The Weeknd videography

The Weeknd videography
The Weeknd performing at FEQ in July 2018
Film5
Television3
Documentary3
Music videos63

Canadian singer-songwriter Abel Tesfaye, known professionally as the Weeknd, has been featured in sixty-two music videos. A noted cinephile, many of his music videos were inspired by various films.[1] From his compilation album Trilogy (2012), Tesfaye released four music videos for the songs "The Knowing", "Rolling Stone", "Wicked Games" and "The Zone", which featured Drake.[2] For his debut studio album Kiss Land (2013), he released five music videos for the title track, "Twenty Eight", "Belong to the World", "Live For" and "Pretty".[3]

For his second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015), he released five music videos for the songs "Often", "The Hills", "Can't Feel My Face", "Tell Your Friends" and "In the Night".[4] Three of the five music videos were directed by Grant Singer.[5] He also released a music video for the remix of "The Hills", which featured Eminem.[6] In 2021, he released an alternate music video for "Can't Feel My Face".[7]

In support of his third studio album Starboy (2016), Tesfaye released six music videos for the title track, "False Alarm", "Party Monster", "Reminder", "I Feel It Coming" and "Secrets".[8] He also released the short film Mania, which featured additional songs from the album.[9] The music video for the title track won the MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video.[10] For his debut extended play My Dear Melancholy, (2018), Tesfaye released two music videos for "Call Out My Name" and "Try Me"; the latter video was self-directed.[11]

For his fourth studio album After Hours (2020), Tesfaye released seven music videos of the songs "Heartless", "Blinding Lights", "In Your Eyes", "Until I Bleed Out", "Snowchild", "Too Late" and "Save Your Tears".[12] He also released a short film for the title track and a lyric/music video for the remix of "Blinding Lights" with Rosalía.[13] In all of the videos for the After Hours era, Tesfaye played a singular character donned in a red suit and a specific hairstyle.[14] Four of the seven music videos, as well as the short film, were directed by Anton Tammi; while two of the videos were directed by Cliqua. The original video for "Blinding Lights" won the MTV Video Music Awards for Video of the Year and Best R&B Video.[15][16]

To promote his fifth studio album Dawn FM (2022), The Weeknd released six music video's up til now, for the songs "Take My Breath", "Sacrifice", "Gasoline", "Out of Time", "How Do I Make You Love Me?" and "Is There Someone Else?". A part of the title track "Dawn FM" is included in the "Sacrifice" music video. He also released two one-minute trailers for the album, and made a music video for the remix of "Sacrifice" by Swedish House Mafia on the deluxe version of the album, Dawn FM (Alternate World), and a music video with Swedish House Mafia, for the song Moth to a Flame, also on Dawn FM (Alternate World). Five of the eight music video's were (co-)directed by Cliqua.

Tesfaye has appeared in several television shows, including co-writing and starring in an episode of American Dad![17] and making a guest appearance in Robot Chicken.[18] After appearing in the concert film Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour Live and the documentary Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall, Tesfaye made his feature film debut in Uncut Gems (2019).[19] He was later the focus of the 2021 documentary The Show, which followed his preparations for the Super Bowl LV halftime show.[20] His first concert film, The Weeknd: Live at SoFi Stadium which showcases his After Hours til Dawn Tour is scheduled for release exclusively on HBO Max on February 25.

  1. ^ "Movie References in The Weeknd's After Hours You Never Noticed". www.moviefone.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "The Weeknd - "The Zone" (Ft. Drake) Music Video". www.vice.com. November 8, 2012. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "The Weeknd Releases 'Belong To The World' Video, Talks 'Kiss Land' Album". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "The Weeknd "The Hills" Music Video". HYPEBEAST. May 27, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "How Troye Sivan, Lorde & The Weeknd Collaborator Grant Singer Became Pop's Go-To Music Video Auteur". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  6. ^ "Watch The Weeknd's Virtual Reality Music Video For "The Hills" Remix". The FADER. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Watch The Weeknd's new alternate video for 'Can't Feel My Face'". NME. September 3, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  8. ^ Farley, Rebecca. "The Weeknd's New Video Teases A Whole New Weeknd". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  9. ^ Murthi, Vikram (November 24, 2016). "The Weeknd Releases New Short Film 'Mania': Watch the Violent, Eye-Popping Video". IndieWire. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  10. ^ Rys, Dan (November 6, 2016). "MTV EMAs: The Weeknd Performs 'Starboy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  11. ^ "The Weeknd Drops Sensual 'Try Me' Vertical Video to Celebrate 'My Dear Melancholy' Anniversary". Billboard. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  12. ^ "Watch the Weeknd's New "Heartless" Video | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. December 3, 2019. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  13. ^ "Rosalía y The Weeknd lanzan pistas sobre una colaboración". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). December 4, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  14. ^ Holmes, Charles (February 13, 2020). "The Weeknd and His Mustache Announce New Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  15. ^ "The Weeknd wins video of the year at the MTV Video Music Awards". Reuters. August 31, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  16. ^ Staff, PopCrush (August 31, 2020). "The Weeknd Says It's 'Hard to Celebrate' Video of the Year Win at 2020 MTV VMAs". PopCrush. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  17. ^ Ford, Rebecca (June 27, 2020). "How The Weeknd's 'American Dad' Episode Was the "Birth of a True Partnership"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  18. ^ "The Weeknd Voices Multiple Characters in 'Robot Chicken' Appearance". Complex. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  19. ^ Willman, Chris (September 10, 2019). "How the Weeknd Came to Play Himself in the Safdie Brothers' Berserk 'Uncut Gems'". Variety. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  20. ^ Martoccio, Angie (September 1, 2021). "The Weeknd's Super Bowl Halftime Performance Gets Showtime Documentary". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 15, 2021.

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