Party Monster (song)

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"Party Monster"
Abel Tesfaye
  • Benjamin Diehl
  • Ahmad Balshe
    • Producer(s)
    The Weeknd singles chronology
    "False Alarm"
    (2016)     		"Party Monster" / "I Feel It Coming"
    (2016)     		"Some Way"
    (2017)
    Music video
    "Party Monster" on
    YouTube

    "Party Monster" is a song by the Canadian singer-songwriter

    urban contemporary radio on December 6, 2016. The song was written and produced by the Weeknd, Ben Billions, and Doc McKinney, with additional writing credits going to Belly and Lana Del Rey, the latter of which providing background vocals.[1]

    Background & promotion

    On November 17, 2016, the Weeknd announced that he would be releasing the third and fourth singles of his third studio album, Starboy, "I Feel It Coming" and "Party Monster". The songs were released the following day for digital download.[2]

    Composition

    "Party Monster" is a

    trap[3] song written in the key of E♭ minor in common time with a tempo of 77 beats per minute. The song follows a chord progression of E♭m–D♭–C♭–D♭.[4][5]

    Commercial performance

    "Party Monster" peaked at number 16 on the US

    R&B Songs chart and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[7] The song also charted and peaked at number 8 on the Canadian Hot 100, where it became the second-highest peaking track in the country from its parent album at the time and charted for 20 weeks.[8] The single was certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America
    (RIAA) for combined sales and streaming equivalent units of over three million units in the United States in 2022.

    Music video

    The music video for "Party Monster" premiered on January 12, 2017, and was directed by BRTHR.

    Lamborghini Murcielago. Japanese singer and internet personality Joji is credited as the VHS camera operator for the music video.[11]

    Remix

    A remix of the song was released on January 19, 2017, in collaboration with GQ magazine. The music video for the remix was directed by David Helman and came out simultaneously with the new version of the song dubbed "Party Monster 2.0".[12]

    Charts

    Certifications

    Region Certification Certified units/sales
    Australia (ARIA)[42] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
    Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[43] Platinum 60,000‡
    Canada (Music Canada)[44] 4× Platinum 320,000‡
    Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[45] Gold 45,000‡
    France (
    SNEP)[46]
    		 Gold 100,000‡
    Italy (FIMI)[47] Gold 50,000‡
    Norway (IFPI Norway)[48] Gold 20,000‡
    Poland (ZPAV)[49] Gold 25,000‡
    Portugal (AFP)[50] Gold 5,000‡
    United Kingdom (BPI)[51] Platinum 600,000‡
    United States (RIAA)[52] 3× Platinum 3,000,000‡
    Streaming
    Greece (IFPI Greece)[53] Gold 1,000,000†

    ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
    † Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

    Release history

    Region Date Format Label(s) Ref.
    Worldwide November 18, 2016[a] Digital download
    		[54]
    United States December 6, 2016
    Urban contemporary
    		 [55]
    December 13, 2016 Rhythmic contemporary [56]

    Notes

    1. promotional single
      .

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