Breaking Me

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Breaking Me
Topic feat. A7S
publication 19th December 2019
length 2:47 min.
Genre (s) House
Author (s) Molly Irvine,
Rene Miller,
Alexander Tidebrink,
Tobias Topic

Breaking Me ( English for "I break") is a song of the German musician Topic , which in cooperation with the Swedish singer A7S emerged.

Creation and artwork

Breaking Me was written by the two interpreters themselves - under their real names “Alexander Tidebrink” (A7S) and “Tobias Topic” (Topic) - together with co-authors Molly Irvine and Rene Miller. Topic was responsible for the mixing and production. The mastering took place under the direction of the Berlin sound engineer Lex Barkey .

On the front cover of the single - in addition to the artist's name and song title - a damaged teddy bear can be seen against a magenta background. The teddy bear's stomach and left eyes have burst open, from which the filling is oozing out. There is a plaster over the right eye and there are several scratches on the rest of the body. The bear holds a sewing needle and sewing thread in his hands.

Publication and promotion

The first publication of Breaking Me was made as download and streaming on December 19, 2019. The release was made as a single track by the record label Virgin Records , the product was distributed by Universal Music Publishing . The song was published by Junge Wilde Edition, Sony / ATV Music Publishing and Tobias Topic Edition. On the day the single was released, a remix EP entitled Breaking Me (The Remixes) was also released as streaming. The Extended Play includes three remix recordings by well-known DJs such as Hugel or Riton as well as an acoustic recording. The remix EP was subsequently released as a download on April 17, 2020. All titles of the remix EP were later also released as promotional single tracks . First, Breaking Me (Riton Remix) was released on March 27, 2020. A week later, on April 3, 2020, Breaking Me (RetroVision Remix) was released . Another week later, on April 10, 2020, the acoustic version of the song was released. On April 16, 2020, Breaking Me (HUGEL Remix) was the last track from the Remix EP.

content

The lyrics to Breaking Me are in English . Translated into German , the title means something like “break me”. The music and the text were written and composed jointly by Molly Irvine, Rene Miller, Alexander Tidebrink (A7S) and Tobias Topic (Topic). Musically, the song moves in the area of house . The tempo is 122 beats per minute . The key is A flat minor . In terms of content, Breaking Me is about simply dancing away your "heartache".

The song is based on an intro , two verses and a chorus . The song begins with the short intro, which only consists of the line "La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la", before the first verse with its four lines follows. The first verse is followed by a so-called “pre-chorus” before the actual refrain follows. The first chorus is followed by the second stanza, again consisting of four lines, and the second chorus at the end of the song. Topic only works as a producer on the piece, the vocals were completely taken over by A7S.

"And I'll be singing, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
You're breaking me, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. (3 ×)
I'm just right here dancing around to the rhythm.
The rhythm that you play when you're breaking my heart.
You know that I can't get you out of my system.
Yeah, right from the start, you played with my heart.
And I'll be singing, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
You're breaking me, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. (3 ×)
You're breaking me. "

- Refrain, original excerpt

“And I'll sing. La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
You break me La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. (3 ×)
I'm in the right place, dancing around to the rhythm.
The rhythm you play when you break my heart
You know I can't just throw you out of my life.
Yes, from the start you played with my heart.
And I'll sing. La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la.
You break me La-la-la-la, la-la-la-la. (3 ×)
You break me. "

- Refrain, translation

Music video

The music video for Breaking Me was filmed in Lisbon in early December and premiered on YouTube on December 19, 2019 . You can see a dancer, played by DilaraLs, who dances to the song at different locations. At the beginning you see Topic for a few seconds, which is standing on a terrace, otherwise only DilaraLs can be seen for the rest of the video. As in a poetry video, individual keywords from the song are repeatedly faded in. The total length of the video is 2:46 minutes. Directed by Daniel Prieß. To date, the music video has over 44 million views on YouTube (as of July 2020). An official music video for the acoustic version was released on March 20, 2020. This only shows the two performers performing the song. Topic accompanies A7S on the piano. The video was recorded by the Cambrothers.

Contributors

Song production

Music video

Companies

reception

Charts and chart placements

Breaking Me reached position three in the official single charts in Germany . The single reached the top position in the German dance charts and was able to hold onto this position for nine weeks. In addition, Breaking Me also reached the top position in the German airplay charts and stayed there for four weeks. In Austria the single reached position two and only had to admit defeat The Weeknds Blinding Lights . In Switzerland the single reached position four and in the United Kingdom position three. Breaking Me first hit the UK singles charts in April 2020 and is also the first Top 75 success for a German performer in over a year, most recently Zedd achieved this with 365 in February 2019. When he entered the UK Top 10, it was the first time again Top 10 hit by a German performer for over two years, most recently Zedd also achieved this with The Middle at the beginning of 2018. In July 2020 the single reached the US Billboard Hot 100 for the first time , and in the following month it reached its highest chart listing at 71st place. It was also the first title by a German artist after 365 to be placed on the Billboard Hot 100. Furthermore reached Breaking Me the chart peak in Belgium ( Wallonia ), Portugal , Slovakia ( airplay ) and Hungary as well as top-10 finishes in the Belgian-Flemish and the Dutch singles charts.

With Breaking Me, Topic reached the single charts in Germany and Austria for the fifth time as an author and performer and for the first time in Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States. As a producer he reached the charts in Germany for the tenth time and for the eighth time in Austria, for the second time after Komm mit ( Liont ) in Switzerland and for the first time in the United Kingdom and the United States. With Breaking Me, Tidebrink reached the single charts for the second time after Only Thing We Know ( Alle Farben , Kelvin Jones & Younotus ) as an author in the DA-CH countries and for the first time in the United Kingdom and the United States. It is his first chart success as an interpreter. The two authors Irvine and Miller reached the charts for the first time.

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 3 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 2 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 4th (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 3 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 71 (...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary Where.) ...Template: chart placements / maintenance / preliminary

Awards for music sales

In April 2020, Breaking Me was awarded a gold record in Germany for over 200,000 units sold. After Home, it is the second single Topics that received a record award in Germany. For A7S it is the first ever record award. The single was awarded seven gold records and one platinum record for over 885,000 units sold worldwide.

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Gold record icon.svg gold 35,000
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Gold record icon.svg gold 20,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 200,000
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Gold record icon.svg gold 35,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Gold record icon.svg gold 15,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 400,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg7 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg1 × platinum
 885,000

Web links

Individual evidence

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