Party Monster

About this song

The song features additional vocals from co-writer Lana Del Rey, who also appears on the album's eighth track, Stargirl Interlude. It was one of two singles released a week before the album Starboy, arriving on November 17 alongside I Feel It Coming. Doc McKinney and Ben Billions produced the beat.

What it's about

The song takes an upbeat yet dark tone as the narrator returns to his lavish party lifestyle and pursues a woman who is already taken. Its woozy, paranoid sound mirrors the drug-fueled haze of the excessive nights it describes.

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Fun facts

• Sampled in 6 other songs, like “Sila rastenii by Призрак (Prizrak)”.
• Covered 3 times, including “Party Monster by Twinkle Twinkle Little Rock Star”.
• Written by The Weeknd, Ben Billions, Doc McKinney, Belly and Lana Del Rey.
• Produced by The Weeknd, Ben Billions and Doc McKinney.
• Recorded at Conway Recording Studios (Los Angeles.