Heartless (The Weeknd song)

"Heartless"
"Heartless"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album After Hours
Released	November 27, 2019
Studio	XO Studios (Hidden Hills, California); Noble Street (Toronto, Ontario);
Genre	R&B; trap;
Length	3:18
Label	XO; Republic;
Songwriter(s)	Abel Tesfaye; Leland Wayne; Carlo Montagnese; Andre Proctor;
Producer(s)	Metro Boomin; The Weeknd; Illangelo; Dre Moon (co.);
The Weeknd singles chronology
Music video
	"Heartless" on YouTube

"Heartless" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released on November 27, 2019 through XO and Republic Records as the lead single from his fourth studio album, After Hours (2020).^[3]^[4]^[5] The Weeknd wrote and produced the song alongside Metro Boomin, Illangelo, and Dre Moon.^[6]^[7] The song combines R&B and trap with elements of electroclash.

"Heartless" received acclaim from critics, praising it for its production, catchiness and the Weeknd's vocals. It peaked at number three on the Canadian Hot 100. Elsewhere, the song topped the US Billboard Hot 100, giving the Weeknd his fourth number-one song on the chart, and also has figured within the record charts in other 28 countries and was the last new number one single of the 2010s. A vaporwave remix of the song featuring American rapper Lil Uzi Vert was released alongside the deluxe edition of its parent album on March 23, 2020.^[8] On April 3, 2020, an extended and normal-pitched version of the Lil Uzi Vert remix was released alongside the parent album's accompanying remix EP.^[9]

^ "Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss The Weeknd's Top 40 Debut For 'Heartless'". Billboard. December 3, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
^ "Screenshots of YouTube Music on November 26, 2019". YouTube Music. Archived from the original on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
^ "The Weeknd's Excited To Start "New Brain Melting Psychotic Chapter"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^ "The Weeknd torna aquesta setmana amb nou senzill • Ràdio Capital de l'Empordà". November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
^ Guerra, Bruno (November 25, 2019). "The Weeknd lançará 2 singles inéditos nessa semana, segundo reportes". Rap 24 Horas. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
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^ "The Weeknd Shares Deluxe Version of After Hours: Listen". Pitchfork. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
^ "After Hours (Remixes) by The Weeknd". Apple Music. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

[1] "Five Burning Questions: Billboard Staffers Discuss The Weeknd's Top 40 Debut For 'Heartless'". Billboard. December 3, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2020.

[2] "Screenshots of YouTube Music on November 26, 2019". YouTube Music. Archived from the original on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[3] "The Weeknd's Excited To Start "New Brain Melting Psychotic Chapter"". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

[4] "The Weeknd torna aquesta setmana amb nou senzill • Ràdio Capital de l'Empordà". November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

[5] Guerra, Bruno (November 25, 2019). "The Weeknd lançará 2 singles inéditos nessa semana, segundo reportes". Rap 24 Horas. Retrieved November 27, 2019.

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[8] "The Weeknd Shares Deluxe Version of After Hours: Listen". Pitchfork. March 23, 2020. Retrieved March 23, 2020.

[9] "After Hours (Remixes) by The Weeknd". Apple Music. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

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