Break My Bank

"Break My Bank"
Single by New Boyz featuring Iyaz
from the album Too Cool to Care
Released	July 13, 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Hip hop reggae fusion
Length	2:57
Label	Shotty Asylum Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Dominic Thomas Earl Benjamin Jonathan Rotem Matt Squire Damon Reinagle Keidran Jones
Producer(s)	J.R. Rotem Matt Squire Damon Sharpe (co.)
New Boyz singles chronology
"Tie Me Down" (2009) "Break My Bank" (2010) "Backseat" (2011)
Iyaz singles chronology
"So Big" (2010) "Break My Bank" (2010) "Gonna Get This" (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

"Break My Bank" features an electronic "sugary" beat with synths and strings. ^[1] 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. ^[2] 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." ^[2]

Live performances

New Boyz performed the song with Iyaz at WBBM's Summerfest in June 2010. ^[3]

Charts

Chart performance for "Break My Bank"

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [4]	67
US Billboard Hot 100	68
US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs	63
US Rap Songs [5]	10

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United States	July 13, 2010	Digital download [6]
	July 20, 2010	Rhythmic airplay [7]
	August 3, 2010	Mainstream airplay [7]
		Urban airplay. [8]

References

1. "New Boyz - Break My Bank". DJBooth. DJBooth.com. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
2. Wilkening, Matthew (2010-07-06). "New Boyz, 'Break My Bank' -- New Song". AOL Music Blog . Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
3. "New Boyz and Iyaz Perform "Break My Bank"". WBBM Online . CBS Radio. 2010-06-15. Retrieved 2010-07-08.
4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 139.
5. "Hot Rap Songs Chart".
6. "Break My Bank (feat. Iyaz) - Single by New Boyz". iTunes Store . Apple Inc. Archived from the original on 2010-08-15. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
7. "Available for Airplay". FMQB . Archived from the original on 2010-10-28. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
8. Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine