- Break You
Infobox Single
Name = Break You
Artist =Marion Raven
from Album = Here I Am
B-side = Surfing The Sun
There I Said It
Released = 2005/2007
Format =CD single
Recorded = 2004
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 3:11
Label =Atlantic Records
Writers =Max Martin ,Lukasz Gottwald
Producer =Max Martin Lukasz Gottwald
Last single = "End Of Me "
(2005)
This single = "Break You"
(2005)
Next single ="Break You" is a pop/rock song written and produced by the combined efforts of
Max Martin andLukasz Gottwald , a.k.a "Dr. Luke", for Raven's international debut studio album "Here I Am" (2005). The track was released as the lead single inJapan andNorway and was the second single from the album that was released inSoutheast Asia in 2005.Content
The song's angsty pop-rock vibe and lyrics about bad relationships makes it similar to other artists such as
Avril Lavigne andKelly Clarkson . It represents Raven's scorn and anger towards her ex-boyfriend.The music video for the song, shot in
Los Angeles between a Dogsprison and a strip club, was recorded in March 2005 by director Brett Simon. It shows scenes of Raven trashing her ex-boyfriend's apartment, slicing furniture into half and burning the other half at an alley, signifying that she is getting rid of the half that belongs to her ex-boyfriend. There are also instances where Raven lashes out at hands (most likely to be those of her ex-boyfriend) that try to stop her while she continues ruining the house.ingles and track listings
*Norway and Japan single
#"Break You" (album version)
#"Surfing The Sun" (Japanese "Here I Am" release version)*Swedish single
#"Break You" (album version)
#"There I Said It" (Unreleased B-side single)Reception
* "Break You" is Raven's most successful solo single to date. It anchored Raven as a pop-rock staple in
Japan , where it managed to claim the top spot on the Oricon International Charts.
* "Break You" was at #69 onMTV Asia 's end of year (2005) top 100 countdown. [cite web | author=MTV Asia | publisher=MTV Pop Inc | year= 2005 | url=http://www.mtvasia.com/Onair/Shows/PopInc/6.html | title= 2005's Top 100 countdown | accessdate=2007-04-05]
* "Break You" peaked at #5 onCapital Disney 's "The Top 10" music charts.Chart performance
Charts
Controversy
The song was covered by American
singer -songwriter Megan McCauley in late 2006 that sparked rumours that Raven was not including "Break You" in her U.S./Canada /Europe 2007 debut album, "Set Me Free". This came after Raven leftAtlantic Records , due to "artistic differences", and joinedEleven Seven Music . McCauley's version of "Break You" could be found on her MySpace page. It was offered up as a free download though it was cut to two minutes. [cite web | author=Megan McCauley | publisher=MySpace.com | year= 2006 | url=http://www.myspace.com/meganmccauley | title= Megan McCauley's MySpace| accessdate=2007-04-11]2007 re-release
"Break You" was released to U.K. radio stations on
March 28 ,2007 and is her U.K. debut single from "Set Me Free". The track was also part of a rumored EP that served as a teaser, alongside "Falling Away" and "Here I Am", tracks also found on "Set Me Free". [cite web | author=Roisin Cowans| publisher=allgigs.co.uk | year= 2007 | url= http://www.allgigs.co.uk/Reviews.php?review=RoisinCowans%2Fmarionraven-breakingyou.txt | title=Break You - Marion Raven EP Review | accessdate=2007-04-11]*Break You EP
#"Break You" (album version)
#"Falling Away" (album version)
#"Here I Am" (album version)References
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