{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}} {{Use Canadian English|date=August 2020}} {{Infobox song | name = You Broke Me First | cover = You Broke Me First - Tate McRae.png | type = single | artist = Tate McRae | EP = Too Young to Be Sad | released = April 17, 2020 | genre = *Downtempo *indie pop *synth-pop *bedroom pop | length = 2:49 | label = RCA | writer = * Tate McRae * Blake Harnage * Victoria Zaro | producer = Blake Harnage | prev_title = Boys Ain't Shit | prev_year = 2020 | next_title = Vicious | next_year = 2020 | misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|AG-erEMhumc|“You Broke Me First”}}|header=Music video|type=single}} }}
"'''You Broke Me First'''"<!-- (often stylized in all lowercase) --><ref name=":2" /> is a song by Canadian singer Tate McRae. 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).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://outnowmagazine.com/tate-mcrae-slower/|title=Tate McRae Goes For a Stunning New Single 'slower'|website=Out Now Magazine|date=March 3, 2021 |accessdate=March 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Rose|first=Anna|date=April 17, 2020|title=Tate McRae releases new single 'You Broke Me First'|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tate-mcrae-releases-new-single-you-broke-me-first-2650645|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=NME|issn=0028-6362|quote=The song is taken from McRae's as-yet-unnamed new EP, due out later this year.}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=you broke me first - Single by Tate McRae|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-broke-me-first-single/1507809903|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200514053849/https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-broke-me-first-single/1507809903|archive-date=May 14, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=Apple Music}}</ref> The song gained popularity on the video-sharing platform TikTok,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2020/07/23/tate-mcraes-you-broke-me-first-headed-to-pop-radio-amid-tiktok-spotify-buzz/|title=Tate McRae's "You Broke Me First" Headed To Pop Radio Amid TikTok, Spotify Buzz|last=Cantor|first=Brian|work=Headline Planet|date=July 23, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/taylor-swift-becomes-the-female-artist-with-the-most-irish-number-1-albums-this-millennium__30653/|title=Taylor Swift becomes the female artist with the most Irish Number 1 albums this millennium|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=White|first=Jack}}</ref> where it has featured in over a million videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/music/you-broke-me-first-6815610592179521538?lang=en|title=you broke me first by Tate McRae on TikTok|publisher=TikTok|access-date=July 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tiktok.com/music/you-broke-me-first-6818936887760259846?lang=en|title=you broke me first by Tate McRae on TikTok|publisher=TikTok|access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> The song is one of the most streamed songs released by a female artist in 2020.{{Citation needed|date=March 2024}} The song reached mainstream US radio on August 4, 2020.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|url=https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200725115737/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=July 25, 2020|access-date=August 2, 2020|website=allaccess.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Cantor|first=Brian|date=July 23, 2020|title=Tate McRae's 'You Broke Me First' Headed To Pop Radio Amid TikTok, Spotify Buzz|url=https://headlineplanet.com/home/2020/07/23/tate-mcraes-you-broke-me-first-headed-to-pop-radio-amid-tiktok-spotify-buzz/|access-date=August 22, 2020|website=Headline Planet}}</ref>
"You Broke Me First" peaked at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100. 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, while charting at number seventeen in the United States.
