Baptized in Fear

"Baptized in Fear"
Song by the Weeknd
from the album Hurry Up Tomorrow
Released	January 31, 2025
Genre	Alternative R&B
Length	3:52
Label	XO Republic
Songwriter(s)	Abel Tesfaye Daniel Lopatin Nathan Salon
Producer(s)	The Weeknd OPN Salon Mike Dean

"Baptized in Fear" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter the Weeknd. It was released through XO and Republic Records as the sixth track from his sixth studio album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, on January 31, 2025. The audio video was originally released on YouTube on January 30th, hours ahead of the album's release.[1] The song was written by the Weeknd, OPN, and Nathan Salon, all producing it with Mike Dean.

Composition and lyrics

On "Baptized in Fear", the Weeknd sings about letting his anxieties control him, expressing feelings of shame and guilt as he sings: "Figure in the corner laughing at me / Water fill my lungs, vision blurry".[2] He shows his lyrical depth as he discusses the feelings of having a panic attack.[3] Writing for Slant Magazine, Nick Seip felt that the song "sounds like a crisper, more confident version of the balladry" that is prevalent in the Weeknd's debut studio album, Kiss Land (2013).[4] Carl Lamarre of Billboard ranked "Baptized in Fear" as the second best song on Hurry Up Tomorrow along with the song before it, "Until We're Skin & Bones", calling the latter song "The Weeknd at his peak form".[5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Baptized in Fear"

Chart (2025)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[6]	67
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7]	24
France (SNEP)[8]	40
Global 200 (Billboard)[9]	34
Greece International (IFPI)[10]	7
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[11]	23
India International (IMI)[12]	10
Italy (FIMI)[13]	71
Latvia (LaIPA)[14]	12
Lithuania (AGATA)[15]	23
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16]	6
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[17]	71
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18]	60
UK Streaming (OCC)[19]	61
US Billboard Hot 100[20]	46
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[21]	12

References

1. TheWeekndVEVO (January 30, 2025). The Weeknd - Baptized In Fear (Audio). Retrieved February 12, 2025 – via YouTube.
2. "Hurry Up Tomorrow By The Weeknd: Album Review". January 31, 2025.
3. Petridis, Alexis (January 31, 2025). "The Weeknd: Hurry Up Tomorrow review – a record that will floor you ... and drive you up the wall". The Guardian. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
4. Nick Seip (February 4, 2025). "The Weeknd 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Review: A Less Than Euphoric Farewell to an Alter-Ego". Slant Magazine.
5. Saponara, Michael; Lamarre, Carl (January 31, 2025). "Every Song From The Weeknd's 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' Album Ranked: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
6. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 10 February 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1823. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 10, 2025. p. 4.
7. "The Weeknd Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
8. "Top Singles (Week 6, 2025)" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
9. "The Weeknd Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
10. "Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 06/2025" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 12, 2025.
11. "Tónlistinn – Lög: Streymi, spilun og sala viku 6. Birt 8. febrúar 2025 – Næst uppfært 15. febrúar 2025" (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on February 8, 2025. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
12. "IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 10th February 2025 | Week 6 of 52". IMIcharts. Archived from the original on February 13, 2025. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
13. "Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 6" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
14. "Latvijas dziesmu topā nonāk arī "Supernovas" dziesmas" [Supernova songs also enter the Latvian song chart] (in Latvian). TV Net [lv]. February 11, 2025. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
15. "2025 6-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
16. "NZ Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. February 7, 2025. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
17. "OLiS – oficjalna lista sprzedaży – single w streamie" (Select week 31.01.2025–06.02.2025.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved February 13, 2025.
18. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 6, 2025" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
19. "Official Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
20. "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2025.
21. "The Weeknd Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 11, 2025.