"Break of Dawn" is an English language

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 song written by Fredrik Kempe

Fredrik Kempe

Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....

 and performed by Swedish singer Eric Saade

Eric Saade

Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...

. It was released on 10 June 2010. It peaked the number 45 on the Swedish Singles Chart. It also appears in his debut album Masquerade

Masquerade (Eric Saade album)

Masquerade is the debut album from Swedish singer and TV star Eric Saade. It was released on May 19, 2010, debuting and peaking at number 2 on the official Swedish album chart...

. The song is a love ballad. It is about a broken relationship seen from one the lovers´ point of view. The man sings about his lost love and how empty he feels "at the break of dawn" when she is not with him anymore.

Music video

The music video directed by Mikeadelica and was uploaded to YouTube on 16 June 2010. The video shows Eric in a hotelroom singing the song. It also includes shots of him and a crew shooting scenes from another musicvideo masquerade.

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals – Eric Saade
  Eric Saade
  Eric Saade born 29 October 1990) is a Swedish pop singer and children's television presenter. After two years with the boyband What's Up!, he left in February 2009 to pursue a solo career. Eric Saade represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Germany after winning the national...
  
  
• Music – Fredrik Kempe
  Fredrik Kempe
  Fredrik Kempe, born in Vårgårda in 1972, is a Swedish songwriter and opera and pop singer. He has participated in Swedish versions of the musicals Les Misérables and Chess. In 2002, Kempe had a hit with Vincerò, where he mixed opera and disco....
  
  , Eric Saade
• Lyrics
  Lyrics
  Lyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
  
   – Fredrik Kempe, Eric Saade
• Label
  Record label
  In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
  
   – Roxy Recordings
  Roxy Recordings
  King Island Roxystars Recordings AB, more known as Roxy Recordings, or Roxy was an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was bought by Universal Music Group in August 2011. The label was formed in 2007 and is owned by Egmont through Nordisk Film and MBO...
  
  

Charts

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Charts (2010)	Peak position

Release History

Country	Date	Format	Label
Sweden	28 June 2010	Digital download	Roxy Recordings Roxy Recordings King Island Roxystars Recordings AB, more known as Roxy Recordings, or Roxy was an independent record label based in Stockholm, Sweden. It was bought by Universal Music Group in August 2011. The label was formed in 2007 and is owned by Egmont through Nordisk Film and MBO...