blake shelton and gwen stefani wrote go ahead and break my heart.
blake shelton and gwen stefani wrote go ahead and break my heart.
who wrote go ahead and break my heart?
blake shelton and gwen stefani
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"go ahead and break my heart" is a song that was written and recorded by american singers blake shelton and gwen stefani for the former's tenth studio album, "if i'm honest" (2016). shelton's longtime producer scott hendricks produced the track. it was released as its second promotional single for digital download on may 9, 2016. the song is shelton and stefani's first collaboration. the ideas behind the song began after the pair shared similar insecurities with each other, leaving shelton to write the first verse, followed by stefani analyzing it and writing her own.
go ahead and break my heart
"go ahead and break my heart" was generally well received by music critics. janine schaults from "consequence of sound" enjoyed the track, claiming that the "rousing duet [was] destined for hitsville", with her thanking stefani for "com[ing] in to save the day" with her "pouty vocals". erlewine from allmusic thought the song would qualify as "an adult contemporary hit". scott stroud from "the national" favored it for being "the least subtle" of the "hard-to-miss observations from his high-profile personal life". mikael wood, writing for "los angeles times", praised the collaboration, stating that stefani provides "the most striking lyrical moment[s] on "if i'm honest"", declaring it a "handsome duet". jessica mule from "renowned for sound" selected the recording as "an obvious track choice for the album", and complimented it for "be[ing] quite captivating as they both play off each others own experiences". a reviewer from sputnikmusic was surprised by the duet, in which he "predict[ed] the song to be one of the weakest on th[e] album"; instead he found it to "be one of the strongest" and claimed stefani "put forth a solid performance in [...] a surprisingly strong showing for both artists". idolator's robbie daw acclaimed "go ahead and break my heart", stating that "as far as country-pop crossover duets go [...] we'd rate it just below jason aldean and kelly clarkson's 'don't you wanna stay'".
go ahead and break my heart