The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow
Released Jan 31, 2025 XO / Republic Records
Established consensus 11 professional reviews Updated Oct 15, 2026
Mostly positive consensus
The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow makes its strongest impression as a deliberate step forward from an alter ego whose hold on public fascination could easily have worn thin.
How ChoruScore worksCritics' Top Tracks
The songs critics returned to most
Wake Me Up (feat. Justice)
1 critic mention
I Can't Wait To Get There
1 critic mention
São Paulo (feat. Anitta)
1 critic mention
Full critic consensus
The Weeknd's Hurry Up Tomorrow makes its strongest impression as a deliberate step forward from an alter ego whose hold on public fascination could easily have worn thin. In the available critical narrative, that forward motion is the central achievement: rather than simply extending a familiar persona, The Weeknd appears intent on moving beyond it while interest remains. The observation gives the album’s title a sense of purpose and frames the record as a consequential moment in his artistic trajectory.
Across 11 professional reviews, Hurry Up Tomorrow earns a 73.18/100 consensus score, suggesting a generally favorable but not universally rapturous critical reception. The supplied review summary offers a concise, positive case for the album’s significance, though it does not provide enough detail to claim broad agreement on its sound, individual songs, or the emotional themes associated with the record. Critics’ best songs therefore cannot be reliably identified from the available narrative: the listed tracks each appear in just one critic mention, rather than emerging as shared favorites.
The clearest takeaway is one of timing and control. NME’s assessment praises The Weeknd for pushing forward before audiences lose interest in his alter ego, calling that no small achievement. That makes this review less a verdict on specific arrangements or lyrics than a recognition of the challenge of sustaining a defining character while preparing to leave it behind. The score and review count offer a useful snapshot of the wider reception; the detailed reviews below provide the fuller range of critics’ responses to this pivotal chapter.
Track Ratings
How critics rated each track, relative to this album (0-100). Only tracks that made critics feel something are rated.
Wake Me Up (feat. Justice)
Cry For Me
I Can't Fucking Sing
São Paulo (feat. Anitta)
Until We're Skin & Bones
Baptized In Fear
Open Hearts
Opening Night
Reflections Laughing (feat. Travis Scott, Florence + The Machine)
Enjoy The Show (feat. Future)
Given Up On Me
I Can't Wait To Get There
Timeless (feat Playboi Carti)
Niagara Falls
Take Me Back To LA
Big Sleep (feat. Giorgio Moroder)
Give Me Mercy
Drive
The Abyss (feat. Lana Del Rey)
Red Terror
Without a Warning
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What Critics Are Saying
Deep insights from 11 critics who reviewed this album
Critic's Take
The Weeknd is pushing forward before he exhausts the collective fascination with his alter ego, and that’s no small achievement.
Key Points
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The album’s strengths are its authentic anguish, glittering collaborations and experiments with Brazilian funk and chipmunk soul.
Themes