"The Morning" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd from his debut mixtape, ''

House of Balloons ''House of Balloons'' is the debut mixtape by Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released on March 21, 2011, by the artist's own record label XO. The mixtape was released for free on the Weeknd's website and was the subject of increased media d ...

'' (2011). It was written by the Weeknd, Doc McKinney and

Illangelo Carlo Montagnese (born July 29, 1987), known professionally as Illangelo, is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician and mixing engineer from Calgary, Alberta, who came to attention as long-time collaborator of the Weeknd. A Grammy Awa ...

, and produced by the latter two. "The Morning" was placed on '' Pitchfork''s list of top 100 songs of 2011 at number 15. In 2012, it was remastered and released on the Weeknd's compilation album, ''

Trilogy A trilogy is a set of three works of art that are connected and can be seen either as a single work or as three individual works. They are commonly found in literature, film, and video games, and are less common in other art forms. Three-part wor ...

''. In 2021, the Weeknd included it on his greatest hits album, ''

The Highlights ''The Highlights'' is the second greatest hits album (and first released globally) by Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released on February 5, 2021, and follows the release of his fourth studio album '' After Hours'' (2020) and his first greates ...

'' and in 2023 it was featured on his live album, '' Live at SoFi Stadium''. The Weeknd has performed it during all of his tours.

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* * * {{The Weeknd songs 2011 songs The Weeknd songs Songs written by the Weeknd Songs written by Illangelo Songs written by Doc McKinney Song recordings produced by Illangelo XO (record label) singles