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"Breakdown" | ||||
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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 | ||||
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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 .
Chart | Peak position |
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UK Singles Chart | 73 |
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 40 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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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. |
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