Take My Breath

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For similarly named songs, see Take My Breath Away.
"Take My Breath"
File:The Weeknd - Take My Breath.png
Single by the Weeknd
from the album Dawn FM
Released August 6, 2021 (2021-08-06)
Studio MXM (Los Angeles and Stockholm)
Genre
Length
  • 5:41 (album version)
  • 3:42 (single/radio edit)
  • 5:53 (extended remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
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"Better Believe"
(2021)		 "Take My Breath"
(2021)		 "Die for It"
(2021)
Music video
"Take My Breath" on YouTube

"Take My Breath" is a song by Canadian singer the Weeknd. It was released on August 6, 2021, through XO and Republic Records, as the lead single from his fifth studio album, Dawn FM (2022).[1] The song was written and produced by the Weeknd, Max Martin and Oscar Holter, with Belly, Andrea Di Ceglie, and Luigi Tutolo receiving additional songwriting credits.[2]

A disco, dance-pop, funk and synthwave track with psychedelic elements,[3][4] "Take My Breath" was met with widespread critical acclaim for the Weeknd's vocals and its production, which was influenced by the beats and synthesizers of the 1980s.[5] The song debuted at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100, marking the Weeknd's thirteenth top 10 entry.[6]

Background and promotion

The Weeknd first teased that he was working on a new album in September 2020, via an interview with Rolling Stone in which he stated "I might have another album ready to go by the time this quarantine is over".[7] Later on during the 2021 Billboard Music Awards in May, he went on to state in his acceptance speech "I just want to say the After Hours are done and The Dawn is coming."[8] Throughout June and July, the Weeknd continued to mention his upcoming project under the tentative title The Dawn by revealing a new transitional look. He also released the singles "You Right" with Doja Cat and "Better Believe" with Belly and Young Thug during that period.[9]

On August 2, 2021, a snippet of "Take My Breath" with a visual of a sunrise titled "The Dawn Is Coming" and a GQ cover story was released in anticipation of new music.[10] The title of the single and its release date of August 6 was confirmed later that day through a promotional video for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which featured hurdlers Sydney McLaughlin and Dalilah Muhammad, middle-distance runner Athing Mu and sprinter Gabrielle Thomas.[11][12]

Lyrics and composition

"Take My Breath" has been described by music critics as a disco,[13] dance-pop,[14] funk[15] and synthwave[16] track with elements of psychedelia.[17] The single and radio version of the song runs for a duration of three minutes and forty seconds, while the extended version has a length of five minutes and fifty-one seconds. Also, the album version of the song runs for a duration of five minutes and thirty-nine seconds, which segues from the preceding track "How Do I Make You Love Me?". It was written in the key of C minor with a tempo of 121 beats per minute.[18] Lyrically, the song details an entanglement in a romantic relationship that ultimately leads to autoerotic asphyxiation.[19]

Critical reception

"Take My Breath" received widespread critical acclaim.[20][21] The vocals and production of the track received praise from Billboard's Joe Lynch, who compared the latter aspect's usage of a synthesizer to the synth riff that was used in Donna Summer's 1977 single "I Feel Love".[20] Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian gave the song a five-star rating, stating that it is "an instant disco-pop masterpiece".[21] Consequence of Sound writer Mary Siroky complimented "Take My Breath", “the music is pulsing, almost dizzying in its dance-floor intensity from start to finish, leaving the listener appropriately breathless”.[22] Chief critic Jon Pareles of The New York Times highlighted the record’s retro appeal, “the disco thump, electric piano chords and call-and-response falsetto vocals in "Take My Breath" hark back to vintage Bee Gees.[23] Journalist Quinn Moreland from Pitchfork complimented the intro and chorus, “from the strutting intro to the extremely infectious melody, "Take My Breath" is full of life”.[24]

Year-end lists

Publication List Rank Ref.
Billboard The 100 Best Songs of 2021 57 [25]
CBC Music The Top 100 Canadian Songs of 2021 2 [26]
NME The 50 Best Songs of 2021 13 [27]

Accolades

Awards and nominations for "Take My Breath"
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2021 UK Music Video Awards Best R&B/Soul Video – International Nominated [28]

Music video

The music video for "Take My Breath" was first teased by the Weeknd on social media via self-released images of the visual during the week leading up to the release of the single.[29] Directed by Cliqua, it originally was supposed to play before IMAX showings of The Suicide Squad, but was reportedly pulled due to epilepsy concerns in regards to the pervasive strobe lighting in the video.[30] The video was released alongside the song on August 6, 2021.[31]

The video starts with the Weeknd walking outside overlooking a sunrise, before entering a nightclub with pulsating strobe lights. Upon entering the club, he meets his love interest, played by actress and stuntwoman Shaina West. The two dance together and exchange breaths through an oxygen tank, before the Weeknd's breath is literally taken away as he gets strangled by West's braids. The video ends with the Weeknd regaining his breath and consciousness as he is seen lying down on the club floor with a snippet of "Sacrifice" playing in the background. As of early 2022, the video has over 100 million views on YouTube.[32]

Use in media

"Take My Breath" was used as the theme song for WWE's 2021 pay-per-view Crown Jewel.[33]

Track listing

Digital single #1[34]

  1. "Take My Breath" – 3:40

Digital single #2 / CD Maxi-single[35][36]

  1. "Take My Breath" – 3:40
  2. "Take My Breath" (Instrumental) – 3:40
  3. "Take My Breath" (Extended Version) – 5:51

Personnel

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  • The Weeknd – songwriting, vocals, production, programming, keyboards, bass, drums
  • Belly – songwriting
  • Max Martin – songwriting, production, programming, keyboards, bass, drums
  • Oscar Holter – songwriting, production, programming, keyboards, bass, drums
  • Elvira Anderfjärd – background vocals
  • David Bukovinsky – cello
  • Shellback – drums
  • Magnus Sjölander – percussion
  • Mattias Bylund – strings
  • Mattias Johansson – violin
  • Sam Holland – engineering, studio personnel
  • Şerban Ghenea – mixing, studio personnel
  • Dave Kutch – mastering, studio personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Take My Breath"
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[113] Platinum 70,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[114] Platinum 0
France (SNEP)[115] Platinum 250,000
Italy (FIMI)[116] Gold 15,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[117] Platinum 10,000
Poland (ZPAV)[118] Gold 10,000
Portugal (AFP)[119] Gold 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[120] Gold 400,000
Streaming
Greece (IFPI Greece)[121] Gold 3,000

xunspecified figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales/streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release history and formats for "Take My Breath"
Country Date Format Label Ref.
Various August 6, 2021
[122]
Australia Contemporary hit radio UMA [123]
Italy Universal [124]
United States August 7, 2021 Hot adult contemporary radio
  • XO
  • Republic
 [125]
August 10, 2021 Rhythmic contemporary radio [126]
Contemporary hit radio [127]
Russia August 12, 2021 Universal [128]

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External links

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