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Post by hitmakaontharise on Jan 9, 2022 12:26:05 GMT -5
It's alright. I'm not really a fan of this song. horrible choice for a single. Gasoline was great but the album is very mid.
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Post by hitmakaontharise on Jan 9, 2022 12:27:01 GMT -5
My favorite on the album now. Verses and pre-chorus are excellent. I still think the chorus could hit a bit harder favorite on the album? Are we listening to the same thing
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Post by abelone on Jan 9, 2022 14:56:57 GMT -5
Already burned out for me, there is nothing new here, nothing to get excited about... Now I understand why Take My Breath was the lead as the second single is even more boring and too safe. why is every comment from you in the weeknd related threads negative? Like im just curious
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 9, 2022 15:43:54 GMT -5
POP -- 40 THE WEEKND Sacrifice 689 0 689 3.449 + 202 spins + 202 bullet + 0.705 audience
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Post by Deleted on Jan 9, 2022 15:53:31 GMT -5
Already burned out for me, there is nothing new here, nothing to get excited about... Now I understand why Take My Breath was the lead as the second single is even more boring and too safe. why is every comment from you in the weeknd related threads negative? Like im just curious I want something more exciting from him, he has the potential, that is how I feel, I totally adore his songs with Swedish Mafia, Doja Cat and Calvin Harris(Over Now). Also I think he should have taken a break after last album and BL which I never enjoyed...
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Post by allow that on Jan 9, 2022 17:11:11 GMT -5
why is every comment from you in the weeknd related threads negative? Like im just curious I want something more exciting from him, he has the potential, that is how I feel, I totally adore his songs with Swedish Mafia, Doja Cat and Calvin Harris(Over Now). Also I think he should have taken a break after last album and BL which I never enjoyed... There are a lot of artists who I wish would “take a break” - so I avoid them. It’s very easy to stay away from music you don’t like these days in the streaming era. No shade, but if you needed a break from The Weeknd just take one? Like, I’m not gonna hang out in an Ariana Grande or Bruno Mars thread all day because I “never enjoyed” the majority of their singles, but those who do deserve to discuss in peace. Many of us did enjoy “Blinding Lights” and are excited for the quick continuation of the After Hours era and by the fact that Abel is maintaining his 80’s noir style still.
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Post by Hurricane Lee on Jan 9, 2022 17:37:13 GMT -5
His pronunciation of "sacrifice" kills me everytime.
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Post by Limited Edition on Jan 10, 2022 4:15:37 GMT -5
My favorite on the album now. Verses and pre-chorus are excellent. I still think the chorus could hit a bit harder favorite on the album? Are we listening to the same thing I'm now listening to 103.5 Dawn FM Don't know about you.
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Post by Limited Edition on Jan 10, 2022 4:40:25 GMT -5
It's alright. I'm not really a fan of this song. horrible choice for a single. Gasoline was great but the album is very mid. No Sacrifice is the obvious choice for a single. After Hours had two obvious singles when the album came out (In Your Eyes and Save Your Tears). There were no other choices. It's the same with Dawn FM (Sacrifice and Less Than Zero). Definitely not Gasoline, which is too weird to do well.
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Post by B-Boy on Jan 10, 2022 8:56:44 GMT -5
This obviously borrows from "Thriller" but I hear a hint of "I Want To Thank You" by Alicia Meyers in this as well. I can hear the Alicia Myers song now.
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Post by BlueSwan on Jan 10, 2022 9:03:52 GMT -5
Honestly this album has so many tracks worthy of being released as singles that I'm not sure if this was the best choice to promote to radio but that guitar rift is so thriller-esc that I understand why they went with it. I like the album, but I am just not hearing singles. "Take My Breath" was really the obvious first single and that didn't do anywhere near what most people expected. "Less Than Zero" is the only other obvious single to me and I'm not even confident that that would smash either. I would definitely have gone with that over "Sacrifice" though. Hope for Abel that the album does well, but I'm not expecting big hits. Also, he's featured on every other song out right now, seems like a weird chart strategy, honestly. DISCLAIMER: I thought that "In Your Eyes" was a surefire monster smash and I was dead wrong about that, so you probably shouldn't really listen to me when it comes to The Weeknd singles choices.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 10, 2022 9:40:44 GMT -5
POP -- 34 THE WEEKND Sacrifice 895 0 895 4.190 + 206 spins + 206 bullet + 0.741 audience
HOT AC -- 49 THE WEEKND Sacrifice 70 0 70 0.605
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Post by hitmakaontharise on Jan 10, 2022 12:30:45 GMT -5
Ight so after another listen and seeing the video it isn’t as bad as I thought but still not my favorite from the album.. “is there someone else” is the one
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Post by Ling-Ling on Jan 10, 2022 20:16:09 GMT -5
DISCLAIMER: I thought that "In Your Eyes" was a surefire monster smash and I was dead wrong about that, so you probably shouldn't really listen to me when it comes to The Weeknd singles choices. BL swallowed that song whole. It definitely could have smashed if that song hadn't been in it's way.
