Break on Me

"Break on Me"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Ripcord
Released 23 October 2015 (2015-10-23)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2015
Genre Country pop
Length 3:29
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s)
Keith Urban singles chronology
"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16"
(2015)		 "Break on Me"
(2015)

"Break on Me" (stylized as "Break on Me.") is a song written by Ross Copperman and Jon Nite and recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban. It was released 23 October 2015 as the second single from his forthcoming ninth studio album, Ripcord via Hit Red and Capitol Nashville.[1] The bass-driven ballad was co-produced by Urban with Nathan Chapman and has been deemed a stylistic counterpoint to its funky predecessor "John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16".[2]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country complimented both the "nuanced" songwriting and Urban's "understated and accessible" delivery of the lyrics, noting that his approach elevates the song to something special.[3]

Commercial performance

"Break on Me" was the most-added song at country radio for the week October 26, 2015 with 67 stations, according to radio monitoring organization Mediabase.[4] It debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated November 7, 2015.[5] The following week it debuted at number 24 on Hot Country Songs, selling 22,000 copies in its first week of sales.[6] The song has sold 160,000 copies in the United States as of February 2016.[7]

Chart performance

Chart (2015–16) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 106
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 61
Canada Country (Billboard)[10] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 61
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5] 7
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 8
Preceded by
"Home Alone Tonight"
by Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild		 Billboard Canada Country
number-one single
February 20, 2016 		Succeeded by
incumbent

Release history

Country Date Format Label Ref.
Worldwide October 23, 2015 Digital download
[1][13]
United States October 26, 2015 Country radio [14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Break On Me - Single by Keith Urban". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  2. ↑ Parton, Chris (October 20, 2015). "Hear Keith Urban Console the Lonely in New Single 'Break on Me'". Rolling Stone (Wenner Media). Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  3. ↑ Dukes, Billy (October 19, 2015). "ToC Critic's Pick: Keith Urban, 'Break on Me' [Listen]". Taste of Country (Townsquare Media). Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  4. ↑ Cantor, Brian (October 27, 2015). "Keith Urban's "Break On Me" Erupts as Country Radio's Most-Added Song". Headline Planet (Cantortainment). Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 2, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Tracks Chart: November 2, 2015". RoughStock.
  7. ↑ Bjorke, Matt (February 8, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: February 8, 2016". Roughstock.
  8. ↑ "australian-charts.com - ARIA Chartifacts 2-November-2015". Gavin Ryan (bulion) on Hung Medien. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved February 2, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Break on Me - Single by Keith Urban". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
  14. ↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country" (Week Of: October 26, 2015). Radio & Records. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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