Breaking Point

Album: No Boys Allowed (2010)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is the first single from American singer-songwriter Keri Hilson's sophomore studio album, No Boys Allowed. The song was debuted on the WVEE V-103 radio station in Atlanta on August 18, 2010 and released for digital download/official release on August 24, 2010.
  • The song was produced by Timbaland, who along with Polow Da Don, executive-produced No Boys Allowed.
  • Lyrically, the song voices the frustration of women who are neglected and taken advantage of by men. "Every woman has a breaking point, y'all," Hilson sings on the chorus. In human psychology, the breaking point is the moment when a person breaks down under stress.

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