[3] Released by J Records on April 28, 2009 as the album's lead single, it was first premiered on the radio station V-103 at March 30, 2009 with Greg Street.
[4] The song earned largely positive reviews from music critics, some of whom compared Bangladesh's productions to Beyoncé's "Diva" (2009) and Lil Wayne's "A Milli" (2008).
[7] Initially written for a different artist,[8] Mario commented on the track in a 2009 interview: "It’s a club record and every man has experienced this situation before.
"[9] The song earned largely positive reviews from music critics, although some noted that the drums are simplistic and resemble Bangladesh's previous productions such as Beyoncé's "Diva" (2009) and Lil Wayne's "A Milli" (2008).
"[10] Now's Andrew Rennie remarked that the "Bangladesh-produced "Break Up," with Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett, lends the album street cred.
"[11] DjBooth.net remarkd that "while Gucci Mane's guest verse [..] might seem unnecessary to some, Sean Garrett's writing and background vocals, together with Bangladesh's repetitive, percussion-heavy beat add up to what could be one of the most widely-spun singles of spring/summer '09!.
[12] It later entered Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at number 2,[12] becoming Mario's fourth top five hit on the chart after "Just a Friend 2002" (2002), "Let Me Love You" (2004) and "Crying Out for Me" (2007).
[18] Fellow RichGirl member Christina "Brave" Williams also makes a short appearance in which she and Simmons are shown catching Mario in the act with another girl.
[23] Various unofficial remixes were made with Mario, Gucci Mane and Sean Garrett still included: one with Bow Wow, another with Nicki Minaj and the last featuring Rick Ross and Young Breed.