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. Since its release, the song has reached number one in Belgium 's Ultratop chart, Israel, Portugal, and Romania, as well as the top 10 in many other countries, including Australia, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. It has also reached the top 20 in Canada.
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.

Background

About the song, the artists revealed that it's the "sweet spot between a heartache and energetic beats". 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.

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". Critics also cited the fact that despite A7S' anonymity, the song all the more benefits from the hook sung by the Swedish artist.

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