Before recording began, the Dublin radio station FM104 had a competition for a listener to appear in the music video.

The video almost created minor controversy when Danny O'Donoghue's ex-girlfriend was supposed to be cast as an extra but this was avoided when the producers chose a different girl.

[46] Her performance of the song debuted at number 87 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.

[47] On 25 August 2013, Jade and The X Factor Indonesia series one runner-up Novita Dewi released a cover version of "Breakeven" on the iTunes Store through Sony Music Australia.

[48] Canadian singer Tate McRae performed a cover of the song during her North American tour in March–April 2022.