== Composition and lyrics == "You Broke Me First" is a downtempo<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Unterberger |first=Andrew |date=2025-02-26 |title=Will Tate McRae Score Her First No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200 Next Week? |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/tate-mcrae-so-close-to-what-number-one-album-contenders-1235910520/ |access-date=2025-07-11 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref> indie pop,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Blake |first=Emily |date=2020-12-09 |title=Year in Review: 10 of the Biggest Breakthrough Artists of 2020 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/breakthrough-artists-2020-1099987/ |access-date=2024-01-02 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> bedroom pop,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Paul |first=Larisha |date=2023-12-08 |title=Pop Girl Tate McRae Has No Tears Left To Cry On 'Think Later' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/tate-mcrae-think-later-1234922108/ |access-date=2025-02-09 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> and synth-pop<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holbrook |first=Emma |date=2021-01-22 |title=45s of the week: Billie + Rosalía, Tate McRae and more |url=https://thefortyfive.com/opinion/reviews/billie-eilish-and-rosalia-tate-mcrae-rubberband-review/ |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=The Forty-Five |language=en-GB |quote=…this new track has the potential to be as big as last year’s melancholic mega-hit, ‘you broke me first’. This particular brand of emotionally-charged synth pop is evocative of the likes of Hayley Kiyoko or Tove Lo…}}</ref> song with trap influences.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brickner-Wood |first=Brady |title=Tate McRae: i used to think i could fly |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/tate-mcrae-i-used-to-think-i-could-fly/ |access-date=2025-05-04 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=July 6, 2020|title=Tate McRae's Friends Love "You Broke Me First" - MTV PUSH|url=http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/fkqtbw/push-tate-mcrae-s-friends-love-you-broke-me-first|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709062243/http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/fkqtbw/push-tate-mcrae-s-friends-love-you-broke-me-first|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=MTV}}</ref> She says that writing and recording the song was a "super quick process".<ref name=":0" /> Through the song, McRae expresses that she refuses to feel sympathetic for an ex-partner.<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 6, 2020|title=Tate McRae performs "you broke me first" for MTV PUSH|url=http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/10uwja/push-tate-mcrae-you-broke-me-first|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200709062500/http://www.mtv.com/video-clips/10uwja/push-tate-mcrae-you-broke-me-first|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=MTV}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Gebreyes|first=Rahel|date=August 20, 2020|title=Tate McRae Breaks Down The Meaning Of "You Broke Me First"|url=https://genius.com/a/tate-mcrae-breaks-down-the-meaning-of-you-broke-me-first|access-date=August 22, 2020|website=Genius}}</ref> She told Anna Rose of ''NME'',<ref name=":1" />
{{Blockquote|text="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. It's the feeling of knowing how much they meant to you, but this time not letting them back in".}}McRae also revealed to Hollywood Life that the song is lyrically connected to its single successor, "Vicious".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brow|first=Jason|date=August 14, 2020|title=VMA Push Nominee Tate McRae Reveals How Songs 'Vicious' & 'You Broke Me First' Are Connected|url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2020/08/14/tate-mcrae-vicious-mtv-vma-push-nomination-interview/|access-date=August 22, 2020|website=Hollywood Life|language=en}}</ref>
== Reception == "You Broke Me First" received critical acclaim from critics, who praised McRae's vocal performance, the production and honest lyricism. Multiple critics wrote that the song was McRae's most personal to date, with some describing it as a "hard-hitting ballad".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tobias|first=Tasha|date=April 23, 2020|title=Tate McRae Releases New Track "You Broke Me First"|url=https://holrmagazine.com/tate-mcrae-releases-new-track-you-broke-me-first/|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=Holr Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=July 11, 2020|title=Rising star Tate McRae releases her new single "you broke me first"|url=https://outnowmagazine.com/tate-mcrae-you-broke-me-first/|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=Out Now Magazine|language=en-US|oclc=985038095}}</ref> McRae reacted to the acclaim from fans and critics, saying she was "super happy that other people are connecting with the song too".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehoneypop.com/2021/02/24/tate-mcrae-talks-all-things-from-going-viral-on-tiktok-to-her-spot-on-forbes-30-under-30/|title=Tate McRae Talks All Things, From Going Viral On TikTok To Her Spot On Forbes 30 Under 30|website=The Honey POP|first=Hailey|last=Hastings|date=February 24, 2021|accessdate=January 7, 2022}}</ref>
== Commercial performance == 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. 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. The song later peaked at number three on the chart.
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. It peaked at number 12 on the chart.
