Club praised the album saying, "The record is a few songs too long, and it loses steam as it progresses. At Metacriticthe album received an average score of 67, based on 25 reviews. Starboy was met with generally favorable reviews. On November 23,the Weeknd released a minute-long short film in promotion of the album, directed by Grant Singer, who also directed the "Starboy" music video. On November 25,all of the album's tracks played throughout the Weeknd's interview with Zane Lowe for Beats 1. He promoted the album by performing both "Starboy" and " False Alarm " and starred in a brief cameo on the "Weeknd Update" sketch, where he acknowledged his new haircut. The Weeknd was a musical guest on the season 42 season premiere of Saturday Night Live. The song features guest appearances from French electronic duo Daft Punk. On September 21,the album's lead single, " Starboy ", was released digitally on music stores and streaming services. On September 21,the album overall and its title was officially announced, with its release slated for November 25, The album's sleeve is photographed and designed by Nabil Elderkin. I was a teenager when I saw Scarfaceand even though it was unbelievable, it's kind of cool Tony Montana could survive all those gunshots and not feel them. The vibe on Starboy comes from that hip-hop culture of braggadocio from Wu-Tang and 50 Cent, the kind of music I listened to as a kid. After the commercial success of his previous album Beauty Behind the Madness inthe Weeknd hinted at the release of his third studio album on March 12,with his Instagram calling it the next "chapter" to his music.
It also debuted at number one on Billboard ' s Canadian Albums Chart. Starboy received generally favorable reviews from critics and debuted at number one on the US Billboardwithalbum-equivalent units, of which were pure sales. Starboy is the third studio album by Canadian singer the Weeknd.