Breakaway (Big Pig song)

"Breakaway"
Single by Big Pig
from the album Bonk
B-side "Hellbent Heaven"
Released November 1987 (UK)
15 February 1988 (Australia)[1]
Format 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl, cassette single, CD single
Genre
Length 3:38
Label White Label Records
A&M Records (North America)
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Nick Launay[2]
Big Pig singles chronology
"Boy Wonder"
(1987)		 "Breakaway"
(1987)		 "Big Hotel"
(1988)

"Boy Wonder"
(1987)		 "Breakaway"
(1987)		 "Big Hotel"
(1988)

"Breakaway" (sometimes titled "I Can't Break Away") is a song by Australian band Big Pig, released in November 1987 as the third single from their debut album Bonk. Outside the United Kingdom, it was released in February 1988. The song, written by Mitchell Bottler and Gary Zekley, is about freedom and fighting against destiny.[3] Like many other Big Pig songs, "Breakaway" features plentiful drums and percussion, but no guitars.

The song became the band's most successful single, reaching number one in New Zealand in May 1988. It also peaked at number eight in their native Australia and managed to chart in North America, reaching number 60 on the Billboard Hot 100 and just making it into the top 10 on Canada's RPM Top Singles chart.

In 1989, the song appeared on the soundtrack to the science-fiction comedy film Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure.[4]

Track listing

White Label Records 7" single

  1. "Breakaway" – 3:45
  2. "Hellbent Heaven" – 3:33

White Label Records 12" single

  1. "Breakaway" (Popper Mix)
  2. "The Bald Dwarf"
  3. "Breakaway"

A&M Records 12" single

  1. "Breakaway" (Popper Mix) – 6:02
  2. "Hellbent Heaven" – 3:33
  3. "Breakaway" – 3:30

Charts

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Music Report No 707 – 15 February 1988 > Singles: New Releases". Imgur.com (original document published by Australian Music Report). Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "I Can't Break Away". Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "Breakaway by Big Pig – fighting fate and longing for freedom". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Original Soundtrack – Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 29th May, 1988". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 13 April 2018. N.B. The top 50 portion of the Kent Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988. "Breakaway" peaked on the chart before the commencement of the ARIA-produced chart in June 1988.
  6. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 8720." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "Charts.nz – Big Pig – Breakaway". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Big Pig Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Big Pig Chart History (Dance Club Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1988". ARIA. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "End Of Year Charts 1988". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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