Broken Umbrella

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"Broken Umbrella"
Broken Umbrella.jpg
Single by Jojo Mason
from the EP Sky Full of Stars
ReleasedAugust 20, 2021 (2021-08-20)
Genre Country pop
Length2:43
Label 604
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Scott Cooke
Jojo Mason singles chronology
"Chemical"
(2020)
"Broken Umbrella"
(2021)
"Let Me Down Easy"
(2022)
Music video
"Broken Umbrella" on YouTube

"Broken Umbrella" is a song written and recorded by Canadian country pop artist Jojo Mason. The song was the lead single off his 2021 extended play Sky Full of Stars. [1]

Contents

Background

Mason stated that "Broken Umbrella" "really speaks about who I am as an artist, showing my fun, loving, and happy side," adding "it's all about doing the best we can and enjoying that kind of positivity". [2]

Critical reception

Nanci Dagg of Canadian Beats Media reviewed the song positively stating "Mason’s vibrant vocals and stellar charisma shine through in this sweet love song". [3]

Commercial performance

"Broken Umbrella" peaked at number five on the Billboard Canada Country chart for the week of February 26, 2022. [4] It peaked at number 89 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the same week. [5] It was the most-played Canadian song, and the fifteenth most-played song overall on Canadian country radio in 2022, according to Mediabase. [6]

Music video

The official music video for "Broken Umbrella" premiered on ET Canada on September 8, 202 and features Mason driving his own motorcycle. [2] The video was directed by Cole Northey and stars Jessamine Salas and Melvin Medici as a man and woman first flirting and later ending up together under an umbrella. [7] Mason referred to the video as "one of the most fun videos" he's ever shot and felt it "captures the essence of the song". [2]

Charts

Chart performance for "Broken Umbrella"
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [5] 89
Canada Country (Billboard) [4] 5

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References

  1. Dagg, Nanci (October 25, 2021). "JoJo Mason has released his new EP Sky Full Of Stars and is celebrating that will an EP Release Party live and virtually". Canadian Beats Media.
  2. 1 2 3 Colley, Katie (September 8, 2021). "JoJo Mason Revvs Up His Motorcycle In The New Music Video For Feel Good Single 'Broken Umbrella'". ET Canada . Archived from the original on September 9, 2021.
  3. Dagg, Nanci (August 23, 2021). "JoJo Mason released his single "Broken Umbrella and "hopes this song brings you all the good vibes and a big smile to your face!"". Canadian Beats Media.
  4. 1 2 "Canada Country chart for February 26, 2022" . Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Canadian Hot 100: Week of February 26, 2022" . Billboard. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  6. "Mediabase Year-End Chart Top 40 Chart & Coutry Chart Data". FYI Music News. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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