You Broke Me First

Tate McRae's breakout single "You Broke Me First" arrived on April 17, 2020, via RCA Records. The Canadian singer-songwriter crafted this indie pop track as the lead single from her second EP, Too Young to Be Sad (2021). McRae wrote the song alongside producers Blake Harnage and Ryan Stewart, turning a personal experience of heartbreak into a viral sensation.

The song exploded on TikTok, where it appeared in over a million videos, propelling it to global streaming success. It became one of the most streamed songs by a female artist in 2020. Radio caught on quickly, with mainstream US stations picking it up by August 4, 2020. Commercially, "You Broke Me First" peaked at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100 and cracked the top ten in Australia, Belgium, Finland, Ireland, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In the United States, it reached number seventeen on the Billboard Hot 100. The track's raw emotion and minimalist production resonated widely, establishing McRae as a rising force in pop music. [edit]