"Tears" is a song by English
electronic
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group
Clean Bandit
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, featuring English singer
Louisa Johnson
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. It was released on 27 May 2016. It is the last single to feature Neil Amin-Smith as violinist after his departure. Clean Bandit and Johnson performed the song with
5 After Midnight
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Career
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during the finals of ''
The X Factor
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'' on 10 December 2016. It was included on the deluxe edition of the band's second studio album, ''
What Is Love?''
Background
Jack Patterson said: "Tears is an epic trap-2step breakup ballad. I wrote it with
Sam Romans at the piano, and over the course of a year, it has transformed from a simple piano tune into a mad beast of changing time signatures and feels. To me, Tears feels like a 1990s vision of a future breakup song."
Music video
The music video features Johnson and the band in a room with burning instruments with water on the floor. The video also features a
snowy owl
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that was one of several who had previously played
Hedwig in the
''Harry Potter'' films.
Track listing
Charts and certifications
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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2016 songs
2016 singles
Clean Bandit songs
Louisa Johnson songs
Number-one singles in Israel
Songs written by Romans (musician)
Songs written by Jack Patterson (Clean Bandit)
Song recordings produced by Mark Ralph (record producer)
Atlantic Records UK singles
Warner Music Group singles