Breakdown (Jack Johnson song)

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"Breakdown"
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Single by Jack Johnson
from the album In Between Dreams
ReleasedSeptember 2005
Genre Pop rock, reggae fusion, Jawaiian [1]
Length3:33
Label Brushfire, Columbia
Songwriter(s) Jack Johnson, Dan Nakamura & Paul Huston
Producer(s) Mario Caldato Jr.
Jack Johnson singles chronology
"Good People"
(2005)
"Breakdown"
(2005)
"Better Together"
(2006)
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"Breakdown" is a song written by Jack Johnson, Dan Nakamura & Paul Huston and sung by Jack Johnson. It is the eleventh track on his third album In Between Dreams which was released in February 2005. It was released as a single in September 2005. The video features Jack Johnson surfing in Pichilemu, Chile. The single peaked at #73 in the United Kingdom.

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The song was originally featured on the A Brokedown Melody soundtrack. Johnson confessed it was written in a train between Paris and Hossegor, a famous surf spot in France.

A remix of the song was produced by the hip-hop duo Handsome Boy Modeling School (Nakamura & Huston). It is a more upbeat version of the original song, and was featured on their 2004 album, White People .

Charts

ChartPeak
position
UK Singles Chart 73
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks 40

Certifications

Certifications for "Breakdown"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [2] Platinum70,000
Canada (Music Canada) [3] Gold40,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) [4] Gold15,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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