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  Studio Album · No. 1

Kiss Land

2013 XO / Republic Records 10 tracks 56 min

Produced by Jason Quenneville, Illangelo, DaHeala

XO / Republic Records Alternative R&BPBR&BDark Wave
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By the Numbers

10
Tracks
17
Lyricists
6
Producers
2013
Released
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Kiss Land is Abel Tesfaye's debut studio album, and he co-wrote and co-produced every track under his XO banner. His core studio team carried the record: Danny "DannyBoyStyles" Schofield and Jason "DaHeala" Quenneville produce nearly the whole album alongside Tesfaye, with one-off contributions from Harry Fraud on "Professional" and Silkky Johnson on the title track. The writing keeps the cinematic, paranoid dark R&B of his mixtapes while pushing toward bigger song structures. "Live For" features Drake, who shares a writing credit and is the album's marquee collaboration.

Kiss Land, released in September 2013, was The Weeknd's official debut studio album and a deliberate escalation from the lo-fi mixtape aesthetic of his early career into a grander, more cinematic production scope. Produced primarily by Jason Quenneville and Illangelo, the album features Tesfaye as sole lyricist on every track, a pattern that would define the entirety of his career. The album's nine tracks form a cohesive narrative about fame, excess, and emotional disconnection, told in the confessional first-person style that became The Weeknd's signature. Kiss Land debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and was certified platinum in the United States, confirming that his fanbase from the mixtape days had followed him into mainstream commercial territory. The album demonstrated that Tesfaye's songwriting voice was fully formed from the beginning of his official recording career.

Track Listing & Credits 10 tracks

Written by the artist Written by outside writers
#TitleLyricist(s)Composer(s)Producer(s)Performers
1
Professional
Abel TesfayeAhmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleRory QuigleyFinian GreenallEma Jolly Ahmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleRory QuigleyFinian GreenallEma Jolly Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleHarry Fraud Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
2
The Town
Abel TesfayeAhmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Ahmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
3
Adaptation
Abel TesfayeAhmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleGordon Sumner Ahmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleGordon Sumner Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
4
Love in the Sky
Abel TesfayeAhmad BalsheRichard MunozDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Ahmad BalsheRichard MunozDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
5
Belong to the World #22
Abel TesfayeAhmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Ahmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
6
Live For #19
Abel TesfayeAubrey GrahamAhmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Aubrey GrahamAhmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)Drake (Rap)
7
Wanderlust
Abel TesfayeAhmad BalsheJoseph BostaniRichard MunozDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleSelfia MusminAlbert Tamaela Ahmad BalsheJoseph BostaniRichard MunozDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleSelfia MusminAlbert Tamaela Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
8
Kiss Land
Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJack HolkeboerJason QuennevilleSébastien Tellier Danny SchofieldJack HolkeboerJason QuennevilleSébastien Tellier Abel TesfayeSilkky JohnsonJason Quenneville Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
9
Pretty
Abel TesfayeRicky HilfigerDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleBrandon Hollemon Ricky HilfigerDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleBrandon Hollemon Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason QuennevilleBrandon Hollemon Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)
10
Tears in the Rain
Abel TesfayeAhmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Ahmad BalsheDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel TesfayeDanny SchofieldJason Quenneville Abel Tesfaye (Vocals)

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