Breaking Down AFTER HOURS
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The Weeknd’s original trilogy of mixtapes contributed towards a renewed faith in R&B. The imagery throughout the triad introduced us to Abel’s darkly-sexual and narcotic fueled lifestyle: a cycle of drugs, seduction and inevitable infidelity. It was raw and unfiltered. Kiss Land saw The Weeknd get a taste of his own medicine. Experiencing heartbreak after attempting to employ those same manipulative tactics on a new love. Beauty Behind the Madness had Abel tapping into a more caring side of himself, yet still repeating those same mistakes. And Starboy only confirmed that the dark prince of pop hadn’t altered his sinful behaviours.
Despite the change in his production over each release, the subsequent sorrow and regret behind his actions has always remained. He’s frequently the anti-hero of his own narrative. Continually repressing the idea of love yet constantly craving it. Wanting an emotional connection, but being fully aware of the pain that often comes along with it.
After Hours continues Abel’s conflicting dichotomy and has him continuing to live up to his pseudonym. “The weekend” with its promise of pleasure, romance and nightclub antics -- but also “the weakened” in regards to the emotional toll his actions seem to have on him. Let’s venture through Abel’s latest descent and break down After Hours.
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Dead Chat Lmao
The Weeknd is the embodiment of the "I don't want to be horny anymore, I just want to be happy" meme
Until I bleed Out yea
Not really but I can see where you're coming from
More like " I don't want to be high anymore, i just want to be sober"
@@IHav3No3n3mies That song is about drugs, not a fucking bitch
@@exploitprimitive With all the context that the album gives, I'd say it's about both things; someone that meant something for him and his drug addiction.
‘Dark prince of pop’ - the PERFECT title
KING👑
@@harishramasundaram6808 Nah, he hasnt beat Michael yet
@@nitrix9663 well, MJ IS KING OF POP SO I DON'T MIND HIM BEING PRINCE OF POP
R&B Batmen 🦇
@@27isunknown70 his dead he always going to be the king of pop but he can't be the king of pop if his not living. he's the god of pop
Still mad at how he wasn’t even nominated at the Grammy’s...
facts
That's why Kanye pissed on his Grammy
@@rexnihilum7822 legit😆
It’s rigged just like the game awards like why the fuck did the last of us 2 win and not doom eternal?
My AOTY
How did Justin biebers “yummy” get a Grammy nomination yet Abel got nothing. Corruption at its best
Grammys suck ass😂
and racism at its best ofc nothing else
That's exactly true.......tho recently I heard "anyone" it was pretty good, I mean JB deserves to be nominated for grammy but not for "yummy"
@@sreesai exactly that's the point I mean JB have made good songs but him getting nominated for 10000 Hours and yummy is not right either they should nominate him for lonely it's a bop
@@Julia-ji7nn huh racism? We are talking about music here bro not race
The title sounds like something I'd do after working retail
😂😂😂😂
DAMNN
IM SCREAMING- 💀💀
It's a sad life, I felt the pain:(
Conclusion: abel is emotionally unstable
@@Mori everybody has different stories, but the weeknds story stands out the most; for that i preach
Nah really he just coming to fruition he thought l.a was what he wanted but its only hurt him... Now he finally realizes he wants to leave and has had enough sinning
*the weekend. This is a persona, not actaully Abel
@@nitrix9663 yeah but that doesn't rhyme that well, does it?
@@Mori Dam I didn't expect to see ya here.
Never even realized this was a concept album wow. Thought it was just a collection of really good songs but this takes it to another level. AOTY for sure
I only wish the person who made the video focused on the theme of drugs in the album, but that may have stopped him from monetizing the video so I understand. Like Heartless is a hard drug trip, Faith is the come down into an overdose, and Blinding Lights is the ambulance ride in which he wishes for the girl to be with him. Even up to Until I Bleed, which is him saying he’s done and wants to be a sober man.
After Hours as a whole seemed on a larger scale to be the closing of this chapter of The Weeknd that began with House Of Balloons, it seemed that he’s crossing into another stage of his life. The drugs, the women, the lost love, it all seemed like a conclusion. I honestly don’t expect to even get another Weeknd album until he’s in something more stable like a long term relationship.
@@d.luvevo711 He said in a recent interview that he's deeply focused on a new album right now that will likely drop in 2021
@@Mrguguinha2001 Probably will drop a week before Superbowl
this video highlighted to me that after hours and kiss land are kinda thematically the same, both still great albums
No
Your key frames inspire me
I always see you lol
Right??? Like what on earth is his workflow, what does he use to edit... I need to know!
