Bend It Until It Breaks

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"Bend It Until It Breaks"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Country 'til I Die
B-side "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
ReleasedNovember 28, 1994
Genre Country
Length4:05
Label BNA
Songwriter(s)
  • John Anderson
  • Lionel Delmore
Producer(s)
John Anderson singles chronology
"Country 'Til I Die"
(1994)		"Bend It Until It Breaks"
(1994)		"Mississippi Moon"
(1995)

"Bend It Until It Breaks" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from his album Country 'til I Die . The song reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 28 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart. [1] [2] Anderson wrote the song with Lionel Delmore. As of 2025, it is the last Top 10 hit for Anderson.[ citation needed ]

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Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price of Billboard magazine gave the song a positive review, saying that Anderson uses "his own sharp songwriting pen and a fiddle hook reminiscent of 'Seminole Wind.'" [3]

Personnel

Compiled from the liner notes. [4]

Chart performance

"Bend It Until It Breaks" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 10, 1994.

Chart (1994–1995)Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks ( RPM ) [5] 28
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [6] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)Position
US Country Songs ( Billboard ) [7] 43

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN   978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ John Anderson Chart History
  3. ↑ Billboard , December 10, 1994
  4. ↑ Country 'til I Die (CD). John Anderson. BNA Entertainment. 1994. BNA 07863 66417-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9173." RPM . Library and Archives Canada. April 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  6. ↑ "John Anderson Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard . Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.



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