Break in the Weather

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"Break in the Weather"
Break in the Weather by Jenny Morris.jpg
CD single cover
Single by Jenny Morris
from the album Honeychild
B-side "Lenny"
Released9 September 1991 (1991-09-09) [1]
Length4:28
Label EastWest
Songwriter(s)
  • Jenny Morris
  • Tam Morris
Producer(s) Nick Launay
Jenny Morris singles chronology
"Piece of My Heart"
(1990)
"Break in the Weather"
(1991)
"I've Had You"
(1991)
Music video
"Break in the Weather" on YouTube

"Break in the Weather" is a song by New Zealand musician Jenny Morris. It was released in September 1991 the lead single from her third studio album, Honeychild (1991). The song became Morris's highest-peaking single in Australia, reaching number two for a week, behind "Rush" by Big Audio Dynamite II. [2] In her native New Zealand, the song made it to number five, making it her second-most-successful single, after 1989's "She Has to Be Loved".

Contents

Track listings

Australian maxi-CD single [3]

  1. "Break in the Weather" (edited 7-inch) – 4:28
  2. "Lenny" – 4:38
  3. "Break in the Weather" (extended) – 5:49
  4. "She Has to Be Loved" (12-inch Bridgeman Mix) – 6:24

German 7-inch single [4]

A. "Break in the Weather" (edited 7-inch) – 3:36
B. "Lenny" – 4:38

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1991)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [5] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [3] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1991)Position
Australia (ARIA) [6] 52

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [6] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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