Breakdown (G-Eazy song)

2021 single by G-Eazy featuring Demi Lovato

"Breakdown"

Single by G-Eazy featuring Demi Lovato
from the album  These Things Happen Too
Released| September 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
Length| 2:46
Label| RCA
Songwriter(s)|

* Caroline Pennell
* Dakarai Gwitira
* Demi Lovato
* Gerald Earl Gillum
* Jay Stolar
* Mick Coogan
* Sean Myer

Producer(s)| Dakari
G-Eazy singles chronology
| "Love Runs Out"
(2021)  | "Breakdown"
(2021)  | "Lady Killers II"
(2024)

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Demi Lovato singles chronology
| "Met Him Last Night"
(2021)  | "Breakdown"
(2021)  | "Skin of My Teeth"
(2022)

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Music video
"Breakdown" on YouTube

"Breakdown" is a song by American rapper G-Eazy featuring American singer Demi Lovato. It was released on September 17, 2021, as the second single from the former's sixth studio album, These Things Happen Too (2021). The song was written by G-Eazy and Lovato with Caroline Pennell, Jay Stolar, Mick Coogan, Sean Myer, and its producer Dakarai Gwitira. An accompanying music video directed by Daniel CZ was released alongside the song.

## Background

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Following the announcement of These Things Happen Too, G-Eazy revealed the track listing of the album, which includes "Breakdown" as the twelfth track. It contains a feature with Lovato, one of the ten collaborations of the standard edition of the record.[1] In an interview with Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe, G-Eazy declared: "It's one thing to have a conversation in private, but to make it a single and to video it, and to radio it, and to share that on a very, very, very public level, I just applaud Demi's bravery". He also praised her talent.[2] The rapper considers Lovato one of the most talented people he has ever worked with.[3]

## Music video

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An accompanying music video was released simultaneously with the song. It was directed by G-Eazy's frequent collaborator Daniel CZ.[4] In the video, the artists "face the various media headlines they've made over the years", including Lovato's hospitalization in 2018 for a drug overdose and G-Eazy's arrest and assault charges.[5]

## Live performance

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On September 28, 2021, the artists performed "Breakdown" live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[6] Rolling Stone described the performance as evocative, where G-Eazy and Lovato appear with "headlines about each one, as well as images of nature, scrolling on the video screens behind them".[7]

## Charts

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Chart performance for "Breakdown"  Chart (2021)  | Peak
position

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New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[8] | 14

## Release history

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Release dates and formats for "Breakdown"  Region  | Date  | Format  | Label  | Ref.

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Various  | September 17, 2021  |

* Digital download
* streaming

| RCA | [9]
Italy  | September 23, 2021  | Radio airplay | Sony | [10]

## References

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1. ^ Lavin, Will (September 8, 2021). "G-Eazy announces 'These Things Happen Too', shares new track 'The Announcement'". NME. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
2. ^ Mamo, Heran (September 28, 2021). "G-Eazy Applauds Demi Lovato for Their 'Bravery' on 'Breakdown' Collaboration". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
3. ^ Avila, Daniela (September 24, 2021). "G-Eazy Releases Album' These Things Happen Too' as He Calls Collaborator Demi Lovato a 'Powerful Person'". People. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
4. ^ Brereton, Greta (September 18, 2021). "G-Eazy and Demi Lovato team up for raw new single 'Breakdown'". NME. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
5. ^ Mamo, Heran (September 17, 2021). "G-Eazy & Demi Lovato Confront Their Most Harrowing Headlines in 'Breakdown' Video". Billboard. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
6. ^ "G-Eazy and Demi Lovato Face Their Demons With 'Breakdown' Performance on 'Fallon': Watch". Billboard. September 29, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
7. ^ Zemler, Emily (September 29, 2021). "Watch Demi Lovato and G-Eazy Perform 'Breakdown' on 'Fallon'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
8. ^ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. September 27, 2021. Retrieved April 21, 2024.
9. ^ "G-Eazy Faces Demons in New Single 'Breakdown' with Demi Lovato". People. September 17, 2021. Retrieved May 14, 2024.
10. ^ Sisti, Sara (September 20, 2021). "G-Eazy – Breakdown (feat. Demi Lovato) (Radio Date: 24-09-2021)". EarOne (in Italian). Retrieved May 14, 2024.

