Twenty Eight (song)

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"Twenty Eight"
The Weeknd - Twenty Eight.png
Single by the Weeknd
from the album House of Balloons and Trilogy
ReleasedNovember 13, 2012
RecordedSite Sound Studios, Toronto
GenreAlternative R&B
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 Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was recorded at Site Sound Studios and mixed at Liberty Studios in Toronto.[1] Producer Doc McKinney and Illangelo co-wrote the song and performed all instrumentation.[1]

The song was one of three bonus tracks included at the end of each of the compilation's discs from the Weeknd's 2012 album Trilogy.[2] It was released as the album's second single on November 13, 2012 as a digital single by XO and Republic Records.[3]

Music video[]

The music video for "Twenty Eight" premiered on February 13, 2013 on the Weeknd's YouTube account on Vevo. It was directed by photographer/director Nabil Elderkin. Since its release, the music video has received over 10 million views on YouTube. Due to the sexually explicit nature of the video, it has been age-restricted on YouTube.

Track listing[]

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

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from liner notes for Trilogy.[1]

  • The Weeknd – composer, primary artist
  • Doc McKinney – composer, instrumentation, producer
  • Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese – composer, instrumentation, mixing, producer

Charts[]

Chart (2012–13) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 150
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] 49

Certifications[]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000double-dagger

double-dagger Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[]

Region Date Format Label(s) Ref
Worldwide November 13, 2012 Digital download
[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Trilogy (CD liner). The Weeknd. Republic Records. 2012. 3719793.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ Aspray, Benjamin (November 19, 2012). "The Weeknd: Trilogy". PopMatters. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Twenty Eight - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History - R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "American single certifications – The Weeknd – Twenty Eight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Twenty Eight" – via iTunes.
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