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Breakdown (Clock DVA song)

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"Breakdown"
Single by Clock DVA
from the album Advantage
B-side"Black Angel's Death Song"
Released1983 (1983)
RecordedFall 1982 at Rockfield Studios
(Wales, UK)
GenrePost-punk, electronic
Length3:48
LabelPolydor/Relativity
Songwriter(s)Paul Browse, Carruthers, Dean Dennis, Adi Newton, Nick Sanderson
Producer(s)Hugh Jones
Clock DVA singles chronology
"4 Hours"
(1981)
"Breakdown"
(1983)

"Breakdown" is a song by the English post-punk band Clock DVA. It was the second single released in support of their third album Advantage.

Formats and track listing

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All lyrics written by Adi Newton, all music composed by Clock DVA, except "Black Angel's Death Song" by Lou Reed and John Cale.

UK 7" single (POSP 627)
  1. "Breakdown" – 3:48
  2. "Black Angel's Death Song" (The Velvet Underground cover) – 3:22
UK 12" single (EMC 1206)
  1. "Breakdown" (extended version) – 5:47
  2. "Breakdown" – 3:50
  3. "Beautiful Losers" – 4:29
  4. "Black Angels Death Song" (The Velvet Underground cover) – 3:24

Accolades

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Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
1983 Rockerilla Italy Singles of the Year[1] 6

Personnel

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Adapted from the Breakdown liner notes.[2]

Release history

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Region Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 1983 Polydor 7", 12" POSP 627
United States Relativity EMC 1206

References

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  1. ^ "Rockerilla End of Year Lists 1983: Singles". Rockerilla. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  2. ^ Breakdown (sleeve). Clock DVA. London, United Kingdom: Polydor Records. 1983.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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