The Highlights

The Highlights
The Highlights
Greatest hits album by the Weeknd
Released	February 5, 2021
Recorded	2010–2020
Genre	Alternative R&B; dark wave; new wave; dream pop;
Length	77:55
Label	XO; Republic;
Producer	The Weeknd; Ali Payami; Ben Billions; Brandon Holleman; Carl Nordström; Che Pope; Cirkut; Daft Punk; DaHeala; DannyBoyStyles; Doc McKinney; Frank Dukes; Gesaffelstein; Illangelo; Kanye West; Labrinth; Mano; Max Martin; Metro Boomin; Mike Dean; OPN; Oscar Holter; Peter Lee Johnson; Peter Svensson; Stephan Moccio; Swedish House Mafia; Tommy Brown;
The Weeknd chronology

The Highlights is the second greatest hits album, and first one released globally, by Canadian singer and 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]

Artwork

The album's cover continues the usage of the red suit that the Weeknd donned throughout the promotional material for his fourth studio album After Hours (2020).^[12] The particular suit worn in the cover art is the same one that he wore for the Super Bowl LV halftime show and in the music video for the song "Save Your Tears", which served as the fourth single from the aforementioned album.^[13]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[14]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic praised the collection, stating, "The Highlights is a well-selected point of entry. That it rarely dips into album cuts and doesn't include all of the major singles speaks to the depth of the catalog."^[14]

Commercial performance

The Highlights debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 with 89,000 album-equivalent units, including 10,000 pure album sales. It is the Weeknd's highest charting compilation album, and marks the biggest first week debut for a greatest hits set since Blake Shelton's Fully Loaded: God's Country (2019), which peaked at number two on the chart dated December 28, 2019.^[15] The compilation album has managed to spend more than 130 weeks on the chart.^[16] The Highlights was the twenty-first best-selling album of 2021 according to Hits, stating the album has moved a total of 1,004,000 album-equivalent units by the end of 2021, including 74,000 pure album sales, 226,000 song sales, 1,1 billion audio-on-demand streams, and 160 million video-on-demand streams.^[17] In the next year, The Highlights was the sixth best-selling album of the year, moved a total of 1,600,000 album-equivalent units by the end of 2022, including 51,000 pure album sales, 205,000 song sales, 2 billion audio-on-demand streams, and 198 million video-on-demand streams.^[18] The Highlights was also the biggest selling album of 2023 in the UK, with sales of over 391,000.^[19]

Track listing

*The Highlights* standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Save Your Tears" (from After Hours, 2020)	Abel Tesfaye Ahmad Balshe Jason Quenneville Karl Martin Sandberg Oscar Holter	Max Martin Oscar Holter The Weeknd	3:35
2.	"Blinding Lights" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Balshe Quenneville Sandberg Holter	Martin Holter The Weeknd	3:23
3.	"In Your Eyes" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Balshe Sandberg Holter	Martin Holter The Weeknd	3:57
4.	"Can't Feel My Face" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Ali Payami Savan Kotecha Martin Peter Svensson	Martin Payami	3:33
5.	"I Feel It Coming" (featuring Daft Punk; from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye Thomas Bangalter Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo Martin McKinney Henry Walter Eric Chedeville	Daft Punk Doc McKinney^[a] Cirkut^[a] The Weeknd^[a]	4:29
6.	"Starboy" (featuring Daft Punk; from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye Bangalter de Homem-Christo McKinney Walter Quenneville	Daft Punk Doc McKinney^[a] Cirkut^[a] The Weeknd^[a]	3:50
7.	"Pray for Me" (with Kendrick Lamar; from Black Panther, 2018)	Tesfaye Kendrick Lamar Duckworth Adam Feeney Quenneville McKinney	Frank Dukes Doc McKinney	3:31
8.	"Heartless" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Leland Tyler Wayne Carlo Montagnese Andre Proctor	Metro Boomin The Weeknd Illangelo Dre Moon^[a]	3:21
9.	"Often" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Benjamin Diehl Quenneville Balshe Danny Schofield Ali Kocatepe Sabahattin Ali Osman İşmen	Ben Billions The Weeknd DaHeala^[a]	4:09
10.	"The Hills" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Balshe Emmanuel Nickerson Montagnese	Mano Illangelo	4:02
11.	"Call Out My Name" (from My Dear Melancholy, 2018)	Tesfaye Feeney Nicolas Jaar	Dukes	3:48
12.	"Die for You" (from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye McKinney Prince 85 Dylan Wiggins Magnus Høiberg William Thomas Walsh	Doc McKinney Cirkut The Weeknd Cashmere Cat^[a] Prince 85^[a]	4:20
13.	"Earned It" (from Fifty Shades of Grey, 2014 and Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Stephan Moccio Quenneville Balshe	Moccio DaHeala	4:37
14.	"Love Me Harder" (with Ariana Grande; from My Everything, 2014)	Martin Kotecha Svensson Payami Tesfaye Balshe	Payami Svensson Peter Carlsson^[b]	3:56
15.	"Acquainted" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Quenneville Schofield Montagnese Diehl	Ben Billions Illangelo DaHeala DannyBoyStyles The Weeknd	5:48
16.	"Wicked Games" (from House of Balloons, 2011)	Tesfaye McKinney Montagnese Rainer Millar Blancheur	Doc McKinney Illangelo	5:25
17.	"The Morning" (from House of Balloons, 2011)	Tesfaye McKinney Montagnese	McKinney Illangelo	5:15
18.	"After Hours" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Quenneville Balshe Montagnese Mario Winans	Illangelo The Weeknd DaHeala Winans^[c]	6:01
Total length:				77:55

