Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)

This article is about The Vamps song featuring Shawn Mendes. For the original song from which it was adapted, see Cecilia (Simon & Garfunkel song).
"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)"
Single by The Vamps featuring Shawn Mendes
from the album Meet the Vamps
Released 12 October 2014
Format Digital download
Genre Pop
Length
  • 3:16 (solo version)
  • 3:14 (Shawn Mendes version)
Label
Writer(s) Paul Simon, Connor Ball, Tristan Evans, James McVey, Brad Simpson, Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind & Chris Michaud
Producer(s)
The Vamps singles chronology
"Somebody to You"
(2014)		 "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)"
(2014)		 "Wake Up"
(2015)
Shawn Mendes singles chronology
"Life of the Party"
(2014)		 "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)"
(2014)		 "Something Big"
(2014)
Music video
"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" on YouTube

"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" is a 2014 single by British pop band The Vamps, adapted from Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 hit "Cecilia". The original appeared on their debut studio album Meet the Vamps (2014), but a later version featuring vocals from Canadian singer Shawn Mendes was released on 12 October 2014 as the album's fifth single.

The song has charted in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom (where it peaked at number 9, becoming the group's fifth successive top 10 single).

Background

"Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" is an adaptation of Simon & Garfunkel's 1970 hit song "Cecilia", largely sampling on the music of the song. The lyrics[1] are substantially original, though still relying on the main chorus lyrics of the original song (Cecilia, you're breaking my heart / You're shaking my confidence daily / Oh Cecilia I'm down on my knees / I'm begging you please to come home).[2]

Music video

Two music videos exist for the song. One of them features the Vamps and Mendes shipwrecked in an area they don't initially realise is already inhabited, sending out an SOS and then bolting upon sight of a plane, and the other is in support of charity and features famous faces.[3]

Track listing

  1. "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (featuring Shawn Mendes) – 3:14
  2. "Hurricane" – 3:19
  1. "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" (The Basement Acoustic Mix) – 3:23
  1. "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) (Live from the O2 Arena)" – 3:16
  2. "Teenagers" – 2:40
  3. "Dear Maria, Count Me In/Sugar We're Going Down (Medley)" – 2:53
  4. "Girls On TV (Live from the O2 Arena)" – 3:40

Commercial performance

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
scope="row"Australia (ARIA)[5] 46
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[6] 42
scope="row"New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7] 13
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[8] 3
South Africa (EMA)[9] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 9

References

  1. ↑ Lyrics of "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" by the Vamps
  2. ↑ Lyrics of "Cecilia" by Simon & Garfunkel
  3. ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 1 October 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  4. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart) - Single by The Vamps". Apple iTunes UK.
  5. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – The Vamps – Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  6. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 42, 2014". Irish Singles Chart.
  7. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – The Vamps feat. Shawn Mendes – Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)". Top 40 Singles.
  8. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-25". Scottish Singles Top 40.
  9. ↑ "EMA Top 10 Airplay: Week Ending 2014-11-18". Entertainment Monitoring Africa. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-25" UK Singles Chart.
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