"Don't Break the Heart" is a song by English singer-songwriter Tom Grennan. It was released on 3 September 2021 as the third single from the special edition of his second studio album Evering Road. The song was written by Grennan, Ben Kohn, Chris Loco, Pete Kelleher, Tom Barnes and Tom Mann, and produced by TMS.
Background On the inspiration behind the song, Grennan stated:
Content Liv Rose of Gig Goer described "Don't Break the Heart" as "a euphoric track inspired by personal loss and grief. As gentle, acoustic guitars build to powerful percussion", featuring as "tackles complex human emotions in a remarkably uplifting way". The song is written in the key of C♯ minor, with a tempo of 123 beats per minute.
Music video An accompanying video was released on 29 September 2021, And it Was Released On 4 December 2021 On Radio.
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal.
TMS – producer Ben Kohn – composer, lyricist, programmer, synthesizer Chris Loco – composer, lyricist Pete Kelleher – composer, lyricist, keyboards Tom Barnes – composer, lyricist, drums Tom Grennan – composer, lyricist, associated performer, background vocal, drums Tom Mann – composer, lyricist Dan Bartlett – bass, drums, guitar, synthesizer Ollie Green – engineer, piano, recording engineer Vern Asbury – guitar Chris Gehringer – mastering engineer Dan D'Lion – misc producer Dan Grech – mixing engineer
Charts
Weekly charts + Chart performance for "Don't Break the Heart" Chart (2021–2022) Peakposition New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) 4
Year-end charts +Year-end chart performance for "Don't Break the Heart" Chart (2022) Position Poland (ZPAV) 93
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