"Break on Me" (stylized as "Break on Me.") is a song written by

Ross Copperman Ross Copperman (born October 1, 1982) is a Grammy-nominated American singer-songwriter and producer with 29 number one radio hits. After his experience as an artist in the UK, Copperman discovered his talent for writing and producing country mus ...

and

Jon Nite Jon Nite (born March 19, 1980) is a Grammy-nominated, CMA and ACM award winning singer/songwriter who has written 16 No.1 hits. Nite's songs have been recorded by artists such as Charlie Puth, Keith Urban, Dan & Shay, Gabby Barrett, Luke Bryan, Br ...

and recorded by New Zealand-born Australian

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singer Keith Urban. It was released on 23 October 2015 as the second single from Urban's 2016 album '' Ripcord''. This

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with its prominent bassline (played by Tal Wilkenfeld) was co-produced by Urban along with Nathan Chapman and has been deemed a stylistic counterpoint to its

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y predecessor " John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16". The song is also the second of his career to not have an accompanying music video, after 2010's "

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Critical reception

Billy Dukes of ''

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'' 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.

Chart performance

"Break on Me" was the most-added song at country radio for the week of 26 October 2015 with 67 stations, according to radio monitoring organization ''Mediabase''. It debuted at number 54 on the ''

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chart on the week of 7 November 2015. The following week, the song debuted at number 24 on the US

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chart, selling 22,000 copies in its first week. On the Country Airplay chart for the week of 12 March 2016, "Break on Me" reached it peak at number one on the chart, making for the biggest jump to number one since

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' " Here Comes Goodbye" in April 2009, also ascended from number six to number one. As of May 2016, the song has sold 265,000 copies in the US. On February 24, 2017, the single was certified

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by the

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(RIAA) for combined sales and streaming data of over 500,000 units in the United States.

Charts

Weekly charts

Year end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

{{authority control 2015 songs 2015 singles 2010s ballads Keith Urban songs Capitol Records Nashville singles Country ballads Songs written by Ross Copperman Songs written by Jon Nite Song recordings produced by Nathan Chapman (record producer)