The Weeknd Announces Brand New Single "Take My Breath"

Sharing a teaser that features Team USA’s Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and more.

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Shortly after dropping a teaser visual, The Weeknd officially announced the release date of his brand new single “Take My Breath.”

The XO Records head took to social media to drop another teaser visual for the song which features Team USA’s Tokyo Olympics competitors Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad, Athing Mu and Gabby Thomas. The women of the track and field team can be heard celebrating their and each other’s successes, as well giving words of wisdom to everyone who wants to dream big.

The teaser for “Take My Breath” arrives just a day after The Weeknd previewed the song in a separate visual, which focuses on the rise of the sun. He also cleared out his Instagram account and tweeted, “f*ck it … IT STARTS TONIGHT.”

Watch the full teaser below. The Weeknd’s “Take My Breath” drops August 6.

In related news, Kanye West teased a possible feature from The Weeknd on DONDA.

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