In the United States, the song would also become her first chart entry on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, peaking at number 17. 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".<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Trust |first=Gary |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/chartbeat/46307/weekly-chart-notes-kimbra-one-direction-rascal-flatts |title=Weekly Chart Notes: Kimbra, One Direction, Rascal Flatts |magazine=Billboard|date=4 May 2012 |access-date=24 March 2021}}</ref> The track peaked at number 2 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart and number 1 on the US Mediabase top 40 chart, becoming her first number one single and breaking the record for the longest climb to number 1 by a female solo artist at 28 weeks on the latter chart.<ref name="YBMF1B">{{cite web|title=Tate McRae Takes Over Charts and Reach 1 Billion Streams With "you broke me first"|url=https://outnowmagazine.com/tate-mcrae-1-billion/|access-date=April 19, 2021|website=Out now|date=April 19, 2021 }}</ref> "You Broke Me First" is also the longest-charting song released by a female artist in 2020 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, at 38 weeks.<ref name="YBMF1B" />
== Live performances == McRae performed the song at the 2020 MTV Video Music Awards.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-02|title=Tate McRae Cracks Billboard Hot 100 With "you broke me first"|url=https://www.idolator.com/7914073/tate-mcrae-cracks-billboard-hot-100-with-you-broke-me-first|access-date=2020-10-22|website=idolator|archive-date=May 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508150254/https://www.idolator.com/7914073/tate-mcrae-cracks-billboard-hot-100-with-you-broke-me-first|url-status=dead}}</ref> In October, she performed the song on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tube|first=Stage|title=VIDEO: Tate McRae Performs 'You Broke Me First' on JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-Tate-McRae-Performs-You-Broke-Me-First-on-JIMMY-KIMMEL-LIVE-20201022|access-date=2020-10-22|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}</ref> In November, McRae performed the song at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards and was praised by ''NME'' and ''Billboard'' for being one of the stand out performers.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=November 8, 2020|title=Watch Tate McRae Splash In With Searing 'You Broke Me First' at 2020 MTV EMAs|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9480509/tate-mcrae-you-broke-me-first-2020-mtv-emas-performance/|last=Lipshutz|first=Jason|access-date=November 9, 2020|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=November 9, 2020|title=Watch Tate McRae's striking and stylish performance of 'You Broke Me First' at the MTV EMAs 2020|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/tate-mcrae-you-broke-me-first-performances-mtv-emas-2020-2812528/|last=Moore|first=Sam|access-date=December 9, 2020|website=NME}}</ref> In January 2021, she performed the song on ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tube|first=Stage|title=VIDEO: Tate McRae Performs 'You Broke Me First' on THE TONIGHT SHOW|url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/VIDEO-Tate-McRae-Performs-You-Broke-Me-First-on-THE-TONIGHT-SHOW-20210120|access-date=January 21, 2021|website=BroadwayWorld.com|language=en}}</ref> McRae performed the song on January 30, 2025 at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California for FireAid to help with relief efforts for the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/arts/music/fireaid-los-angeles-concert.html | title=At FireAid Benefit, Stars Sing a Love Song to Los Angeles | work=The New York Times | date=January 30, 2025 | last1=Stevens | first1=Matt | last2=Sisario | first2=Ben }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fireaid-recap-lady-gaga-green-day-billie-eilish-no-doubt-1235250513/ | title=FireAid: Inside the Star-Studded Benefit Show for Los Angeles | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=January 31, 2025 }}</ref>
== Personnel == Credits adapted from Tidal:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tate McRae / Credits / you broke me first|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/137443924/credits|access-date=July 31, 2020|website=Tidal|date=June 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
* Blake Harnage – producer, composer, lyricist, recording engineer * Tate McRae – composer, lyricist * Victoria Zaro – composer, lyricist * Dave Kutch – mastering engineer * Jeff Juliano – mixing engineer
==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}}
===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "You Broke Me First" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020–2021) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Australia|7|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Austria|15|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=October 28, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Flanders|4|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=November 13, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Wallonia|3|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=February 12, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Canada|8|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=November 17, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|4|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=December 7, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadahotac|9|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=March 9, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardcanadaac|18|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=January 12, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Czech Republic|17|year=2021|week=9|rowheader=true|access-date=March 8, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Czechdigital|14|year=2020|week=42|rowheader=true|access-date=October 19, 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=42&y=2020&list=t40|title=Track