Break You Hard

**"Break You Hard"** is a song by Natalia Kills. It is the fifth song featured on her debut studio album, *Perfectionist*.

The song was released alongside the album on April 1, 2011.

## Lyrics

* Album
* Demo

**[Intro]**

I'm about to break you

**[Verse 1]**

This is not a love song

Honey, if you want one, better turn it off

Everything was working

Honey, when we kissed and never spoke at all

Slamming doors and breaking plates

Something else I'd rather break

Johnny, boy, it's time to take it like a man *(Man, man)*

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Kiss the boys and make 'em cry

Make 'em cry, make 'em cry

Don't need your heart, 'cause I've got mine

I got mine, I got mine

**[Chorus]**

Take my love before I go

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Take my love before I go *(Take my love)*

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you

**[Post-Chorus]**

Boom boom smash, boom boom crash

Imma go boom boom smash, boom boom crash

**[Verse 2]**

Drama, drama, call your momma

Take the caddy keys and go

Feels like we are stuck here in a badly written TV show

Slamming doors and breaking plates

Something else I'd rather break

Johnny, boy, it's time to take it like a man *(Man, man)*

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Kiss the boys and make 'em cry

Make 'em cry, make 'em cry

Don't need your heart cause I've got mine

I got mine, I got mine

**[Chorus]**

Take my love before I go

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Take my love before I go *(Take my love)*

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you

**[Bridge]**

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(Shh)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(Darling, hold still)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(It'll only hurt for a moment)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(And before you even open your eyes)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(Imma break you hard)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(I'll be gone)*

**[Chorus]**

Take my love before I go

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Take my love before I go

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you

**[Verse 1]**

Oh, everything was perfect, babe

How did we end up so wrong? *(So wrong)*

Can't waste yet another day

I'm about to break it off *(It off)*

Ain't the type to cry all day

Honey, Imma shake it off

If you ain't just bad

Then you're ain't for me

If you ain't got it all, you're gone

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Boy, I'm sorry, sorry

But before you go slamming doors and breaking plates

Know there's something, something

Boy, you know there's something else I'd rather break, yeah

**[Chorus]**

Take my love before I go

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Take my love before I go *(Take my love)*

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you

**[Post-Chorus]**

Boom boom smash, boom boom crash

Imma go boom boom smash, boom boom crash

**[Verse 2]**

Cadillac keys and opinions, babe

Take all of your trash and go

Got my lipstick, leather and lingerie

Only thing I need to roll

Take your love songs and your cheap guitar

The sheets are all I need

Imma kiss the boys and make 'em cry

When they come running after me

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Boy, I'm sorry, sorry

But before you go slamming doors and breaking plates

Know there's something, something

Boy, you know there's something else I'd rather break, yeah

**[Chorus]**

Take my love before I go

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Take my love before I go *(Take my love)*

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you

**[Bridge]**

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(Shh)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(Darling, hold still)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(It'll only hurt for a moment)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(And before you even open your eyes)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(Imma break you hard)*

Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy *(I'll be gone)*

**[Chorus]**

Take my love before I go

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Take my love before I go

'Cause you should know I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard *(Imma break you hard, Imma break you hard)*

I'm about to break you hard

Break you hard, break you hard

I'm about to break you

## Background

Teddy began teasing this song on April 17, 2010, when she tweeted "Kiss the boys and make 'em cry..." The next day, she tweeted "Don't need your heart 'cause i got mine..."

On May 7, 2010, when she tweeted "Drama drama call ya mama..." This song's instrumental was used in Episode 5 of Love, Kills xx which premiered on May 24, 2010.

This song was further teased on July 29, 2010, when she tweeted "Kills Fact 073: Lipstick, Lies, Tears, Tragedy." After the song was announced through Page Six in August, she continued to tease the song on Twitter.

A demo of the song leaked on October 11, 2010, alongside demos of "Free" and "Wonderland." The demo features verses that are entirely different from the ones in the final version.

One day before *Perfectionist* was released, the final version of the song leaked alongside the rest of the songs on the album.

## Announcement and Release

In August of 2010, Teddy shared an early track listing of *Perfectionist* with Page Six where "Break You Hard" was listed as the third track.

