Break Away
The Beach Boys
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Break break shake away, break breakaway Now I'm free to do what I want to do Time will not wait for me, time is my destiny Why change the part of me that has to be free The love that passed me by, I found no reason why But now each day is filled with the love, that very same love That passed me by and that is why I can breakaway from that lonely life And I can do what I want to do And breakaway from that empty life and my world is new When I laid down on my bed I heard voices in my head Telling me now hey it's only a dream The more I thought of it I had been out of it And here's the answer I found instead (Baby baby) found out it was in my head (baby baby) (Baby baby) found out it was my head (baby baby) (Baby baby) found out it was in my head (baby baby) And I can breakaway to the better life Where the shackles never hold me down I'm gonna make a way for each happy day As my life turns around Come on we're free to breakaway (oh boy you jump for joy) Now won't you come on (when you breakaway) You're free to breakaways (breakaway) Come on you're free to breakaway (breakaway) Now won't you come on (breakaway) You're free to breakaways (breakaway) Feel the vibrations in all the sensations, breakaway Feel the vibrations in all the sensations, breakaway
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Written by: Donald Dennis, Philip Burrell, Sheldon Campbell, Sly Dunbar, Phillips Burrell
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10 facts about this song
Release Date"Break Away" by The Beach Boys was released on June 16, 1969.
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Chart PerformanceThe song peaked at number 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, making it a smaller hit than many of the band's earlier releases.
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Songwriting CreditsInterestingly, the song was co-written by Brian Wilson and his father, Murry Wilson - a rarity in the Beach Boys' discography.
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Brian Wilson's InfluenceThis song marked one of Wilson's last significant contributions to the Beach Boys before largely withdrawing from the group in the 1970s.
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Musicality"Break Away" is best known for its multi-layered vocal harmonies, which are typical of the Beach Boys' sound.
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Last Single with Capitol Records"Break Away" was the last single that The Beach Boys released under their contract with Capitol Records.
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B-Side InfoThe B-side of "Break Away" is "Celebrate the News", another song written by Dennis Wilson.
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Special EditionAn alternate mix of "Break Away" appeared on the band's 1993 boxed set, "Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys".
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Cover VersionsSeveral artists, including Tracey Ullman and the Cowsills, have covered "Break Away".
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Commercial ReceptionUnfortunately, "Break Away" did not fare as well commercially compared to their other songs and did not manage to break into the top 10 of the charts. Despite its limited commercial success, the song is still cherished by devoted fans of the band.
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