Echoes of Silence is the third mixtape by Canadian singer The Weeknd, released December 21, 2011, by

his official website.[1] The release follows his Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut release House of
Balloons and his second mixtape Thursday,[2] both released earlier the same year. The project is the final
installment in the trilogy of free albums released by The Weeknd in 2011.[3]
The album was preceded by the release of the single, "Initiation". Long-time collaborator Carlo "Illangelo"
Montagnese returned to produce the bulk of the project, with other production contributions coming
from Clams Casino and DropxLife of the XO crew. Rapper Juicy J contributes a short spoken-word
interlude at the end of "Same Old Song"