The Zone (song)

2012 single by the Weeknd featuring Drake

"The Zone"

Single by the Weeknd featuring Drake
from the album  Thursday and Trilogy
Released| November 16, 2012
Genre| Alternative R&B
Length| 6:58
Label|

* XO
* Republic

Songwriter(s)|

* Aubrey Graham
* Abel Tesfaye
* Martin McKinney
* Carlo Montagnese

Producer(s)|

* Doc McKinney
* Illangelo

The Weeknd singles chronology
| "Twenty Eight"
(2012)  | "The Zone"
(2012)  | "Kiss Land"
(2013)

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Drake singles chronology
| "Poetic Justice"
(2012)  | "The Zone"
(2012)  | "Love Me"
(2013)

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Music video
"The Zone" on YouTube

"The Zone" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd featuring Canadian rapper Drake. It was originally recorded for the Weeknd's 2011 mixtape Thursday, the song was later remastered and released as the third single for his 2012 album Trilogy. It was released as a digital single on November 16, 2012, by XO and Republic Records.[1] The song serves as the first collaboration between the two artists.[2]

## Music video[edit]

The music video for "The Zone" premiered on November 7, 2012, on the Weeknd's personal YouTube account "xoxxxoooxo" and was directed by the Weeknd himself.[3] It was later uploaded to his Vevo account the following day on November 8, 2012. Since its release, the Vevo upload of the video has been viewed over 70 million times on YouTube. The music video features a different version of the song than the original version on Thursday, and the remastered version on Trilogy. In the music video-version of the song, the Weeknd's second verse has been removed, and replaced with Drake's verse, which was the third verse in the original version. The second chorus is also longer and features the added sound of strings. There are other slight changes as well, such as the outro being different.

## Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes for Trilogy.[4]

* The Weeknd – composer, primary artist
* Drake – featured artist
* Doc McKinney – composer, instrumentation, producer
* Carlo "Illangelo" Montagnese – composer, instrumentation, mixing, producer

## Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "The Zone"  Chart (2012)  | Peak
position

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US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] | 50

## Certifications[edit]

Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[6] | Platinum  | 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

## Release history[edit]

Region  | Date  | Format  | Label(s)  | Ref

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Worldwide  | November 16, 2012  | Digital download |

* XO
* Republic

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "The Zone (feat. Drake) - Single". iTunes. Archived from the original on June 2, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2017.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
2. ^ "The Weeknd (Ft. Drake) – The Zone". genius.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
3. ^ "Music Video: The Weeknd ft. Drake – The Zone". highsnobiety.com. Retrieved November 16, 2017.[permanent dead link]
4. ^ Trilogy (CD liner). The Weeknd. Republic Records. 2012. 3719793.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
5. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History - R&B/Hip-hop Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
6. ^ "American single certifications – The Weeknd – The Zone". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
7. ^ "The Zone" - via iTunes.

## External links[edit]

* The Zone (Audio) on YouTube

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The Weeknd songs

* Discography
* Songs

Trilogy (2012)|

| House of Balloons (2011)|

* "High for This"
* "The Morning"
* "Wicked Games"
* "Twenty Eight"
* "House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls"

|

Thursday (2011)|

* "The Zone"

Echoes of Silence (2011)|

* "D.D"

Kiss Land (2013)|

* "Belong to the World"
* "Live For"
* "Wanderlust"
* "Kiss Land"

Beauty Behind the Madness (2015)|

* "Tell Your Friends"
* "Often"
* "The Hills"
* "Acquainted"
* "Can't Feel My Face"
* "Earned It (Fifty Shades of Grey)
* "In the Night"
* "Prisoner"

Starboy (2016)|

* "Starboy"
* "Party Monster"
* "False Alarm"
* "Reminder"
* "Rockin'"
* "Secrets"
* "Stargirl Interlude"
* "Sidewalks"
* "Six Feet Under"
* "A Lonely Night"
* "All I Know"
* "Die for You"
* "I Feel It Coming"

My Dear Melancholy (2018)|

* "Call Out My Name"
* "Try Me"
* "Wasted Times"
* "I Was Never There"
* "Hurt You"

