For as long as there's been music, heartbreak has been a source of musical inspiration. This summer, British pop singer took her crack at the theme with her tune "New Rules."

The track comes from Dua Lipa's self-titled debut album, which came out in June. Its chorus lays out three post-breakup rules: Don't pick up the phone; don't let him in; don't be his friend.

"They're not necessarily rules I've been able to stick by," Lipa admits. "But [they're] rules that I feel like it's important to be able to tell yourself, to tell your friends... There's a reason people break up, and it's probably the same reason why you shouldn't get back together."

The colorful, all-female video for "New Rules" went viral when it was released in early July, garnering praise from fellow musicians , and , among others. Since then, it's gained 67 million views.

The video depicts Lipa and her girlfriends hanging out at a sleepover. In a series of dance routines, they brush each other's hair, apply lipstick for each other and 鈥� most importantly 鈥� intervene when any of the girls considers reuniting with an ex.

"What I wanted to convey in this video is the unity and togetherness of women supporting each other, helping each other and looking after each other in a situation," Lipa says.

If there's one message she'd like to send to heartbroken or single women trying to find love, she says, it's simple: Be yourself.

"Everyone is so special in their own way," she says, "and someone is going to fall in love with them just the way they are, and they shouldn't change a single thing about it."

Web intern Karen Gwee contributed to this story.

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