Beauty Behind the Madness
Beauty Behind the Madness is the second studio album by Canadian singer The Weeknd. It was released on August 28, 2015, by XO and Republic Records. The album features guest appearances from Labrinth, Ed Sheeran, and Lana Del Rey, while the production on the album was handled by Illangelo, Mike Dean, Danny Boy Styles, and Max Martin, among others.
The album was supported by four singles. "Often" was released on July 31, 2014 as the lead single. "The Hills" was released on May 27, 2015 as the second single (third single in the UK) and "Can't Feel My Face" was released on June 8, 2015 as the third single. "In the Night" was released as the fourth single on November 17, 2015. "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face" both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Beauty Behind the Madness also includes the Academy Award-nominated song "Earned It", which was released on December 23, 2014 as the lead single from the soundtrack to Fifty Shades of Grey.
Background
On September 10, 2013, The Weeknd released his debut album Kiss Land. It was promoted by three singles, "Kiss Land", "Belong to the World", "Live For" featuring Drake, and The Weeknd's The Fall tour beginning during September 2013.Kiss Land received generally positive reviews from music critics.Kiss Land debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 96,000 copies, just two thousand copies short of Keith Urban's Fuse, which took the number one spot on the week.
