Breakdown (G-Eazy song)

Following the announcement of These Things Happen Too, G-Eazy revealed the track listing of the album, which includes "Breakdown" as the twelfth track. It contains a feature with Lovato, one of the ten collaborations of the standard edition of the record.[1] In an interview with Apple Music 1's Zane Lowe, G-Eazy declared: "It's one thing to have a conversation in private, but to make it a single and to video it, and to radio it, and to share that on a very, very, very public level, I just applaud Demi's bravery". He also praised her talent.[2] The rapper considers Lovato one of the most talented people he has ever worked with.[3]

An accompanying music video was released simultaneously with the song. It was directed by G-Eazy's frequent collaborator Daniel CZ.[4] In the video, the artists "face the various media headlines they've made over the years", including Lovato's hospitalization in 2018 for a drug overdose and G-Eazy's arrest and assault charges.[5]

On September 28, 2021, the artists performed "Breakdown" live on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[6] Rolling Stone described the performance as evocative, where G-Eazy and Lovato appear with "headlines about each one, as well as images of nature, scrolling on the video screens behind them".[7]