締造許多震撼性音樂作品和紀錄的鬼才The Weeknd,是Spotify上最高播放率的歌手之一,亦是Billboard史上同時囊括Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs榜冠亞季軍的首位歌手,第四張大碟《After Hours》中的主打歌“Blinding Lights”亦強勢擦新了無可匹敵的紀錄,是Billboard HOT 100史上唯一一首能整年(52週)穩守前10名的歌曲,最後更以90週的超優秀成績作總結,成為Billboard榜歷史上上榜最久的歌曲。
The Weeknd於日前驚喜公佈第五張大碟《Dawn FM》面世。《Dawn FM》延續了《After Hours》的80年代復古音韻,請來格林美得主及BRITS的最佳男歌手Tyler, the Creator、當今最具影響力的hip hop製作人 / 歌手Lil Wayne、職業生涯橫跨五個年代的傳奇爵士歌手Quincy Jones、康城影展得主Oneohtrix Point Never等人參與製作和合唱,更驚喜邀請到荷里活笑匠演員Jim Carrey聲演電台DJ,在不同歌曲中穿插廣播。《Dawn FM》的封面照貫徹如一,是The Weeknd的大頭照,今次則換上兩鬢斑白,容貌衰老了的The Weeknd。
大碟最新主打歌“Sacrifice”是首中快版,滿載80年代電子節奏的舞曲,歌曲由The Weeknd、Max Martin和Swedish House Mafia等人創作。歌詞中充滿悔意歉疚,盡管情人花光心思,他亦曾努力嘗試,但仍發現最愛的都是自己,未能為這段感情犧牲。
Sacrifice
I was born in a city
Where the winter nights don’t ever sleep
So this life is always with me
The ice inside my veins will never bleed
Every time you try to fix me
I know you’ll never find that missing piece
When you cry and say you miss me
I lie and tell you that I’ll never leave
But
I sacrifice
Your love for more of the night
I try to put up a fight
Can’t tie me down
I don’t want to sacrifice
For your love
I try
I don’t want to sacrifice
But I love my time
I hold you through the toughest parts
Whеn you feel like it’s the end
‘Causе life is still worth living
‘Cause life is still worth living
I can break you down and pick you up
And like we are friends
But don’t be catching feelings
Don’t be out here catching feelings
‘Cause
I sacrifice
Your love for more of the night
I try to put up a fight
Can’t tie me down
I don’t want to sacrifice
For your love
I try
I don’t want to sacrifice
But I love my time
I don’t want to sacrifice
For your love
I try
I don’t want to sacrifice
But I love my time
Oh baby
I hope you know that I tried
Oh baby
I hope you know I love
My time
I don’t want to sacrifice
I don’t want to
I try
I don’t want to sacrifice
But I love my time