Breakdown (Jack Johnson song)

"Breakdown"
Single by Jack Johnson
from the album In Between Dreams
Released	September 2005
Genre	Pop rock, reggae fusion, Jawaiian [1]
Length	3:33
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.

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

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

Certifications

Certifications for "Breakdown"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [2]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada) [3]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [4]	Gold	15,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other appearances

• The Acoustic Album (2006, Virgin)

References

1. Alistair Wood (5 October 2015). Ukulele For Dummies. John Wiley & Sons. p. 203. ISBN   978-1-119-13597-5.
2. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved June 8, 2023.
3. "Canadian single certifications – Jack Johnson – Breakdown". Music Canada . Retrieved November 10, 2022.
4. "New Zealand single certifications – Jack Johnson – Breakdown". Radioscope. Retrieved January 12, 2025.Type Breakdown in the "Search:" field.