"Breakdown" is a song co-written by American singer Mariah Carey and Stevie J. for Carey's seventh album, Butterfly (1997). Co-produced by Carey, Stevie and Puff Daddy, it features raps by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony (with an emphasis on rapped parts from Krayzie Bone and Wish Bone). "Breakdown" was one of the first of Carey's album tracks to veer in a hip hop direction, and many[who?] were surprised when she contacted Bone Thugs-n-Harmony to record the song because she was considered more of a pop/adult contemporary singer at the time. Carey said at the time, "I told Bone Thugs n' Harmony I wanted to record something with them. Their reaction was something like, 'Okay...?' I think I shock people with the ideas I have, but I believe the result is okay." The protagonist of "Breakdown" puts up a brave front after separating from her lover, but breaks down and cries while home alone at night.[original.
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