Beauty Behind the Madness | ||||
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Released | August 28, 2015 | |||
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Length | 65:06 | |||
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The Weeknd chronology | ||||
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Singles from Beauty Behind the Madness | ||||
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“ | Trilogy was more of a claustrophobic body of work, before it was released I hadn't left my city for 21 years, and I had never been on a plane, not once. I spent my entire life in one setting, that's probably why pieces of the album feel like one long track, because that's what my life felt like. It felt like one long song. Kiss Land is the story after Trilogy – it's pretty much the second chapter of my life. The narrative takes place after my first flight; it's very foreign, very Asian-inspired. When people ask me, 'Why Japan?' I simply tell them it's the furthest I've ever been from home. It really is a different planet.[4] | ” |
Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.9/10[22] |
Metacritic | 74/100[23] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The A.V. Club | B[24] |
Chicago Tribune | [25] |
The Daily Telegraph | [26] |
Entertainment Weekly | B[27] |
NME | 7/10[28] |
The Observer | [29] |
Pitchfork | 7.2/10[30] |
Rolling Stone | [31] |
Spin | 7/10[32] |
Publication | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | 18 | |
Complex | 23 | |
Mojo | 45 | |
NME | 19 | |
Pitchfork | 43 | |
Rolling Stone | 5 |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Result | Ref. |
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2015 | American Music Awards | Favorite Soul/R&B Album | Won | [41] |
2016 | NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Album | Nominated | [42] |
58th Grammy Awards | Best Urban Contemporary Album | Won | [43] | |
Album of the Year | Nominated |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Real Life' | 3:43 | ||
2. | 'Losers' (featuring Labrinth) |
| 4:41 | |
3. | 'Tell Your Friends' |
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| 5:34 |
4. | 'Often' |
| 4:09 | |
5. | 'The Hills' |
| 4:02 | |
6. | 'Acquainted' |
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| 5:48 |
7. | 'Can't Feel My Face' |
| 3:33 | |
8. | 'Shameless' |
| 4:13 | |
9. | 'Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)' |
| 4:37 | |
10. | 'In the Night' |
| 3:55 | |
11. | 'As You Are' |
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| 5:40 |
12. | 'Dark Times' (featuring Ed Sheeran) | Illangelo | 4:20 | |
13. | 'Prisoner' (featuring Lana Del Rey) |
| 4:34 | |
14. | 'Angel' |
| 6:17 | |
Total length: | 65:06 |
Beauty Behind the Madness– Japanese edition (bonus tracks) | ||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
15. | 'Can't Feel My Face' (Martin Garrix Remix) |
| 4:12 | |
16. | 'The Hills' (featuring Eminem) |
| 4:23 | |
17. | 'The Hills' (featuring Nicki Minaj) |
| 4:02 | |
Total length: | 81:43 |
Weekly charts[edit]
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Region | Certification | Certified units/Sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[116] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Austria (IFPI Austria)[117] | Gold | 7,500* |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[118] | Gold | 20,000* |
Canada (Music Canada)[119] | 4× Platinum | 320,000^ |
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[120] | 2× Platinum | 40,000^ |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[121] | Platinum+Gold | 90,000^ |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[122] | Gold | 15,000* |
Poland (ZPAV)[123] | Platinum | 20,000* |
Sweden (GLF)[124] | Platinum | 40,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[125] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[126] | 3× Platinum | 3,000,000 |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone sales+streaming figures based on certification alone |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | August 28, 2015 | [127] |