Break It Up (Foreigner song)
| "Break It Up" | ||||
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| Single by Foreigner | ||||
| from the album 4 | ||||
| B-side | "Head Games (Live)" | |||
| Released | May 1982 | |||
| Recorded | early 1981 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:25 (Single version) 4:11 (Album version) | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mick Jones | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Mick Jones | |||
| Foreigner singles chronology | ||||
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"Break It Up" was the fourth single taken from the album 4 by the band Foreigner. The song was written by Mick Jones and the first to feature a B-side that was not available on one of their albums, a live version of their hit, "Head Games."
Background[]
The tune has a more melodic, slightly ballad-oriented sound mixed with their traditional hard rock. Rolling Stone contributor Kurt Loder described the song as a "classic cruncher."[1]
Chart performance[]
"Break it Up" reached number 26 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.[2][3]
Cover versions[]
- Norwegian hard rock/heavy metal singer Jørn Lande has covered this song on his first album Starfire.
References[]
- ^ Loder, Kurt (October 15, 1981). "Foreigner: Mass-Appeal Rock in a Post-Golden Age". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "Foreigner Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
- ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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- 1982 singles
- 1981 songs
- Foreigner (band) songs
- Songs written by Mick Jones (Foreigner)
- Atlantic Records singles
- Song recordings produced by Mick Jones (Foreigner)
- Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- 1980s rock song stubs