Top-40 Uge 42, 2020|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=October 28, 2020}}</ref> | 14 |- ! scope="row"| Euro Digital Song Sales (''Billboard'')<ref name="eurochart">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/euro-digital-song-sales/2020-11-07|title=Euro Digital Song Sales – October 31, 2020|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 16, 2020}}</ref> | 8 |- {{single chart|Finland|8|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=September 13, 2020}} |- {{single chart|France|58|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=February 5, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Germany|19|songid=1988479|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=January 15, 2021}} |- ! scope="row"| Greece (IFPI)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.gr/digital_ien.html|publisher=IFPI Greece|access-date=17 June 2020|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 7/2020}}</ref> | 11 |- ! scope="row"| Global 200 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Billboard Global 200 Chart |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2020-11-07 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> | 16 |- {{single chart|Hungary|27|year=2021|week=16|rowheader=true|access-date=April 29, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Hungarysingle|35|year=2020|week=43|rowheader=true|access-date=October 29, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Hungarystream|11|year=2020|week=46|rowheader=true|access-date=November 19, 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Iceland (Tónlistinn)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs|language=is|publisher=Plötutíðindi|access-date=July 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201001055959/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|archive-date=October 1, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 32 |- {{single chart|Ireland4|3|date=20201113|rowheader=true|access-date=November 13, 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Lithuania (AGATA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w39|title=Savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100)|language=lt|publisher=AGATA|date=September 18, 2020|access-date=October 15, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027043730/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-2020w39/|archive-date=October 27, 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> | 12 |- ! scope="row"| Malaysia (RIM)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/RecordingIndustryMalaysia/photos/pcb.3892886270738714/3892886184072056/?type=3&theater|title=Top 20 Most Streamed International & Domestic Singles In Malaysia|work=Recording Industry Association of Malaysia|publisher=Recording Industry Association of Malaysia|access-date=October 6, 2020}}</ref> | 4 |- ! scope="row"| Mexico Ingles Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tate-mcrae/chart-history/min/|title=Tate McRae History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)|access-date=22 December 2025|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> | 14 |- {{single chart|Dutch40|4|year=2021|week=01|rowheader=true|access-date=January 1, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Dutch100|10|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=October 16, 2020}} |- {{single chart|New Zealand|12|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Norway|4|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Poland|44|chartid=3647|year=2021|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Portugal|23|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=November 21, 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Romania (Airplay 100)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.unsitedemuzica.ro/topuri/Top-Airplay-100-Tiesto-the-business-primul-loc-p12417|title=Top Airplay 100 - Tiesto nu pleacă de pe primul loc!|trans-title=Top Airplay 100 – Tiesto does not leave first place!|author=Arvunescu, Victor|date=5 April 2021|accessdate=5 April 2021|language=Romanian|publisher=Un site de muzică}}</ref> | 16 |- {{single chart|Scotland|3|date=20201002|rowheader=true|access-date= October 2, 2020}} |- ! scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS International Top Charts Week 38|work=RIAS |publisher=Recording Industry Association (Singapore)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922085216/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|archive-date=September 22, 2020}}</ref> | 6 |- {{single chart|Slovakdigital2|18|year=2020|week=46|rowheader=true|access-date=November 16, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Slovakia2|31|year=2021|week=4|rowheader=true|access-date=February 1, 2021}} |- ! scope="row"| Slovenia (SloTop50)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.slotop50.si/Glasbene-lestvice/Tedenske-lestvice/?year=2021&week=5|title=SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart|publisher=slotop50.si|access-date=February 23, 2021}}{{Dead link|date=July 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> | 25 |- {{single chart|Sweden|7|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Switzerland|13|artist=Tate McRae|song=You Broke Me First|rowheader=true|access-date=November 1, 2020}} |- {{single chart|UK|3|date=20201023|rowheader=true|access-date=October 23, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardhot100|17|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=March 9, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|15|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboardadultpopsongs|4|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=June 2, 2021}} |- {{single chart|Billboarddanceairplay|1|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=December 24, 2020}} |- {{single chart|Billboardpopsongs|2|artist=Tate McRae|rowheader=true|access-date=April 20, 2021}} |- ! scope="row"| US ''Rolling Stone'' Top 100<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-09-18/|title=Top 100 Songs, September 18, 2020 - September 24, 2020|magazine=Rolling Stone|access-date=November 2, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023114114/https://www.rollingstone.com/charts/songs/2020-09-18/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 25 |} {{col-2}}
