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Teddy Swims Releases 'Break Up in Reverse' as He Publicly Processes a Split

The new single and its reverse-narrative video use autobiographical detail to explore the end of his relationship and its impact on co-parenting.

Overview

  • The singer released the single "Break Up in Reverse" and an accompanying music video on Friday, July 10, 2026, through Warner Records.
  • Swims has said the song is autobiographical and written about his relationship with his child's mother coming to an end.
  • The Lewis Cater-directed video literalizes the song’s reverse concept by showing a bulldozer reassembling rubble into a room with photos and baby toys.
  • Raiche Wright has publicly described the challenge of 50/50 custody as emotionally painful as the parents adjust to co-parenting their 12-month-old son.
  • The release continues Swims’s 2026 rollout that included an April single and public comments at Stagecoach, and it precedes his planned North American Ugly Tour this fall.