After Hours

by The Weeknd

After Hours cover art

'After Hours' represents a significant artistic reinvention for The Weeknd, with producers Max Martin, Metro Boomin, and OPN helping craft a cinematic soundscape rooted in 1980s new wave and synth-pop. [1, 2, 16] The album’s conceptual narrative, visually defined by a red-suited protagonist, explores themes of loneliness, self-loathing, and hedonistic regret inspired by films such as *Casino* and Martin Scorsese's *After Hours*. [1, 3, 8] Bolstered by the record-setting commercial performance of singles like "Blinding Lights" and "Save Your Tears," the project earned widespread critical acclaim for its cohesion and ambitious scope, solidifying its place as a landmark work. [12, 13]

Genres

  • Alternative R&B
  • Synthpop

Tracklist

  1. Alone Again
  2. Too Late
  3. Hardest To Love
  4. Scared To Live
  5. Snowchild
  6. Escape From LA
  7. Heartless
  8. Faith
  9. Blinding Lights
  10. In Your Eyes
  11. Save Your Tears
  12. Repeat After Me (Interlude)
  13. After Hours
  14. Until I Bleed Out