Starboy
The Weeknd featuring Daft Punk
2017
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2016
Release: 2016Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original 2016 single predates the Starboy album; the verified year is retained. The original recording is documented in the 2016 release history of Starboy. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2016.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Apple Music: The Weeknd - Starboy
The original 2016 album catalog identifies The Weeknd as primary artist; the selected tracks explicitly feature Daft Punk.
Apple catalog: Starboy track metadata
Starboy and I Feel It Coming have original single dates in 2016 before the November album; both recordings name Daft Punk as featured artist.
Starboy - original 2016 program and Daft Punk credits
The original album separately credits Daft Punk on Starboy and I Feel It Coming, both with pre-album 2016 single fields. Party Monster, Reminder and the original solo Die for You belong to this program; later remixes and guests do not inherit its album date.
Starboy deluxe - original solo and later named guest-remix editions
The original 2016 solo Die for You is separated from the added 2023 Remix. The original Starboy and Reminder are likewise distinct from named Kygo and guest-rapper remixes. The deluxe header's 2016 date is not applied to those later additions.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
The song was inspired by The Weeknd's rise to fame and his new public persona.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2016.html, position 28
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2017 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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