"
Break Free" is a song by American singer
Ariana Grande featuring Russian-German DJ
Zedd. It was the second single from Grande's sophomore studio album
My Everything (2014). It premiered on July 2, 2014 on
Total Ariana Live,
MTV's revival of
Total Request Live, and was released later that day. Musically, the song explores
EDM and
electro genres, a musical departure for Grande, whose discography is primarily composed of
pop and
R&B.