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| album = [[House of Balloons]] ''and'' [[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]
| album = [[House of Balloons]] ''and'' [[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]
| released = November 13, 2012
| released = November 13, 2012
| recorded = 2010 - 2012
| recorded = 2010–2012
| studio = Site Sound Studios, Toronto<ref name="liner" />
| studio = Site Sound Studios, Toronto<ref name="liner" />
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|[[R&B ballad|Alternative R&B Ballad]]|[[Alternative R&B]]}}<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hogan |first1=Marc |title=The Weeknd Can’t Get That Girl Out Of His Bed In ‘Twenty Eight’ |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/11/the-weeknd-twenty-eight-stream/ |website=Spin Magazine |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=7 November 2012}}</ref>
| genre = {{hlist|[[Alternative R&B]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hogan |first1=Marc |title=The Weeknd Can't Get That Girl Out Of His Bed In 'Twenty Eight' |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/11/the-weeknd-twenty-eight-stream/ |website=Spin Magazine |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=November 7, 2012}}</ref>}}
| length = 4:18
| length = 4:18
| label = {{hlist|[[XO (record label)|XO]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]}}
| label = {{hlist|[[XO (record label)|XO]]|[[Republic Records|Republic]]}}
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"'''Twenty Eight'''" is a song by Canadian singer [[the Weeknd]], featured as a bonus track on the version of his debut mixtape ''[[House of Balloons]]'' (2011). It was released as the album's second single on November 13, 2012 by [[XO (record label)|XO]] and [[Republic Records]].<ref name="digital">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/fr/album/twenty-eight-single/id581806147|title=Twenty Eight - Single|publisher=iTunes|accessdate=August 19, 2013}}</ref> The song only appears on the reissue of the mixtape that is included with
"'''Twenty Eight'''" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter [[the Weeknd]], featured as a bonus track on the version of his debut mixtape ''[[House of Balloons]]'' (2011). It was released as the album's second single on November 13, 2012, by [[XO (record label)|XO]] and [[Republic Records]].<ref name="digital">{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/twenty-eight-single/id577660703 |title=Twenty Eight&nbsp;– Single |publisher=[[iTunes Store]] |access-date=November 13, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113155948/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/twenty-eight-single/id577660703 |archive-date=November 13, 2012 }}</ref> The song only appears on the reissue of the mixtape that is included with
his 2012 compilation album, ''[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]''.<ref name="Aspray">{{cite web|last=Aspray|first=Benjamin|date=November 19, 2012|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/165537-the-weeknd-trilogy/|title=The Weeknd: Trilogy|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=November 19, 2012}}</ref> The song was recorded at Site Sound Studios and [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] at Liberty Studios in Toronto.<ref name="liner"/> Producers [[Doc McKinney]] and [[Illangelo]] co-wrote the song and performed all instrumentation.<ref name="liner"/>
his 2012 compilation album, ''[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]''.<ref name="Aspray">{{cite web|last=Aspray|first=Benjamin|date=November 19, 2012|url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/165537-the-weeknd-trilogy/|title=The Weeknd: Trilogy|publisher=[[PopMatters]]|accessdate=November 19, 2012}}</ref> The song was recorded at Site Sound Studios and [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] at Liberty Studios in Toronto.<ref name="liner"/> Producers [[Doc McKinney]] and [[Illangelo]] co-wrote the song and performed all instrumentation.<ref name="liner"/>


