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Heartbreak Anniversary

Song · 2020 · Giveon (performer; co-written with Sevn Thomas, Maneesh Bidaye and Varren Wade; produced by Maneesh Bidaye and Sevn Thomas) · from the EP Take Time

Healed all year. Then the date came back around. That's not starting over; that's just an anniversary. 🗓️ #HeartbreakAnniversary

Who it's for

Giveon said the song came from a friend who had broken up exactly a year earlier, and that he wanted to explore how anniversaries bring sorrow back while making pain sound beautiful.

Sad→Validated

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What it is

"Heartbreak Anniversary" is a downtempo R&B/soul ballad by Giveon, released in February 2020 as the second single from his debut EP Take Time. The narrator looks back on a relationship on the anniversary of the breakup, grieving it and wishing his ex would return.

Where to find it

Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music (widely available).

Before you start

Heads up: Heartbreak themes.

Age: Ages 12+

If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds

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