Breaking Me

"Breaking Me" is a song by German producer Topic and Swedish singer Alexander Tidebrink, appearing under the pseudonym A7S. It was released on 19 December 2019 through Virgin and Universal.[1] Since its release, the song has reached number one in Belgium (Wallonia)'s Ultratop chart, Israel, Portugal, and Romania, as well as the top 10 in many other countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. The video for the song was shot in several locations around Lisbon, Portugal, mainly pink road at Cais do Sodré, Santa Justa Lift and LX Factory.

"Breaking Me"
Single by Topic and A7S (Alexander Tidebrink)
Released19 December 2019 (2019-12-19)
GenreDeep house
Length2:46
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Tobias Topic
Topic singles chronology
"Sólo Contigo"
(2018)		 "Breaking Me"
(2019)		 "Like I Love You"
(2020)
A7S singles chronology
"Hey Baby"
(2019)		 "Breaking Me"
(2019)
Lyric video
"Breaking Me" on YouTube

Background

About the song, the artists revealed that it's the "sweet spot between a heartache and energetic beats".[2] According to Topic, the song "is about a situation in a relationship with a certain dependency, in which one always gives a little more and "breaks" because of that". The song was written during songwriting sessions in Berlin and Miami over the course of two months.[3]

Critical reception

Rachel Kupfer of EDM described the song as "vaguely tropical house" which is made for "both dimly lit dance floors and pop-inspired festival sets". He also noted how much A7S's vocals "match a bouncy bass line and clubby synths".[4] Critics also cited the fact that despite A7S' anonymity, the song all the more benefits from the hook sung by the Swedish artist.[5]

Charts
Chart (2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 4
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[8] 3
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[9] 1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 9
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[11] 6
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[12] 4
Denmark (Tracklisten)[13] 7
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 12
France (SNEP)[15] 14
Germany (Official German Charts)[16] 3
Greece (IFPI)[17] 49
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[18] 2
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[19] 1
Hungary (Single Top 40)[20] 1
Hungary (Stream Top 40)[21] 2
Ireland (IRMA)[22] 3
Israel (Media Forest)[23] 1
Italy (FIMI)[24] 7
Lithuania (AGATA)[25] 19
Mexico (Monitor Latino)[26] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 5
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[30] 9
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[31] 2
Portugal (AFP)[32] 1
Romania (Airplay 100)[33] 1
scope="row"Romania (Romania Radio Airplay)[34] 1
scope="row"Romania (Romania TV Airplay)[35] 2
Russia Airplay (Tophit)[36] 5
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[37] 3
Serbia (Radiomonitor)[38] 3
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[39] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[40] 4
Slovenia (SloTop50)[41] 1
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[42] 36
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[43] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[44] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[45] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[46] 72
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[47] 3
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[48] 24

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[49] Gold 35,000
Belgium (BEA)[50] Gold 20,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[51] Platinum 80,000
France (SNEP)[52] Gold 100,000
Germany (BVMI)[53] Gold 200,000
Italy (FIMI)[54] Platinum 70,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)[55] Gold 15,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[56] Gold 400,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 7 July 2020 Contemporary hit radio
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See also

References
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