Breakdown

Breakdown may refer to:

• Breakdown (vehicle), failure of a motor vehicle in such a way that it cannot be operated
• Chemical decomposition, also called chemical breakdown, the breakdown of a substance into simpler components
• Decomposition, the process by which tissues of a dead organism break down into simpler forms of matter
• Drop set, also called a breakdown, a bodybuilding and weight training technique
• Electrical breakdown, the failure of an electric circuit or a rapid reduction in the resistance of an electrical insulator that can lead to a spark
• Mental breakdown, a non-medical term used to describe a time-limited event that presents primarily with debilitating depression, anxiety or paranoia

Music

• Breakdown (music), an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song
• Breakdown (band), a 1980s New York hardcore band
• Breakdown (Melissa Etheridge album), a Melissa Etheridge album
• Break Down (EP), a 2011 mini album by South Korean Kim Hyun Joong of SS501

• "Breakdown" (Group 1 Crew song), a song by hip-hop trio Group 1 Crew
• "Breakdown" (Jack Johnson song), a song by Jack Johnson
• "Breakdown" (Mariah Carey song), a song by Mariah Carey
• "Breakdown" (Seether song) a song by post-grunge band Seether
• "Breakdown" (Tantric song), a song by rock group Tantric from Tantric
• "Breakdown" (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song), a song by Tom Petty from Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
• "Breakdown", a song by Gravity Kills from Superstarved
• "Breakdown", a song by Guns N' Roses from Use Your Illusion II
• "Breakdown", a song by J. Cole from Cole World: The Sideline Story
• "Breakdown", a song by {Meg & Dia} from Cocoon
• "Breakdown", a song by Breaking Benjamin from We Are Not Alone

Film and television

• Breakdown (film), a 1997 thriller starring Kurt Russell
• Breakdown (1952 film), a film noir starring Ann Richards
• Breakdown: In Your House, a 1998 professional wrestling pay-per-view event
• Script breakdown, a step in the production of a play, film, or comic book
• Lance Hoyt, an American professional wrestler who previously used the ring name Breakdown

Other media

• Breakdown (book), a book by Bill Gertz regarding the policies of the United States intelligence services during the Clinton administration
• Breakdown (comics), a 2000s comic written by Chuck Dixon, and drawn by Dave Ross, about Paragon, the world's first superhero
• Breakdown (Transformers), several fictional characters in the various Transformers universes
• Breakdown (video game), a 2004 first-person action game for the Xbox, noted for flawed gameplay mechanics and deeper method of storytelling

See also

• All pages beginning with "Breakdown"
• All pages with titles containing "Breakdown"
• Broken Down (disambiguation)