| Don't Break Me | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cover: | Montaigne - Don't Break Me.png | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type: | single | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Artist: | Montaigne | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Genre: | Pop[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label: | Wonderlick | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prev Title: | The Dying Song | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prev Year: | 2019 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next Title: | Technicolour | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Next Year: | 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Don't Break Me" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Montaigne, released as a single on 31 January 2020. The song won the second installment of Eurovision - Australia Decides, Australia's national selection for Eurovision on 8 February 2020, and was going to represent Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, to be held in Rotterdam, before the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Montaigne was due to compete in the first semi-final which was meant to be held on 12 May 2020.
Montaigne said "'Don't Break Me' is a depiction of the enough is enough phase of a relationship breakdown, where one person feels like they are putting much more time, energy and resources into the relationship than the other person and becomes frustrated and resentful. I wrote it while reading 'Co-dependent No More' by Melody Beattie, which really informed the qualities of the character and the relationship dynamic."[2] [3]
Montaigne performed the song wearing a clown costume including a blue wig, and flanked by backing dancers.[3] The song was awarded the most jury points (54) and second highest public televote points (53) for a total of 107, winning Australia's second national selection competition for Eurovision.[3]
"Don't Break Me"