• The song pays homage to
Michael Jackson
The Weeknd revealed to The New York Times that when he first played the song
for Ron Perry, the president of Songs Music Publishing, Perry exclaimed:
''It's
Billie Jean! It's 'Billie f*ckin Jean'!''
• The Weeknd said that he first knew he wanted to write songs after hearing
Michael Jackson's
Dirty Diana
From the Album:
Beauty Behind The Madness (2015)
Released:
November 17, 2015
Recorded:
2014
Genre:
Synthpop, disco-funk
Length:
3:55
Writers:
Abel Tesfaye, Ahmad "Belly" Balshe, Ali Payami, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin,
Peter Svensson
Producers:
Max Martin, Ali Payami, Abel Tesfaye
Music video:
"In The Night" on YouTube
The video was directed by the duo BRTHR.
It features The Weekend's then girlfriend, fashion model Bella Hadid
as a dancer trying
to escape her circumstances.
The Weeknd Tour Dates: