My Dear Melancholy, [EP]
by The Weeknd
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Mar 30, 2018
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 310 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 260 out of 310
  2. Mixed: 37 out of 310
  3. Negative: 13 out of 310
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  1. fedefreaks
    Aug 24, 2023
    8
    I still believe this EP has some of his best songs to date. To me for sure better than his last few projects.
  2. buwygib
    Mar 29, 2023
    10
    this ep is a true art
    i looove itttt
    the productions and lyrics, all are fire absolute masterpiece
  3. josum
    Jan 2, 2023
    10
    Surprise EP, which was very well received, the mixed feelings within this work are very strong, it is necessary to put yourself in the place of the person playing to feel what he felt, the production is impressive, we can see it in 'I Was Never There'.
  4. BeanBags
    Dec 27, 2022
    5
    While this isn't a terrible EP, many of the tracks on MDM are buried underneath the melancholic theme of the album. This leaves a lot of the tracks sounding uninspired and dull.
  5. All_ButTrU4
    Aug 25, 2022
    0
    Weepy,boring and unnecessary cashgrab. This Ep is a low.that he's proven better than in his past projects. Disappointing.
  6. neverhadabagel
    Aug 20, 2022
    9
    A truly great EP I wish it was an album so we could have more. A few songs personally were not as good as the others and I admit were kind of forgettable for me, but it does not take away the overall talent this EP had.
  7. narolo
    Mar 31, 2022
    7
    goodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgoodgood
  8. Andrek23
    Jan 21, 2022
    10
    I wish there were 2x more songs of that league in that ep to make it a full album. The mood of it is unprecedented , out of this world. Melancholy is the right word and it just makes that. It makes you feel this way. There would be no better album in the world to feel that melancholy and all the emotions around It. My favorite piece of work from Abel so far with house of balloons. It’sI wish there were 2x more songs of that league in that ep to make it a full album. The mood of it is unprecedented , out of this world. Melancholy is the right word and it just makes that. It makes you feel this way. There would be no better album in the world to feel that melancholy and all the emotions around It. My favorite piece of work from Abel so far with house of balloons. It’s what he does best.… Expand
  9. Somebody557
    Jan 18, 2022
    8
    This was probably not an ambitious album like others were. This was all about what the artist feels like and I believe that is the art of it. While some songs like "Call Out My Name" gave me near to goosebumps feeling, some just really couldn't.
  10. rezaxo
    Jan 8, 2022
    10
    One of the best Album, Love this Alum so much...
  11. AbelTesfaye
    Jan 7, 2022
    10
    Best surprise EP ever! Played these six songs on repeat forever. Easily lasted me during the long wait in-between albums.
  12. Mahy04
    Jan 7, 2022
    9
    definitely the saddest album by him. the opener"call out my name" is just perfect. my only issue with the ep is it's length for it's too short
  13. Sweethour22
    Oct 30, 2021
    10
    the growth in his music is amazing, and in this album he shows it again, the transitions that he makes when advancing each song is incredible, very well thought out of all those who put effort into this amazing album
  14. Deseorun
    May 7, 2021
    10
    A very melancholic (as the name implies), personal and touching EP. In it, The Weeknd spoke about his relationship with Selena Gomez, conveying the whole set of emotions and suffering that were with him at this time.
  15. EVERLEDIS
    Apr 17, 2021
    10
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  16. wendytesfaye
    Apr 3, 2021
    10
    Bu harika EP'nin nasıl olur da yalnızca 244 oylaması olur? Gerçekten siz bi tuhafsızın amk
  17. TheJacob257
    Mar 20, 2021
    9
    Do not listen to critics. If anyone is curious about The Weeknd, this is where you start. Starboy & BBTM were mostly your average pop/moody albums, comimg after the Trilogy which pretty much changed R&B forever. But here Abel is coming back to his roots and brings them to a level we simply never seen before. I mean ever, in any album or with any singer.

    Abel is heartbroken, and if there    Do not listen to critics. If anyone is curious about The Weeknd, this is where you start. Starboy & BBTM were mostly your average pop/moody albums, comimg after the Trilogy which pretty much changed R&B forever. But here Abel is coming back to his roots and brings them to a level we simply never seen before. I mean ever, in any album or with any singer.

    Abel is heartbroken, and if there is something this guy can do is to deliver his emotions. When a singer manages to make the listener feel not just with great lyrics but with sound and production alone, this is pure genius. The songs are touching, hurtful, honest and relatable. Privilege and IWNT are easy top 10 of Abels all time. One point was taken because Hurt You is a repetition of LINF, and because Wasted Times was meh. Besides that this album is incredible and essential. Sad boy hours just got a lot sadder    … Expand
  18. Cley
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    This EP came at the right moment for me.
    The Weeknd was heartbroken,so do i.
    Anyway,The songs are very deep and touching,the production is very competent and the EP is perfect in my opnion.
    10/10
  19. EthanMilne
    Feb 14, 2020
    10
    One of the Weeknd's best offerings since trilogy. This EP takes you back to the early, darker days of Abel's music and the production across the album is top notch, especially the gessaffelstein features. Tracks like Call Out my name and I was never there are very emotionally heavy lyrically, and the whole EP is riddled with sadness and a true offering from a broken heart.
  20. Shaymooose
    Aug 17, 2019
    4
    generic abel ****

