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Despite its raw emotional depth, McRae wrote the song at age 16 before she had ever experienced major heartbreak.
Filmed in Calgary during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, the official music video is known for its extreme minimalism and DIY approach. Tate McRae – you broke me first Lyrics - Genius
"you broke me first" is the global breakout single by Canadian artist Tate McRae , released on April 17, 2020. The song is a mid-tempo, downtempo indie-pop and bedroom-pop track with trap influences, serving as the lead single from her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad . It became a massive viral hit on TikTok, accumulating over one million video uses and eventually surpassing 2.5 billion streams. Song Meaning and Inspiration
: The lyrics confront an ex-partner who returns six months after a breakup, attempting to crawl back into a relationship they previously ignored.
: The song was written in a single session with producer Blake Harnage and Victoria Zaro, drawing from multiple real-life experiences of friends and past "situationships". Music Video Production
: It captures the sad but empowering feeling of acknowledging how much someone meant to you while refusing to let them back into your life because they "broke you first".
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Despite its raw emotional depth, McRae wrote the song at age 16 before she had ever experienced major heartbreak.
Filmed in Calgary during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, the official music video is known for its extreme minimalism and DIY approach. Tate McRae – you broke me first Lyrics - Genius
"you broke me first" is the global breakout single by Canadian artist Tate McRae , released on April 17, 2020. The song is a mid-tempo, downtempo indie-pop and bedroom-pop track with trap influences, serving as the lead single from her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad . It became a massive viral hit on TikTok, accumulating over one million video uses and eventually surpassing 2.5 billion streams. Song Meaning and Inspiration
: The lyrics confront an ex-partner who returns six months after a breakup, attempting to crawl back into a relationship they previously ignored.
: The song was written in a single session with producer Blake Harnage and Victoria Zaro, drawing from multiple real-life experiences of friends and past "situationships". Music Video Production
: It captures the sad but empowering feeling of acknowledging how much someone meant to you while refusing to let them back into your life because they "broke you first".