"Alone Again" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, from his fourth studio album, After Hours. It was released on March 20, 2020, alongside the rest of the album and serves as the opening track. 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."
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". The song would later serve as the intro for the first leg of the Weeknd's After Hours til Dawn Tour.
Charts Chart (2020) Peakposition Estonia (Eesti Tipp-40) 30 Greece (IFPI) 22 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 19 Lithuania (AGATA) 33 US Rolling Stone Top 100 6
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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
Release history Region Date Format Label(s) Various March 20, 2020
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