Breakdown (Fu-Schnickens song)

"Breakdown"
Single by Fu-Schnickens
from the album Nervous Breakdown
B-side "Sneakin' Up on Ya"[1]
Released 1994 (1994)
Format
Genre Hip hop
Length 4:10
Label Jive
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Rod Kirkpatrick[3]
Fu-Schnickens singles chronology
"What's Up Doc? (Can We Rock)"
(1993)		 "Breakdown"
(1994)		 "Sum Dum Munkey"
(1994)
Nervous Breakdown track listing
"Breakdown"
(1)		 "Sum Dum Munkey"
(2)

"Breakdown" is a song performed by American hip hop group Fu-Schnickens. It is the opening track on their second studio album Nervous Breakdown and was issued as the album's second single. The song samples "Dance Floor" by Zapp and "Theme from the Black Hole" by Parliament.[4] It was the group's last song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at #67 in 1994.[5]

Music video

The official music video for the song was directed by Marcus Nispel.[6]

Chart positions

Chart (1994)[5] Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 67
US Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard) 10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks (Billboard) 38
US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard) 7

References

  1. ↑ "Fu-Schnickens - Breakdown at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Breakdown - Fu-Schnickens | Listen, Appearances, Song Review | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Fu-Schnickens - Breakdown (CD) at Discogs". Discogs. Zink Media. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Breakdown - Fu-Schnickens | WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Fu-Schnickens | Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  6. ↑ Garcia, Alex S. "mvdbase.com - Fu Schnickens - "Breakdown"". Music Video DataBase. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

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