Starboy (album)

Starboy
The cover image description is given in artwork section.
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 25, 2016 (2016-11-25)
Recorded2016[1]
Studio
Genre
Length68:40
Label
Producer
The Weeknd chronology
Beauty Behind the Madness
(2015)
Starboy
(2016)
My Dear Melancholy
(2018)
Singles from Starboy
  1. "Starboy"
    Released: September 21, 2016
  2. "False Alarm"
    Released: September 29, 2016
  3. "I Feel It Coming"
    Released: November 24, 2016
  4. "Party Monster"
    Released: December 6, 2016
  5. "Reminder"
    Released: May 9, 2017
  6. "Rockin'"
    Released: May 9, 2017
  7. "Die for You"
    Released: September 19, 2017
  8. "Secrets"
    Released: November 10, 2017

Starboy is the third studio album by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, released on November 25, 2016, through XO and Republic Records. It features guest appearances from Daft Punk, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, and Future. As the album's executive producers, the Weeknd and Doc McKinney enlisted a variety of producers such as Diplo, Cashmere Cat, Metro Boomin, Frank Dukes, and Labrinth, among others.

Starboy was supported by eight singles, including the US Billboard Hot 100 number-ones "Starboy" and "Die for You" (which topped the chart following a remix with Ariana Grande), and the top-five single "I Feel It Coming". It received generally favorable reviews from critics and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 348,000 album-equivalent units (209,000 of which were pure sales), becoming the Weeknd's second consecutive number-one album. It also debuted at number one on Billboard's Canadian Albums Chart. Starboy won Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018, marking the Weeknd's second win in that category. As of April 2022, the album is certified four-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In 2023, the Weeknd released a deluxe version that contains three additional previously remixed releases: "Starboy" (Kygo remix), "Die For You" (with Ariana Grande), and "Reminder" (featuring ASAP Rocky and Young Thug).

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