Acquainted
Sign in to save"Acquainted" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, from his second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness (2015). It was sent to urban contemporary stations on November 17, 2015, by XO and Republic Records, serving as the album's fifth single. He wrote and produced the song with DaHeala, DannyBoyStyles, Illangelo, and Ben Billions.
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- Instance of
- single
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Follows
- In the Night
- Producer
- The Weeknd
- Performer
- The Weeknd
- Record label
- Republic Records
- Lyrics by
- The Weeknd
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- publication date
- 2016-02-02
- language of work or name
- English language
- single taken from the album or EP
- Beauty Behind the Madness
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"Acquainted" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd, from his second studio album, Beauty Behind the Madness (2015). It was sent to urban contemporary stations on November 17, 2015, by XO and Republic Records, serving as the album's fifth single. He wrote and produced the song with DaHeala, DannyBoyStyles, Illangelo, and Ben Billions.
== Background and promotion == In May 2015, multiple tracks from the Weeknd were leaked, including a song titled "Girls Born in the '90s", which was the original version of "Acquainted". Following this, the song was heavily reworked before the release of Beauty Behind the Madness.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Acquainted” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.