"Breaking Me" is a song by German DJ

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and Swedish singer

A7S Alexander Michael Tidebrink Stomberg (born 3 May 1994), known by his stage name A7S, is a Swedish producer, songwriter, and singer. His collaboration "Breaking Me" with German artist Topic (DJ), Topic was released on 19 December 2019. It reached ...

. It was released on 19 December 2019 through

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. Since its release, the song became Topic's signature song and biggest hit single to date, reaching number one in Belgium (Wallonia)'s

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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

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and LX Factory. "Breaking Me" was nominated for Top Dance/Electronic Song at the ''Billboard'' Music Awards, but lost to "

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" by

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Background

Talking 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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References

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