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Breakout (Swing Out Sister song)

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Background

Singer Corinne Drewery wrote the song while recovering from a fractured skull from an equestrian accident. Swing Out Sister had a two-song deal with Mercury Records, and the first song failed to impact the charts. Mercury said the band had to have the second demo in by the next Monday morning or risk being dropped, causing the band to compose "Breakout" under stress. This influenced the lyrics, as well as Drewery's desire to quit her day job as a fashion designer and be a singer. There was some controversy around the Bass line claiming the band had taken it from an unpublished Elezze records track and the band saying it was inspired by the 1986 FIFA World Cup TV theme in Britain.

Music video

The music video for "Breakout" features lead singer Corinne Drewery as a fashion designer, who with the assistance of the other two band members designs and makes her own dress, and later makes a successful runway debut, modelling the garment while her bandmates open a bottle of champagne and toast to her success. There are two versions of this video; the official monochrome version and the alternate color version. The video was directed by Nick Willing.

Critical reception

Jerry Smith of the Music Week magazine praised "Breakout", describing it a "bubbling, dynamic number with irresistible rhythm and powerful, melodic vocals, backed by rousing horns and sweeping strings", and deemed it a potential hit. Similarly, Stuart Bailie of Record Mirror stated the song "is breezy, buoyant and it's tasteful" and "a good record". In the same issue of the magazine, James Hamilton complimented the N.A.D. mix as being a "rather pleasant and convincing jazz-funk".

See also

References

  1. Slater, Aaron (14 July 2018). "How I Wrote 'Breakout' by Swing Out Sister". Songwriting Magazine. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. "Swing Out Sister – Official Video" – via YouTube – Swing Out Sister – Official.
  3. Smith, Jerry (18 October 1986). "Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 19. Retrieved 8 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  4. Bailie, Stuart (18 October 1986). "Singles reviewed by Stuart Bailie" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 8. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
  5. Hamilton, James (18 October 1986). "BPM by James Hamilton" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 52. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 6 November 2023 – via World Radio History.
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