Hurry Up Tomorrow by The Weeknd

The Weeknd Hurry Up Tomorrow

73
ChoruScore Critic consensus / 100

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.

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Critics' Top Tracks

The songs critics returned to most

01

Wake Me Up (feat. Justice)

1 critic mention

02

I Can't Wait To Get There

1 critic mention

03

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.

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1

Wake Me Up (feat. Justice)

1 mention
100
05:08
2

Cry For Me

1 mention
30
03:44
3

I Can't Fucking Sing

0 mentions
—
00:12
4

São Paulo (feat. Anitta)

1 mention
80
05:01
5

Until We're Skin & Bones

0 mentions
—
00:22
6

Baptized In Fear

0 mentions
—
03:52
7

Open Hearts

0 mentions
—
03:54
8

Opening Night

0 mentions
—
01:36
9

Reflections Laughing (feat. Travis Scott, Florence + The Machine)

0 mentions
—
04:51
10

Enjoy The Show (feat. Future)

1 mention
10
05:01
11

Given Up On Me

0 mentions
—
05:54
12

I Can't Wait To Get There

1 mention
90
03:08
13

Timeless (feat Playboi Carti)

0 mentions
—
04:16
14

Niagara Falls

1 mention
70
04:37
15

Take Me Back To LA

0 mentions
—
04:13
16

Big Sleep (feat. Giorgio Moroder)

1 mention
50
03:45
17

Give Me Mercy

0 mentions
—
03:36
18

Drive

1 mention
30
03:08
19

The Abyss (feat. Lana Del Rey)

1 mention
60
04:42
20

Red Terror

0 mentions
—
03:51
21

Without a Warning

0 mentions
—
04:57
22

Hurry Up Tomorrow

1 mention
5
04:51

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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

  • The album’s strengths are its authentic anguish, glittering collaborations and experiments with Brazilian funk and chipmunk soul.

Themes

hurting, healing and moving on fame and anguish childhood trauma finality and legacy