Break My Soul by Beyoncé
Artist: Beyoncé Weeks at #1: 2 weeks Chart dates: August 13, 2022 – August 20, 2022
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Announced through social media just hours prior to its release, “BREAK MY SOUL” serves as the lead single to Beyoncé’s seventh studio album, RENAISSANCE. Heavily sampling Robin S.’s 1990 dance hit, “Show Me Love,” the song borrows inspiration from the genre. Also, featuring additional vocals and another sample from bounce legend Big Freedia and her 2014 record, “Explode.” The house production was handled by Beyoncé herself and R&B and pop icons Tricky Stewart and The-Dream—who teased his inclusion on the track via Twitter. The track released early on both Tidal—which Beyoncé part owns—and YouTube. On July 21, an instrumental and acapella version of the song were subsequently released.
