Break Stuff
| "Break Stuff" | ||||
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| Single by Limp Bizkit | ||||
| from the album Significant Other | ||||
| Released | May 2, 2000 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
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| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Limp Bizkit | |||
| Limp Bizkit singles chronology | ||||
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"Break Stuff" is a song by Limp Bizkit. "Break Stuff" is the band's fourth and final single that resulted from their studio album Significant Other. The single was released alongside "N 2 Gether Now".
The song has remained a staple of Limp Bizkit's live shows.
Music video
The music video was shot at Skatelab. The band members are seen in some scenes not playing any instruments and some scenes they are playing each other's instruments. Cameos include Snoop Dogg, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Eminem's daughter Hailie, Alec Baldwin, Pauly Shore, Derek Jeter, Roger Daltrey, Bam Margera, Bucky Lasek, Seth Green, Stryker, Riley Hawk, Aaron Lewis, and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, model Lily Aldridge and comedian Richard Lewis.[5][6]
Awards
The video for the song won the MTV Video Music Award for The Best Rock Video in 2000.[7]
Covers
- Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered this as a lounge version on his 2000 album, Lounge Against the Machine.
- Three Days Grace has covered the song in 2011 during live shows.[8]
- Australian metal band Confession did a cover of this song.
- In 2012, pop-punk band Patent Pending recorded a tongue-in-cheek piano ballad version for their EP 'Spring Break 99'
- Baltimore pop-punk band All Time Low covered this song during their World Triptacular tour.
Chart performance
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 41 |
| Germany (Official German Charts)[10] | 42 |
| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 95 |
| U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs | 14 |
| U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 19 |
References
- ↑ "The Ultimate Nu Metal Mixtape". Kerrang!. (November 10th, 2014)
- ↑ Young, Chris (May 27, 2013). "Faithful Limp Bizkit fans pack the Observatory". Orange County Register. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
Released the summer before Y2K, that band's sophomore album Significant Other dominated modern-rock airwaves with instant nu-metal anthems like "Nookie" and "Break Stuff."
- ↑ "They Did It All for the Nookie: Decibel Explores the Rise and Fall of Nu-Metal". Decibel. (August 13th, 2005). Retrieved on September 15th, 2015
- ↑ "30 Best Nu Metal Songs, Ranked". Spin Magazine.
- ↑ "'Hey, isn't that...' | Our favourite rock video cameos of all time. - Hit The Floor". Hit The Floor. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Lily Aldridge: 5 Things You Didn't Know About The Model & Actress". Footwear News. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "2000 MTV Video Music Awards | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2000 MTV VMAs". www.mtv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Three Days Grace Cover Break Stuff Live". YouTube. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ↑ "Musicline.de – Limp Bizkit Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
- ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff". Swiss Singles Chart.