Take My Breath
The Weeknd | Artist Essentials
First released: 2021 (year verified)
Original 2021 short single recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: The original short single concentrates the pulsing bass and rising vocal hook into a compact arc.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2021 (year verified)
The standalone original short single is explicitly documented in August 2021. The separately named extended single and later Dawn FM presentation do not replace the chosen recording's original year.
Recording: Original 2021 short single recording
Credit: The Weeknd
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Take My Breath
Take My Breath - original short 2021 single
The one-track XO/Republic single documents the original approximately 3:40 recording in August 2021. This is the selected short single, before Dawn FM and separate from the named extended single. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Take My Breath - separately named extended single
The original 2021 release explicitly labels the approximately 5:51 Extended Version. It establishes a real edition distinction from the short single; duration alone is not used to identify the later approximately 5:39 album presentation as the same edit. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Dawn FM - original 2022 program
The original 2022 program identifies Sacrifice, Out of Time, Is There Someone Else and Less Than Zero. Its long Take My Breath item is not the chosen short single, and its inherited August 2021 field is not used to establish the exact debut of every extended presentation. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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The selected recording has release evidence, but its version has not been matched to the retained annual entry. It is omitted from Beyond the yearly lists until this match is resolved.
The original short single and explicitly named extended single were both issued in 2021, and Dawn FM supplies another long presentation. The actual 2021 annual entry gives no edition; the short-single link remains provisional.
Take My Breath - original short 2021 single
The one-track XO/Republic single documents the original approximately 3:40 recording in August 2021. This is the selected short single, before Dawn FM and separate from the named extended single. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Take My Breath - separately named extended single
The original 2021 release explicitly labels the approximately 5:51 Extended Version. It establishes a real edition distinction from the short single; duration alone is not used to identify the later approximately 5:39 album presentation as the same edit. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
Dawn FM - original 2022 program
The original 2022 program identifies Sacrifice, Out of Time, Is There Someone Else and Less Than Zero. Its long Take My Breath item is not the chosen short single, and its inherited August 2021 field is not used to establish the exact debut of every extended presentation. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About The Weeknd
The Weeknd is the recording name of Canadian singer and songwriter Abel Tesfaye, who grew up in Toronto's Scarborough district. House of Balloons, Thursday and Echoes of Silence introduced his dark R&B approach in 2011 before their material was gathered for Trilogy. Kiss Land began his studio-album sequence, followed by the wider pop reach of Beauty Behind the Madness and Starboy.
Artist background sources
The Weeknd - Universal Music France biography
Abel Tesfaye identity, Scarborough background, three 2011 mixtapes, subsequent compilation and named studio albums. The source's inconsistent Starboy month, outdated chart positions and inaccurate guest-role wording are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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