Breakdown (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song)
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| Single by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| from the album Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers | ||||
| B-side | "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)", "Luna", "Strangered in the Night" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Format | 7" | |||
| Recorded | Shelter Studios, Hollywood 1976 |
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| Genre | Heartland rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 2:44 | |||
| Label | Shelter | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom Petty | |||
| Producer | Denny Cordell | |||
| Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers singles chronology | ||||
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"Breakdown" is the first single from Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' self-titled debut album. It became a Top 40 hit in the United States and Canada.[1]
Played live, Petty sometimes incorporated "Breakdown" with Ray Charles' "Hit the Road Jack". Said variation of this song appears on "The Live Anthology".
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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers original[edit]
Track listings[edit]
- 7" Single (US, 1976)[2]
- A. "Breakdown" – 2:39 = background vocals were sung by fellow Shelter Records artist Phil Seymour who also sang on American Girl.
- B. "Fooled Again (I Don't Like It)" – 3:54
- 7" Single (Germany, 1977)[3]
- A. "Breakdown" – 2:42
- B. "Luna" – 3:59
- 7" Single (Spain, 1978)[4]
- A. "Breakdown" – 2:42
- B. "Strangered in the Night" – 3:32
Chart performance[edit]
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
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| United States[5] | 40 |
| Canada[6] | 40 |
Album appearances[edit]
- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (1976)
- FM (1978)
- Pack Up the Plantation: Live! (1985)
- Greatest Hits (1993)
- Playback (1995)
- Anthology: Through the Years (2000)
- Mojo Tour 2010 (2010)
Grace Jones version[edit]
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| Single by Grace Jones | ||||
| from the album Warm Leatherette | ||||
| B-side | "Warm Leatherette" | |||
| Released | July 1980 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | Reggae, New Wave | |||
| Length | 5:30 (album and 12" version) 3:00 (single edit) |
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| Label | Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Tom Petty | |||
| Producer | Chris Blackwell, Alex Sadkin | |||
| Grace Jones singles chronology | ||||
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Jamaican singer Grace Jones recorded a reggae re-imagining of the song on her 1980 album Warm Leatherette. For Grace Jones' recording, Petty wrote a third verse: "It's OK if you must go / I'll understand if you don't / You say goodbye right now / I'll still survive somehow / Why should we let this drag on?"[7] The song was edited from its full, 5:30 album version to a 3-minute long track on single release. It was released as a U.S.-only single in July 1980,[8] but didn't chart.
Track listing[edit]
- 7" Single[9]
- A. "Breakdown" – 3:00
- B. "Warm Leatherette" – 4:24
- 12" Single[10]
- A. "Breakdown" – 5:30
- B1. "Breakdown" (Edit) – 3:10
- B2. "Warm Leatherette" – 4:24
- 7" Promotional Single[11]
- A. "Breakdown" (Edit - Stereo) – 3:00
- B. "Breakdown" (Edit - Mono) – 3:00
Other cover versions[edit]
- "Breakdown" was covered by Suzi Quatro on her album If You Knew Suzi... (1978).
- The Replacements on their 1985 live album The Shit Hits the Fans.
- A live acoustic version of "Breakdown" appeared on Missy Higgins' 2009 More Than This EP featuring Brett Dennen.[12]
- The song was performed live by Foo Fighters while on their 2011 Wasting Light World Tour.
- Christina Perri performed this song on her 2011-2012 Lovestrong Tour.
References[edit]
- ^ Joel Whitburn, Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles: 1955-2010, Record Research, 2011.
- ^ "Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - Breakdown (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers* - Breakdown / Luna (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Breakdown / Strangered In the Night by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers (Billboard Singles)". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada (Top Singles - Volume 28, No. 24, March 11 1978)". www.collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ Joey Michaels. "3349. “Breakdown” by Grace Jones". sadclownrep.com. Retrieved 2012-05-23.
- ^ "Breakdown by Grace Jones : Reviews and Ratings - Rate Your Music". rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Grace Jones - Breakdown / Warm Leatherette (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Grace Jones - Breakdown (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "Grace Jones - Breakdown (Vinyl) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
- ^ "MISSY’S NEW EP “MORE THAN THIS” by Missy Higgins on Myspace". www.myspace.com. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
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