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"Breakout"
A variant of standard artwork
Single by Foo Fighters
from the album There Is Nothing Left to Lose and Me, Myself & Irene soundtrack
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2000
RecordedMarch–June 1999
November 23, 1999 (live)
Genre
Length3:21
3:39 (live)
Label Roswell, RCA
Songwriter(s)Foo Fighters
Producer(s)Foo Fighters and Adam Kasper
Emma Lyne and Sam Cunningham (live)
Foo Fighters singles chronology
" Generator"
(2000) 		"Breakout"
(2000) 		" Next Year"
(2000)
Music video
"Breakout" on YouTube

"Breakout" is a song by Foo Fighters. It is the second track and fourth single from their third album There Is Nothing Left to Lose.

History

The single was released as a two disc set in the UK and Europe, and also had separate releases in the Netherlands, Australia and Japan. [1] Promotional singles were also released in the US for radio play. [1]

The song appeared as a playable track in Lego Rock Band.

Music video

The video was directed by The Malloys, and served as a tie-in to the song's appearance in the film Me, Myself & Irene. It mainly features Dave Grohl playing a character who has a " multiple personality" disorder (just like Charlie Baileygates/Hank, Jim Carrey's character in the film) while taking his girlfriend to see the movie at a drive-in. In addition to Grohl's mom, Ginny, as the woman who flips him off while he is driving, the video also features some of the actors from the Me, Myself & Irene including Traylor Howard, who played Charlie's ex-wife Layla, and Tony Cox, who played the limo driver, along with Anthony Anderson, who played Jamal Baileygates & Jerod Mixon who played Shonté Jr. Baileygates. The MTV series Making the Video documented the making of the music video.

Live recordings

A live version recorded on November 23, 1999, at the Barrowlands for the BBC Radio 1's Rock Show programme was released as a B-side to the CD versions of the " Generator" single.

Two live versions were released on the Everywhere but Home DVD, recorded in Toronto and Reykjavík.

A live version filmed at Hyde Park on June 17, 2006, was released on the Live at Hyde Park DVD.

A live version filmed at Wembley Stadium on June 7, 2008, was released on the Live at Wembley Stadium DVD.

Track listing

UK CD1 white cover
  1. "Breakout" - 3:21
  2. "Iron and Stone" ( The Obsessed cover) - 2:52
  3. " Learn to Fly" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) - 3:38
UK CD2 grey cover, Europe CD white cover
  1. "Breakout" - 3:21
  2. " Monkey Wrench" (Live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000) - 4:23
  3. " Stacked Actors" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000) - 5:21
Japanese version white cover
  1. "Breakout"
  2. "Iron & Stone" (The Obsessed cover)
  3. "Ain't It the Life" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)
  4. "Learn to Fly" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000)
  5. " Stacked Actors" (Live from Sydney, Australia, January 24, 2000)
Australia CD white cover
  1. "Breakout"
  2. " Monkey Wrench" (Live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000)
  3. " Next Year" (Live from Melbourne, Australia February 1, 2000)
Netherlands CD Live in Holland, part one
  1. "Breakout
  2. "Floaty" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)
  3. "Ain't it the Life" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)
  4. "Next Year" (Live acoustic at 2 Meter Session, 22 Nov 1999)

Personnel

Album

Video

Chart positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia ( ARIA) [2] 59
Canada Rock/Alternative ( RPM) [3] 15
Netherlands ( Single Top 100) [4] 63
UK Singles ( OCC) [5] 29
UK Rock & Metal ( OCC) [6] 2
US Mainstream Rock ( Billboard) [7] 11
US Alternative Airplay ( Billboard) [8] 8

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia ( ARIA) [9] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom ( BPI) [10] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b Foo Fighters - Breakout discogs.com. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ " Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 7258." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  4. ^ " Foo Fighters – Breakout" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Foo Fighters: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  6. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  7. ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  8. ^ "Foo Fighters Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  9. ^ "ARIA October 2023 Single Accreditations" (PDF). dropbox.com. ARIA. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "British single certifications – Foo Fighters – Breakout". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 20, 2022.
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