Echoes of Silence

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Echoes of Silence
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Mixtape by The Weeknd
Released December 21, 2011
Recorded 2011
Length 45:45
Label XO
Producer
The Weeknd chronology
Thursday
(2011)Thursday2011		 Echoes of Silence
(2011)		 Trilogy
(2012)Trilogy2012

Echoes of Silence is the third mixtape by Canadian singer The Weeknd, released December 21, 2011 via his official website. The release follows his Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut release House of Balloons and his second mixtape Thursday,[1] both released earlier the same year. The project is the final installment in the trilogy of free albums released by The Weeknd in 2011.[2][3]

The album was preceded by the release of the single, "Initiation". Long-time collaborator Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese returned to produce the bulk of the project, with other production contributions coming from Clams Casino and DropxLife of the XO crew. Rapper Juicy J contributes a short spoken-word interlude at the end of "Same Old Song".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Blare 4/5 stars[4]
Consequence of Sound 4/5 stars[5]
Entertainment Weekly (B+)[6]
Pitchfork Media (8.1/10)[7]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars[8]
Slant Magazine 3.5/5 stars[9]
Spin (8/10)[10]
Sputnikmusic 5/5 stars[11]
The A.V. Club B+[12]

Echoes of Silence received general acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics and fans, the album received an average score of 82, based on 16 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".[13]

The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2012 Polaris Music Prize on June 14, 2012. This marks the second consecutive year The Weeknd has been nominated for the award.[14]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "D.D." (Dirty Diana cover) Michael Jackson Illangelo 4:35
2. "Montreal"  
Illangelo 4:10
3. "Outside"  
  • Tesfaye
  • Montagnese
  • A. Balshe
  • M. Follin
  • R. Mattos
 Illangelo 4:20
4. "XO / The Host"  
  • Tesfaye
  • Montagnese
 Illangelo 7:23
5. "Initiation"  
  • Tesfaye
  • Montagnese
  • M. Wong
  • G. A. Muldrow
4:20
6. "Same Old Song"  
Illangelo 5:12
7. "The Fall"  
  • Tesfaye
  • Mike Volpe
  • Montagnese
5:45
8. "Next"  
  • Tesfaye
  • Montagnese
  • Wong
 Illangelo 6:00
9. "Echoes of Silence"  
  • Tesfaye
  • Montagnese
 Illangelo 4:02

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