According to music magazine NME 's website, in an open letter to his fans the Weeknd posted on his website in regards to the "Rolling Stone" video, "Because I am a man of few words, I chose to make a viral video to show you how I felt and where I stand. The Weeknd previewed the album at a listening party in New York City on October 24.
Promotion Ī video accompanying the track "Rolling Stone" was released on October 3, 2012, to promote the album's release. To re-release the mixtapes' music for retail, the Weeknd had to obtain clearance from the recording artists he had originally sampled for certain songs, including Beach House for "The Party & the After Party" and Siouxsie and the Banshees on "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls" the sample of Aaliyah's " Rock the Boat" on "What You Need" was excluded from Trilogy. " Twenty Eight", "Valerie", and "Til Dawn (Here Comes the Sun)" were included as bonus tracks at the end of each of the compilation's discs. The mixtapes were subsequently remastered and compiled for Trilogy, along with three previously unreleased songs, which were recorded at Liberty Studios in Toronto. In September 2012, the Weeknd signed with Republic Records in a joint venture with his own imprint label XO.
The Weeknd released the mixtapes online as free digital downloads. The mixtapes were principally recorded with producers Doc McKinney and Illangelo, at Dream House and Site Sound Studios in Toronto additional sessions took place at Sterling Road Studios.
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In 2011, the Weeknd released a series of mixtapes- House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence- and garnered both critical acclaim and a growing fan base.