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G-Eazy

Discography

Studio albums|

* Must Be Nice
* These Things Happen
* When It's Dark Out
* The Beautiful & Damned
* These Things Happen Too

Compilations|

* Everything's Strange Here

Extended plays|

* Scary Nights

Mixtapes|

* The Endless Summer

Singles|

* "Lady Killers"
* "Tumblr Girls"
* "I Mean It"
* "Lotta That"
* "Me, Myself & I"
* "Order More"
* "Drifting"
* "Some Kind of Drug"
* "Good Life"
* "No Limit"
* "Him & I"
* "Sober"
* "1942"
* "West Coast"
* "Hate the Way"
* "Provide"
* "Breakdown"

Featured singles|

* "You Don't Own Me"
* "Give It Up"
* "You & Me"
* "Make Me"
* "Say Less"
* "Girls Have Fun"
* "Wobble Up"
* "Blank Marquee"
* "Share That Love"
* "Love Runs Out"

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Demi Lovato

* Discography
* Videography
* Awards and nominations
* Songs
* Live performances

Studio albums|

* Don't Forget
* Here We Go Again
* Unbroken
* Demi
* Confident
* Tell Me You Love Me
* Dancing with the Devil... the Art of Starting Over
* Holy Fvck

Remix albums|

* Revamped

Singles|

* "This Is Me"
* "Get Back"
* "La La Land"
* "Don't Forget"
* "Here We Go Again"
* "Remember December"
* "Wouldn't Change a Thing"
* "Skyscraper"
* "Give Your Heart a Break"
* "Heart Attack"
* "Made in the USA"
* "Let It Go"
* "Neon Lights"
* "Really Don't Care"
* "Cool for the Summer"
* "Confident"
* "Stone Cold"
* "Body Say"
* "Sorry Not Sorry"
* "Tell Me You Love Me"
* "Échame la Culpa"
* "Sober"
* "Anyone"
* "I Love Me"
* "I'm Ready"
* "OK Not to Be OK"
* "Still Have Me"
* "Commander in Chief"
* "What Other People Say"
* "Dancing with the Devil"
* "Met Him Last Night"
* "Skin of My Teeth"
* "Substance"
* "29"
* "Still Alive"
* "Swine"
* "Penhasco2"
* "Chula"

Featured singles|

* "We Rock"
* "We'll Be a Dream"
* "Somebody to You"
* "Up"
* "Irresistible"
* "Without a Fight"
* "No Promises"
* "Instruction"
* "I Believe"
* "Fall in Line"
* "Solo"
* "Lonely Hearts"
* "Monsters"
* "Breakdown"
* "Eve, Psyche & the Bluebeard's Wife"

Promotional singles|

* "Send It On"
* "Me, Myself and Time"
* "You Don't Do It for Me Anymore"
* "Sexy Dirty Love"

Other songs|

* "My Song for You"
* "Fix a Heart"
* "Nightingale"
* "Warrior"
* "Heart by Heart"
* "Waitin for You"
* "Daddy Issues"
* "Melon Cake"
* "Eat Me"

Concerts and tours|

* Demi Lovato: Live in Concert
* A Special Night with Demi Lovato
* The Neon Lights Tour
* Demi World Tour
* Future Now Tour
* Tell Me You Love Me World Tour
* Holy Fvck Tour

Related articles|

* Demi Lovato: Stay Strong
* Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated
* Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil
* Child Star
* 4D with Demi Lovato
* The Demi Lovato Show
* Safehouse Records
* Madison De La Garza
* Poot Lovato

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