Break Up (album)

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All tracks are written by Pete Yorn, except where noted.

Break Up
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 15, 2009
Recorded2006–2009
Genre
Length28:55
Label
Producer Sunny Levine
Scarlett Johansson chronology
Anywhere I Lay My Head
(2008)
Break Up
(2009)
Pete Yorn chronology
Back and Fourth
(2009)
Break Up
(2009)
Pete Yorn
(2010)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Relator" 2:33
2."Wear and Tear" 3:22
3."I Don't Know What to Do" 3:29
4."Search Your Heart" 3:01
5."Blackie's Dead" 2:37
6."I Am the Cosmos" Chris Bell 2:47
7."Shampoo" 3:05
8."Clean" 3:48
9."Someday" 4:17
Amazon exclusive bonus tracks [19]
No.TitleLength
10."Blackie's Dead [Demo]"2:03

French special edition

CD 2 includes live versions recorded at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles on October 7, 2009. Originally broadcast on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic with Jason Bentley. This CD was launched like the "Live At KCRW.Com EP" on Amazon.com, and after included in "Break Up (Deluxe Edition)".

This enhanced CD also includes Relator video.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Relator" 2:36
2."Blackie's Dead" 2:38
3."I Don't Know What to Do" 3:30
4."Search Your Heart" 3:03
5."Shampoo" 3:08
6."Stop Your Sobbin'" Ray Davies 2:38
7."Relator" (video) 2:33

Personnel

Chart positions

Album

Chart (2009)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [20] 78
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [21] 45
French Albums (SNEP) [22] 18
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [23] 89
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [24] 58
UK Albums Chart [25] 160
US Billboard 200 [26] 41
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [26] 6
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard [26] 14

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak Position
2009"Relator"Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)10
German Singles Chart91
Swiss Singles Chart57
UK Singles Chart [25] 189

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP) [27] Gold50,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

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