Bandstand is undefeated in video cameos
Why are you in every comment section for me
You're everywhere lol
We’ve been jamming to his music but in reality...This whole time.... mans was REALLY hurtin 😭😭😭
Nearly everything he writes about is about his past and current situations. It scared the living shit out of me when I listened to Until I Bleed Out cause I know Abel used to cut and I just hope he hasn’t gone back to doing that.
Same story happened to Michael Jackson
@@proxility4576 omg I didn’t know that, that’s so terrible I’ve been so concerned for him
@@proxility4576 us real/older fans know🤰🏽🙌🏼
Thank you Bella and Selena for the part you played in creating this masterpiece
*After Hours storyline:* In Alone Again, he was struggling to draw the line between being in a relationship and living the nightlife. Too Late talks about how he can't be saved from himself. Hardest To Love and Scared To Live, he reminisces on hurting this lover so many times that she's hesitant to love anyone else. She ultimately leaves him, and he's kind of reflecting on that. Escape LA and Snowchild, he's reflecting on material things and women, but they all feel the same now. In Faith he parties so hard he OD's. Heartless and Blinding Lights, he's embracing the nightlife, and at the end of the songs he harkens back to a specific lover for comfort. In Your Eyes, The Weeknd suspects his lover of seeing someone else. In Save Your Tears, he tries to go back to this lover again, but this time she won't accept him. In Repeat After Me, it's confirmed that his lover finds someone else. The Weeknd is put off by this, and suggests that she doesn't love the new guy, and doing this to spite him. In After Hours, he misses this lover and the only way he can get close to his lover again is in his dreams. And the only way he can forget, is by getting high. But now, the high isn't working (after the OD scare, he realized the high he wants is unobtainable). And he's feeling lonely in those crowded rooms with all of those women that look the same. In Until I Bleed Out, he's sick of getting high, and he's sick of thinking about this lover, and the only way to stop it is by cutting himself, and bleeding out (killing himself). Final Lullaby was coming to terms with dying, and putting himself and his fantasies about his lover to sleep.
And then dawnfm comes. Holy shit it all lined up
@@Hydrxzl the never-ending radio station in purgatory
does that mean he dies at the end
@@Hydrxzl I hate the fact that I was just unironically about to type “so Dawn FM is like Magicant in EarthBound”
@@TheWeeknd20223 yea and goes into purgatory before being reborn (theory for next album)
I, too, break down after hours
I see what u did there
(Y) S ame
I mean, based on the album, so does the Weeknd.
As someone who has listened to every album by The Weeknd, this was very insightful. Although I do wish that he switches themes on his next one, I can respect the fact that he pursues different sounds on each album. After Hours seems like a perfect closure to The Weeknd's theme of self-destruction and loneliness, and i wish he has found a closure too.
I don't think it will end that simple.
The sad truth is that he somehow relapses to his old ways.
I think his style could be different but there would still be elements of his old ways on a few songs.
Dw I saw an article that said he is planning an album but it won’t be anything like after hours cause he doesn’t wanna top that one
@Georgie doesn’t suck still listening to it. On every listen it grows on you like crazy. Also love how Abel has taken the best of both worlds, trying to create something new on the same canvas as after hours.
@@manavchaudhary962 now in Dawn FM he sees and reflects on his past when he's older. And the things in the past come back to bite him as he gets put to the grave
I can’t wait for After Life about himself deconstructing his debauchery
On The Weeknd's deluxe version, it ends with "final lullaby" which shows that he has finally come to terms with his breakup, wishing his ex peace and is ready to move on. This can also be shown in a few of his releases after the album, such as his feature on Ariana Grande's new album "off the table" - what do you think?
If ain’t nobody else got me The Weeknd music got me
XOOOOOO, we’ll be everything you need just believe...
Yup that’s fact and that’s true facts
+10 points for your Cliud profile pic
Facts!
xo
Abel's music SOUNDS so good that often times the masterful storytelling is overshadowed (atleast on initial listens) by his amazing voice and production. Even though he is one of the biggest artists in the world He's still underrated as a lyricist and a storyteller. Great video sir; you should do a "Breaking down KISS LAND" :)
woah, well said! But that means we can listen to the albums over and over again like it’s the first time.
The Weakened...
*The more you know...*
This album is full circle. Musically and visually (if we talk about music videos), ending goes straight again to begining
wait so in reality, alone again is the last track??? i got chills from that
The Weeknd is the Anti-Bruno Mars
Just like how Prince is the Anti-MJ
All of them are pop stars, but exists on opposite ends.