Many early songs by Tesfaye are about him tricking, manipulating and cheating on his girlfriends, but in "Twenty Eight" the roles are reversed.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Rachel |title=New Song: The Weeknd, 'Twenty Eight' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/qiui2b/the-weeknd-twenty-eight |website=[[MTV]] |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=7 November 2012}}</ref> The song is named "Twenty Eight" due to there being 28 [[Gram|grams]] in an [[Ounce|ounce]], which is something important for drug dealers to know. The song is also the twenty eighth official release by Tesfaye.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Nick |title=The Weeknd – Twenty Eight : Incredible New Single off ‘Trilogy’ |url=https://thissongissick.com/post/the-weeknd-twenty-eight-new/ |website=This Song Is Sick |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=7 November 2012}}</ref> The song as a whole has been compared to [[Frank Ocean]] and [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]], while Tesfaye's vocals specifically have been compared to [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name="MTV" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grishkoff |first1=Jason |title=The Weeknd Twenty Eight |url=https://www.indieshuffle.com/the-weeknd-twenty-eight/ |website=Indie Shuffle |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=7 November 2012}}</ref>
Many early songs by Tesfaye are about him tricking, manipulating and cheating on his girlfriends, but in "Twenty Eight" the roles are reversed.<ref name="MTV">{{cite web |last1=Brodsky |first1=Rachel |title=New Song: The Weeknd, 'Twenty Eight' |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/qiui2b/the-weeknd-twenty-eight |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230805093423/https://www.mtv.com/news/qiui2b/the-weeknd-twenty-eight |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 5, 2023 |website=[[MTV]] |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> The song is named "Twenty Eight" due to there being 28 [[Gram|grams]] in an [[Ounce|ounce]], which is something important for drug dealers to know. The song is also the twenty eighth official release by Tesfaye.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Nick |title=The Weeknd – Twenty Eight : Incredible New Single off 'Trilogy' |url=https://thissongissick.com/post/the-weeknd-twenty-eight-new/ |website=This Song Is Sick |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=November 7, 2012}}</ref> The song as a whole has been compared to [[Frank Ocean]] and [[Miguel (singer)|Miguel]], while Tesfaye's vocals specifically have been compared to [[Michael Jackson]].<ref name="MTV" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Grishkoff |first1=Jason |title=The Weeknd Twenty Eight |url=https://www.indieshuffle.com/the-weeknd-twenty-eight/ |website=Indie Shuffle |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=November 7, 2012}}</ref>


"Twenty Eight" was first heard by the general public when Tesfaye sent the track to [[DJ]] [[Zane Lowe]], who in turn played the song on [[BBC Radio 1]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=The Weeknd – “Twenty Eight” |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1194051/the-weeknd-twenty-eight/news/ |website=Stereo Gum |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=6 November 2012}}</ref><ref name="Complex">{{cite web |last1=Donaldson |first1=Erich |title=Listen: The Weeknd "Twenty Eight" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/erich-donaldson/listen-the-weeknd-twenty-eight |website=Complex |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=6 November 2012}}</ref> Tesfaye would make his first appearance on the show for an interview later that month.<ref name="Complex" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Alex |title=The Weeknd "Twenty Eight" |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/weeknd-twenty_eight |website=Exclaim.ca |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=6 November 2012}}</ref> The song charted at number 150 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UK-singles" /> and at number 49 on the US [[Billboard charts#R&B/Hip-Hop|R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales]],<ref name="Billboard Chart"></ref> and is also certified Platinum in the [[United States of America|US]].
"Twenty Eight" was first heard by the general public when Tesfaye sent the track to [[DJ]] [[Zane Lowe]], who in turn played the song on [[BBC Radio 1]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Breihan |first1=Tom |title=The Weeknd – "Twenty Eight" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/1194051/the-weeknd-twenty-eight/news/ |website=Stereo Gum |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=November 6, 2012}}</ref><ref name="Complex">{{cite web |last1=Donaldson |first1=Erich |title=Listen: The Weeknd "Twenty Eight" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/erich-donaldson/listen-the-weeknd-twenty-eight |website=Complex |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> Tesfaye would make his first appearance on the show for an interview later that month.<ref name="Complex" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Alex |title=The Weeknd "Twenty Eight" |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/weeknd-twenty_eight |website=Exclaim.ca |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=November 6, 2012}}</ref> The song charted at number 150 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="UK-singles" /> and at number 49 on the US [[Billboard charts#R&B/Hip-Hop|R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales]],<ref name="Billboard Chart"></ref> and is also certified Platinum in the US.


