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"Break It" | ||||
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Single by Namie Amuro | ||||
from the album Uncontrolled | ||||
B-side | "Get Myself Back" | |||
Released | July 28, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2010 | |||
Label | Avex Trax | |||
Songwriter(s) | Nao'ymt | |||
Producer(s) | Nao'ymt | |||
Namie Amuro singles chronology | ||||
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Alternative cover | ||||
"Break It/Get Myself Back" is a double A-side single released by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on July 28, 2010, through Avex Trax. Break It was used in a Coca-Cola Zero commercial. The song reached number three on Oricon's weekly chart. The single has been certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies, [1] as well as "Get Myself Back" being certified as a gold download to cellphones., [2] it serves two lead singles for her tenth studio album Uncontrolled .
The music video for "Get Myself Back" features Amuro in several different locations. She first appears on a beach standing ankle-deep in the water. Another location includes standing next to tree, and also in a large grassy field.
The music video for "Break It" consists of Amuro and back-up dancers in a techno-style building, and in parts of it, Amuro standing beside a motorbike. [3]
All lyrics are written by Nao'ymt; all music is composed by Nao'ymt, arranged by Nao'ymt
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Break It" | 3:19 |
2. | "Get Myself Back" | 4:31 |
3. | "Break It" (Instrumental) | 3:19 |
4. | "Get Myself Back" (Instrumental) | 4:32 |
Total length: | 15:40 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Break It" (Music video) | |
2. | "Get Myself Back" (Music video) | |
3. | "Break It" (making of music video) | |
4. | "Get Myself Back" (making of music video) |
Release | Chart (2010) | Peak position |
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July 28, 2010 | Oricon Daily Charts | 2 |
Oricon Weekly Charts | 3 | |
Oricon Monthly Charts | 12 | |
Oricon Yearly Charts | 80 | |
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Billboard Japan Hot 100 [4] | 16 |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart [5] | 15 |
Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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Billboard Japan Hot 100 [4] | 2 |
RIAJ Digital Track Chart [6] | 5 |
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