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(11/07/2018) (Chapter VI is announced at a HXOUSE event) (03/XX/2019) (Illangelo steps in to work on 'After Hours')
Original rough demo of "Creepin" from some time in 2018 that was eventually brought back to finish for Metro Boomin's album "HEROES & VILLAINS". Potentially features Mario Winans.
OG Filename: 59 LOST IN THE FIRE - REF 8-15-18 & 59 LOST IN THE FIRE - TAPE REF 8-15-18 Earliest known demo. Not sure of differences just yet.
Song was posted on Nifty Gateway on April 4, 2021. Was sold for almost 500k in a auction. Title is unknown, fan-dubbed as "The Source". Song is 3:12 in length.
Single from Gesaffelstein's 'Hyperion', becoming track 3 on the album.
Original rough demo of "Creepin" that was eventually brought back to finish for Metro Boomin's album "HEROES & VILLAINS". Potentially features Mario Winans as he was involved in early sessions for After Hours.
OG Filename: 59 LOST IN THE FIRE - REF 8-15-Normalized & 59 LOST IN THE FIRE - TAPE REF 8-15-Normalized Normalized version of the demo above. Not sure of differences just yet.
OG Filename: Difference Abel This song is a cover of XXXTENTACION's song of the same name. Low quality, just like the original song. Metadata shows song was created on August 30th, 2018.
OG Filename: LOST IN THE FIRE - Recall 51 Inst w 57 Vocal_B. Demo with a quieter mix. Not sure of differences just yet.
Illangelo noted that a version without his input exists. That is backed up by DaHeala's Instagram stories showing two different sessions working on that song: dated Dec. 14, 2018 and Feb. 8, 2019. This version was made in Seoul, Korea.
OG Filename: Lost In The Fire - 90719 Demo with a louder mix. Not sure of differences just yet. Dated Sep 7th, 2018, but filename says it was exported a year later, so likely a typo.
Version made on Feb. 8, 2019. Differences are unknown.
OG Filename: abel mike chella 11 OG Filename (Metadata): abel mike chella Coachchella mix for Lost In The Fire with a super long run time.
Previewed by The Weeknd on Mar. 25, 2020. This version features one alt line, no vocals after the second post-chorus, and has a different instrumental outro.
A 1:29 snippet was posted on Instagram by DaHeala on Feb. 2, 2024.
Noted by Abel to be one of the very first songs he wrote after finishing "My Dear Melancholy,", so a version from 2018 likely exists.
A snippet of the initial demo posted on Instagram by DaHeala .
OG Filename: Difference Abel This song is a cover of XXXTENTACION's song of the same name. Low quality, just like the original song. Metadata shows song was created on August 30th, 2018.
Leaked on LEAKTH.IS by Aura on Sept. 27, 2020. Recorded in 2018. Features a much more skeletal beat, and lots of mumbles / unfinished and different lyrics. The producer credit is unconfirmed, but had been allegedly known for at least a year before it leaked.
Snippet leaked on LEAKED.CX by free hell v5 on Nov. 2, 2021. Mixed version without the mumble weeknd verse present in the leaked version.
A snippet of the initial demo posted on Instagram by DaHeala .