"Break It Down Again" is a song by the British band Tears for Fears, released as the first single from their 1993 album Elemental. The song was an international hit, reaching the top 40 in several countries, and also reached #1 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The song was also the second single released after the departure of Curt Smith (after "Laid So Low (Tears Roll Down)" in 1992), since he had split from Orzabal in 1991. As with the Elemental album, the song featured Roland Orzabal with peripheral Tears for Fears band members Alan Grffiths and Gail Ann Dorsey.

Music video

The music video shows Orzabal, Griffiths, and Dorsey performing the song in the same desert where the "Break It Down Again" single and the Elemental album covers were taken. The video was directed by Dani Jacobs.

Track listing

CD maxi

1. "Break It Down Again" — 4:31
2. "Bloodletting Go" — 4:13
3. "Schrödinger's Cat" — 8:45
4. "Break It Down Again" (karaoke version) — 13:48

Charts

Chart (1993)	Peak position
Dutch Singles Chart	27
French Singles Chart	19
German Singles Chart	66
Italian Singles Chart	7
UK Singles Chart	20
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	25
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	25
U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks	1
U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream	10

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