    Best Tracks:Call Out My Name,Hurt You
    Worst Tracks:Try Me,Wasted Times,
  21. fifi3
    Jul 28, 2019
    4
    This EP was too forgettable to explain why I thought it was so forgettable. I'll just settle at a 4, because Abel is a great vocalist.
  22. harsnyi
    Feb 24, 2019
    9
    Beautiful , dark EP about a broken relationship . When you listening it at the same time as yours , you can feel out every meaning that makes this unforgettable.
  23. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    9
    The Weeknd goes back to the roots of this album, and brings a small and graceful thing at the same time. The quality and drowsiness of this EP are incredible and without words to describe.
  24. hornysoul
    Oct 3, 2018
    8
    SIM! SIM! SIM! Finalmente, The Weeknd volta às suas raízes e traz-nos uma boa (ainda que pequena e simples) surpresa. Este EP é mais inovador e estético. Mexe contigo e obriga-te a sentir o que o artista sente ao longo destas seis faixas.
  25. notAvillan
    Jul 14, 2018
    8
    Beautiful alt R&B EP. I think it has cuts that aren't as adventurous as I would like, but production is on point. Many eary and catchy songs on this EP and lots of raw emotion. It definitely sets the smooth and sad mood that Abel intended it to sound like I just wish he would take it a step further with the genre and experiment with new sounds like he did before. Anyways this EP is one ofBeautiful alt R&B EP. I think it has cuts that aren't as adventurous as I would like, but production is on point. Many eary and catchy songs on this EP and lots of raw emotion. It definitely sets the smooth and sad mood that Abel intended it to sound like I just wish he would take it a step further with the genre and experiment with new sounds like he did before. Anyways this EP is one of the best of this year so far.… Expand
  26. JhosepKingsley
    Jun 20, 2018
    10
    A masterpiece of alternative R & B. A moved story of love and lack of love that impresses in each of its stages. It seems to me very subtle but at the same time it needs the way in which Abel tells this narration through each song. Strong and impacting lyrics and deep and engaging sounds. It deserves to be called an album without filler more than a simple EP.
  27. Morgangriffin
    May 17, 2018
    9
    This surprise album really fueled my hate for selena gomez jkndsknknsdkjnfnkasnfsjdnfndkfnskfns.dfnfaskjdfns 75 characters
  28. fwtll636
    May 13, 2018
    7
    There isn't any material that would point to major commercial success unlike previous releases, but The Weeknd's new EP 'My Dear Melancholy' is a short and sweet examination of heartbreak.
  29. u137288reddit
    May 6, 2018
    2
    For such a short album, it's amazing how much it manages to run together. Call out My Name is good, if not particularly inventive or innovative. But the rest of the album fails to leave an impression, it's a breakup album, but there's no fire to it, not anger. The Weeknd has done songs with passion and emotion like In the Night or even his cover of Dirty Diana, but it's all gone here,For such a short album, it's amazing how much it manages to run together. Call out My Name is good, if not particularly inventive or innovative. But the rest of the album fails to leave an impression, it's a breakup album, but there's no fire to it, not anger. The Weeknd has done songs with passion and emotion like In the Night or even his cover of Dirty Diana, but it's all gone here, replaced with the worst parts of Starboy's filler. It honestly makes me wonder why he released it. It's not a full album, and nothing seems to be getting any promotion, so why was it released?… Expand
  30. Jevus
    Apr 21, 2018
    7
    This facet of The Weeknd is not very to my liking, I do not like it when it gets very "dark" or as the title "melancholic" says, it bores me and with this EP it almost succeeds, the first and the second track are quite good , the other songs gave me the same. I'll wait for him to release a new album and keep growing as he did in Starboy.

    Call Out My Name 95 Try Me 86 Wasted Times 90    This facet of The Weeknd is not very to my liking, I do not like it when it gets very "dark" or as the title "melancholic" says, it bores me and with this EP it almost succeeds, the first and the second track are quite good , the other songs gave me the same. I'll wait for him to release a new album and keep growing as he did in Starboy.

    Call Out My Name 95
    Try Me 86
    Wasted Times 90
    I Was Never There 70
    Hurt You 80
    Privilege 70    … Expand
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Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. AllMusic
    Dec 11, 2018
    50
    Apart from the sly and sweet 2-step rhythm on "Wasted Times," the sound of the EP is bleary R&B with beats that drag and lurch, suited for Tesfaye's routine swings between self-pity and sexual vanity, chemically enhanced from one extreme to the other.
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  2. The 405
    Apr 10, 2018
    65
    Overall, the EP is decent, its production hearkening back to Abel’s pre-pop efforts. It brings in a range of genres and collaborators into The Weeknd’s canon but fails to truly cover new ground in the lyrics and vocal threads. My Dear Melancholy is a promising output but here’s hoping these stylistic ideas can be explored more originally on a full-length EP.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Apr 6, 2018
    50
    On Melancholy, the Starboy wallows in heartbreak. It can be a bit tedious, at least until French producer/DJ Gesaffelstein shows up for “Never There” and “Hurt You,” which plays like a two-part song.
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