Bend It Until It Breaks

"Bend It Until It Breaks"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Country 'til I Die
B-side	"Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
Released	November 28, 1994
Genre	Country
Length	4:05
Label	BNA
Writer(s)	John Anderson Lionel Delmore
Producer(s)	John Anderson James Stroud
John Anderson singles chronology
"Country 'Til I Die" (1994) "Bend It Until It Breaks" (1994) "Mississippi Moon" (1995)

"Bend It Until It Breaks" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from his album Country 'til I Die. The song reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 28 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.^{[1] [2]} Anderson wrote the song with Lionel Delmore. It is the final Top 10 hit for Anderson to date.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine gave the song positive review, saying that Anderson uses "his own sharp songwriting pen and a fiddle hook reminiscent of 'Seminole Wind.'^[3]

Chart performance

"Bend It Until It Breaks" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 10, 1994.

Chart (1994–1995)	Peak position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4]	28
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6]	43

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
2. John Anderson Chart History
3. Billboard, December 10, 1994
4. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9173." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
5. "John Anderson – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for John Anderson.
6. "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.