"Tears" is a song by English
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group
Clean Bandit
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, featuring English singer
Louisa Johnson
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. It was released on 27 May 2016. It is the last single to feature Neil Amin-Smith as violinist after his departure. Clean Bandit and Johnson performed the song with
5 After Midnight during the finals of ''
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'' on 10 December 2016. It was included on the deluxe edition of the band's second studio album, ''
What Is Love?''
Background
Jack Patterson said: "Tears is an epic trap-2step breakup ballad. I wrote it with
Sam Romans at the piano, and over the course of a year, it has transformed from a simple piano tune into a mad beast of changing time signatures and feels. To me, Tears feels like a 1990s vision of a future breakup song."
Music video
The music video features Johnson and the band in a room with burning instruments with water on the floor. The video also features a
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that was one of several who had previously played
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Track listing
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
2016 singles
2016 songs
Clean Bandit songs
Louisa Johnson songs
Number-one singles in Israel
Songs written by Romans (musician)
Songs written by Jack Patterson (Clean Bandit)
Song recordings produced by Mark Ralph (record producer)
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