Weeknd’s music is a lot more experimental and introspective than Bruno’s same way Princes albums were to MJ spot on comparisons. Funny thing is Weeknd favorite artist is MJ and he sounds like him but his music is more like Prince
@@Hamzethegoat actually his favorite artist was Prince, but MJ was like a hero to him
his best album easily...unless you count the trilogy as albums
nah they’re mixtapes
For sure the mixtapes will always be legendary with the true spirit of the The Weeknd and most of his best songs but this album showed that he can make an album that's cohesive and amazing from start to finish love it XO.
it’s a compilation album, can’t compare 30 songs to 14 that’s just dumb
Kiss Land is still king
unpopular opinion: i prefer starboy😬
This is what makes the weeknd one of the greatest in the game. He’s not here just to pump out a hit He’s here to make art that’ll survive the test of time
Exactly
Checked over by GrammarKiller. Don’t use us!
I like weeknd's tune, but man he cries soooo much. Like its just a breakup bro, hit the gym or smth. People like Eminem have faced so many hardships and they made it, and this guy is just crying soooo much over a breakup
I'm having chills throughout the entire video. This album will be remembered as one of the defining albums of 2020. It's a shame that the Recording Academy chose to snub this masterpiece.
Never need a Grammy, he's what Grammy needs💯
Been bumping it since March, AOTY easily
I'm obcessed with the second half of Escape from LA. On the first chorus it just seems like he's having sex in the studio and he's all cool but the verse re frames to show that she's cheating on someone with Able so all these subtle details in the chorus like her locking the door and nobody seeing is her hiding him from her boyfriend. I think that's so cool!! Love this album!
i don’t think ‘she’ was cheating on anyone i think the female in question is bella hadid and they were in a relationship
@@crystalgarlic7722 the last line of the final verse is "She's all mine for the night
/She's all mine until he calls her line" Preeetttyyyy blatant to me. I see what you're saying tho with the Bella Hadid references to the chrome hearts and stuff maybe it's an early part of their relationship or he's just comparing her to all other LA women to throw some shade in her direction.
Don't know why but I'm stuck on this song rn...
it reminds me of twenty eight when he says ‘girl if your man call your phone again’
@@daringlybad yeah its def not about bella in the second half but maybe about a hooker or chantel jeffries
Somehow this video made me love this album even more
Wish you did an analysis on his deluxe version as well with “nothing compares” “final lullaby” and “missed you”
This album is a break up letter to Hollywood
I think that's more a side story within the main story.
You see, most people know when there's gonna be a new episode when the notification pops up. I know when the Matthew McCelland remix is uploaded about an hour before.
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Link to this remix is in the description btw
@@Middle8 Already subbed ;)
🙏🙏🙏
This breakdown was literally so concise and clean and the usage of clips was so good I HAD to subscribe. Great work guys
Damn Blinding Lights is practically a redemption song
i love him so much so fucking talented
Just curious: will you do a Top 10 album lists for this year?
In no particular order:
Yves Tumor - Heaven to a Tortured Mind
The Strokes - The New Abnormal
Tame Impala - The Slow Rush
Sault - Untitled (Black Is)
Roisin Murphy - Roisin Machine
Jessie Ware - What's Your Pleasure
Glass Animals - Dreamland
070 Shake - Modus Vivendi
Gorillaz - Song Machine
The Weeknd - After Hours
@@Middle8 Dreamland was amazing!
@@Middle8 I think Oliver trees ugly is beautiful should be up there
@@Middle8 finally someone recognising 070 Shake 🙌🏽
@@Middle8 what is your opinion on K.G.
I’ve seen a couple of breakdowns and had my own interpretation of the album, but this is by far THE BEST breakdown! Now I really truly understand the album and The Weeknd better. Amazing!
I love how you showed parallels and similarities between his later albums and After Hours. Simply Genius.
Really impressive breakdown mate! The references you used to his past, especially his past music's lyrics, really put things into perspective on how Abel thinks and how he has felt due to past relationships, emotions and experiences/ mistakes. Your editing layout and key frames were spectacular as well, keep it up man!
Me Who literally thought the line "Sin citys cold and empty " referred to lockdown when people were at home .. lol
The song came out before the lockdown but a lot of people took it as that
Lol it fits the theme but the song came out months b4 that
I love this channel so much.
My man got snubbed from the Grammys 😭😭😭
I love your videos, you bring such an amazing perspective to these worlds that artists create it's like you're on their mind.
