Dawn FM (2022) Songwriting Credits | The Weeknd

Authorship Breakdown 16 / 16 documented

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The Weeknd's roles on this album

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By the Numbers

16

Tracks

30

Lyricists

16

Producers

2022

Released

Awards & Recognition 2

Juno Award for Album of the Year (2023)

Juno Award for Pop Album of the Year (2023)

Data Insight

Dawn FM is a concept album framed as a radio broadcast guiding listeners through purgatory, narrated by Jim Carrey as the voice of the fictional station. The Weeknd built it primarily with Max Martin, Oneohtrix Point Never, and Oscar Holter, with additional production from Calvin Harris and Swedish House Mafia, giving the record its dense synth-pop and new wave palette. The Weeknd co-wrote and co-produced the project throughout, releasing "Take My Breath" and "Sacrifice" as the lead singles. Spoken interludes from Quincy Jones on "A Tale by Quincy" and guest verses from Tyler, the Creator and Lil Wayne extend the broadcast conceit across the tracklist.

Dawn FM is The Weeknd's fifth studio album, released January 7, 2022, through XO and Republic Records. The album is conceived as a late-night radio broadcast set in purgatory, its narrative held together by interludes, a DJ persona voiced by Jim Carrey, and a spoken word piece narrated by Quincy Jones, making it The Weeknd's most theatrical and concept-driven work to date. Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) served as co-executive producer alongside Tesfaye, contributing ambient electronic textures that give the album its distinctly hypnagogic, liminal feel. Max Martin and Oscar Holter produced or co-produced the majority of the album's 16 standard tracks, continuing the partnership that began on Beauty Behind the Madness (2015) and delivering some of the most polished synth-pop production of the era. Swedish House Mafia co-produced two tracks, 'How Do I Make You Love Me?' and 'Sacrifice', while Tyler, the Creator contributed a verse to 'Here We Go... Again' and Lil Wayne appeared on 'I Heard You're Married,' co-produced by Calvin Harris. 'Out of Time' prominently samples 'Midnight Pretenders' by Japanese city pop artist Tomoko Aran, crediting both Aran and co-writer TetsurÅ Oda. Tesfaye holds a co-writer credit on all 16 tracks, maintaining his near-complete lyricist ownership across his entire catalog. Dawn FM debuted at number two on the Billboard 200.

Track Listing & Credits 16 tracks

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#	Title	Lyricist(s)	Composer(s)	Producer(s)	Performers
1	Dawn FM	Abel TesfayeDaniel Lopatin	Daniel LopatinMax MartinOscar Holter	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar Holter	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
2	Gasoline	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Daniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
3	How Do I Make You Love Me?	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinAxel HedforsSteve AngelloSebastian IngrossoOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Daniel LopatinMax MartinAxel HedforsSteve AngelloSebastian IngrossoOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinSwedish House MafiaOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
4	Take My Breath #6	Abel TesfayeAhmad BalsheAndrea Di CeglieLuigi TutoloMax MartinOscar Holter	Ahmad BalsheAndrea Di CeglieLuigi TutoloMax MartinOscar Holter	Abel TesfayeMax MartinOscar Holter	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
5	Sacrifice #11	Abel TesfayeMax MartinAxel HedforsSteve AngelloSebastian IngrossoCarl NordströmOscar HolterKevin McCord	Max MartinAxel HedforsSteve AngelloSebastian IngrossoCarl NordströmOscar HolterKevin McCord	Abel TesfayeMax MartinSwedish House MafiaOscar Holter	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
6	A Tale by Quincy	Abel TesfayeQuincy JonesDaniel LopatinJeff Gitelman	Daniel LopatinJeff GitelmanMax Martin	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinJeff Gitelman	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)Quincy Jones (Narration)
7	Out of Time #32	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterTomoko AranTetsurÅ Oda	Daniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterTomoko AranTetsurÅ Oda	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar Holter	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
8	Here We Go... Again	Abel TesfayeTyler OkonmaRex KudoBruce JohnstonChristian LoveBrian KennedyBenny BockCharlie Coffeen	Rex KudoBruce JohnstonChristian LoveBrian KennedyBenny BockCharlie Coffeen	Abel TesfayeRex KudoBruce JohnstonBrian KennedyBenny BockCharlie Coffeen	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)Tyler, the Creator (Rap)
9	Best Friends	Abel TesfayeJason Quenneville	Jason Quenneville	Abel TesfayeDaHealaDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
10	Is There Someone Else?	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinThomas BrownPeter Lee Johnson	Daniel LopatinMax MartinThomas BrownPeter Lee Johnson	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinThomas BrownPeter Lee JohnsonMax MartinOscar Holter	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
11	Starry Eyes	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinThomas BrownPeter Lee Johnson	Daniel LopatinThomas BrownPeter Lee Johnson	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar Holter	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
12	Every Angel Is Terrifying	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMatt Cohn	Daniel LopatinMatt Cohn	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMatt Cohn	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
13	Don't Break My Heart	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Daniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
14	I Heard You're Married	Abel TesfayeDwayne CarterAdam WilesDaniel Lopatin	Adam WilesDaniel Lopatin	Abel TesfayeCalvin HarrisDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar Holter	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)Lil Wayne (Rap)
15	Less than Zero	Abel TesfayeMax MartinOscar Holter	Max MartinOscar Holter	Abel TesfayeMax MartinOscar HolterDaniel Lopatin	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
16	Phantom Regret by Jim	Abel TesfayeJim CarreyDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Daniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel TesfayeDaniel LopatinMax MartinOscar HolterMatt Cohn	Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)Jim Carrey (Narration)