The Weeknd returns with a music video for “Sacrifice,” the album’s second single, fresh off the release of his fifth studio album, Dawn FM.
Cliqua, who previously made the video for Dawn FM’s first song “Take My Breath,” directed the video, which comes with an epilepsy warning.
Featuring production from Swedish House Mafia and Max Martin, as well as a sample of Alicia Myers’ 1981 single “I Want to Thank You,” “Sacrifice” is highlighted by Abel’s wavy vocals as he sings, “I hold you through the toughest parts/ When you feel likе it’s the end/‘Cause life is still worth living.”
Dawn FM was released on Friday and features Jim Carrey, Tyler, the Creator, Lil Wayne, Quincy Jones, and Oneohtrix Point Never as guests. The Weeknd enlists the help of Max Martin, Matt Cohn, OPN, and Oscar Holter in the production department.
Dawn FM is the official follow-up to After Hours, released in 2020 and including The Weeknd’s biggest hit to date, “Blinding Lights,” which went on to become the longest-charting single in Billboard Hot 100 history, charting for 90 weeks.