Written after a vacation in Fernandina Beach, Florida the song was very influenced by The Beach Boys.

 “I wanted to make something with some surprises in it, something that had movement like "Good Vibrations" or "Our Prayer” which is where the tempo changes come from. Lyrically the song was influenced by Lou Reed's "Perfect Day. I love how he wrote this melancholic song about being happy. As someone who dreams a lot about vacation, I usually feel a little depressed at least once during that time off so that resonated with me. For me the song was more about not being able to relax out of worry for my young family, especially my kids. But I still wanted the song to feel beacy. It’s like I wanted to make a beach song, but like a wintery beach song.” 

The song is split into three sections with different tempos. A reverb drenched surf guitar kicks off the first section. The rhythm section comes in at the first tempo change an R&B groove kicks in which builds into a climax at the second chorus. The climax then resolves to the final section which is a callback to the beginning. The final section resolves it main mantra with the lyrics:

"Love them till you lose composure/tear your silly world apart/this is how you don't get over/this is how you break a heart" 

Reinforcing the idea that love is about sacrifice, the subtle chipping away of our ego that we must do to make space for higher things in our existence. Happiness breaks our hearts, in a good way. 

The song was recorded in Atlanta and produced in Nashville, Tennessee with Louis Johnson (LONAS, Mackenzie Porter) and Reed Beiren (GAYLE, James Droll). It releases January 13th on all platforms.

How to Break a Heart

My name is Desmond I'm a singer songwriter and producer based in Atlanta, GA. 

I have an album called Shadowdancer that I made in Paris, France. You might dig it. I have a new single called "Take a Bow" two EPs on the way in 2024 and my next single "How to Break a Heart" is coming in January =)  Thanks for listening!

How to Break a Heart

Desmond Myers