Behind the Covers

The Weeknd

1 album cover in our archive

The Weeknd is featured in Behind the Covers' archive with 1 album cover from the 2020s. Released on XO and Republic Records, the artwork sits in the r&b, electronic, alternative tradition. Each cover is documented in our archive with design notes covering photography, portrait, conceptual, censored, color field. Below you'll find the full story behind each The Weeknd cover — designers, photographers, label history, and the visual choices that defined the release.

After Hours by The Weeknd — album cover art

After Hours (2020)

A bloodied, grinning face tilts toward the light on the cover of The Weeknd's After Hours. Shot by Anton Tammi against a sickly red glow, it borrows its title from a 1985 film and its menace from cinema. What looks like a portrait is really a confession.

Label
XO and Republic Records
Photographer
Anton Tammi
Genre
R&B, Electronic, Alternative
Decade
2020s
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