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Single by the Weeknd and Playboi Carti | ||||
from the album Hurry Up Tomorrow | ||||
Released | September 27, 2024 | |||
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Length | 4:16 | |||
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"Timeless" on YouTube |
"Timeless" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd and American rapper Playboi Carti. It was released on September 27,2024,through XO and Republic Records as the lead single from the former's sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow (2025). Produced by Pharrell Williams,Mike Dean,Ojivolta,and Jarrod "Twisco" Morgan,the song peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number eight on the Billboard Global 200,and debuted in the top ten in 15 countries.
The Weeknd and Playboi Carti first collaborated on the song "Popular" with American singer Madonna,released as part of the now scrapped soundtrack album from The Idol . [2] Following the collaboration,the Weeknd went on to praise what he and Carti brought together on the track and during their sessions. [3] On August 26,2024,Carti posted on his Instagram a photo of himself and the Weeknd on FaceTime,hinting at a possible second collaboration. [4]
On September 7,during his "one night only" concert in São Paulo,Brazil,the Weeknd performed eight tracks off of his then-upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow ,including a live debut of "Timeless" and a medley of "Fein" by Travis Scott and Carti,as well as the Weeknd's "Until I Bleed Out". [5] [6] [7] The concert was followed up by the release of "Dancing in the Flames",which was intended to be the lead single of the Weeknd's then-upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow . [8] On September 25,The Weeknd shared a social media post with a screenshot from the music video of "Timeless". [3] He simultaneously confirmed the song to be released on September 27 as the album's second single. [9]
Upon the album's release,"Dancing in the Flames" was removed from the track listing of Hurry Up Tomorrow,and "Timeless" was therewith reworked as the project's lead single. [10]
The music video would be teased two days before the single's initial release;a still picture from the music video was posted on the Weeknd's Instagram page. [11] The music video was eventually released on the Weeknd's YouTube page,three days after the song's release. [12] Directed by Gunner Stahl and LouieKnows,who both previously had worked frequently with Playboi Carti, [13] the video depicts the two musicians performing with young women inside a dark,blacked out soundstage,briefly followed by visuals of the previous album, After Hours ,depicted as "Hell",the first part of Divine Comedy .
Upon release,"Timeless" received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Credits adapted from Tidal. [14]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [64] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [65] | Gold | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [66] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [67] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [68] | Gold | 5,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [69] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [70] | Silver | 200,000‡ |
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Greece (IFPI Greece) [71] | Platinum | 2,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
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