Shameless

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Beauty Behind the Madness

Beauty Behind the Madness is the second studio album by Canadian singer The Weeknd. It was released on August 28, 2015, by XO and Republic Records. The album features guest appearances from Labrinth, Ed Sheeran, and Lana Del Rey, while the production on the album was handled by Illangelo, Mike Dean, Danny Boy Styles, and Max Martin, among others.

The album was supported by four singles. "Often" was released on July 31, 2014 as the lead single. "The Hills" was released on May 27, 2015 as the second single (third single in the UK) and "Can't Feel My Face" was released on June 8, 2015 as the third single. "In the Night" was released as the fourth single on November 17, 2015. "The Hills" and "Can't Feel My Face" both reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100. Beauty Behind the Madness also includes the Academy Award-nominated song "Earned It", which was released on December 23, 2014 as the lead single from the soundtrack to Fifty Shades of Grey.

Background

On September 10, 2013, The Weeknd released his debut album Kiss Land. It was promoted by three singles, "Kiss Land", "Belong to the World", "Live For" featuring Drake, and The Weeknd's The Fall tour beginning during September 2013.Kiss Land received generally positive reviews from music critics.Kiss Land debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200, selling 96,000 copies, just two thousand copies short of Keith Urban's Fuse, which took the number one spot on the week.

Shameless (band)

Shameless are a hard rock and glam metal supergroup based in Munich, Germany. Although the band are based in Germany, they are notable for having numerous American rockers appearing on their albums.

History

The original incarnation of Shameless was formed in April 1989 by bassist Alexx "Skunk" Michael. The band were relatively popular in their home town, selling out a 500 capacity club on their very first show. The vocalist left the band at the end of 1991 and they folded.

Since their 1999 debut, Shameless have been establishing themselves as a band that doesn’t give a damn that the 80s are over – they continue to turn out good-natured, party rock and roll, regardless of shifting musical tends and styles.

Backstreet Anthems

In summer 1998 Alexx Michael started to reform Shameless with the support of his friend Kiss and Alice Cooper drummer Eric Singer. Singer used his contacts to help Michael reform "Shameless" for the debut album Backstreet Anthems. Two cover versions were present within the tracklist "Flaming Youth" by Kiss and "Hard Dayz Night" by The Beatles.