Break It Down Again
"Break It Down Again" | ||||
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Single by Tears for Fears | ||||
from the album Elemental | ||||
Released | 17 May 1993 | |||
Format | 7", 12", CD | |||
Recorded | 1992-93 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 4:32 | |||
Label | Mercury Records | |||
Songwriter(s) | Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths | |||
Producer(s) |
Roland Orzabal Tim Palmer Alan Griffiths | |||
Tears for Fears singles chronology | ||||
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"Break It Down Again" is a song by British band Tears For Fears, released as the first single from their 1993 album Elemental. The song was an international hit, reaching #20 in the UK, #25 in the US, and the Top 40 in several other countries, also topping the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[1] It was particularly successful in Italy, where it peaked at #7 and in Canada, reaching #4 for two consecutive weeks in August 1993.
The song was the second single released after the departure of Curt Smith from the band (after "Laid So Low" in 1992). As with the Elemental album, the song featured Roland Orzabal with peripheral Tears For Fears band members Alan Griffiths and Gail Ann Dorsey.
Music video
The music video shows Orzabal, Griffiths, and Dorsey performing the song on the desert El Mirage Dry Lake, California, where the "Break It Down Again" single and the Elemental album covers were taken. The video was directed by Dani Jacobs.
Track listing
CD maxi
- "Break It Down Again" — 4:31
- "Bloodletting Go" — (Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths)-4:13
- "Schrödinger's Cat" — (Roland Orzabal, Alan Griffiths)-8:45
- "Break It Down Again" (karaoke version) — 3:48
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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See also
References
- ↑ Strong, Martin C. (2006). Essential Rock Discography. Canongate U.S. p. 1089. ISBN 9781841958606. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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- 1 2 3 "Break It Down Again", in various singles chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 15 February 2008)
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- ↑ "You searched Albums and Singles for 'Break It Down Again'". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Billboard Allmusic.com (Retrieved 15 February 2008)
- ↑ "RPM 100 Hit Tracks of 1993". RPM. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
- ↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Archived from the original on 10 November 2006. Retrieved 2010-08-27.