2025 song by the Weeknd, Travis Scott, and Florence and the Machine
"Reflections Laughing " is a song by Canadian singer-songwriterthe Weeknd , American rapper and singerTravis Scott , and Englishindie rock bandFlorence and the Machine . It was released throughXO andRepublic Records from the Weeknd's sixth studio album,Hurry Up Tomorrow , on January 31, 2025. The song was written and produced by the Weeknd and Travis Scott themselves andMike Dean , while it was co-produced byMetro Boomin ,OPN and Nathan Salon.
Composition and lyrics [ edit ] In the background of the song, a telephone suddenly rings and ice shakes in a glass of whiskey as he touches on the stress and responsibility he has: "I won't make a sound / Blood on the ground / When they take my crown / If they take my crown".[ 1] Josiah Gogarty ofBritishGQ referred to thechopped and screwed effect that was used on Travis Scott's voice in his verse on the song, writing that "his appearance here reminds us he can do a scene-stealing verse as well as orchestrate big projects likeAstroworld – his voice is slightly pitched-down, and he delivers his lines in a staccato,Auto-tuned flow, so they nestle among the countless other synth lines squelching and squealing all through the song".[ 2] Carl Lamarre ofBillboard ranked "Reflections Laughing" as the thirteenth best song on the album, adding that the Weeknd and Travis Scott "once again prove why they're a potent tag team".[ 3]
Credits and personnel [ edit ] Credits adapted from Tidal.[ 4]
The Weeknd – vocals, keyboard, programming, songwriting, productionTravis Scott – vocals, songwriting, productionFlorence and the Machine – vocalsChxrry22 – spoken wordMike Dean – songwriting, production, mixing, masteringOPN – synthesizer, additional productionMetro Boomin – co-productionNathan Salon – additional production Tommy Rush – second engineer, mixing Sage Skofield – vocal engineering, vocal production Ethan Stevens – recording ^ O'Connor, Roisin (January 31, 2025)."On Hurry Up Tomorrow, The Weeknd delivers a spectacular final chapter in his 'After Hours' trilogy" .The Independent . RetrievedFebruary 3, 2025 . ^ Gogarty, Josiah (January 31, 2025)."Every feature on The Weeknd'sHurry Up Tomorrow , ranked" .British GQ . RetrievedFebruary 3, 2025 . ^ Saponara, Michael; Lamarre, Carl (January 31, 2025)."Every Song From The Weeknd's 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Album Ranked: Critic's Picks" .Billboard . RetrievedFebruary 3, 2025 . ^ The Weeknd - Hurry Up Tomorrow , January 31, 2025, retrievedFebruary 25, 2025 ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 February 2025".The ARIA Report . No. 1823.Australian Recording Industry Association . February 10, 2025. p. 4. ^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)" .Billboard . Retrieved February 11, 2025.^ "Top Singles (Week 6, 2025)" (in French).SNEP . RetrievedFebruary 12, 2025 .^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Global 200)" .Billboard . Retrieved February 11, 2025.^ "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 06/2025" (in Greek).IFPI Greece . Archived fromthe original on February 12, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 12, 2025 .^ "Tónlistinn – Lög: Streymi, spilun og sala viku 6. Birt 8. febrúar 2025 – Næst uppfært 15. febrúar 2025" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived fromthe original on February 8, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2025 .^ "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 6" (in Italian).Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana . RetrievedFebruary 8, 2025 .^ "Latvijas dziesmu topā nonāk arī "Supernovas" dziesmas" [Supernova songs also enter the Latvian song chart] (in Latvian).TV Net [lv ] . February 11, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 11, 2025 .^ "2025 6-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian).AGATA . February 7, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2025 .^ "NZ Hot 40 Singles" .Recorded Music NZ . February 7, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2025 .^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 31.01.2025–06.02.2025.) (in Polish).OLiS . RetrievedFebruary 13, 2025 .^ "Local & International Streaming Chart Top 10 Week 06-2025" .The Official South African Charts . Archived from the original on February 14, 2025. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2025 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )^ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 6, 2025" (in Swedish).Sverigetopplistan . RetrievedFebruary 8, 2025 .^ "Official Streaming Chart Top 100" .Official Charts Company . RetrievedFebruary 8, 2025 .^ "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)" .Billboard . Retrieved February 11, 2025.
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