Break Stuff
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| Single by Limp Bizkit | ||||
| from the album Significant Other | ||||
| Released | May 2, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1998 | |||
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| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Interscope | |||
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| Producer(s) | Limp Bizkit | |||
| Limp Bizkit singles chronology | ||||
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"Break Stuff" is a song by American rock band Limp Bizkit, released on May 2, 2000 as the fourth and final single from their second studio album Significant Other (1999). The song was released alongside "N 2 Gether Now", and has remained a staple of Limp Bizkit's live shows.
Music video
The music video was shot at Skatelab. The band members are seen in some scenes not playing any instruments and some scenes they are playing each other's instruments. Cameos include Snoop Dogg, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Dr. Dre, Eminem, Eminem's daughter Hailie, Alec Baldwin, Pauly Shore, Derek Jeter, Roger Daltrey, Bam Margera, Bucky Lasek, Seth Green, Stryker, Riley Hawk, Aaron Lewis, and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, model Lily Aldridge and comedian Richard Lewis.[5][6]
It received its world premiere in February 2000 on the short-lived USA Network music show Farmclub, alongside Korn's video for their single, "Make Me Bad". Both groups made a guest appearance to introduce their respective videos.
Awards
The video for the song won the MTV Video Music Award for The Best Rock Video in 2000.[7]
Covers
- Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered this as a lounge version on his 2000 album, Lounge Against the Machine.
- Three Days Grace has covered the song in 2011 during live shows.[8]
- Australian metal band Confession did a cover of this song.
- In 2012, pop-punk band Patent Pending recorded a tongue-in-cheek piano ballad version for their EP 'Spring Break 99'
- Baltimore pop-punk band All Time Low covered this song during their World Triptacular tour.
Charts and certifications
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References
- ^ "The Ultimate Nu Metal Mixtape". Kerrang!. (November 10th, 2014)
- ^ Young, Chris (May 27, 2013). "Faithful Limp Bizkit fans pack the Observatory". Orange County Register. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
Released the summer before Y2K, that band's sophomore album Significant Other dominated modern-rock airwaves with instant nu-metal anthems like "Nookie" and "Break Stuff."
- ^ "They Did It All for the Nookie: Decibel Explores the Rise and Fall of Nu-Metal". Decibel. (August 13th, 2005). Retrieved on September 15th, 2015
- ^ "30 Best Nu Metal Songs, Ranked". Spin Magazine.
- ^ "'Hey, isn't that...' | Our favourite rock video cameos of all time. - Hit The Floor". Hit The Floor. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "Lily Aldridge: 5 Things You Didn't Know About The Model & Actress". Footwear News. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "2000 MTV Video Music Awards | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2000 MTV VMAs". www.mtv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
- ^ "Three Days Grace Cover Break Stuff Live". YouTube. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
- ^ "Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Limp Bizkit feat. Method Man – Break Stuff" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Music & Media: Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 1, 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Limp Bizkit feat. Method Man – Break Stuff". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "British single certifications – Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 23, 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type Break Stuff in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.