The Zone (song)

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"The Zone"
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Single by the Weeknd featuring Drake
from the album Thursday and Trilogy
ReleasedNovember 16, 2012
Length6:58
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Doc McKinney
  • Illangelo
The Weeknd singles chronology
"Twenty Eight"
(2012) 		"The Zone"
(2012) 		"Kiss Land"
(2013)
Drake singles chronology
"Poetic Justice"
(2012) 		"The Zone"
(2012) 		"Love Me"
(2013)
Music video
"The Zone" on YouTube

"The Zone" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd featuring fellow Canadian singer and rapper Drake, serving as the fourth track from the former's second mixtape Thursday (2011). In 2012, the song was remastered and released as the third single from his compilation album Trilogy on November 16, 2012, through XO and Republic Records. The song was the first collaboration between the two artists.

Music video

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The music video for "The Zone" was filmed during January 2012.[1] The video was never uploaded at first, however the Weeknd confirmed that it was going to be included as bonus material from his compilation album, Trilogy.[2] The visual was released on November 8, 2012, and was directed by himself. Since its release, the Vevo upload of the video has been viewed over 82 million times on YouTube. The music video features a shortened version of the song, and includes both artists.[3]

Personnel

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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

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Chart performance for "The Zone"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US R&B/Hip-Hop Digital Song Sales (Billboard)[5] 50

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[6] Gold 35,000‡
United States (RIAA)[7] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label(s) Ref
Worldwide November 16, 2012 Digital download
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