Break Away (Art Garfunkel song)

"Break Away"
"Break Away"
Single by Art Garfunkel
from the album Breakaway
B-side	"Disney Girls"
Released	December 1975
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary
Length	3:35
Label	Columbia: CBS 3-10273
Songwriter(s)	Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle
Art Garfunkel singles chronology

"Break Away" (also known as "Breakaway") is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and first recorded by Art Garfunkel for his 1975 album Breakaway. Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway.

"Break Away", with backing vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash, was the third single release from Garfunkel's album. The song peaked at No.39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and, in February 1976, went to No.1 on the Easy Listening chart for one week.^[1]

On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, "Break Away" reached No.2.^[2] It was blocked from reaching the No.1 position by Paul Simon's song, "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover".

Gallagher and Lyle, the writers of the song, released their version of "Breakaway" in late 1976, the title track of their Breakaway LP. It charted in the British Isles, reaching No.35 in the UK and No.7 in Ireland.

Charts

Weekly charts

Art Garfunkel

Chart (1975–76)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^[3]	39
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening^[4]	1
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 ^[5]	38
Canada RPM Top Singles^{[citation needed]}	28
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary^[2]	2

Gallagher & Lyle

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[6]	7
UK Singles Chart	35

Chart (1983)	Peak position
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	10

Year-end charts

Chart (1976)	Rank
Canada RPM Top Singles^[8]	191
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 ^[9]	218
U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary^[10]	38

References

^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 99.
^ ^a ^b "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 978-0-89820-089-8
^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 99.
^ "Cash Box Top 100 2/14/76". cashboxmagazine.com. 1976-02-14. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Break Away". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography {{{artist}}}". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
^ "1976 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
^ Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976

External links

Art Garfunkel - Break Away on YouTube

[1] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 99.

[collectionscanada1-2] "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

[3] Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 978-0-89820-089-8

[4] Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–2001. Record Research. p. 99.

[5] "Cash Box Top 100 2/14/76". cashboxmagazine.com. 1976-02-14. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

[sc_Ireland2_-6] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Break Away". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 14, 2019.

[sc_Ireland3_-7] "Irish-charts.com – Discography {{{artist}}}". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[8] "Item Display – RPM – Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-12-06. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

[9] "1976 Year End". Bullfrogspond.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.

[10] Top 50 Adult Contemporary Hits of 1976

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