*The Highlights* 2024 digital deluxe edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Die for You" (from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye McKinney Prince 85 Dylan Wiggins Høiberg William Thomas Walsh	Doc McKinney Cirkut The Weeknd Cashmere Cat^[a] Prince 85^[a]	4:20
2.	"Starboy" (featuring Daft Punk; from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye Bangalter de Homem-Christo McKinney Walter Quenneville	Daft Punk Doc McKinney^[a] Cirkut^[a] The Weeknd^[a]	3:50
3.	"Save Your Tears" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Balshe Quenneville Sandberg Holter	Martin Oscar Holter The Weeknd	3:35
4.	"Blinding Lights" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Balshe Quenneville Sandberg Holter	Martin Holter The Weeknd	3:23
5.	"In Your Eyes" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Balshe Sandberg Holter	Martin Holter The Weeknd	3:57
6.	"Wicked Games" (from House of Balloons, 2011)	Tesfaye McKinney Montagnese Rainer Millar Blancheur	Doc McKinney Illangelo	5:25
7.	"Can't Feel My Face" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Payami Kotecha Martin Svensson	Martin Payami	3:33
8.	"I Feel It Coming" (featuring Daft Punk; from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye Bangalter de Homem-Christo McKinney Walter Chedeville	Daft Punk Doc McKinney^[a] Cirkut^[a] The Weeknd^[a]	4:29
9.	"Pray for Me" (with Kendrick Lamar; from Black Panther, 2018)	Tesfaye Duckworth Feeney Quenneville McKinney	Dukes Doc McKinney	3:31
10.	"Heartless" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Wayne Montagnese Proctor	Metro Boomin The Weeknd Illangelo Dre Moon^[a]	3:21
11.	"The Hills" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Balshe Nickerson Montagnese	Mano Illangelo	4:02
12.	"The Morning" (from House of Balloons, 2011)	Tesfaye McKinney Montagnese	McKinney Illangelo	5:15
13.	"Call Out My Name" (from My Dear Melancholy, 2018)	Tesfaye Feeney Jaar	Dukes	3:48
14.	"Often" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Diehl Quenneville Balshe Schofield Ali Kocatepe Ali İşmen	Ben Billions The Weeknd DaHeala^[a]	4:09
15.	"Love Me Harder" (with Ariana Grande; from My Everything, 2014)	Martin Kotecha Svensson Payami Tesfaye Balshe	Payami Svensson Carlsson^[b]	3:56
16.	"Earned It" (from Fifty Shades of Grey, 2014 and Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Moccio Quenneville Balshe	Moccio DaHeala	4:37
17.	"Acquainted" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Quenneville Schofield Montagnese Diehl	Ben Billions Illangelo DaHeala DannyBoyStyles The Weeknd	5:48
18.	"After Hours" (from After Hours, 2020)	Tesfaye Quenneville Balshe Montagnese Winans	Illangelo The Weeknd DaHeala Winans^[c]	6:01
