On March 24, 2020, “In Your Eyes” was chosen as the album’s fourth single, with a thrilling music video released the same day.
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Three days before the album’s release, Abel revealed the official tracklist on social media, disclosing that the After Hours would be Abel’s first album without any features. A short film featuring clips of the song was released later on March 4, 2020. On February 19, 2020, the album’s title track, “After Hours,” was released as the first promotional single. On February 18, 2020, he revealed the album’s official cover art and announced that a new song would be released that day. On February 13, 2020, Abel took to social media and shared a teaser trailer for the album, also revealing its name.
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On November 29, 2019, he released the album’s second single, “Blinding Lights.” He confirmed the song hours before its release. TONIGHT WE START A BRAIN MELTING PSYCHOTIC CHAPTER LET’S GOOOO On November 27, 2019, the album’s lead single “Heartless” was released, along with a message from Abel describing a theme surrounding the upcoming project:
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Four days later, on November 24, a snippet of a song expected to be on the album, “Blinding Lights,” appeared in a trailer for a Mercedes Benz TV advert. Chapter 6 coming soon, let’s get it.Īfter deactivating his Instagram account in early 2019, he finally activated it again on November 20, 2019. I want you guys to be the first to know that I’m working on my new album right now.
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The album was first announced on Novemat the opening of HXOUSE in his native Toronto, where he said: The album contains themes surrounding loneliness, heartbreak, withdrawal, infidelity, and recklessness. It was released on March 20, 2020, to critical acclaim, with some calling it his best work to date. After Hours is The Weeknd’s fourth studio album.