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Post by dovahduck on Jan 10, 2022 20:36:38 GMT -5
Now getting a full push on rhythmic as well on the 11th (as they cancelled the release of "I Heard You're Married").
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Post by Jose Polica on Jan 11, 2022 17:03:03 GMT -5
Per Headline Planet, “Sacrifice” has been added by Z100 New York & B96 Chicago.
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Post by Leo ✔ on Jan 11, 2022 17:20:41 GMT -5
POP -- 33 THE WEEKND Sacrifice 1057 0 1057 4.767 + 162 spins + 62 bullet + 0.577 audience
HOT AC -- 47 THE WEEKND Sacrifice 95 0 95 0.736 + 25 spins + 25 bullet + 0.131 audience
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Post by Jose Polica on Jan 11, 2022 18:22:03 GMT -5
118 Adds at US Pop Radio. #1 Most Added.
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Post by dovahduck on Jan 11, 2022 21:24:05 GMT -5
Alternate video?
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Post by dovahduck on Jan 12, 2022 0:06:18 GMT -5
I feel like they could've waited to release this while it was peaking at radio but oh well:
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Post by Trilogy on Jan 12, 2022 0:14:18 GMT -5
better than the original lol, i imagine max and opn caught on with the song later in the development and this is what it sounded like from the start
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Post by Deleted on Jan 12, 2022 0:36:17 GMT -5
I agree. This is 🔥. I’m impressed the Weeknd has kept my interest this long, I gotta give it to him.
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Post by kcdawg13 on Jan 12, 2022 0:59:27 GMT -5
I feel like they could've waited to release this while it was peaking at radio but oh well: Holy fuck Abel is dancing omg, popstar Weeknd is too powerful to contain
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Post by singingrulebritannia on Jan 12, 2022 1:28:39 GMT -5
Damn this thread is really negative. Frankly, the three biggest After Hours singles all took a while for me to jive with them (and I still don't care that much about "Heartless" and "Save Your Tears") but "Sacrifice" is hitting it out of the park for me right away just like AH's title track and "In Your Eyes". The production is fierce and punchy, and on prior hits his melodies/progressions could get pretty 'obvious' and predictable but I didn't feel that way about this tune--it had enough twists and turns to keep me engaged.
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Post by Limited Edition on Jan 12, 2022 3:06:05 GMT -5
Sacrifice is The Weeknd's best single since Blinding Lights. Insane groove. When the electric piano hits in the pre-chorus with those background vocals >>>>> Also love that he's using more of his lower register in this song.
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Post by Limited Edition on Jan 12, 2022 3:12:36 GMT -5
DISCLAIMER: I thought that "In Your Eyes" was a surefire monster smash and I was dead wrong about that, so you probably shouldn't really listen to me when it comes to The Weeknd singles choices. BL swallowed that song whole. It definitely could have smashed if that song hadn't been in it's way. Still performed way better than Heartless anyway. Streams on Spotify: In Your Eyes - 700M (combined with the Doja Cat remix) Heartless - 490M Heartless couldn't outperform despite being 4 months older and the lead single.
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Post by Soundcl🕤ck on Jan 12, 2022 10:08:29 GMT -5
This version is better! Omfg
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Post by allow that on Jan 12, 2022 11:04:56 GMT -5
This song has grown on me a lot already.
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Post by Kishi KCM on Jan 12, 2022 14:32:18 GMT -5
I have heard this at every house party my mother had since I was a kid. What a bop.
Want this to smash just for the sample!
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Post by degen on Jan 12, 2022 14:51:39 GMT -5
This song grew on me. I like the remix a lot too. I just realized I really like the pre-chorus to this and the way The Weeknd enunciates the word ‘Sacrifice.’ I’m not sure if I’d say it’s better than “Moth to a Flame” or “Take My Breath” but I do think it’s better than SYT which went really far on radio. So let’s see how this goes.
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