19.	"One of the Girls" (with Jennie and Lily-Rose Depp; from The Idol Episode 4, 2023)	Tesfaye Michael Dean Samuel Levinson Lily-Rose Depp Rebecca Fisher	The Weeknd Mike Dean Sage Skolfield^[c]	4:04
20.	"Popular" (with Madonna featuring Playboi Carti; 2023)	Tesfaye Jordan Carter Wayne Dean Tommy Rush Levinson Michael Walker John Flippin	The Weeknd Metro Boomin Dean	3:35
21.	"I Was Never There" (with Gesaffelstein; from My Dear Melancholy, 2018)	Tesfaye Mike Lévy Feeney	Gesaffelstein Frank Dukes	4:01
22.	"House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" (from House of Balloons, 2011)	Tesfaye McKinney Montagnese Susan Ballion Peter Clarke John McGeoch Steven Severin	Doc McKinney Illangelo	6:47
23.	"Less than Zero" (from Dawn FM, 2022)	Tesfaye Martin Holter	The Weeknd Martin Holter OPN^[c]	3:31
24.	"Is There Someone Else?" (from Dawn FM, 2022)	Tesfaye Lopatin Martin Thomas Brown Peter Lee Johnson	The Weeknd OPN Martin Tommy Brown Johnson Martin^[c] Holter^[c]	3:19
25.	"Party Monster" (from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye Diehl McKinney Balshe Lana Del Rey	Ben Billions Doc McKinney The Weeknd	4:09
26.	"Stargirl Interlude" (featuring Lana Del Rey; from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye Del Rey McKinney Timothy McKenzie	Doc McKinney Labrinth	1:51
27.	"Tell Your Friends" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Kanye West Christopher Pope Montagnese Carl Marshall Robert Holmes	Che Pope West The Weeknd Illangelo^[a] Dean^[a] Noah Goldstein^[c] Omar Riad^[c]	5:34
28.	"Sacrifice" (from Dawn FM, 2022)	Tesfaye Martin Hedfors Angello Ingrosso Carl Nordström Holter Kevin McCord	The Weeknd Martin Swedish House Mafia Holter	3:08
29.	"Reminder" (from Starboy, 2016)	Tesfaye Nickerson McKinney Dylan Wiggins Walter Quenneville	Doc McKinney Mano Cirkut	3:38
30.	"In the Night" (from Beauty Behind the Madness, 2015)	Tesfaye Balshe Payami Kotecha Svensson Martin	Martin Payami The Weeknd^[a]	3:55
31.	"Wasted Times" (from My Dear Melancholy, 2018)	Tesfaye Brittany Hazzard Sonny Moore Feeney	Frank Dukes Skrillex^[a]	3:40
32.	"Take My Breath" (from Dawn FM, 2022)	Tesfaye Balshe Andrea Di Ceglie Luigi Tutolo Martin Holter	The Weeknd Martin Holter	5:39
33.	"Moth to a Flame" (with Swedish House Mafia; from Paradise Again, 2022 and Dawn FM (Alternate World), 2022)	Tesfaye Angello Ingrosso Nordström	Swedish House Mafia Nordström	3:54
34.	"Out of Time" (from Dawn FM, 2022)	Tesfaye Lopatin Martin Holter Tomoko Aran Tetsurō Oda	The Weeknd OPN Martin^[c] Holter^[c]	3:34
35.	"King of the Fall" (2014)	Quenneville Tesfaye	DaHeala Dean Brandon Hollemon The Weeknd	5:01
36.	"High for This" (from House of Balloons, 2011)	Tesfaye Adrien Gough Walter	Cirkut	4:07
Total length:				151:22

