Break You
"Break You" is a pop rock song recorded by Marion Raven and written and produced by Max Martin and Lukasz 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 in Japan and Norway and was the second single from the album that was released in Southeast Asia in 2005. The single was highly successful and was well received by critics. The single was released after Raven left Atlantic Records, due to "artistic differences" and joined Eleven Seven Music.
"Break You"
- Surfing The Sun
- There I Said It
2005 2007 (U.S)
2004
3:11
Raven performed an acoustic folk-rock version of Break You during her 2013 Songs from a Blackbird Norwegian tour.
Content[edit]
The song's angsty post-grunge vibe and lyrics about bad relationships represents Raven's scorn and anger towards her ex-boyfriend.
Music video[edit]
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.