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| "Break Away" | ||||
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| Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
| B-side | "Celebrate the News" | |||
| Released | June 16, 1969 | |||
| Recorded | March 31 – April 23, 1969 | |||
| Length | 2:57 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson, Reggie Dunbar | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson, Murry Wilson | |||
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Discográfica: Capitol · · Productor: Brian Wilson , Murry Wilson
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1969 single by the Beach Boys
"Break Away" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded during the early sessions for their album Sunflower and issued as a non-album single on June 16, 1969. It was written by Brian and Murry Wilson, although Murry was credited as lyricist under the pseudonym "Reggie Dunbar". Dennis Wilson`s "Celebrate the News" was chosen as the B-side. The single peaked at No. 63 in the US and No. 6 in the UK.[1]
Record World called it "an extremely pretty and summery song."[2]
Background
According to Brian, Murry came up with the idea for the song from watching The Joey Bishop Show on television while it proclaimed, "We`re gonna break away for a minute and we`ll be right back!". Brian, at his piano, then composed the song with Murry as they "plunked and plunked and plunked" and "finally got a song going."[3][4] At another time, Brian said that the Monkees inspired him to write this song.[5] The Monkees had appeared on the aforementioned television program on April 29, 1969,[6] but "Break Away" was recorded prior to that date.[7]
Asked why Murry had used a pseudonym, Brian responded that his father "didn`t want anyone to know that he wrote it with me."[8] On another occasion, Brian gave a different answer to the same journalist, saying "I don`t know. He was nutty. He was crazy, that was his fictitious name."[3]
Brian Wilson spoke positively of the song in a later interview, commenting, "That`s a beautiful song. I think it might be one of my most underrated songs."[4]
Charts
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 10 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 10 |
| New Zealand (Listener Chart)[11] | 20 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12] | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 63 |
| West Germany (GfK)[14] | 29 |
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1969 single by the Beach Boys
"Break Away" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys that was recorded during the early sessions for their album Sunflower and issued as a non-album single on June 16, 1969. It was written by Brian and Murry Wilson, although Murry was credited as lyricist under the pseudonym "Reggie Dunbar". Dennis Wilson`s "Celebrate the News" was chosen as the B-side. The single peaked at No. 63 in the US and No. 6 in the UK.[1]
Record World called it "an extremely pretty and summery song."[2]
Background
According to Brian, Murry came up with the idea for the song from watching The Joey Bishop Show on television while it proclaimed, "We`re gonna break away for a minute and we`ll be right back!". Brian, at his piano, then composed the song with Murry as they "plunked and plunked and plunked" and "finally got a song going."[3][4] At another time, Brian said that the Monkees inspired him to write this song.[5] The Monkees had appeared on the aforementioned television program on April 29, 1969,[6] but "Break Away" was recorded prior to that date.[7]
Asked why Murry had used a pseudonym, Brian responded that his father "didn`t want anyone to know that he wrote it with me."[8] On another occasion, Brian gave a different answer to the same journalist, saying "I don`t know. He was nutty. He was crazy, that was his fictitious name."[3]
Brian Wilson spoke positively of the song in a later interview, commenting, "That`s a beautiful song. I think it might be one of my most underrated songs."[4]
Charts
| Chart (1969) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ireland (IRMA)[9] | 10 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[10] | 10 |
| New Zealand (Listener Chart)[11] | 20 |
| UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12] | 6 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[13] | 63 |
| West Germany (GfK)[14] | 29 |
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