274 ratings.
Your rating
- 4.0 /5
- 274 ratings
- 71 /100
- 10 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 65 min
- Runtime
- 112 bpm
- Tempo
- F major
- Key
Ratings
274 ratings · avg 4.0
Reviews
1 review
- 4.0
The mainstream coronation of The Weeknd: the mixtape nihilism survives intact but gets Max Martin engineering, and "Can't Feel My Face" smuggles a cocaine song onto every radio format on Earth. "The Hills" is the thesis — fame as horror movie. Glossy and rotten in exactly the right proportions.
Critics
10 publications
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4
- The A.V. ClubB
- Entertainment WeeklyB
- Pitchfork7.2/10
- NME7/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5
- Spin7/10
- The Observer3/5
- The Daily Telegraph3/5
- AllMusic3/5
- Metacriticaggregate74/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate6.9/10
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Tracklist
14 tracks · 65 min
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Videos
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Ranked by listeners
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Beauty Behind the Madness is Tell Your Friends — rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners.
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About
Beauty Behind the Madness is the second studio album by Canadian recording artist The Weeknd, releasing on August 28, 2015 by XO and Republic Records. The album features guest appearances and production from Labrinth, Ed Sheeran, Kanye West and Lana Del Rey. Two singles and one promotional single have been released from the album: "Often" was released on July 31, 2014 as the promotional track, "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face" were released as singles on May 27, 2015 and June 8, 2015, respectively. "Earned It", a single from Fifty Shades of Grey: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, is also included on the album.
In brief
- Is Beauty Behind the Madness good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Beauty Behind the Madness 4.0/5 from 274 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Beauty Behind the Madness?
- Tell Your Friends, rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Beauty Behind the Madness released?
- Beauty Behind the Madness was released in 2015 on Republic Records.
- How many tracks are on Beauty Behind the Madness?
- Beauty Behind the Madness has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 65 minutes.
- What genre is Beauty Behind the Madness?
- Beauty Behind the Madness is catalogued under R&B, Electronic.
- What BPM is Beauty Behind the Madness?
- Beauty Behind the Madness runs at a median tempo of 112 BPM across its tracks, most often in F major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Beauty Behind the Madness?
- Listeners of Beauty Behind the Madness also rate I Told You by Tory Lanez, Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar.
- Who produced Beauty Behind the Madness?
- Beauty Behind the Madness was produced by The Weeknd, Illangelo, DaHeala and Ali Payami, among 15 credited in total. The Weeknd produced 10 of them.
- Who wrote the songs on Beauty Behind the Madness?
- Beauty Behind the Madness was written by The Weeknd, DaHeala, Illangelo and Belly, among 17 credited in total. The Weeknd wrote 7 of them.
Credits
- Produced by
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- Written by
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IllangeloBen BillionsDannyBoyStylesAli KocatepeAli PayamiManoMax MartinOsman İşmenPeter SvenssonSabahattin AliSavan KotechaThomas Raybould- Mixed by
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Andy BarnesJean‐Marie Horvat- Engineered by
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Jay Paul BicknellJeremy LertolaSam HollandEvin O’ClearyKyle GaffneyMattias Bylund- Played by
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Jay Paul BicknellBrandon "Bizzy" HollemonDavid BukovinszkyKlas ÅlundMattias JohanssonVanessa Freebairn‐SmithVinnie Colaiuta- Vocals by
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Aria GunnChristopher BradfordClaira TitmanElle MoccioEmily May TitmanJoe MatthewsKarissa LeeLevi GunnMicah LeeShane LeeZola Odessa
Lineage
16 connections
Built from
- Often (Demo)The WeekndinterpolatesOften
Ben Sana VurgunumNükhet DurusamplesOften- The Whole World Became DeadFreddy Vorobev and The KingsamplesThe Hills
- Girls Born in the 90'sThe WeekndsamplesAcquainted
- Heavenly Creatures (These Girls)*The WeekndinterpolatesAcquainted
- Devil May CryThe WeekndinterpolatesAcquainted
- Heavenly Creatures (Demo)The WeekndinterpolatesAcquainted
Lives on in
Hotline BlingConor Maynardcovered byCan't Feel My Face
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