Break on Me

"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 on 23 October 2015 as the second single from his ninth studio album, Ripcord by 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 26 October 2015 with 67 stations, according to radio monitoring organization Mediabase.^[4] It debuted at number 54 on the Billboard Country Airplay chart dated 7 November 2015.^[5] The following week, it debuted at number 24 on Hot Country Songs chart, selling 22,000 copies in its first week of sales.^[6] On the Country Airplay chart dated 12 March 2016, "Break on Me" jumped from number 6 to number one, making for the biggest jump to number one since Rascal Flatts' "Here Comes Goodbye" in April 2009, also ascended from number 6 to number one.^[7] The song has sold 265,000 copies in the United States as of May 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

Preceded by "Home Alone Tonight" by Luke Bryan featuring Karen Fairchild	Billboard Canada Country number-one single February 20–March 5, 2016	Succeeded by "Heartbeat" by Carrie Underwood
Preceded by "Dibs" by Kelsea Ballerini	Billboard Country Airplay number-one single March 12, 2016	Succeeded by "We Went" by Randy Houser

Release history

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

References

1 2 "Break On Me - Single by Keith Urban". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
↑ 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.
↑ Dukes, Billy (October 19, 2015). "ToC Critic's Pick: Keith Urban, 'Break on Me' [Listen]". Taste of Country. Townsquare Media. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
↑ 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.
1 2 "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Country Airplay for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
↑ Bjorke, Matt (November 2, 2015). "Top 30 Digital Tracks Chart: November 2, 2015". RoughStock.
↑ "Billboard Country Update for February 29, 2016" (PDF). Billboard.
↑ Bjorke, Matt (May 23, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Report: May 23, 2016". Roughstock.
↑ "australian-charts.com - ARIA Chartifacts 2-November-2015". Gavin Ryan (bulion) on Hung Medien. 1 November 2015. Archived from the original on 4 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Canada Country for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Keith Urban. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
↑ "Keith Urban – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Keith Urban. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
↑ "Break on Me - Single by Keith Urban". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple Inc. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
↑ "R&R :: Going For Adds :: Country" (Week Of: October 26, 2015). Radio & Records. Retrieved 1 November 2015.

Keith Urban singles

Keith Urban (1991)	"Only You" "I Never Work on a Sunday" "Arms of Mary" "The River"

Keith Urban (1999)	"It's a Love Thing" "Your Everything" "But for the Grace of God" "Where the Blacktop Ends"

Golden Road	"Somebody Like You" "Raining on Sunday" "Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me" "You'll Think of Me"

Be Here	"Days Go By" "You're My Better Half" "Making Memories of Us" "Better Life" "Tonight I Wanna Cry"

Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing	"Once in a Lifetime" "Stupid Boy" "I Told You So" "Everybody"

Greatest Hits: 19 Kids	"You Look Good in My Shirt"

Defying Gravity	"Sweet Thing" "Kiss a Girl" "Only You Can Love Me This Way" "'Til Summer Comes Around" "I'm In"

Get Closer	"Put You in a Song" "Without You" "Long Hot Summer" "You Gonna Fly"

Act of Valor: The Album	"For You"

Fuse	"Little Bit of Everything" "Shame" "We Were Us" (with Miranda Lambert) "Cop Car" "Somewhere in My Car" "Raise 'Em Up" (with Eric Church)

Ripcord	"John Cougar, John Deere, John 3:16" "Break on Me" "Wasted Time" "Blue Ain't Your Color"

Guest singles	"America the Beautiful" "The Twelfth of Never" (with Dolly Parton) "Funky Tonight" (with The John Butler Trio) "In God's Hands" (with Nelly Furtado) "Start a Band" (with Brad Paisley) "Blue Sky" (with Emily West) "Lean on Me" (with Sheryl Crow and Kid Rock)

Related articles	"Highway Don't Care" (with Tim McGraw and Taylor Swift)

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