== Music video ==
== Music video ==
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The music video for "Twenty Eight" premiered on February 13, 2013, on the Weeknd's [[YouTube]] account. It was filmed in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]], and was directed by photographer/director [[Nabil Elderkin]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=David |title=The Weeknd 'Twenty Eight' by Nabil |url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/02/19/weeknd-twenty-eight-nabil/16937 |website=Promo News |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=February 19, 2013}}</ref> The video features Tesfaye on a talk show, with him being unable to focus due to seeing visions of his ex girlfriend. The video is incredibly sexual, featuring many nude women/strippers.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Devin |title=Video: The Weeknd - 'Twenty Eight' |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2013/02/12/video-the-weeknd-twenty-eight/ |website=Rap Up |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=February 12, 2013}}</ref> Due to the explicit portrayal of [[breasts]] in the video, it has been age-restricted on YouTube.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web |author1=The Weeknd |title=The Weeknd - Twenty Eight (Explicit) (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ScGcuXZqc |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=February 13, 2013}}</ref>

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The music video for "Twenty Eight" premiered on February 13, 2013, on the Weeknd's [[YouTube]] account. It was filmed in [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]], and was directed by photographer/director [[Nabil Elderkin]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Knight |first1=David |title=The Weeknd 'Twenty Eight' by Nabil |url=https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2013/02/19/weeknd-twenty-eight-nabil/16937 |website=Promo News |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=19 February 2013}}</ref> The video features Tesfaye on a talk show, with him being unable to focus due to seeing visions of his ex girlfriend. The video is incredibly sexual, featuring many nude women/strippers.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Devin |title=Video: The Weeknd - 'Twenty Eight' |url=https://www.rap-up.com/2013/02/12/video-the-weeknd-twenty-eight/ |website=Rap Up |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=12 February 2013}}</ref> Due to the explicit portrayal of [[breasts]] in the video, it has been age-restricted on YouTube.<ref name="YouTube">{{cite web |author1=The Weeknd |title=The Weeknd - Twenty Eight (Explicit) (Official Video) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_ScGcuXZqc |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=13 February 2013}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==

{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Digital download<ref name="digital"/>
| headline = Digital download<ref name="digital"/>
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==

Credits adapted from liner notes for ''[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]''.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]|others=[[The Weeknd]]|year=2012|type=CD liner|publisher=[[Republic Records]]|id=3719793}}</ref>
Credits adapted from liner notes for ''[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]''.<ref name="liner">{{cite AV media notes|title=[[Trilogy (The Weeknd album)|Trilogy]]|others=[[The Weeknd]]|year=2012|type=CD liner|publisher=[[Republic Records]]|id=3719793}}</ref>


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* Shin Kamiyama – assistant recording engineer
* Shin Kamiyama – assistant recording engineer


* [[Nabil Elderkin]] – music video director<ref name="IMDVB">{{cite web |title=Twenty Eight (2013) by The Weeknd |url=https://imvdb.com/video/the-weeknd/twenty-eight |website=IMVDB |access-date=5 August 2023 |date=13 February 2013}}</ref>
* [[Nabil Elderkin]] – music video director<ref name="IMDVB">{{cite web |title=Twenty Eight (2013) by The Weeknd |url=https://imvdb.com/video/the-weeknd/twenty-eight |website=IMVDB |access-date=August 5, 2023 |date=February 13, 2013}}</ref>
* Isaac Hagy – music video editor<ref name="IMDVB"></ref>
* Isaac Hagy – music video editor<ref name="IMDVB"></ref>


== Charts ==
== Charts ==

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "Twenty Eight"
|+ Chart performance for "Twenty Eight"
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== Certifications ==
== Certifications ==

{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=The Weeknd|title=Twenty Eight|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2020|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|artist=The Weeknd|title=Twenty Eight|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2012|certyear=2020|accessdate=March 14, 2020}}
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== Release history ==
== Release history ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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{{The Weeknd songs}}
{{The Weeknd songs}}

Latest revision as of 15:50, 8 September 2024

"Twenty Eight"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album House of Balloons and Trilogy
ReleasedNovember 13, 2012
Recorded2010–2012
StudioSite Sound Studios, Toronto[1]
Genre
Length4:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Wicked Games"
(2012) 		"Twenty Eight"
(2012) 		"The Zone"
(2012)
Music video
"Twenty Eight" on YouTube