===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2020 year-end chart performance for "You Broke Me First" ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2020/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2020|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 15, 2021}}</ref> | 50 |- ! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010525/|title=Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2020|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|access-date=December 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201231060201/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3010525/|archive-date=December 31, 2020}}</ref> | 56 |- ! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2020|title=Jaaroverzichten 2020|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=December 18, 2020}}</ref> | 57 |- ! scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2020.asp?list=Track%20100|title=Track Top-100 2020|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=January 13, 2021}}</ref> | 65 |- ! scope="row"| Hungary (Stream Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2020|title=Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2020|access-date=March 2, 2022|publisher=Mahasz}}</ref> | 36 |- ! scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/irelands-official-top-50-biggest-songs-of-2020__29419/|title=Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=White|first=Jack|date=January 10, 2021|access-date=January 10, 2021}}</ref> | 33 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2020|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2020|publisher=Dutch Top 40|language=nl|access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> | 56 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2020&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2020|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=January 6, 2021}}</ref> | 64 |- ! scope="row"| Norway (VG-lista)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ifpi.no/topplista/|title=Topplista – årsliste – Singel 2020|publisher=IFPI Norway|language=no|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=January 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210118140704/https://ifpi.no/topplista/|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 25 |- ! scope="row"| Portugal (AFP)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2021-03-26-10-09-12.pdf|title=Top 3000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 53 de 2020 |language=pt|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=March 16, 2023}}</ref> | 139 |- ! scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2020&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2020|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=January 20, 2021}}</ref> | 37 |- ! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2020|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2020|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=December 28, 2020}}</ref> | 64 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20201231/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2020|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 5, 2021}}</ref> | 56 |}
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ 2021 year-end chart performance for "You Broke Me First" ! scope="col"| Chart (2021) ! scope="col"| Position |- ! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2021|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref> | 27 |- ! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3020713/|title=Ö3-Austria Top40 Single-Jahrescharts 2021|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|access-date=January 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101195812/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3020713/|archive-date=January 1, 2022}}</ref> | 63 |- ! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Flanders)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=2021|title=Jaaroverzichten 2021|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref> | 60 |- ! scope="row"| Belgium (Ultratop Wallonia)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/fr/annual.asp?year=2021|title=Rapports annuels 2021|publisher=Ultratop|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref> | 27 |- ! scope="row"| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/canadian-hot-100/|title=Canadian Hot 100 - Year End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> | 16 |- ! scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2021.asp?list=Track%20100|title=Track Top-100 2021|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=January 6, 2022}}</ref> | 65 |- ! scope="row"| Germany (Official German Charts)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.de/info/xu0nnf/jahrescharts-2021|title=Jahrescharts 2021|publisher=GfK Entertainment charts|access-date=December 15, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531104330/https://www.mtv.de/info/xu0nnf/jahrescharts-2021|url-status=dead}}</ref> | 55 |- ! scope="row"| Global 200 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 3, 2021}}</ref> | 34 |- ! scope="row"| Hungary (Stream Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2021|title=Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2021|publisher=Mahasz|language=hu|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> | 64 |- ! scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/irelands-official-biggest-singles-of-2021-revealed__34917/|title=Ireland's official biggest songs of 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=January 9, 2022|access-date=January 10, 2022}}</ref> | 42 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.top40.nl/bijzondere-lijsten/top-100-jaaroverzichten/2021|title=Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2021|publisher=Dutch Top 40|language=nl|access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> | 62 |- ! