You Broke My Heart

Album: For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition (2023)
Charted: 26 11
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Songfacts®:

  • "You Broke My Heart" finds Drake going ballistic on an ex. She went and played the cheating game, shattering Drizzy's heart into a million pieces. But this isn't just your run-of-the-mill breakup drama. Nah, it's next-level chaos. Homegirl went on a mission, digging up dirt, trying to tarnish Drake's rep like she was on a vendetta or something.

    From the get-go, Drake had his suspicions about this girl, but he couldn't resist her "drum body," got himself hooked, and fell head over heels.
  • Drake isn't just drowning in emotional pain; he's brewing a whole pot of vengeance and hatred. The song's finale sees him straight-up cursing out his ex. There's no holding back, just letting the expletives fly.
  • Drake co-wrote the song with his friend Smiley, who he also calls Smiggs or Smiggy. Smiley also contributes backing vocals and gets a shoutout from the Toronto MC.

    Got the adlibs from Smiggy

    Canadian rapper Smiley signed with Drake's label OVO in 2021. They've since collaborated on tracks such as Smiley's hit "Over The Top."
  • Vinylz and FnZ created the opulent soul production.

    Dominican-American songwriter and producer Vinylz is close to Drake's in-house producer, Boi-1da. His other Drake credits include "Know Yourself," "Fake Love" and "0 to 100/ The Catch Up."

    The Australian production duo FnZ comprises Michael "Finatik" Mulé and Isaac "Zac" Deboni. Other tracks they've produced for Drake include "Lemon Pepper Freestyle," "Rich Flex," and "First Person Shooter."
  • Vinylz and FnZ's production samples The Supremes 1970 hit "Stoned Love." The song also starts with sampled vocals from a 1976 live version of Major Harris' "I Got Over Love."
  • "You Broke My Heart" is the last track on For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition, the reissue of For All the Dogs, which Drake released six weeks previously.
  • The music video for "You Broke My Heart" opens with a stark contrast: Drake and country star Morgan Wallen in a quiet, intimate restaurant setting, Wallen ruminating on a past relationship. As the song's verses take over, the scene shifts to a pulsating streetscape where two women (played by Grace Matthews and Taylor Morris) blow up Drake and Wallen as they drive away.

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