You Broke Me First

"You Broke Me First" (often stylized in all lowercase)[1] is a song by Canadian singer Tate McRae. It was released on April 17, 2020 through RCA Records as the lead single from her upcoming extended play which is yet to be titled.[2][1] The song gained popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok,[3][4] where it has been used in over 125 thousand videos.[5] The song impacted mainstream US radio on August 4, 2020.[6]

"You Broke Me First"
Single by Tate McRae
ReleasedApril 17, 2020
GenrePop
Length2:49
LabelRCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Blake Harnage
Tate McRae singles chronology
"Stupid"
(2019)		 "You Broke Me First"
(2020)		 "Vicious"
(2020)

Composition and lyrics

McRae recalls her lyric "But I don't really care how bad it hurts, cause you broke me first" being praised by songwriter Victoria Zaro and producer Blake Harnage while in the studio.[7] She says that writing and recording the song was a "super quick process".[7] Through the song, McRae expresses that she refuses to feel sympathetic for an ex-partner.[8] She told Anna Rose of NME,[2]

This song is about someone in a relationship who couldn’t care less for the other person and then 6 months later decides to crawl back. It’s the feeling of knowing how much they meant to you, but this time not letting them back in.

Reception

Multiple critics wrote that the song was McRae's most personal to date, with some describing it as a "hard-hitting ballad".[9][10]

Commercial performance

"You Broke Me First" debuted at number 66 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming McRae's first entry in the region. It had entered the Irish Singles Chart three weeks before and eventually rose to number 30, becoming her first top 40 peak in her career. The song entered the New Zealand Hot Singles chart at number 18 upon its initial release, before re-entering at number 34 a month later during its popularization.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal:[11]

  • Blake Harnage – producer, composer, lyricist, recording engineer
  • Tate McRae – composer, lyricist
  • Victoria Zaro – composer, lyricist
  • Dave Kutch – mastering engineer
  • Jeff Juliano – mixing engineer

Charts
Chart performance for "You Broke Me First"
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[12] 47
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 28
Malaysia (RIM)[14] 14
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[15] 18
Norway (VG-lista)[16] 30
Singapore (RIAS)[17] 9
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 69
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 58
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References
  1. "you broke me first - Single by Tate McRae". Apple Music. Archived from the original on May 14, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. Rose, Anna (April 21, 2020). "Tate McRae releases new single 'You Broke Me First'". NME. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved July 31, 2020. The song is taken from McRae’s as-yet-unnamed new EP, due out later this year.
  3. Cantor, Brian (July 23, 2020). "Tate McRae's "You Broke Me First" Headed To Pop Radio Amid TikTok, Spotify Buzz". Headline Planet. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  4. White, Jack (July 31, 2020). "Taylor Swift becomes the female artist with the most Irish Number 1 albums this millennium". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  5. "you broke me first by Tate McRae on TikTok". TikTok. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  6. "Top 40/M Future Releases". allaccess.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved August 2, 2020.
  7. "Tate McRae's Friends Love "You Broke Me First" - MTV PUSH". MTV. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  8. "Tate McRae performs "you broke me first" for MTV PUSH". MTV. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  9. Tobias, Tasha (April 23, 2020). "Tate McRae Releases New Track "You Broke Me First"". Holr Magazine. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  10. "Rising star Tate McRae releases her new single "you broke me first"". Out Now Magazine. July 11, 2020. OCLC 985038095. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  11. "Tate McRae / Credits / you broke me first". Tidal. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  12. "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. August 17, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  13. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  14. "Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia". Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Recording Industry Association of Malaysia. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  15. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 27, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  16. "VG-lista – Topp 20 Single uke 32, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  17. "RIAS International Top Charts Week 30". Recording Industry Association (Singapore). Archived from the original on July 28, 2020.
  18. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 32". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  19. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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