Often

"Often"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album Beauty Behind the Madness
ReleasedJuly 31, 2014 (2014-07-31)
Recorded2014
StudioBota Studios (Toronto, Ontario)[1]
Genre
Length4:10
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Wanderlust"
(2014)
"Often"
(2014)
"Love Me Harder"
(2014)
Music video
"Often" on YouTube

"Often" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on July 31, 2014, as the lead single from his second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness (2015).[2][3] The song contains a sample from "Ben Sana Vurgunum" by Turkish singer Nükhet Duru.[4]

"Often" peaked within the top 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and the top 70 of the Canadian Hot 100. The song won two awards at the 2015 Much Music Video Awards, Video of the Year and Best Director.[5]

  1. ^ "Often liner notes". August 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "Often – Single by The Weeknd". iTunes Store. United States: Apple. Archived from the original on November 11, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "The Weeknd 'Often'". Republic Records. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved August 3, 2014.
  4. ^ "Grinin Elli Tonu'nda Nükhet Duru sürprizi" (in Turkish). Turkey: Sabah. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
  5. ^ Mojallal, Freddie (June 23, 2015). "MMVA 2015 - Much Music Video Awards". Toronto Guardian. Retrieved March 7, 2023.