"Twenty Eight" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, featured as a bonus track on the version of his debut mixtape House of Balloons (2011). It was released as the album's second single on November 13, 2012, by XO and Republic Records.[3] The song only appears on the reissue of the mixtape that is included with his 2012 compilation album, Trilogy.[4] The song was recorded at Site Sound Studios and mixed at Liberty Studios in Toronto.[1] Producers Doc McKinney and Illangelo co-wrote the song and performed all instrumentation.[1]

Many early songs by Tesfaye are about him tricking, manipulating and cheating on his girlfriends, but in "Twenty Eight" the roles are reversed.[5] The song is named "Twenty Eight" due to there being 28 grams in an ounce, which is something important for drug dealers to know. The song is also the twenty eighth official release by Tesfaye.[6] The song as a whole has been compared to Frank Ocean and Miguel, while Tesfaye's vocals specifically have been compared to Michael Jackson.[5][7]

"Twenty Eight" was first heard by the general public when Tesfaye sent the track to DJ Zane Lowe, who in turn played the song on BBC Radio 1.[8][9] Tesfaye would make his first appearance on the show for an interview later that month.[9][10] The song charted at number 150 on the UK Singles Chart[11] and at number 49 on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales,[12] and is also certified Platinum in the US.

Music video

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The music video for "Twenty Eight" premiered on February 13, 2013, on the Weeknd's YouTube account. It was filmed in Bucharest, Romania, and was directed by photographer/director Nabil Elderkin.[13] The video features Tesfaye on a talk show, with him being unable to focus due to seeing visions of his ex girlfriend. The video is incredibly sexual, featuring many nude women/strippers.[14] Due to the explicit portrayal of breasts in the video, it has been age-restricted on YouTube.[15]

Track listing

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Digital download[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Twenty Eight"
4:18

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes for Trilogy.[1]

Charts

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Chart performance for "Twenty Eight"
Chart (2012–2013) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[11] 150
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[12] 49

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label(s) Ref
Worldwide November 13, 2012 Digital download
[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Trilogy (CD liner). The Weeknd. Republic Records. 2012. 3719793.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Hogan, Marc (November 7, 2012). "The Weeknd Can't Get That Girl Out Of His Bed In 'Twenty Eight'". Spin Magazine. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Twenty Eight – Single". iTunes Store. Archived from the original on November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
  4. ^ Aspray, Benjamin (November 19, 2012). "The Weeknd: Trilogy". PopMatters. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Brodsky, Rachel (November 7, 2012). "New Song: The Weeknd, 'Twenty Eight'". MTV. Archived from the original on August 5, 2023. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  6. ^ Nick (November 7, 2012). "The Weeknd – Twenty Eight : Incredible New Single off 'Trilogy'". This Song Is Sick. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  7. ^ Grishkoff, Jason (November 7, 2012). "The Weeknd Twenty Eight". Indie Shuffle. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Breihan, Tom (November 6, 2012). "The Weeknd – "Twenty Eight"". Stereo Gum. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  9. ^ a b Donaldson, Erich (November 6, 2012). "Listen: The Weeknd "Twenty Eight"". Complex. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Hudson, Alex (November 6, 2012). "The Weeknd "Twenty Eight"". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  11. ^ a b Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: "Twenty Eight": "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 6.04.2013 (Week 13)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  12. ^ a b "The Weeknd Chart History - R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  13. ^ Knight, David (February 19, 2013). "The Weeknd 'Twenty Eight' by Nabil". Promo News. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  14. ^ Devin (February 12, 2013). "Video: The Weeknd - 'Twenty Eight'". Rap Up. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  15. ^ The Weeknd (February 13, 2013). "The Weeknd - Twenty Eight (Explicit) (Official Video)". YouTube. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Twenty Eight (2013) by The Weeknd". IMVDB. February 13, 2013. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  17. ^ "American single certifications – The Weeknd – Twenty Eight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  18. ^ "Twenty Eight" – via iTunes.
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