Break It Off (PinkPantheress song)
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| Single by PinkPantheress | ||||
| from the album To Hell with It | ||||
| Released | 4 June 2021 | |||
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| Length | 1:35 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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"Break It Off" is a song by English singer PinkPantheress. It was released on 4 June 2021 through Parlophone Records, as the lead single off her debut studio album To Hell with It. An uptempo drum and bass and experimental pop song about heartbreak, it was written and produced by PinkPantheress and Adam F, and samples F's song "Circles". A snippet of the song went viral on TikTok, and it subsequently peaked at number 74 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 30 on the Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart. A visualizer for the song was directed by Malt Disney and released on 21 June 2021.
Background and composition
"Break It Off" is an uptempo,[1] "heartbreak-infused" drum and bass[2] and experimental pop song written and produced by PinkPantheress while she was at university,[3][4] which samples the drum and bass song "Circles" by English DJ Adam F.[5] After PinkPantheress posted a clip of the song to TikTok in March, it went viral and was used in over 500,000 videos on the platform.[6]
Reception and commercial performance
David Renshaw of The Fader called "Break It Off" "an algorithm-breaking bolt from the blue, destined to be played on repeat throughout the summer months".[5] Douglas Greenwood of i-D called the song an "earworm" while Complex's Seamus Fay described it as a "fast-paced, oddball single".[4] "Break It Off" peaked at number 74 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 30 on Billboard's Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.[7][8]
Music video
A visualizer for "Break It Off", directed by Malt Disney, was released on 21 June 2021. The video uses footage of demolition, car crashes, and memes with "abstract" animations superimposed over it.[6] PinkPantheress called the visualizer a "doozy".[4]
Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from AllMusic.[3]
- PinkPantheress – vocals, songwriting, production, programming, mastering
- Adam F – songwriting, production, programming, engineering, mixing
- Stuart Hawkes – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 74 |
| US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 30 |
References
- ^ Gardner, Alex; Moore, Jacob; Gaffney, Greg; Fay, Seamus (27 April 2021). "Best New Artists". Complex. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ Chiew, Isaac; Soo, JX (12 July 2021). "NME Radio Roundup 12 July 2021: Arlo Parks, Billie Eilish, Big Red Machine and more". NME. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b "PinkPantheress - Break It Off". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
- ^ a b c Greenwood, Douglas (21 June 2021). "PinkPantheress is the musician dominating TikTok's DIY scene". i-D. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b Maicki, Salvatore; Darville, Jordan; D'Souza, Shaad; Renshaw, David; Elder, Sajae (24 June 2021). "10 songs you need in your life this week". The Fader. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b Kent-Smith, Jasmine (21 June 2021). "PinkPantheress releases video for TikTok hit 'Break It Off'". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ a b "Billboard Hot Rock & Alternative Songs". Billboard. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.