Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)
- Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)
Infobox Single
Name = Breakout
Artist = Swing Out Sister
from Album = It's Better to Travel
B-side = Dirty Money
Released = October 3, 1986
Format = 7" single
Recorded = 1986
Genre = Pop
Length = 3:48
Label = Mercury Records
Writer = Connell/Drewery/Jackson
Producer = Paul Staveley O'Duffy
Last single = —
This single = "'Breakout"
(1986)
Next single = "Surrender"
(1987)
"Breakout" was a single from British pop act Swing Out Sister's debut album "It's Better to Travel".
The single reached the number four position in the UK in 1986, and rose to number six pop and number one adult contemporary in the US in 1987. The song also resulted in a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance By Group or Duo.
The single was written and performed while Swing Out Sister was still a trio. It would become one of their biggest hits, and the song most closely associated with the act. In the USA, "Breakout" remains a staple of adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio station playlists.The music video for "Breakout" features lead singer Corinne Drewery as a fashion designer, with the assistance of the other two band members, who designs and makes her own dress, and later makes a successful debut modelling it.
Perhaps owing to the song's continued popularity in Japan, a remix of "Breakout" by Orange Lounge was featured in Konami's 2006 release in the Bemani series, .
"Breakout" is currently featured in a SoftBank Mobile [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCS4CfWtWyI advertisement] featuring Cameron Diaz.
Charts
* UK Singles Chart: #4
* Billboard Hot 100 USA: #6 (1987 release)
** Hot 100 Single Sales: #4
** Hot 100 Airplay: #5
* Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks USA: #1 for two weeks (1987 release)
Remixes
* Breakout (Album Version)
* Breakout (NAD Mix)
* Breakout (Carnival Mix)
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