The Morning (song)
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{{Infobox song
| name = The Morning
| cover =
| caption =
| type = song
| artist = the Weeknd
| album = House of Balloons {{noitalic|and}} Trilogy
| released = {{Start date|2011|03|21}}
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 5:15
| label = XO
| writer = * Abel Tesfaye
| producer = * Doc McKinney
| misc = {{External music video|header=Audio video|type=song|{{YouTube|5TAko3RH0bk|"The Morning"}}}}
}}
"The Morning" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd which serves as the fourth track from his debut mixtape, House of Balloons (2011). It was written by the Weeknd alongside its producers, Doc McKinney and Illangelo. In 2012, the song was remastered and released on the Weeknd's compilation album, Trilogy (2012).
Background
"The Morning" was first uploaded to YouTube by the Weeknd under the username "xoxxxoooxo" in early December 2010 alongside "What You Need" and "Loft Music".{{Cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon | author-link=Jon Caramanica |title=Screams That Charmed, and Other Overlooked Highlights |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/arts/music/02playlist.html |url-status=live |date=December 31, 2010 | url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150210094135/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/02/arts/music/02playlist.html?_r=4&ref=music |archive-date=February 10, 2015}} A demo of the song that had a different instrumental than its final version surfaced in late 2011.
"The Morning" was included in the 2019 film Uncut Gems, in which the Weeknd appeared in and performed the track live.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/the-weeknd-acting-safdie-brothers-uncut-gems-1203329975/|title=How the Weeknd Came to Play Himself in the Safdie Brothers' Berserk 'Uncut Gems'|magazine=Variety|first=Chris|last=Willman|date=September 9, 2019|access-date=February 3, 2024}}
Critical reception
The song received critical acclaim. Pitchfork placed the track at number 15 for its top 100 songs of 2011, citing its "large and rich" production along with Tesfaye's soft vocals, stating that it messes with how you would expect R&B tracks to sound.{{cite web|title=The Top 100 Tracks of 2011|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8726-the-top-100-tracks-of-2011/9/|work=Pitchfork|date=December 12, 2011|access-date=March 3, 2023|archive-date=November 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121116045929/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/8726-the-top-100-tracks-of-2011/9/|url-status=live}} Pitchfork would later place it at number 115 of its top 200 songs of the 2010s, regarding it as "the greatest song the Weeknd ever made" and calling it the "pop American Psycho".{{Cite web |date=October 7, 2019 |title=The 200 Best Songs of the 2010s |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-songs-of-the-2010s/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
Rolling Stone would declare the track as the Weeknd's 11th best song, citing that the song is a "surprisingly radiant hustler's anthem" and calling it "expected Weeknd club sleaze."{{Cite web |date=March 28, 2022 |title='The Morning' (2011) |url=https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/-38999/the-morning-2011-39040/ |access-date=January 22, 2024 |website=Rolling Stone Australia |language=en-AU}}
Charts
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|+ Weekly chart performance for "The Morning" ! scope="col"| Chart (2012) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles (Billboard){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f%5B0%5D=ts_chart_artistname%3AThe%20Weeknd&f%5B1%5D=itm_field_chart_id%3A345&f%5B2%5D=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=The%20Weeknd|title=The Weeknd Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Chart History|publisher=|via=Billboardbiz|accessdate=March 10, 2023}}{{Dead link|date=May 2021 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
| 9 |
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Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "The Morning"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Canada|artist=The Weeknd|title=The Morning|award=Platinum|certyear=2020|relyear=2011|access-date=March 3, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|type=single|region=Denmark|artist=The Weeknd|title=The Morning|award=Gold|certyear=2023|relyear=2011|id=12616|access-date=June 30, 2023}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=The Weeknd|title=The Morning|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2011|certyear=2024|source=radioscope|access-date=December 23, 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Gold|artist=The Weeknd|title=The Morning|access-date=January 31, 2025|certyear=2025|relyear=2011|id=17742-4005-1}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Platinum|artist=The Weeknd|title=Wicked Games|access-date=March 3, 2023|certyear=2019|relyear=2011}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=yes}}
References
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External links
- {{YouTube|5TAko3RH0bk|The Morning (Original Audio)}}
- {{YouTube|uac4q389yaM|The Morning (Remastered Audio)}}
- {{YouTube|V5tVUL5ykHQ|The Morning (Live at SoFi Pseudo Video)}}
{{The Weeknd songs}}
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Category:Songs written by the Weeknd
Category:Songs written by Illangelo
Category:Songs written by Doc McKinney
Category:Song recordings produced by Illangelo