Break It Down Again

"Break It Down Again" is a song by the 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

Peak positions

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA Singles Chart)^[2]	82
Canada Singles Chart^[3]	4
Dutch Mega Top 100^[4]	27
French SNEP Singles Chart^[4]	19
German Singles Chart^[4]	66
Italian Singles Chart	7
Polish Singles Chart^[5]	25
UK Singles Chart^[6]	20
US Billboard Hot 100^[7]	25
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[7]	25
US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks^[7]	1
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[7]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1993)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	91

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)
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1993". Retrieved 2010-08-27.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Tears for Fears

Roland Orzabal Curt Smith Ian Stanley Manny Elias

Studio albums	The Hurting Songs from the Big Chair The Seeds of Love Elemental Raoul and the Kings of Spain Everybody Loves a Happy Ending

Live albums	Secret World Live in Paris

Compilations	Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) Saturnine Martial & Lunatic Shout: The Very Best of Tears for Fears

Singles	"Suffer the Children" "Pale Shelter" "Mad World" "Change" "The Way You Are" "Mothers Talk" "Shout" "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" "Everybody Wants to Run the World" "Head over Heels" "I Believe (A Soulful Re-Recording)" "Mothers Talk (US Remix)" "Sowing the Seeds of Love" "Woman in Chains" "Advice for the Young at Heart" "Famous Last Words" "Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams" "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" "Break It Down Again" "Cold" "Goodnight Song" "Elemental" "Raoul and the Kings of Spain" "God's Mistake" "Secrets" "Falling Down" "Closest Thing to Heaven" "Everybody Loves a Happy Ending/Call Me Mellow" "Secret World"

Video/DVD releases	The Videosingles In My Mind's Eye Scenes from the Big Chair Sowing the Seeds Going to California Tears Roll Down (Greatest Hits 82–92) Secret World (Live in Paris)

Related articles	Discography Graduate

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