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It’s about the darkest time of my entire life, a time when I was getting really, really tossed up and going through a lot of personal stuff. This is around 2013-14: I got arrested in Vegas, it was a real rockstar era which I wasn’t really proud of, and at the end of [the song] you hear sirens. That’s me in the back of the cop car, that moment. I always wanted to make that song but I never did, and this album felt like the perfect time, because of the setting of Las Vegas, and [the character needing] a kind of escape after a heartbreak or whatever, “I’m gonna go to Vegas and drown all my sorrows,” and by the time you get to the end of the album you realize it’s more of a redemption. But I wanted to go to Vegas and be this guy again, the “Heartless” guy, the drug monster, the person who hates God and is losing his f\u2014ing religion and hating what he looks like when he looks in the mirror so he keeps getting high, and hating to be sober because “I feel the most lonely when I’m coming down” \u2014 that’s who this song is.When composing the track, the Weeknd admitted that although he didn’t want to recall that period of his life, he felt as though he had to as an act of self-realization that he’s no longer the person he once was. He also noted that the goal of the track was to make the audience feel uncomfortable when listening to it. “…I really wanted to get inside the head of the person who hates himself and hates life and hates the person who made him that way.”[11]The song makes several references to the singles “Purple Rain” by Prince, “Losing My Religion” by R.E.M., and “Sicko Mode” by Travis Scott.[12][13]Critical reception[edit]The song was noted as a being a highlight from the album by critics,[14] with Max Cea from GQ calling it one of his masterworks in the realm of alternative R&B. Additionally, he applauds the Weeknd’s writing and singing, as well as the production of the track, giving praise the song’s outro which directly leads into “Blinding Lights”.[15] Jon Dolan from Rolling Stone also gave a positive review for the song, describing it as being magisterial and giving particular praise to the Weeknd’s vocals and Metro Boomin’s production.[16] The song’s synthwave sound also received comparisons to the work done by Kavinsky on his debut single “Nightcall”.[17]Commercial performance[edit]Following the releasing of its parent album, “Faith” debuted at number 45 on the US Billboard Hot 100 dated April 4, 2020. It was the twelfth highest charting track from After Hours.[18]Personnel[edit]Credits adapted from Tidal.[5]The Weeknd \u2013 vocals, songwriting, production, keyboards, programmingMetro Boomin \u2013 songwriting, production, keyboards, programmingIllangelo \u2013 songwriting, production, keyboards, programmingBelly \u2013 songwritingDave Kutch \u2013 masteringKevin Peterson \u2013 masteringRelease history[edit]References[edit]^ “The Weeknd Reveals ‘After Hours’ Tracklist”. Rap-Up. Retrieved March 26, 2020.^ Cummings-Grady, Mackenzie (February 13, 2020). “The Weeknd Dramatically Announces His New Album”. Popdust. Retrieved March 26, 2020.^ Aswad, Jem (March 4, 2020). “Watch The Weeknd’s Disturbing Short Film for ‘After Hours’“. Variety. Retrieved March 26, 2020.^ Ingvaldsen, Torsten (March 20, 2020). “The Weeknd Is Hosting an ‘After Hours’ Listening Session on Spotify”. Hypebeast. Retrieved March 26, 2020.^ a b “After Hours \/ The Weeknd \u2013 Tidal”. Tidal. Retrieved March 26, 2020.^ Aswad, Jem (February 13, 2020). “The Weeknd Drops Teaser for New Album, ‘After Hours’ (Watch)”. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ “The Weeknd Shares ‘After Hours’ Short Film”. Complex. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ “The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ Track List: See Here”. Billboard. March 17, 2020. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ Fitzgerald, Trent. “The Weeknd Drops After Hours Album: Listen to New Songs”. XXL Mag. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ Aswad, Jem (April 8, 2020). “The Weeknd Goes Track-by-Track (Almost) on ‘After Hours’“. Variety. Retrieved October 7, 2021.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ Mamo, Heran (April 8, 2020). “The Weeknd Says His Song ‘Faith’ Recalls ‘The Darkest Time of My Entire Life’“. Billboard. Retrieved October 7, 2021.{{cite web}}:  CS1 maint: url-status (link)^ “6 Takeaway From the Weeknd’s New Album, After Hours”. Pitchfork. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ “Drake Shows Love to The Weeknd During Livestream”. Rap-Up. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ “The Weeknd Is Losing His “Faith” On “After Hours”: Listen”. HotNewHipHop. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ Cea, Max. “The Best Song on The Weeknd’s New Album, ‘After Hours,’ Is…” GQ. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ Dolan, Jon (March 23, 2020). “The Weeknd Is Alone Again, Naturally, on ‘After Hours’“. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ Peters, Micah (March 25, 2020). “‘After Hours’ Is the Weeknd’s Most Accomplished Work Yet”. The Ringer. Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ Zellener, Xander (March 30, 2020). “Every Song From The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ Is on the Hot 100”. Billboard. Retrieved March 30, 2020.^ “The Weeknd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)”. Billboard.  Retrieved March 31, 2020.^ “\u010cNS IFPI” (in Czech). Hitpar\u00e1da \u2013 Digital Top 100 Ofici\u00e1ln\u00ed. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Change the chart to CZ \u2013 SINGLES DIGITAL \u2013 TOP 100 and insert 202013 into search.  Retrieved March 31, 2020.^ Nestor, Siim (March 31, 2020). “Eesti Tipp-40 Muusikas: Selle n\u00e4dala kangelased on The Weeknd ja AG”. Eesti Ekspress (in Estonian). Retrieved April 8, 2020.^ “Top Singles (Week 13, 2020)” (in French). Syndicat National de l’\u00c9dition Phonographique. Retrieved March 31, 2020.^ “IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International) Week 12 2020”. IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on April 9, 2020. Retrieved April 9, 2020.^ “The Weeknd \u2013 Faith”. Top Digital Download.  Retrieved March 28, 2020.^ “2020 13-os savait\u0117s klausomiausi (TOP 100)” (in Lithuanian). AGATA. Retrieved March 29, 2020.^ “The Weeknd \u2013 Faith”. AFP Top 100 Singles.  Retrieved April 9, 2020.^ “\u010cNS IFPI” (in Slovak). Hitpar\u00e1da \u2013 Singles Digital Top 100 Ofici\u00e1lna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select SINGLES DIGITAL – TOP 100 and insert 202013 into search.  Retrieved March 31, 2020.^ “The Weeknd \u2013 Faith”. Singles Top 100.  Retrieved March 28, 2020.^ “Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100”. Official Charts Company.  Retrieved March 27, 2020.^ “The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)”. Billboard.  Retrieved March 31, 2020.^ “The Weeknd Chart History (Hot R&B\/Hip-Hop Songs)”. Billboard.   Retrieved March 31, 2020.^ “Top 100 Songs”. Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 13, 2020.^ “Listen to the Weeknd’s New Album After Hours”. Pitchfork. Retrieved March 26, 2020.External links[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki19\/faith-the-weeknd-song-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Faith (The Weeknd song) – Wikipedia"}}]}]