Twenty Eight (song)

"Twenty Eight" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was recorded at Site Sound Studios and mixed at Liberty Studios in Toronto.[1] Producers Doc McKinney and Illangelo co-wrote the song and performed all instrumentation.[1]

"Twenty Eight"
Single by the Weeknd
from the album House of Balloons and Trilogy
ReleasedNovember 13, 2012
RecordedSite Sound Studios, Toronto
GenreAlternative R&B
Length4:18
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Wicked Games"
(2012)		 "Twenty Eight"
(2012)		 "The Zone"
(2012)
Music video
"Twenty Eight" on YouTube

The song was one of three bonus tracks included at the end of each of the compilation's discs from the Weeknd's 2012 album Trilogy.[2] It was released as the album's second single on November 13, 2012, as a digital single by XO and Republic Records.[3]

Music video

The music video for "Twenty Eight" premiered on February 13, 2013, on the Weeknd's YouTube account on Vevo. It was directed by photographer/director Nabil Elderkin. Since its release, the music video has received over 10 million views on YouTube. Due to the sexually explicit nature of the video, it has been age-restricted on YouTube.

Track listing
Digital download[3]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Twenty Eight"
4:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes for Trilogy.[1]

  • The Weeknd – composer, primary artist
  • Doc McKinney – composer, instrumentation, producer
  • Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese – composer, instrumentation, mixing, producer

Charts
Chart performance for "Twenty Eight"
Chart (2012–2013) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[4] 150
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] 49

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[6] Platinum 1,000,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Label(s) Ref
Worldwide November 13, 2012 Digital download
[7]

References
  1. Trilogy (CD liner). The Weeknd. Republic Records. 2012. 3719793.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Aspray, Benjamin (November 19, 2012). "The Weeknd: Trilogy". PopMatters. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
  3. "Twenty Eight - Single". iTunes. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  4. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: "Twenty Eight": "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update – 6.04.2013 (Week 13)". zobbel.de. Tobias Zywietz. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  5. "The Weeknd Chart History - R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2017.
  6. "American single certifications – The Weeknd – Twenty Eight". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  7. "Twenty Eight" – via iTunes.
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