The Highlights

For other uses, see Highlight (disambiguation).
The Highlights
Greatest hits album by
the Weeknd
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2021 (2021-02-05)
Recorded2010–2020
Genre
Length77:55
Label
The Weeknd chronology
After Hours
(2020) 		The Highlights
(2021) 		Dawn FM
(2022)

The Highlights is the second greatest hits album, and first one released globally, by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd.[4] It was released on February 5, 2021,[5] and follows the release of his fourth studio album After Hours (2020) and his first greatest hits album The Weeknd in Japan (2018).[6][7] It was released in anticipation of his performance at the Super Bowl LV halftime show.[8][9]

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 (2011), 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 (2014) and Black Panther: The Album (2018).[10]

A deluxe version of The Highlights was released on February 9, 2024, featuring a reworked tracklist and more songs from the Weeknd's aforementioned projects, his studio album Dawn FM (2022), the soundtrack to his television series The Idol (2023), and his promotional single "King of the Fall" (2014).[11]

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  3. ^ Glaysher, Scott (November 28, 2016). "The Weeknd Starboy Album Review". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Weeknd Rolls Out Greatest Hits Album Ahead of Super Bowl Performance". Billboard. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  5. ^ "The Weeknd Shop (1/25/2021)". Universal Music Group. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  6. ^ Roth, Madeline (March 20, 2020). "The Weeknd's 'Brain-Melting' New Album After Hours Is Finally Here". MTV News. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  7. ^ "The Weeknd in Japan". CDJapan. Japan: Neowing. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Weeknd's Super Bowl Halftime Performance: Everything We Know". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  9. ^ "The Weeknd Releases Greatest Hits Album 'The Highlights' Ahead of Super Bowl Performance". January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
  10. ^ "The Highlights Clean CD". The Weeknd Shop. January 25, 2021. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  11. ^ "The Highlights (Deluxe)". Spotify. Retrieved February 8, 2024.