When Love Breaks Down
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When Love Breaks Down is a single
released by the British
rock
group
Prefab Sprout
in 1984. It was the first single taken from their album of that year, Steve McQueen
. On this first release the single did not chart in the UK Singles Chart
, but it was reissued in 1985 when it reached #25.
The b-side to the original release is a song called "Diana" which would later be re-recorded and released on the album Protest Songs
, which was originally going to be released after Steve McQueen but was shelved until 1989.
The song was re-released in March 2007, this time with an entirely new acoustic arrangement, recorded mid-2006 by Paddy McAloon, to coincide with the 2-disc Legacy Edition of Steve McQueen which came with a disc containing acoustic renditions of eight of the songs from the album.
The song has been covered by many artists, for example The Zombies
, Kate Walsh
, Lisa Stansfield
and Portastatic
.
Single (music)
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released by the British
United Kingdom
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rock
Rock music
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group
Musical ensemble
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Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout
Prefab Sprout are an alternative English pop rock band from Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England who rose to fame during the 1980s. Eight of their albums have reached the Top 40 in the UK Albums Chart, and one of their singles, "The King of Rock 'n' Roll", peaked at number seven in the UK...
in 1984. It was the first single taken from their album of that year, Steve McQueen
Steve McQueen (album)
Steve McQueen is the second album by English pop band Prefab Sprout, released in June 1985. It was released in the United States as Two Wheels Good due to a legal conflict with the estate of American actor Steve McQueen...
. On this first release the single did not chart in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, but it was reissued in 1985 when it reached #25.
The b-side to the original release is a song called "Diana" which would later be re-recorded and released on the album Protest Songs
Protest Songs (album)
Protest Songs is the fourth album by English pop band Prefab Sprout . It was recorded in 1985, but was not released until 1989; it's not clear whether, at the time of recording, the band had intended it as the main follow-up to their breakthrough album Steve McQueen, released earlier in 1985...
, which was originally going to be released after Steve McQueen but was shelved until 1989.
The song was re-released in March 2007, this time with an entirely new acoustic arrangement, recorded mid-2006 by Paddy McAloon, to coincide with the 2-disc Legacy Edition of Steve McQueen which came with a disc containing acoustic renditions of eight of the songs from the album.
The song has been covered by many artists, for example The Zombies
The Zombies
The Zombies are an English rock band, formed in 1961 in St Albans and led by Rod Argent, on piano and keyboards, and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The group scored a UK and US hit in 1964 with "She's Not There"...
, Kate Walsh
Kate Walsh (singer)
Kate Walsh is an English singer from Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex.A graduate of the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, her first album was Clocktower Park , released in 2003 by Kitchenware Records. The album was named for a meeting place in her home town. In 2007, she released her second album, Tim's...
, Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Stansfield is an English singer and songwriter.-Early years:Stansfield was born to Marion and Keith Stansfield in Heywood, Lancashire, in England, where she attended Redbrook School, Rochdale. Her first television appearance was on a talent programme in the Granada TV area in 1982...
and Portastatic
Portastatic
Portastatic is an American indie rock band founded in the early 1990s by Mac McCaughan. Portastatic began as a solo project for McCaughan, lead singer and guitarist of the indie rock band Superchunk...
.