Easily the best album of this year and will probably be the one that is remembered the longest it’s a classic, A lot of people don’t know this is a concept album it tells a story from start to finish and ends sadly with Until I bleed it out
Can’t believe everyone thought he had surgery on his face real fans know the true meaning the internet can be dumb sometimes
You are so extremely talented at breaking these down and explaining. I appreciate you and the album even more now.
What makes this album really amazing to me, is in all those concepts portrayed in the songs there's at least one thing the listener can relate to. That really makes it an appealing listen
Literally one of my favorite albums
i haven't clicked on a video faster, omg i love this album and able so much. Been loving this album since it came out, and i am dissapointed in the record academy for not nominating abel, he would definetly deserve artist of the year and album of the year.
Abel * lol
holy shit. as a HUGE fan of abel, this is such a beautiful analysis of after hours. so accurate and it's exactly like how i analyzed it
"Breaking Down After Hours" is also the title of my powerpoint on how i cope with reality
this breakdown is amazing! I love how you connected his previous albums! I would like an individual breakdown of his whole discography! great video xotwod 🖤
I love this album so much, and so loved this vid. The editing is incredible, would love if you did his other albums too
kissland is my FAVORITE album of all time ...it tells a story and a few of the songs cary on to one another, man it’s just beautiful.
I've been obsesed with this album for the past few weeks, so this video is exactly the kind of thing I've been looking for. Thank you
I dont always watch your vids (just preference and time management), but damn good job for always keeping it consistent. Really enjoyable listens!
His entire discography is the perfect soundtrack for my life
first time watching your video and gotta say it’s really well put and i’ve found another way to learn music . thank you
Your videos are so impressive! You can read albums like a book and then relay the message to your viewers. Never seen a channel put together so well!
Wow this breakdown is amazing. Great work, and great album.
This video is one of the most perfect things i've ever watched
This man is the goat! It takes a special type of person to appreciate the weeknd’s music. you’ve had to have experienced the things he sings about to get it. I’ve been a fan since Trilogy and my life hasn’t been the same since. The darkness and depth in his music is unmatched. XO
yes! but even if you haven’t experienced it all, his songwriting and production is phenomenal so u experience it through his music
Your editing is absolutely amazing I love it
Damn, just with the intro I knew this one was another masterpiece by the middle8
Dude, I loved this vid. You're a great analyzed my friend !!
Incredible video such great analysis and visuals
I’m late to this but thank you for this wonderful essay. His journey through his music really makes me want to know more about him as a person and only makes me love him more. Truly the ever perplexing dark prince of pop 🥺
its a big, big pity you didnt look into deluxe version. i think "nothing compares" really shows the pain in the loss, and would add a lot to the video.
nonetheless, i love this video, the graphics are just *chefs kiss*
such a good vid. would love to see you go into more hip hop/r&b artists like this
Love the video bro!! Certainly one of my favorite albums!! I will be a subscriber for life!!
I just discovered your channel and I just love your videos ! Thank you 🙏🏻
I cannot stop listening to this album. It might be my favorite project ever. The music, his voice, and the tragic story all work so well together.
Brilliant analysis, thank you!
That was amazing, I loved this video and made so much sense
The editing of this is flawless
the way the album was organized was just amazing!
I already love the music you talk about but I always leave your videos appreciating the music so much more
i’ve been waiting for this one
TURN IT UP!!
This is so well put, loved it! 🖤
The editing is great, and so is the break down. Well done
Your editing is pure bliss. I aspire to it.
I’m sure you’ve heard this a million times. But you deserve so much more. Merry Christmas and XOTWOD 🎄🤍🖤
Bro you just changed my whole pov and interpretation of After hours,thank you
another fire video see ya in 2021!
This video was super amazing great job 👏🏽
DANM this video is just like so good in EVERY way :)
Finally I was waiting for this one
This video is amazing and never thought of it like this, some great points made
Holy cow, your videos are amazing!
Great album to breakdown thank you so much for this , I knew I subscribed to you for a reason .
Absolutely class mate great vid so deep into abels mind
Such a great breakdown 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Amazing analysis as always! We need a vid on Phoebe Bridgers!
been waiting for this since the album dropped🔥🔥🔥
The editing in these videos are superb
Great album and story telling for this album. Subscribed
This was awesome 👏 Thank you 🙏
Really nice analysis, definitely gonna sub :) keep it up
Beautifully analyzed
I love how in depth this guy went, amazing 🤩
Amazing job man
i wish i could have those album visualizers playing for each project when i listen to them