Sample Breakdown

BREAK MY SOUL

Beyoncé · 2022

Where did BREAK MY SOUL come from?

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Watch the full sample-tree breakdown -- hear the source record side-by-side with the modern track, see how the flip was made, and discover other songs that sampled the same source.

The breakdown

The Korg M1 organ from Robin S 1993 dance hit anchors the beat while Big Freedia's 2014 bounce hook "release the wiggle" rides on top. Two eras of Black dance music welded together.

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