After Hours (2020)|

* "Alone Again"
* "Too Late"
* "Hardest to Love"
* "Scared to Live"
* "Snowchild"
* "Escape from LA"
* "Heartless"
* "Faith"
* "Blinding Lights"
* "In Your Eyes"
* "Save Your Tears"
* "Repeat After Me (Interlude)"
* "After Hours"
* "Until I Bleed Out"

Dawn FM (2022)|

* "Gasoline"
* "How Do I Make You Love Me?"
* "Take My Breath"
* "Sacrifice"
* "Out of Time"
* "Best Friends"
* "Is There Someone Else?"
* "I Heard You're Married"
* "Less than Zero"

Soundtrack songs|

| The Idol (2023)|

* "Popular"
* "Double Fantasy"
* "One of the Girls"

|

Other|

* "Elastic Heart"
* "Earned It"
* "Pray for Me"
* "Power Is Power"
* "Nothing Is Lost (You Give Me Strength)"

Other songs|

| 2011|

* "Crew Love"

|

2012|

* "Remember You"

2013|

* "One of Those Nights"
* "Odd Look"
* "Sexodus"

2014|

* "Or Nah (remix)"
* "King of the Fall"
* "Love Me Harder"

2015|

* "Might Not"
* "Nocturnal"

2016|

* "FML"
* "Low Life"
* "6 Inch"
* "Wild Love"

2017|

* "Some Way"
* "Comin Out Strong"
* "Lust for Life"
* "A Lie"
* "Curve"

2018|

* "What You Want"
* "Wake Up"

2019|

* "Lost in the Fire"
* "Price on My Head"

2020|

* "Smile"
* "Over Now"
* "Off the Table"
* "Hawái (remix)"

2021|

* "You Right"
* "Better Believe"
* "Moth to a Flame"
* "One Right Now"
* "La Fama"
* "Die for It"
* "Hurricane"
* "Tears in the Club"
* "Poison"

2022|

* "Creepin' "

2023|

* "K-pop"
* "Circus Maximus"
* "Another One of Me"

Category

* v
* t
* e

Drake songs

Discography

So Far Gone (Mixtape / EP)|

* "Successful"
* "Best I Ever Had"
* "I'm Goin' In"

We Are Young Money|

* "Every Girl"
* "BedRock"

Thank Me Later|

* "Fireworks"
* "Over"
* "Up All Night"
* "Fancy"
* "Miss Me"
* "Find Your Love"
* "9AM in Dallas"

Take Care|

* "Over My Dead Body"
* "Headlines"
* "Crew Love"
* "Take Care"
* "Marvins Room"
* "We'll Be Fine"
* "Make Me Proud"
* "HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)"
* "The Motto"

Nothing Was the Same|

* "Tuscan Leather"
* "Furthest Thing"
* "Started from the Bottom"
* "Wu-Tang Forever"
* "Worst Behavior"
* "From Time"
* "Hold On, We're Going Home"
* "The Language"
* "Too Much"
* "Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2"
* "All Me"

If You're Reading This It's Too Late|

* "Energy"
* "Preach"

What a Time to Be Alive|

* "Jumpman"

Views|

* "Controlla"
* "One Dance"
* "Pop Style"
* "Too Good"
* "Hotline Bling"

More Life|

* "Free Smoke"
* "No Long Talk"
* "Passionfruit"
* "Gyalchester"
* "Portland"
* "KMT"
* "Glow"
* "Fake Love"

Scary Hours / Scorpion|

* "God's Plan" / "Diplomatic Immunity"
* "Survival"
* "Nonstop"
* "Elevate"
* "Emotionless"
* "I'm Upset"
* "8 Out of 10"
* "Mob Ties"
* "Can't Take a Joke"
* "Talk Up"
* "Jaded"
* "Nice for What"
* "That's How You Feel"
* "In My Feelings"
* "Don't Matter to Me"

Care Package|

* "Trust Issues"
* "Paris Morton Music"

Dark Lane Demo Tapes|

* "Chicago Freestyle"
* "Toosie Slide"
* "Time Flies"
* "Pain 1993"
* "War"

Scary Hours 2|

* "What's Next"
* "Wants and Needs"
* "Lemon Pepper Freestyle"