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2021&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2021|publisher=MegaCharts|language=nl|access-date=January 4, 2022}}</ref> | 100 |- ! scope="row"| Portugal (AFP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2022-01-26-11-37-08.pdf#page=13|title=Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021 |language=pt|publisher=Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa|access-date=May 13, 2022}}</ref> | 92 |- ! scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2021&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2021|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=January 14, 2022}}</ref> | 60 |- ! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2021|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2021|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=December 27, 2021}}</ref> | 80 |- ! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20210101/37501/|title=End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=January 5, 2022}}</ref> | 62 |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/hot-100-songs/|title=Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> | 37 |- ! scope="row"| US Adult Contemporary (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/adult-contemporary-songs|title=Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> | 39 |- ! scope="row"| US Adult Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/adult-pop-songs|title=Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> | 18 |- ! scope="row"| US Dance/Mix Show Airplay (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/dance-mix-show-airplay-songs|title=Dance/Mix Show Airplay Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> | 1 |- ! scope="row"| US Mainstream Top 40 (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/pop-songs|title=Pop Songs – Year-End 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 2, 2021}}</ref> | 17 |} {{col-end}}
==Certifications== {{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "You Broke Me First"}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=8|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=December 24, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=June 9, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Belgium|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=May 2, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|access-date=December 9, 2023}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|number=9|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|access-date=December 24, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|id=13421|access-date=January 17, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Diamond|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=July 8, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|access-date=February 26, 2022}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|id=13315|access-date=October 9, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|number=5|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|source=radioscope|access-date=November 21, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|number=4|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|access-date=April 20, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|certmonth=7|access-date=July 28, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|id=file_2021-02-25-14-35-42.pdf|access-date=March 20, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2024|id=tate-mcrae-you-broke-me-first|access-date=January 13, 2024}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|access-date=March 10, 2021}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2025|id=16759-5406-1|access-date=October 31, 2025}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Platinum|number=6|relyear=2020|certyear=2026|access-date=February 12, 2026|refname="RIAA"}} {{Certification Table Separator|title=Streaming}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Greece|artist=Tate McRae|title=You Broke Me First|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|certweek=17|access-date=June 26, 2021|id=20210510180144}} {{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|artist=Tate McRae|award=Platinum|number=3|type=single|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|source=artist|access-date=February 25, 2023}} {{Certification Table Bottom|noshipments=true|streaming=true|streamsonly=true|nosales=true}}
== Release history == {| class="wikitable" |+Release dates and formats for "You Broke Me First" !Region !Date !Format(s) !Version !Label !<abbr>Ref.</abbr> |- | rowspan="3" |Various |17 April 2020 | rowspan="3" |{{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |Original | rowspan="4" |RCA |<ref name=":2" /> |- | rowspan="2" |1 June 2020 |Luca Schreiner remix |<ref>{{Citation|title=you broke me first (Luca Schreiner Remix)|date=2020-06-01|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/5QYeXQ4AewfkmtDBlsxDtA|language=en|access-date=2021-12-25}}</ref> |- |Gryffin remix |<ref>{{Citation|title=you broke me first (Gryffin Remix)|date=2020-06-01|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3DgnBGjHc8kkDvjP0xse9x|language=en|access-date=2021-12-25}}</ref> |- |United States |4 August 2020 | rowspan="2" |Contemporary hit radio | rowspan="2" |Original |<ref name=":3" /> |- |Italy |23 October 2020 |Sony |<ref>{{Cite web|title=TATE MCRAE "You broke me first" {{!}} (Radio Date: 23/10/2020)|url=https://radiodate.it/radio-date/tate-mcrae-you-broke-me-first-221157-23-10-2020-radiodate/|access-date=2021-12-25|website=radiodate.it|language=en}}</ref> |}
==Cover versions== Dutch electronic music duo Dash Berlin released a cover of the song in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/you-broke-me-first-single/1579629814 |title=You Broke Me First - Single by Dash Berlin on Apple Music |website=Apple Music |access-date=25 September 2021}}</ref>
==See also== *List of ''Billboard'' number-one dance songs of 2020 *List of ''Billboard'' number-one dance songs of 2021
==References== {{reflist}}
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