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The Highlights

by The Weeknd

The Highlights is a 2021 pop album by The Weeknd. It runs 18 tracks across 77 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 22 ratings.

Pop · Contemporary R&B · Electronic

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4.1 /5
22 ratings
18
Tracks
77 min
Runtime
108 bpm
Tempo
A# major
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22 ratings · avg 4.1

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18 tracks · 77 min

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top 5 · 13 rated tracks

According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on The Highlights is Acquainted — rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners.

  1. 1Acquainted5.02 ratings
  2. 2Blinding Lights4.511 ratings
  3. 3Wicked Games4.49 ratings
  4. 4Pray for Me4.54 ratings
  5. 5Save Your Tears4.315 ratings

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About

The Highlights is the second greatest hits album by Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released on February 5, 2021, and follows the release of his fourth studio album After Hours (2020) and his first greatest hits album The Weeknd in Japan (2018). It was released in anticipation of his performance at the Super Bowl LV halftime show. The track list is composed of songs from his three Billboard 200 number one studio albums: Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), Starboy (2016), and After Hours (2020), his debut mixtape House of Balloons, his EP My Dear Melancholy (2018), and his two co-lead collaborations "Love Me Harder" and "Pray for Me", with Ariana Grande and Kendrick Lamar respectively, from the albums My Everything and Black Panther: The Album.

In brief

Is The Highlights good?
Riffiter listeners rate The Highlights 4.1/5 from 22 ratings.
What is the highest-rated track on The Highlights?
Acquainted, rated 5.0/5 by 2 listeners on Riffiter.
When was The Highlights released?
The Highlights was released in 2021.
How many tracks are on The Highlights?
The Highlights has 18 tracks, with a runtime of 77 minutes.
What genre is The Highlights?
The Highlights is catalogued under Pop, Contemporary R&B, Electronic.
What BPM is The Highlights?
The Highlights runs at a median tempo of 108 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to The Highlights?
Listeners of The Highlights also rate Random Access Memories by Daft Punk, Sweetener by Ariana Grande, DAMN. by Kendrick Lamar.
Who produced The Highlights?
The Highlights was produced by The Weeknd, Illangelo, Martin “Doc” McKinney and DaHeala, among 21 credited in total. The Weeknd produced 10 of them.
Who wrote the songs on The Highlights?
The Highlights was written by The Weeknd, DaHeala, Max Martin and Belly, among 12 credited in total. The Weeknd wrote 4 of them.

Credits

Written by
The WeekndBellyDaHealaMax MartinOscar Holter
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Ali PayamiCirkutDoc McKinneyGuy-Manuel de Homem-ChristoPeter SvenssonSavan KotechaThomas Bangalter
Mixed by
IllangeloSerban GheneaJohn HanesDavid NakajiJaycen Joshua
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Andy BarnesDavid ReitzasJean‐Marie HorvatMaddox Chimm
Engineered by
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Cory BiceJeremy LertolaSam HollandJosh SmithFlorian LagattaMichael IlbertBarry McCreadyBeatriz ArtolaEric WeaverEvin O’ClearyJay Paul BicknellJohn HanesMatthew ActonMattias BylundMike SonierSean Klein
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Martin “Doc” McKinneyDaHealaMetro BoominPeter SvenssonStephan MoccioSir DylanBrandon "Bizzy" HollemonJanene BjergerJohn “JR” RobinsonJonathan BerryMagnus JohanssonMagnus SjölanderMattias BylundMax GrahnMichael EngströmMiko RezlerNathan EastNiklas LjungfeltNils-Petter AnkarblomPaul BushnellPaul Jackson, Jr.Peter Noos JohanssonPeter ZimnyRickard GöranssonSimon ChristensonTomas JönssonWilliam BrockWojtek Goral
Vocals by
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