Baptized in Fear

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"Baptized in Fear"
Song by the Weeknd
from the album Hurry Up Tomorrow
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2025
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Length3:52
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"Baptized in Fear" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released through XO and Republic Records as the sixth track from his sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow , on January 31, 2025. The song was written and produced by the Weeknd himself, OPN, Nathan Salon, with Mike Dean also having helped produce it.

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Composition and lyrics

On "Baptized in Fear", the Weeknd sings about letting his anxieties control him, expressing feelings of shame and guilt as he sings: "Figure in the corner laughing at me / Water fill my lungs, vision blurry". [1] He shows his lyrical depth as he discusses the feelings of having a panic attack. [2] Writing for Slant Magazine , Nick Seip felt that the song "sounds like a crisper, more confident version of the balladry" that is prevalent in the Weeknd's debut studio album, Kiss Land (2013). [3] Carl Lamarre of Billboard ranked "Baptized in Fear" as the second best song on Hurry Up Tomorrow along with the song before it, "Until We're Skin & Bones", calling the latter song "The Weeknd at his peak form". [4]

Charts

Chart performance for "Baptized in Fear"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Italy (FIMI) [5] 71
Lithuania (AGATA) [6] 23
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [7] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 60
UK Streaming (OCC) [9] 61

References

  1. ↑ "Hurry Up Tomorrow By The Weeknd: Album Review". January 31, 2025.
  2. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (January 31, 2025). "The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow review – a record that will floor you ... and drive you up the wall". The Guardian . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ Nick Seip (February 4, 2025). "The Weeknd 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Review: A Less Than Euphoric Farewell to an Alter-Ego". Slant Magazine .
  4. ↑ Saponara, Michael; Lamarre, Carl (January 31, 2025). "Every Song From The Weeknd's 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Album Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 6" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ "2025 6-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  7. ↑ "NZ Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 6, 2025" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Official Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 8, 2025.
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