In the Night (song)

"In the Night" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd from his second studio album Beauty Behind the Madness (2015). The Weeknd wrote the song with Belly, Savan Kotecha, Peter Svensson, and producers Max Martin & Ali Payami, with the Weeknd serving as co-producer. The song was released to contemporary hit radio as the album's fourth single on November 17, 2015.[4]

For other songs with the same title, see In the Night (disambiguation) § Music.
"In the Night"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album Beauty Behind the Madness
ReleasedNovember 17, 2015
Studio
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Max Martin
  • Ali Payami
  • The Weeknd (co.)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Can't Feel My Face"
(2015)		 "In the Night"
(2015)		 "Acquainted"
(2015)
Music video
"In The Night" on YouTube
"In The Night" (Short Version) on YouTube

"In the Night" peaked at number 12 in the United States and Canada. The song reached number-one on the Billboard Rhythmic chart. The music video features a cameo from model Bella Hadid. The Weeknd performed the song live at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards; and later performed the song as a duet with singer Lauryn Hill on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[5]

Composition

The song is written in the key of A minor in compound meter with a moderate tempo of 112 beats per minute. The Weeknd's vocals span from E3 to D5 in the song.[6]

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.'"[7] 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.'" He adds, "The real star here is, as usual, his voice, tapping at the uppermost fragile glass of his register without quite breaking it".[8]

Music video

The song's music video, directed by BRTHR, was released on December 8, 2015,[9] and features the Weeknd's then-girlfriend, 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 the Weeknd watches helplessly as she and the dancers are being 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 the Weeknd 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. A shortened version of the video was released on February 14, 2016.

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[54] Platinum 70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[55] 2× Platinum 160,000‡
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[56] Platinum 90,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[57] Gold 30,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[58] Gold 7,500*
Portugal (AFP)[59] Gold 10,000‡
Sweden (GLF)[60] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[61] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[62] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States November 17, 2015 Contemporary hit radio
[4]
April 6, 2020 Hot/Modern/AC [63]

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