"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:

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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.

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Music video

An accompanying video was released on 29 September 2021, And it Was Released On 4 December 2021 On Radio.

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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

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

2021 songs

2021 singles

Tom Grennan songs

Songs written by Tom Grennan