Alone Again (The Weeknd song) explained

Alone Again
Type:	song
Artist:	the Weeknd
Album:	After Hours
Studio:	Henson (Los Angeles, California) XO Studios (Hidden Hills, California)
Label:	XO Republic
Producer:	Illangelo The Weeknd DaHeala Frank Dukes

"Alone Again" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, from his fourth studio album, After Hours.^[1] It was released on March 20, 2020, alongside the rest of the album and serves as the opening track.^[2] The Weeknd wrote and produced the song with DaHeala, Illangelo and Frank Dukes.

Critical reception

Billboard ranked "Alone Again" as the ninth best song from After Hours, citing its "smooth production assists," calling its instrumentation Daft Punk-esque, which gives way to a "toe-tap inducing trap bass."^[3]

Live performances

As part of three official Vevo live performances, Tesfaye performed "Alone Again" live for the first time on November 23, 2020. The performance shows Tesfaye in the red suit used for its parent album's promotional material, and him performing the track in what Billboard describes as "a pristine white room with one flashing red wall as a backdrop".^[4] The song would later serve as the intro for the first leg of the Weeknd's After Hours til Dawn Tour.

Charts

Chart (2020)	Peak position
Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40)^[5]	30
Greece (IFPI)^[6]	22
Iceland (Plötutíðindi)^[7]	19
Lithuania (AGATA)^[8]	33
US Rolling Stone Top 100^[9]	6

Personnel

• The Weeknd – vocals, keyboards, programming
• Illangelo – keyboards, programming, engineering, mixing
• Shin Kamiyama – engineering
• DaHeala – keyboards, programming
• Frank Dukes – keyboards, programming
• Dave Kutch – mastering
• Kevin Peterson – mastering

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Weeknd Reveals 'After Hours' Tracklist. Rap-Up. April 11, 2022.
2. Web site: The Weeknd Is Hosting an 'After Hours' Listening Session on Spotify. Hypebeast. Ingvaldsen. Torsten. March 20, 2020. April 11, 2022.
3. Every Song Ranked on The Weeknd's 'After Hours': Critic's Picks. March 20, 2020. Billboard. May 21, 2022.
4. The Weeknd Debuts Eerie 'Alone Again' Live Video. Billboard. January 23, 2024.
5. Web site: Eesti Tipp-40 Muusikas: Selle nädala kangelased on The Weeknd ja AG. Estonian. Nestor. Siim. Eesti Ekspress. March 31, 2020. June 8, 2020.
6. Web site: IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 12 2020. IFPI Greece. April 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402175930/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html. April 2, 2020. dead.
7. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. May 21, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20200401061848/https://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/. April 1, 2020. dead.
8. Web site: 2020 13-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). Lithuanian. AGATA. May 21, 2022.
9. Top 100 Songs. Rolling Stone. May 19, 2020. October 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211022022021/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-03-20/. dead.
10. Web site: Listen to the Weeknd's New Album After Hours. Pitchfork. March 20, 2020 . October 21, 2020.