Break it down is Taiwanese Mandopop boyband SpeXial's second Mandarin studio album. The press conference of this album was held on June 5.[3] The album was released on June 12,[1] and the second edition "Deluxe Edition" was released on August 1.[2] The title track[4] is a high-octane dance number that serves as the theme song to the idol drama The X-Dormitory. The album also features "Subtle Love", the theme song to Moon River, a Taiwanese-Chinese idol drama.

Break it down
Studio album by
Released12 June 2014 (2014-06-12)[1] (First Edition)
1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)[2] (Deluxe Edition)
Recorded2014
GenreMandopop
Length36:57
LanguageMandarin
LabelWarner Music Taiwan
ProducerJeremy Ji, Jon Ma
SpeXial chronology
SpeXial
(2012)
Break it down
(2014)
Love Killah
(2015)
Other Cover
Deluxe Edition

The first edition includes a 36-page photobook, while the "Deluxe Edition" includes a 32-page photo+lyric booklet, photo cards with messages from the members and a member support fan (one randomly selected from seven designs).

The album was ranked No. 3 in Five Top Ranking (week 24 of year 2014) in the first week after release, and then ranked No. 2 in the second week.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fight for love" (為愛戰鬥)Wu I-WeiNermin Harambasic
Erik Lewander
Shaka Loveless
3:24
2."Break it down"Gavin LinPark Sang Il3:29
3."Subtle love" (愛這種離譜感覺)Jerry FengSon Ju Young
Han Jae Wook
Kim Tae-hoon
3:24
4."Love flu" (心流感)Stanley HungZhangjian Jun-Wei3:11
5."Can't breathe without you" (愛不再呼吸)Stanley HungChris K4:33
6."X" (X未知數)Luke TsuiMarcus Winther-John
Grace Tither
Martin Larsson
3:31
7."Increasingly love" (愛上加愛)Wu I-WeiMorten Jarl Nielsen
Jakob Kjer
Albi Albertsson
3:06
8."Memory collage" (拼貼記憶)Lin Yun Ting
Jon Ma
Jon Ma4:29
9."Run away with me" (陪我逃跑)Yu Cheng-Hao
Zhangjian Jun-Wei
Yu Cheng-Hao
Zhangjian Jun-Wei
3:32
10."Just be friends" (只能當朋友)Sung Yun-ChingHong Junyang4:18
Total length:36:57

Music videos

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Title Director Date Media
Break it down[5] Kuang Sheng 3 June 2014 YouTube
Yahoo!
Subtle love (愛這種離譜感覺)[6] 14 July 2014 YouTube
Can't breathe without you (愛不再呼吸)[7] 23 August 2014 YouTube
X (X未知數) 22 September 2014 YouTube
Memory collage (拼貼記憶) 24 September 2014 YouTube

References

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  1. ^ a b YESASIA: Break It Down CD - SpeXial, Warner Music Taiwan - Mandarin Music
  2. ^ a b YESASIA: Break It Down (Deluxe Edition) CD - SpeXial, Warner Music Taiwan - Mandarin Music
  3. ^ "SpeXial 沒有禁愛令!隊長宏正笑:所以可以跟粉絲戀愛" (in Chinese). ETtoday星光雲. 2014-06-06.
  4. ^ "台灣新一代型男偶像團體『SpeXial』,全新姿態回歸歌壇!" (in Chinese). 新浪新聞. 2014-06-19. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  5. ^ "SpeXial注入新血再掀台灣男團旋風" (in Chinese). KKBOX娛樂新聞. 2014-06-03.
  6. ^ "SpeXial臺灣簽售歌迷助陣 MV展現爆閃舞" (in Chinese). 新浪新聞. 2014-06-25. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  7. ^ "SpeXial日前拍攝抒情主打「愛不再呼吸」MV 慘遭驅離禁止拍攝" (in Chinese). PlayMusic音樂網. 2014-08-15.
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