"Decided to Break It" | ||||
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Single by Marianas Trench | ||||
from the album Fix Me | ||||
Released | October 3, 2006 | |||
Genre | Pop punk | |||
Length | 2:23 | |||
Label | 604 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Josh Ramsay | |||
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Marianas Trench singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Decided to Break It" on YouTube |
"Decided to Break It" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Marianas Trench. It was released on October 3, 2006, as the second single from their debut studio album Fix Me . [1] The song was featured in an episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation . [2]
"Decided to Break It" is a pop punk track, [3] written and produced by Josh Ramsay, as well as being co-produced by Warne Livesey. [4] It was written about Ramsay's recovery as an addict, which resulted in insomnia and contains themes of disappointment and self-loathing. [5] He spoke about the song in further detail with UWO Gazette stating, "Basically ['Decided to Break It'] was a stream of consciousness sort of writing, because at that time I was trying so hard to fall asleep and I just couldn't. At the end of it, when I say 'I decided to break it,' I'm trying to refer to trying to break this cycle of never sleeping, which is a bit of a silly line in some respects because it's kind of not in your control anyway." [5]
After receiving substantial radio airplay in Canada and success on MuchMusic rotation, [6] "Decided to Break It" reached number 14 on the Canadian Singles Chart. [2]
The music video for "Decided to Break It" premiered on MuchMusic in 2006, and was directed by Kyle Davison and Chris Sargent. [7] The video showcases the group training for a competition in race against rival team, the Spider Pirates. [8] According to Ramsay, during the video shoot he suffered a broken wrist. [9]
Credits adapted from album's liner notes. [4]
Marianas Trench
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Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Canadian Singles Chart (Nielsen Soundscan) [2] | 14 |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Canada | October 3, 2006 | Digital download | 604 Records | [1] |