Don't Break the Heart

"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: "Recently I received the tragic news of a friend’s mum’s passing. It hit me hard watching him comprehend what had happened, trying to compute the madness and sadness of his new world now that his mum whom he loved so dearly had passed. It triggered memories for me of the loss of my cousin and best friend Alan when I was just a teenager, it broke so many of us. The song unravelled from me quite quickly. It was cathartic on many levels, thoughts of loss and heartbreak, dealing with the grief of death, or the breakdown of a relationship or friendship. These are all things that seem to have dominated my life in recent years, but sadly never get any easier to navigate. I’m grateful that the passing of time allows us to look back and remember the good times."

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.

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

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