The Weeknd Aims for the Dancefloor With ‘Take My Breath,’ New Song and Video
in May, the Weeknd dropped a hint as to what his next album will be like: “If the last record is the after hours of the night, then the dawn is coming.” He then teased the song on Monday morning, with a snippet posted to his socials titled “The Dawn Is Coming,” accompanied by a trippy visual of a sunset. However, the clip was mainly instrumental, only incorporating the Weeknd’s melodic vocalizing until the very end, when “Take my breath” rings out.
On Monday night, more of “Take My Breath” was unveiled via an Olympics promo for the Team USA Women’s Track & Field team. The Weeknd posted the clip on Twitter, which features athletes Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu and Gabby Thomas, along with the caption: “8.6.21 new single.” The new album is the follow-up to “After Hours,” which was his fourth No. 1 in the United States and is certified double platinum by the RIAA with over 15.7 billion streams.