Certified Lover Boy|

* "Champagne Poetry"
* "Papi's Home"
* "Girls Want Girls"
* "In the Bible"
* "Love All"
* "Fair Trade"
* "Way 2 Sexy"
* "TSU"
* "N 2 Deep"
* "No Friends in the Industry"
* "Knife Talk"
* "7AM on Bridle Path"
* "Race My Mind"
* "Fountains"

Honestly, Nevermind|

* "Falling Back"
* "Sticky"
* "Massive"
* "Jimmy Cooks"

Her Loss|

* "Rich Flex"
* "Major Distribution"
* "On BS"
* "Spin Bout U"
* "Circo Loco"
* "Pussy & Millions"
* "Jumbotron Shit Poppin"

For All the Dogs / Scary Hours Edition|

* "Virginia Beach"
* "Amen"
* "Calling for You"
* "Fear of Heights"
* "Daylight"
* "First Person Shooter"
* "IDGAF"
* "7969 Santa"
* "Slime You Out"
* "8AM in Charlotte"
* "Gently"
* "Rich Baby Daddy"
* "Evil Ways"
* "You Broke My Heart"

Other songs|

* "Forever"
* "0 to 100 / The Catch Up"
* "Charged Up"
* "Back to Back"
* "Right Hand"
* "Summer Sixteen"
* "Sneakin' "
* "Two Birds, One Stone"
* "No Frauds"
* "Signs"
* "Yes Indeed"
* "Duppy Freestyle"
* "Only You Freestyle"
* "Laugh Now Cry Later"
* "Bubbly"
* "Search & Rescue"
* "On the Radar Freestyle"

As featured artist|

| 2009|

* "Throw It in the Bag (Remix)"
* "The One"
* "Money to Blow"
* "I Invented Sex"
* "Say Something"
* "4 My Town (Play Ball)"

|

2010|

* "Gonorrhea"
* "Wavin' Flag (Haiti Mix)"
* "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready) (Remix)"
* "Right Above It"
* "Loving You No More"
* "What Up"
* "Aston Martin Music"
* "Deuces (Remix)"
* "What's My Name?"
* "Fall for Your Type"
* "In the Morning"
* "Moment 4 Life"

2011|

* "Feel Love"
* "Unusual"
* "I'm on One"
* "She Will"
* "It's Good"
* "Still Got It"
* "Round of Applause"
* "Mr. Wrong"

2012|

* "Champion"
* "Stay Schemin'"
* "No Lie"
* "Pop That"
* "Amen"
* "Enough Said"
* "Diced Pineapples"
* "We in This Bitch 1.5"
* "Fuckin' Problems"
* "The Zone"

2013|

* "Poetic Justice"
* "Right Here"
* "Love Me"
* "No Guns Allowed"
* "No New Friends"
* "Live For"
* "I Do It"
* "Cabaret"
* "Know Bout Me"
* "Mine"

2014|

* "Odio"
* "Who Do You Love?"
* "Trophies"
* "Believe Me"
* "Recognize"
* "Tuesday"
* "Only"

2015|

* "Truffle Butter"
* "Blessings"
* "100"
* "R.I.C.O."
* "Where Ya At"

2016|

* "Work"
* "Come and See Me"
* "Why You Always Hatin?"
* "For Free"
* "No Shopping"
* "Back on Road"
* "Big Amount"
* "Used to This"

2017|

* "Both"
* "Come Closer"
* "To the Max"
* "No Complaints"

2018|

* "Look Alive"
* "Walk It Talk It"
* "Lemon (Remix)"
* "Girls Need Love"
* "Bigger Than You"
* "Sicko Mode"
* "No Stylist"
* "Never Recover"
* "Flip the Switch"
* "Mia"
* "Going Bad"

2019|

* "No Guidance"
* "Gold Roses"
* "Won't Be Late"
* "Loyal"

2020|

* "Life Is Good"
* "Oprah's Bank Account"
* "Greece"
* "Popstar"
* "Mr. Right Now"
* "Outta Time"
* "You're Mines Still (Remix)"

2021|

* "Talk to Me"
* "Solid"
* "Having Our Way"
* "Wasting Time"
* "Over the Top"

2022|

* "P Power"
* "Wait for U"
* "I'm on One"
* "Churchill Downs"
* "Staying Alive"

2023|

* "We Caa Done"
* "Who Told You"
* "Parade on Cleveland"
* "Oh U Went"
* "Meltdown"
* "Needle"

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