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"Break Your Heart" is a song by English singer-songwriter Taio Cruz. The song serves as the lead single from his second studio album, ''Rokstarr'' (2009). It was written by Cruz and Fraser T Smith and produced by Smith. It was first released in the United Kingdom on 20 September 2009, followed by a release in the United States and other markets on 2 February 2010. The official remix version features American rapper Ludacris; that version was the single released in North American countries. The song, originally penned for Cheryl Cole, is an uptempo R&B song with synthpop and dance-pop elements, accompanied by Cruz's Auto-Tuned vocals. The song is lyrically a warning to someone about being a heartbreaker. The song received mixed to positive reviews, critics commending its infectious sound, but noting that it was generic. The song peaked at number one in Canada, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States, and also within the top ten of many other countries. The accompanying music video features several scenes of Cruz on escapades with different women, including a speedboat compared to classic Diddy and a club scene with Ludacris in the American version. ==Background== "Break Your Heart" was one of two songs penned by Cruz for Cheryl Cole for her debut solo album, ''3 Words''. After Cruz did not hear back from Cole's label about the song, he reworked the song for a male and made it the first song off his second album, ''Rokstarr''.〔 Cruz told ''MTV News UK'' that after he released the song, Cole's people would have liked the song for her after all.〔 The latter track by Cruz, "Stand Up" made it onto the final tracklist on Cole's album.〔 However, according to the song's other co-writer Fraser T Smith in an interview with ''HitQuarters'', "Break Your Heart" was rejected by Cole's Polydor label boss Ferdy Unger-Hamilton felt it was too similar to "Heartbreaker" by will.i.am, the executive producer of ''3 Words''. Smith also told This Must Be Pop: "Taio felt the lyric was a bit cocky for him to carry off – I told him he sounded great on it." Speaking of the song's lyrical background, Cruz told Pete Lewis of ''Blues & Soul'': "Its about breaking a girl's heart, but in a way that's kinda not on purpose. It's more that I'm just a single guy, trying to be single and trying to remain single. And sometimes, when you are in that place, you get girls who wanna be a part of what you're about – but, because you're not really ready for a relationship, those girls can end up being heartbroken. So what I'm basically saying is 'I might just break your heart. But I'm only gonna break your heart if you come through this way right now'."〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ROKSTARR IN THE MAKING -TAIO CRUZ INTERVIEW BY PETE LEWIS )〕Cruz also has called his song "catchy" with a "good melody" and "fun topic", stating that "both girls and guys can get into this character". In an interview with ''Entertainment Weekly'', Cruz elaborated and said the song was partially based on a personal situation, and rather an "exaggeration of an experience".〔 The success of the song in the United Kingdom attracted the attention of David Massey and Daniel Werner from Mercury/Island Def Jam who were excited and aggressive about releasing "Break Your Heart" in the United States on their label.〔 According to Cruz's manager Jamie Binns, the relationship with Monte Lipman at Universal Republic had "gone a bit quiet" by this point and as Taio wanted to be with the label that was most enthusiastic about his music, a move from Universal Republic to Mercury/Island Def Jam was engineered.〔 Massey and Werner's belief in the single's potential within the United States and relentless promotional push they gave it helped the song reach the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 top spot.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Break Your Heart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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