"Breakin'" is a song by English rock band the Music, from their second studio album, Welcome to the North. It was the second single from that album, released in the UK and elsewhere in Europe as a single in early January 2005 and in Japan in early March 2005 as an EP. It peaked at number 20 on both the UK Singles Chart and on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart.

Track listings

In the UK

  • Single released 10 January 2005 by Virgin Records
  • CD1 <small>VSCDT1894</small>
  1. "Breakin'"
  2. "Middle of Nowhere" (demo)
  • CD2 <small>VSCDX1894</small>
  1. "Breakin'"
  2. "Bleed From Within" (Live at Liverpool Academy)
  3. "Bleed From Within" (Thin White Duke mix)
  • 7" <small>VS1894</small>
  1. "Breakin'"
  2. "Freedom Fighters" (Jo Whiley "Live Lounge" Session version)

In Japan

  • EP released 9 March 2005 by Toshiba-EMI
  • CD <small>VJCP-61102</small>
  1. "Breakin'"
  2. "The People" (Nick McCabe remix)
  3. "Welcome to the North" (live)
  4. "The People" (live)
  5. "Freedom Fighters" (live)
  6. "Bleed From Within" (live)
  7. "Breakin'" (video)

In Australia

  • EP released by EMI
  • CD <small>7243 8 70592 2 1</small>
  1. "Breakin'"
  2. "Middle of Nowhere" (Demo)
  3. "Freedom Fighters" (John Digweed & Nick Muir Remix)
  4. "Bleed From Within" (Live at Liverpool Academy)
  5. "The People" (Nick McCabe Remix)

In other media

The song was featured in "Kanes and Abel's", an episode of the American television series Veronica Mars.

Charts

Weekly charts

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!Chart (2005)

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! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)

| 63

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Year-end charts

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|+Year-end chart performance for "Breakin'"

! scope="col"|Chart (2005)

! scope="col"|Position

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! scope="row"|US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)

| 83

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References

  • Article detailing the release of the single