Break on Me

"Break on Me"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Ripcord
Released	23 October 2015
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2015
Genre	Country pop
Length	3:29
Label	Hit Red Capitol Nashville
Writer(s)	Ross Copperman Jon Nite
Producer(s)	Keith Urban Nathan Chapman
Keith Urban singles chronology
"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" (2015) "Break on Me" (2015) "Wasted Time" (2016)

"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". The song is also the second of his career not to have an accompanying music video, after 2010's "I'm In". ^[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] On the Country Airplay chart dated March 12, 2016, "Break on Me" jumped from number 6 to number 1, making for the biggest jump to No. 1 since Rascal Flatts' "Here Comes Goodbye" in April 2009, also ascended from No. 6 to No. 1.^[7] The song has sold 232,000 copies in the United States as of March 2016.^[8]

Chart performance

Chart (2015–16)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[9]	106
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10]	61
Canada Country (Billboard)[11]	1
US Billboard Hot 100[12]	54
US Country Airplay (Billboard)[5]	1
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[13]	6

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	October 23, 2015	Digital download	Hit Red Capitol Nashville	[1][14]
United States	October 26, 2015	Country radio		[15]

References

1. "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. "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. "Billboard Country Update for February 29, 2016" (PDF). Billboard.
8. Bjorke, Matt (March 27, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: March 29, 2016". Roughstock.
9. "australian-charts.com - ARIA Chartifacts 2-November-2015". Gavin Ryan (bulion) on Hung Medien. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
10. "Keith Urban – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
11. "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
12. "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
13. "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
14. "Break on Me - Single by Keith Urban". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
15. "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country" (Week Of: October 26, 2015). Radio & Records. Retrieved 1 November 2015.