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Teddy Swims 'Break Up In Reverse' by Lewis Cater

Promonews - 13th July 2026

Lewis Cater imagines putting Teddy Swims's life back together with a powerful concept to accompany the singer's heartfelt ballad.

At the start of the video for Break Up In Reverse, Teddy is standing in front of a pile of rubble - a house, containing the common objects of a family home, completely destroyed. But then a bulldozer appears, approaching the rubble, and the process of un-demolishing the house begins. 

Debris lifts, walls rise and meaningful objects, baby toys, and kintsugi pottery fall back into place. This happens in stages, so as one part of the house emerges from the rubble, Teddy appears there and performs the next part of the song. Eventually the house is complete again, and the singer sits there, having at least the place who has his heart, if not the person.

As a metaphor for heartbreak, Lewis Cater's video really hits home. Attention-grabbing and engaging in its execution, the shooting the demolition of a house and reversing that process in the video is well planned to incorporate Teddy Swims's emotional performance. 

Most importantly, its relatable; the concept captures the impossible desire to go back, to rewind emotional damage.

Tags

  • Pick of the Day
  • Performance
  • Pop
  • R&B
  • House
  • Reverse

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Credits

Production/Creative

Director
Lewis Cater
Producer
Luv Patel
Production Company
Tuff
Executive Producer
Djay Brawner
Production Manager
Haley Rucker
1st AD
Quinnlan Ashe
Production Assistant
Hayley Zender Production Assistant

Camera

Director of Photography
Dylan Rucker
Focus Puller
Matthew Bellamy
2nd AC
Isaac Wetzel
Camera Operator
Alex Beswick Dolly

Lighting/Grip

Gaffer
Jason Wain
Key Grip
Charlie Agnew
Best Boy Electric
Kitt Fresa 3rd Grip

Art

Production designer
Ren Blanco
Lead Man
Brandon Eller Set Dresser

Wardrobe

Stylist
Christian Stroble
Make-up
Brecken Myers
Styling Assistant
Celia Alice Wakeling

Choreography

Stunt Driver
Rocky Abou-Sakher

Editorial

Editor
Sam Halleen

Grading

Colour Producer
Chelsea Eisen
Colourist
Brian Charles

VFX

VFX
Aurimas Kislius
Post Producer
Guy Davies

Agent

Director's Representation
Las Bandas Be Brave

Commission

Commissioner
Devin Sarno
Label
Warner Records

Promonews - 13th July 2026

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