On March 12, 2011, a 30 second preview of the song was made available when the album was put up for pre-order in Germany. The song was shown to be the fourth track on the standard version of the album.

The song was officially released in some European countries on April 1, 2011.

## Writing and Development

"Break You Hard" was written with Theron Feemster during the production of *Perfectionist*, sometime before April 17, 2010. It is possible that more lyrics were teased before this, but all tweets before July 2015 are lost due to her previous account getting suspended.

## Official Versions

 Sampler
 Demo

## Credits

### Musicians

* **Teddy Sinclair** - Vocals
* **Carlos Keery-Fisher** - Guitar
* **Zach Kasik** - Guitar
* **"THE-RON" Feemster** - All other instruments

### Technical

* Produced by: **"The-Ron" Feemster**
* Written by: **Natalia Kills, “THE-RON” Feemster**
* Published by: **The Kills Effect / Songs Of Universal (BMI) / Zomba-Universal-Music Publishing / Feemstro (ASCAP)**
* Recorded by: **Zach Kasik**
* Recorded at: **American Dream**
* Mixed by: **Robert Orton**
* Mixed at: **Metropolis Studios**
* Mastered by: **Gene Grimaldi**
* Mastered at: **Oasis Mastering Studio**
* Executively produced by: **will.i.am, Martin Kierszenbaum**

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "RT @NataliaKills: Kiss the boys and make 'em cry..." April 17, 2010. Tweet from @Kristinax.
2. ↑ "RT @NataliaKills: Don't need your heart 'cause i got mine..." April 18, 2010. Tweet from @FawazMJS.
3. ↑ "Drama drama call ya mama..." May 7, 2010. Tweet from @nataliakills.
4. ↑ "Kills Fact 073: Lipstick, Lies, Tears, Tragedy." July 29, 2010. Tweet from @nataliakills.
5. ↑ "RT @NataliaKills: i'm about to break your heart." September 14, 2010. Tweet from @JeSuisAlonso.
6. ↑ "RT @NataliaKills: RT @KevinKills17: @NataliaKills Lipstick, lies, tears, tragedy!" October 15, 2010. Tweet from @KillNanaXO.
7. ↑ "Honey, if you want one, better turn it off. I'm about to break you hard. RT @NataliaKills: This is not a love song." October 31, 2010. Tweet from @JChristianMTM.
8. ↑ "RT @NataliaKills: Kills Fact 120: If you haven't kissed the boys and made them cry, you're definitely not ... http://tmi.me/3aTUr" November 14, 2010. Tweet from @Shanika\_WM.
9. ↑ "Kills Fact 120: If you haven’t kissed the boys and made them cry, you’re definitely not breaking enough hearts. Get to work boys & girls!" September 5, 2012. Tweet from @DommKills.
10. ↑ "U slayyy. Plz follow me natalia, ive been followin u since day1 :c RT @NataliaKills: I'm about to break you ;-) http://twitpic.com/3e88zl" December 8, 2010. Tweet from @NellyNellyXO.
11. ↑ "RT @NataliaKills: lipstick. lies. tears. tragedy. http://twitpic.com/3e89sr" December 8, 2010. Tweet from @SummerWitMiami.
12. ↑ "RT @NataliaKills drama drama call ya mama..." January 30, 2011. Tweet from @cherrytreerec.
13. ↑ "(Just Leaked) Natalia Kills - Free / Wonderland / Break You Hard http://atrl.net/99444" October 11, 2010. Retrieved November 12, 2021 via @atrl on Twitter.
14. ↑ News: Natalia Kills’ debut album has leaked online, just 1 day before general release in Germany. March 31, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2021 via Fuck Yeah Natalia Kills on Tumblr.
15. ↑ Page Six - "Exclusive look inside Natalia Kills ‘Perfectionist’ album" August 11, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2021 via Page Six.
16. ↑ "Ascoltate la preview di "Perfectionist" http://www.amazon.de/Perfectionist-Explicit/dp/B004RTHEGI/ref=sr\_1\_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1299931258&sr=8-17" March 12, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2021 via @NataliaKillsIT on Twitter.
17. ↑ Perfectionist Preview on Amazon March 12, 2011. Retrieved November 20, 2021 via Amazon Germany.