The Hills (song)

"The Hills"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album Beauty Behind the Madness
Language
  • English
  • Amharic
ReleasedMay 27, 2015 (2015-05-27)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Sexodus"
(2015)
"The Hills"
(2015)
"Can't Feel My Face"
(2015)
Music video
"The Hills" on YouTube

"The Hills" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on May 27, 2015, as the second single from his second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness (2015). The song was written by the Weeknd alongside producers Emmanuel "Mano" Nickerson and Illangelo, with Belly receiving additional writing credits.

In the United States, "The Hills" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, replacing his own "Can't Feel My Face", and topped the chart for a total of six weeks. On June 28, 2019, the song received a diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for selling more than ten million copies in the United States, becoming his first diamond-certified record.[3] It was also certified diamond in Canada and Australia.

Elsewhere, "The Hills" reached number one in his native Canada, and charted in multiple territories, including the top ten in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, and Ireland. "The Hills" has two official remixes, both released on October 10, 2015, one with the rapper Eminem, and another with the rapper Nicki Minaj.

  1. ^ Rolling Stone Staff (December 3, 2015). "50 Best Songs of 2015". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 4, 2022. ...Horror-movie shrieks and stormy electronics punctuate his seductive moans about a nihilistic affair...
  2. ^ https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/title/hills/performer/the%20weeknd?at=false&searchFilter=SVW&page=1 [bare URL]
  3. ^ "The Weeknd's 'The Hills' Certified Diamond: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2020.