You Broke Up with Me
{{Infobox song
| name = You Broke Up with Me
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Walker Hayes
| album = boom.
| released = {{start date|2017|1|27}}
| recorded =
| studio =
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| genre = Country rap
| length = 3:18
| label = Monument Nashville
| writer =
- Walker Hayes
- Kylie Sackley
- Thomas Archer{{cite web|url=http://repertoire.bmi.com/DetailView.aspx?detail=titleid&keyid=21202526&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True|title='You Broke Up with Me' listing|work=Broadcast Music Incorporated|access-date=October 30, 2017}}
| producer = Shane McAnally
| prev_title = Pimpin' Joy
| prev_year = 2014
| next_title = Craig
| next_year = 3030
}}
"You Broke Up with Me" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Walker Hayes. It is his third chart entry overall, as well as his first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, and his first single for Monument Records Nashville. The song is included on his major-label debut album boom. The song was written by Hayes, Kylie Sackley and Thomas Archer.
Content
The song is about a man who is confronted at a party by his ex-girlfriend, and rebuffs her by saying "you broke up with me".{{cite web|url=http://people.com/country/walker-hayes-you-broke-up-with-me-five-things/|title=Five Things to Know About Walker Hayes (Or Make That Six – If You're Counting His Kids)|last=Kruh|first=Nancy|date=July 7, 2017|work=People|access-date=October 30, 2017}} Hayes said that the song was inspired by his relationship with the Nashville music scene following a previously lost deal with Capitol Records, and telling those in the music industry that they "broke up" with him.{{cite web|url=http://tasteofcountry.com/what-is-walker-hayes-you-broke-up-with-me-about/|title=Walker Hayes' 'You Broke Up with Me' Was Inspired by Lost Record Deal|last=Alex|first=Sam|work=Taste of Country|access-date=October 30, 2017}} Before recording the song on Monument, Hayes recorded an earlier version of the song on an EP released independently via Shane McAnally's SMACKSongs.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/7873034/walker-hayes-comeback-monument-records|title=Nashville Broke Up With Walker Hayes, But After a Stint at Costco He's Back|last=Stark|first=Phyllis|date=July 19, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=October 30, 2017}}
==Music video==
The music video was directed by Blythe Thomas.{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/walker-hayes/1783386/you-broke-up-with-me.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231103242/http://www.cmt.com/videos/walker-hayes/1783386/you-broke-up-with-me.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2017|title=You Broke Up with Me video|work=CMT|access-date=30 December 2017}}
Commercial performance
The song peaked at No. 9 on Hot Country Songs for charts dated February 17, 2018 where it stayed for 3 weeks.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/2018-02-17 |title=Hot Country Songs|date=February 17, 2018 |magazine=Billboard }} was certified Platinum by the RIAA on April 9, 2018. It has sold 397,000 copies in the United States as of March 2018.{{cite news|url=http://roughstock.com/news/2018/03/42912-top-30-digital-country-singles-march-28-2019|title=Top 30 Digital Country Singles: March 28, 2019|work=Roughstock|last=Bjorke|first=Matt|date=March 28, 2018|access-date=May 3, 2018}}
Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017–2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{singlechart|Canada|100|artist=Walker Hayes|rowheader=true|access-date=February 27, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcanadacountry|17|artist=Walker Hayes|rowheader=true|access-date=September 16, 2021}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|62|artist=Walker Hayes|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountryairplay|10|artist=Walker Hayes|rowheader=true|access-date=January 17, 2018}} |
| {{singlechart|Billboardcountrysongs|9|artist=Walker Hayes|rowheader=true|access-date=February 13, 2018}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2017)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/hot-country-songs|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=April 24, 2020}}
| 59 |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Position |
| scope="row"| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2018|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/hot-country-songs|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 7, 2018}}
| 48 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|award=Platinum|type=single|certyear=2018|title=You Broke Up with Me|relyear=2017|artist=Walker Hayes|access-date=November 22, 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|certyear=2018|title=You Broke Up with Me|relyear=2017|artist=Walker Hayes|access-date=April 13, 2018|refname=RIAA|salesamount=2,000,000|salesref=}}
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