When it reached number 40 in its 20th week, the song attained the third-slowest climb to the top 40 by a female artist, after Norah Jones's "Don't Know Why" and KT Tunstall's "Suddenly I See". In the United States, the song would also become her first chart entry on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 17. In New Zealand, the song entered at number 18 on the Hot Singles Chart upon its initial release, before debuting at number 34 on the New Zealand Singles Chart several weeks later amid its popularization. The song later peaked at number three on the chart. In the Republic of Ireland, the song entered the Irish Singles Chart three weeks before and eventually rose to number nine, becoming the first top ten peak in her career. In the United Kingdom, "You Broke Me First" debuted at number 66 on the UK Singles Chart and later climbed to number five on the chart, becoming McRae's first top ten entry in Britain. McRae reacted to the acclaim from fans and critics, saying she was "super happy that other people are connecting with the song too." Commercial performance Multiple critics wrote that the song was McRae's most personal to date, with some describing it as a "hard-hitting ballad". ”You Broke Me First” received critical acclaim from critics, who praised McRae's vocal performance, the production and honest lyricism. McRae also revealed to Hollywood Life that the song is lyrically connected to its single successor, " Vicious". It's the feeling of knowing how much they meant to you, but this time not letting them back in."
"This song is about someone in a relationship who couldn't care less for the other person and then 6 months later decides to crawl back. Through the song, McRae expresses that she refuses to feel sympathetic for an ex-partner. She says that writing and recording the song was a "super quick process". McRae recalls her lyric "But I don't really care how bad it hurts, cause you broke me first" being praised by songwriter Victoria Zaro and producer Blake Harnage while in the studio. Outside of Canada, "You Broke Me First" peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Finland, Ireland, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.
"You Broke Me First" peaked at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100. The song impacted mainstream US radio on August 4, 2020. The song is the second most streamed song released by a female artist in 2020. The song gained popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok, where it has featured in over a million videos. It was released on April 17, 2020, through RCA Records as the lead single from her second extended play, Too Young to Be Sad (2021). " You Broke Me First" (often stylized in all lowercase) is a song by Canadian singer Tate McRae.
The lyrics capture the narrator's emotions of sadness, betrayal, and anger towards their ex-partner who they feel has caused their pain.2020 single by Tate McRae "You Broke Me First" Overall, "You Broke Me First" seems to be a song about the pain of a broken heart and coming to terms with the fact that the relationship is over. The lyrics "What did you think would happen? I'll never let you have it" suggest a feeling of vindication, as if the narrator has come to terms with the fact that their ex-partner will not be able to have their love and trust back. The chorus of the song repeatedly emphasizes the phrase "You broke me first," suggesting that while the narrator may have tried to repair the relationship, they were ultimately hurt by their partner's actions. The lyrics suggest that the ex-partner did not communicate their feelings and instead kept them hidden while pursuing someone else, leaving the narrator feeling blindsided and hurt.
The narrator seems to be addressing their former partner who has come back into their life after some time has passed. The song "You Broke Me First" by Tate McRae appears to be about a relationship that has ended and the feelings of betrayal and hurt that come along with it.
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