Kiss Land

Kiss Land
The cover features The Weeknd in his iconic dredlocks hairstyle looking directly at the viewer. A skyline is seen as a backdrop behind the windows. The words "KISS LAND" appears in large green letters in a different font.
Studio album by
the Weeknd
ReleasedSeptember 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)
Studio
  • Conway (Los Angeles)
  • South Beach (Miami)
  • The Studio at the Setai (Miami Beach)
  • Studio at the Palms (Las Vegas)
Genre
Length55:38
Label
Producer
The Weeknd chronology
Trilogy
(2012) 		Kiss Land
(2013) 		Beauty Behind the Madness
(2015)
Singles from Kiss Land
  1. "Kiss Land"
    Released: May 17, 2013
  2. "Belong to the World"
    Released: July 16, 2013
  3. "Love in the Sky"
    Released: July 30, 2013
  4. "Live For"
    Released: August 20, 2013
  5. "Pretty"
    Released: October 9, 2013
  6. "Wanderlust"
    Released: March 31, 2014

Kiss Land is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on September 10, 2013, through XO and Republic Records. The album was supported by the lead single of the same name, as well as "Belong to the World", "Love in the Sky", "Live For", "Pretty", and "Wanderlust". The album's production was primarily handled by DannyBoyStyles, the Weeknd himself and DaHeala, among others.

Kiss Land received generally positive reviews from critics. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 95,000 copies in its first week. As of August 2015, the album had sold 273,000 copies in the United States.

  1. ^ Kennedy, Gerrick (December 7, 2013). "Grammys: Alternative R&B; largely overlooked in nominations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2023. The Weeknd's trippy, experimental "Kiss Land" was completely shut out...
  2. ^ Reeves, Mosi (November 28, 2016). "Review: The Weeknd's 'Starboy'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 13, 2019. Kiss Land may have sounded like Trilogy redux, but at least it offered a thrilling reprise of Eighties underground darkwave