XO The Collection

~ Release by The Weeknd (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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1High for This
recording engineer:
Henry Walter
producer:
Dream Machine (Production duo, Henry Walter & Adrien Gough)
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Adrien Gough and Henry Walter
recorded at:
Dream House in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Huffington Post: 100 Best Canadian Songs Ever (number: 28) and Rolling Stone: The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 42)
recording of:
High for This
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Adrien Gough and Henry Walter
3.654:09
2What You Need
recording of:
What You Need
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Jeremy Rose
43:26
3House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Happy House by Siouxsie and the Banshees
part of:
Stereogum: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 96) and Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 488)
recording of:
House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer), John Martin (Chicago singer-songwriter), Peter Clarke (UK drummer Peter Clarke of The Banshees, The Creatures, etc.), Steven Severin and Susan Ballion (Susan Janet Ballion)
3.256:47
4The Morning
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
guitar [lead guitar]:
William Brock (guitarist)
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
part of:
Pitchfork: The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s (number: 115)
recording of:
The Morning
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
45:14
5Wicked Games
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
XO&co., Inc. (in 2012)
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Wicked Games
writer:
Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer) and Rainer Millar Blanchaer
45:25
6The Party & The After Party
recording engineer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
producer:
Jeremy Rose, Rainer and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Jeremy Rose and Rainer
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Master of None by Beach House
recording of:
The Party & the After Party
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Jeremy Rose, Victoria Legrand, Rainer Millar Blanchaer and Alex Scally
47:39
7Coming Down
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Coming Down
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
44:55
8Loft Music
recording engineer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
producer:
Jeremy Rose and The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer)
mixer:
Illangelo
additional instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
instruments:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Jeremy Rose
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Gila by Beach House
recording of:
Loft Music
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Jeremy Rose, Victoria Legrand and Alex Scally
36:03
9The Knowing
recording of:
The Knowing
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer), Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins), Robin Guthrie (guitarist in Cocteau Twins) and Simon Raymonde
5:57
10Lonely Star
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Lonely Star
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
2.55:49
11Life of the Party
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
mixer:
Illangelo
guitar [guitars]:
Adrian "X" Eccleston
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Life of the Party
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Pontus Berghe, Björn Berglund (electronic music in the 2000s), Carlo Montagnese, Doc McKinney (producer), Andy Grier and Vincent Reilly
24:57
12Thursday
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Thursday
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
2.55:20
13The Zone
recording engineer:
Doc McKinney (producer), Illangelo and Noah "40" Shebib (Noah Shebib)
assistant engineer:
Noel Cadastre
producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and Sterling Road Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
music videos:
The Zone (explicit) by The Weeknd (Canadian R&B singer) feat. Drake (Canadian rapper)
recording of:
The Zone
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Aubrey Graham (Canadian rapper), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
3.656:58
14The Birds Part 1
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Birds, Part 1
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
33:34
15The Birds Part 2
recording engineer:
Illangelo and Martin “Doc” McKinney (producer)
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Birds, Part 2
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Nick Bird, Carlo Montagnese, Steve Crittall, Doc McKinney (producer), Alex McGowan and Martina Topley‐Bird
3.55:50
16Rolling Stone
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Rolling Stone
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
23:51
17Gone
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Gone
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
2.58:06
18Heaven or Las Vegas
recording engineer and producer:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
assistant engineer:
Matthew Acton
mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Doc McKinney (producer) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Heaven or Las Vegas
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Doc McKinney (producer)
35:57
19D.D.
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
cover recording of:
Dirty Diana
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jackson (“King of Pop”)
publisher:
Mijac Music and Warner-Tamerlane Publ. Co. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
44:34
20Montreal
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Montreal
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Serge Gainsbourg
composer:
Carlo Montagnese and Serge Gainsbourg
quotes lyrics from:
Laisse tomber les filles
quotes music from:
Laisse tomber les filles
24:11
21Outside
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Outside
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Ahmad Balshe (Palestinian-Canadian rapper), Carlo Montagnese, Madeline Follin and Ryan Mattos
24:19
22XO / The Host
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Illangelo
guitar [guitars]:
Patrick Greenaway
instruments:
Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
XO / The Host
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Carlo Montagnese
27:24
23Initiation
recording engineer and mixer:
Illangelo
producer:
DropXLife (lo-fi) and Illangelo
instruments:
DROPXLIFE (lo-fi) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
samples:
Patience by Georgia Anne Muldrow (US jazz musician)
recording of:
Initiation
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese, Georgia Anne Muldrow (US jazz musician) and Martin Wong
24:21
24Same Old Song
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Illangelo
additional vocals:
Juicy J (US rapper)
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Same Old Song
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Jordan Houston (US rapper)
25:12
25The Fall
recording engineer and mixer:
Illangelo
producer:
Clams Casino (songwriter/producer Michael Volpe) and Illangelo
instruments:
Clams Casino (songwriter/producer Michael Volpe) and Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
The Fall
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Mike Volpe (songwriter/producer Michael Volpe)
25:46
26Next
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Next
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer), Carlo Montagnese and Martin Wong
26:02
27Echoes of Silence
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Illangelo
instruments:
Illangelo
recorded at:
Site Sound Studios in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
mixed at:
Liberty Studios (Toronto) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
recording of:
Echoes of Silence
writer:
Abel Tesfaye (Canadian R&B singer) and Carlo Montagnese
24:00