Friends That Break Your Heart

Friends That Break Your Heart is the fifth studio album by English singer-songwriter and producer James Blake. It was released by Republic Records and Polydor Records on 8 October 2021, after initially being scheduled for release on 10 September 2021 before being postponed due to delays in physical production as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]

Friends That Break Your Heart
Studio album by
James Blake
Released8 October 2021 (2021-10-08)
Length43:42
Label
Producer
James Blake chronology
Covers
(2020)		 Friends That Break Your Heart
(2021)
Singles from Friends That Break Your Heart
  1. "Say What You Will"
    Released: 22 July 2021
  2. "Life Is Not the Same"
    Released: 20 August 2021
  3. "Famous Last Words"
    Released: 13 September 2021
  4. "Coming Back"
    Released: 8 October 2021

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[4]
Metacritic79/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Clash8/10[7]
DIY[8]
Exclaim!7/10[9]
Financial Times[10]
The Independent[11]
NME[12]
The Observer[13]
Pitchfork6.6/10[14]
Uncut7/10[15]

Accolades
Critics' rankings for Friends That Break Your Heart
Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Complex The Best Albums of 2021
33
[16]

Track listing
Friends That Break Your Heart track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Famous Last Words"James Litherland
4:16
2."Life Is Not the Same"
3:19
3."Coming Back" (featuring SZA)
  • James Blake
  • Maker
  • Jamil[b]
  • Khushi[b]
3:15
4."Funeral"Litherland
  • James Blake
  • Khushi[b]
2:35
5."Frozen" (featuring JID and SwaVay)
  • James Blake
  • Jamil[b]
3:56
6."I'm So Blessed You're Mine"
  • Litherland
  • Maker
  • Jamil
  • Patel
  • James Blake
  • Khushi
  • Maker[b]
  • Jamil[b]
  • Josh Stadlen[b]
3:15
7."Foot Forward"
2:33
8."Show Me" (featuring Monica Martin)
  • James Blake
  • Maker
  • Jamil[b]
  • Khushi[b]
3:38
9."Say What You Will"
  • Litherland
  • Maker
  • Stadlen
4:40
10."Lost Angel Nights"
  • Litherland
  • Maker
  • Tamposi
3:59
11."Friends That Break Your Heart"
  • James Blake
  • Nowels
3:21
12."If I'm Insecure"
  • James Blake
  • Jamil[b]
4:55
Total length:43:42

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer
  • "Life Is Not the Same" features background vocals by Joji
  • "Coming Back" features additional vocals by Dominic Maker

Sample credits

Personnel

Musicians
  • Jameela Jamil – additional arrangement (tracks 1, 3), structure (tracks 5, 7)
  • Joji – background vocals (track 2)
  • Dominic Maker – additional vocals (tracks 3, 6, 7)
  • Khushi – additional arrangement (tracks 3, 6), additional vocals (track 6)
  • Hal Ritson – additional piano (track 3), guitar (track 3), bass (track 3)
  • Richard Adlam – additional programming (track 3)
  • Rob Bisel – engineering (SZA; track 3)
  • Tom Elmhirst – programming (track 3)
  • James Blake – vocals (track 6, 11), keyboard (track 6), programming (track 6), drum programming (track 6), Wurlitzer (track 11), synthesizer (track 11), synth bass (track 11)
  • Rick Nowels – Rhodes (track 11), Mellotron (track 11), acoustic guitars (track 11)
  • John Christopher Fee – keyboards (track 11)
  • Nico Muhly – string arrangement (track 12)
  • Nathan Schram – viola (track 12)

Technical
  • James Blake – recording, mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10, 12)
  • Take a Daytrip – mixing (track 2)
  • Brad Bustamante – recording (track 3)
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing (tracks 3, 8); programming (track 8)
  • Carl Bespolka – recording (track 6, 10)
  • Khushi – recording (track 6)
  • Tristan Hoogland – recording (track 7)
  • Matt Scatchell – engineering for mix (track 8)
  • John Christopher Fee – engineering (track 11)
  • Dean Reid – mixing (track 11)
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Design
  • Miles Johnston – artwork
  • Bradley Pinkerton – graphic design
  • Matt Burnette-Lemon – package production

Charts
Chart performance for Friends That Break Your Heart
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] 61
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] 11
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 33
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 66
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[22] 15
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[23] 29
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[24] 19
Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 80
Japan Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[26] 90
Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[27] 39
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[28] 32
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[29] 23
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 4
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32] 54
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[33] 14
UK Albums (OCC)[34] 4
US Billboard 200[35] 75
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[36] 7

Release history
Release history and formats for Friends That Break Your Heart
Region Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various 8 October 2021
Polydor [37][38][39][40]

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  9. Boulos, Peter (7 October 2021). "James Blake Lays Himself Bare on 'Friends That Break Your Heart'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
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  13. Empire, Kitty (10 October 2021). "James Blake: Friends That Break Your Heart review – a breakup album with a difference". The Observer. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
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