Break My Bank
{{Infobox song
| name = Break My Bank
| cover = Breakmybank.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = New Boyz featuring Iyaz
| album = Too Cool to Care
| released = July 13, 2010
| recorded = 2010
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = {{hlist|Hip hop|reggae fusion}}
| length = 2:57
| label = {{hlist|Shotty|Asylum|Warner Bros.}}
| writer = {{hlist|Dominic Thomas|Earl Benjamin|Jonathan Rotem|Matt Squire|Damon Reinagle|Keidran Jones}}
| producer = {{hlist|J.R. Rotem|Matt Squire|Damon Sharpe {{small|(co.)}}}}
| chronology = New Boyz
| prev_title = Tie Me Down
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Backseat
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Iyaz
| type = single
| prev_title = So Big
| prev_year = 2010
| title = Break My Bank
| year = 2010
| next_title = Gonna Get This
| next_year = 2010
}}
}}
"Break My Bank" is a song by American hip-hop duo New Boyz featuring Virgin Islands singer Iyaz. It was produced by J. R. Rotem and Matt Squire, with co-production by Damon Sharpe. The song is the lead single from their second studio album, Too Cool to Care.
Composition
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"Break My Bank" features an electronic "sugary" beat with synths and strings.{{cite web|url=http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/new-boyz-break-my-bank/|title=New Boyz - Break My Bank|work=DJBooth|publisher=DJBooth.com|accessdate=2010-07-13}} The song features Iyaz singing reggae-rhythmed hook, as New Boyz deliver their lines in a "sing-song" style over an electronic beat and pop hooks.{{cite web|url=http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/07/06/new-boyz-break-my-bank-new-song/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100715070513/http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/07/06/new-boyz-break-my-bank-new-song|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 15, 2010|title=New Boyz, 'Break My Bank' -- New Song|first=Matthew|last=Wilkening|work=AOL Music Blog|date=2010-07-06|accessdate=2010-07-08}} The lyrics refer to them "emptying their wallets to keep the attention of their desired girlfriends," through lines such as, "Had to scrape for some change / So I went to the bank / When I see her she was so damn fine like that / So I hit it right back pull out more stacks / She make me wanna break my bank."
Live performances
New Boyz performed the song with Iyaz at WBBM's Summerfest in June 2010.{{cite web|url=http://b96.radio.com/2010/06/15/new-boyz-iyaz-perform-break-my-bank/|title=New Boyz and Iyaz Perform "Break My Bank"|work=WBBM Online|publisher=CBS Radio|date=2010-06-15|accessdate=2010-07-08}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+Chart performance for "Break My Bank" !Chart (2010) !Peak |
| scope="row"|Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=139}}
|align="center"| 67 |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"| 68 |
| scope="row"|US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
|align="center"|63 |
| scope="row"|US Rap Songs{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rap-songs#/charts/rap-songs?order=gainer|title = Hot Rap Songs Chart}}
|align="center"|10 |
Release history
References
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Category:Song recordings produced by J. R. Rotem
Category:Songs written by J. R. Rotem
Category:Songs written by Damon Sharpe