In the Night (The Weeknd song)

"In the Night"
Single by The Weeknd
from the album Beauty Behind the Madness
Released	November 17, 2015
Recorded	2014
Length	3:55
Label	XO Republic
Writer(s)	Abel Tesfaye Ahmad "Belly" Balshe Ali Payami Savan Kotecha Max Martin Peter Svensson
Producer(s)	Max Martin Ali Payami The Weeknd (co-producer)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Can't Feel My Face" (2015) "In the Night" (2015) "Might Not" (2015)

"In the Night" is a song by Canadian singer The Weeknd from his second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015). The song was released as the album's third single on November 17, 2015.^[1]

Composition

The song is written in the key of A minor in common time with a moderate, swinging tempo of 112 beats per minute. Tesfaye's (The Weeknd's) vocals span from A₃ to F₅ in the song.^[2]

Critical reception

The song was well received by critics. Like The Weeknd's previous collaboration with Max Martin, "Can't Feel My Face", it has been widely compared to works by Michael Jackson. Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone wrote "Sometimes, the album stirs up real drama. "In the Night" could be just one more "Dirty Diana"-style ode to a predatory babe — until we learn the woman in the song is the victim of abuse, "dancing to relieve the pain.""^[3] Harley Brown of Spin wrote that the song "comes the closest to the wall-scaling studio and automobile airwave euphoria of "Can't Feel My Face", ratcheting up to background synths on the scope of '80s spectacles like "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." "The real star here is, as usual, his voice, tapping at the uppermost fragile glass of his register without quite breaking it", he continued.^[4]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by BRTHR, was released on December 8, 2015^[5] and features Tesfaye's girlfriend, fashion model Bella Hadid. It depicts Hadid as a waitress at a seedy nightclub of dancers frequented by dangerous gangsters. The leading gangster takes a particular liking to the waitress, as Tesfaye's character watches helplessly as she and the dancers are taken advantage of by gangsters. The clip grows increasingly disorienting, building to a chaotic sequence in which the waitress and her fellow dancers finally kill off the gangsters. The leading gangster, however, tracks down Tesfaye's character in the final scene, placing a gun to his head — but is saved by who appears to be the waitress, who kills the gangster, before the two ride off on a motorcycle. The video ends with the dancers dragging a gangster's corpse into a sea, with shaky camera footage, as the screen goes to black.

Charts

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	13
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]	29
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[8]	21
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[9]	7
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10]	12
Denmark (Tracklisten)[11]	26
France (SNEP)[12]	127
Germany (Official German Charts)[13]	72
Ireland (IRMA)[14]	42
Italy (FIMI)[15]	39
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[16]	13
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[17]	22
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[18]	22
Norway (VG-lista)[19]	38
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[20]	97
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[21]	40
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[22]	67
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[23]	48
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[24]	8
US Billboard Hot 100[25]	12
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[26]	3
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[27]	27
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[28]	17
US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (Billboard)[29]	11
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[30]	3
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[31]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[32]	Gold	35,000
Canada (Music Canada)[33]	Platinum	80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[34]	Gold	7,500
United States (RIAA)[35]		511,598[36]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
United States	November 17, 2015	Contemporary hit radio	XO Republic	[1]

References

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4. Review: All Hail the King of P*ssy-Pop on the Weeknd's 'Beauty Behind the Madness'
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