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[b]} denotes a vocal producer
^{^[c]} signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *The Highlights*
Chart (2021–2024)	Peak position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)^[20]	8
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[21]	2
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[22]	15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[23]	10
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[24]	21
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[25]	1
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[26]	79
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)^[27]	27
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[28]	29
French Albums (SNEP)^[29]	4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[30]	13
Irish Albums (OCC)^[31]	1
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[32]	44
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[33]	83
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)^[34]	78
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[35]	1
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[36]	16
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[37]	7
Portuguese Albums (AFP)^[38]	2
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[39]	11
Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[40]	70
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)^[41]	30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[42]	10
UK Albums (OCC)^[43]	2
UK R&B Albums (OCC)^[44]	1
US Billboard 200^[16]	2
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[45]	1

Year-end charts

2021 year-end chart performance for *The Highlights*
Chart (2021)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[46]	9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[47]	153
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[48]	123
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[49]	10
French Albums (SNEP)^[50]	24
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[51]	15
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[52]	10
UK Albums (OCC)^[53]	11
US Billboard 200^[54]	31
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[55]	16

2022 year-end chart performance for *The Highlights*
Chart (2022)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[56]	3
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[57]	3
French Albums (SNEP)^[58]	51
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[59]	3
Polish Albums (ZPAV)^[60]	85
UK Albums (OCC)^[61]	4
US Billboard 200^[62]	10
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[63]	2

2023 year-end chart performance for *The Highlights*
Chart (2023)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[64]	3
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[65]	7
French Albums (SNEP)^[66]	92
Italian Albums (FIMI)^[67]	83
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[68]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[69]	1
US Billboard 200^[70]	14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[71]	6

2024 year-end chart performance for *The Highlights*
Chart (2024)	Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[72]	4
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[73]	5
UK Albums (OCC)^[74]	2
US Billboard 200^[75]	63
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[76]	34

Certifications

Certifications for *The Highlights*
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[77]	3× Platinum	210,000^‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)^[78]	5× Diamond	800,000^‡
Canada (Music Canada)^[79]	3× Platinum	240,000^‡
France (SNEP)^[80]	3× Platinum	300,000^‡
Italy (FIMI)^[81]	Platinum	50,000^‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[82]	7× Platinum	105,000^‡
Poland (ZPAV)^[83]	Gold	10,000^‡
United Kingdom (BPI)^[84]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history for *The Highlights*
Region	Date	Format	Label	Edition	Ref.
Various	February 5, 2021	CD digital download streaming	XO Republic	Standard	^[85]
United Kingdom	February 5, 2021	Cassette	XO Republic		^[86]
Japan	March 5, 2021	CD	Universal Music Japan		^[87]
Various	November 19, 2021	LP	XO Republic		^[88]
Various	February 9, 2024	Digital download streaming	XO Republic	Deluxe	^[89]

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^ "British album certifications – Weeknd – The Highlights". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
^ Smith, Sophie (January 26, 2021). "The Weeknd Announces New Hits Collection 'The Highlights'". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
^ "The Weeknd – The Highlights: Cassette". The Weeknd Shop UK. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ "ザ・ハイライツ[CD] – ザ・ウィークエンド" (in Japanese). Universal Music Japan. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
^ "The Weeknd – The Highlights: Vinyl Shop". The Weeknd Shop. Archived from the original on October 1, 2021. Retrieved October 1, 2021.
^ "The Weeknd – The Highlights (Deluxe) [Spotify]". Spotify. Retrieved February 9, 2024.

External links

The Highlights (Trailer) on YouTube

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v t e The Weeknd
Discography Videography Songs Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Kiss Land (2013) Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) Starboy (2016) After Hours (2020) Dawn FM (2022) Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025)
Soundtrack albums	Hurry Up Tomorrow (Original Motion Picture Score) (2025)
Live albums	Live at SoFi Stadium (2023)
Compilation albums	Trilogy (2012) The Weeknd in Japan (2018) The Highlights (2021)
Mixtapes	House of Balloons (2011) Thursday (2011) Echoes of Silence (2011)
EPs	My Dear Melancholy (2018) After Hours (Remixes) (2020) The Dawn FM Experience (2022) Music from The Idol (2023)
Tours	Kiss Land Fall Tour (2013) King of the Fall Tour (2014) The Madness Fall Tour (2015) Starboy: Legend of the Fall Tour (2017) The Weeknd Asia Tour (2018) After Hours til Dawn Tour (2022–2026)
Shows	Super Bowl LV halftime show (2021)
See also	XO Memento Mori The Idol "Heart on My Sleeve" Hurry Up Tomorrow (film)
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