Breakin' Away (song)

"Breakin' Away" is the first single from Kim Wilde's 1995 album Now & Forever. Wilde had initially made her name in the 1980s as the highest-selling British female soloist of that decade. She had also earned some degree of success in the early 1990s. "Breakin' Away" was released both in its original form and as several different extended remixes on the 12" and CD-single formats. On the CD-single and cassette single a song called "Staying with My Baby" was also included. This track was somewhat exclusive as it was only included on the Japanese issue of the Now & Forever album.

For the Al Jarreau song (and album) of the same name, see Breakin' Away (album).
"Breakin' Away"
Single by Kim Wilde
from the album Now & Forever
B-side"Staying with my Baby"
Released25 September 1995
GenrePop
Length3:36
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Tracy Ackerman, M. Percy, T. Lever
Producer(s)Ricki Wilde, Serious Rope
Kim Wilde singles chronology
"Kids in America 1994"
(1994)		 "Breakin' Away"
(1995)		 "This I Swear"
(1996)
Music video
"Breakin' Away" on YouTube

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "It has been awhile since the seemingly ageless Kim Wilde delivered a single as good as her U.K. single, "Breakin' Away." Under the production guidance of brother Ricki Wilde and the ever-fab Serious Rope, she is the picture of sweet, girlish charm, gleefully romping through the track's plush retro-disco arrangement."[1] Music & Media wrote that "this fast-moving dance track introduces us to an up-to-date Kim Wilde. She lets the world know that "we've got to move forward" and that's exactly what she's doing with this single, which should be welcomed by dance and EHR stations."[2]

Charts
Chart (1995) Peak
positions
Australia (ARIA Charts) 147
Germany (Official German Charts) 79
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[3] 53
UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 43

References
  1. Flick, Larry (11 November 1995). "Dance Trax: Michael Jackson Remixes Transcend HiStory" (PDF). Billboard. p. 31. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  2. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 18 November 1996. p. 14. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 08 October 1995 - 14 October 1995". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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