Break It/Get Myself Back

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{{Infobox song

| name = Break It

| cover = NamieAmuroBreakItCDonly.png

| alt =

| caption = "Break It" cover

| type = single

| artist = Namie Amuro

| album = Uncontrolled

| B-side =

| released = {{Start date|2010|07|28}}

| recorded = 2010

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Pop

| length =

| label = Avex Trax

| writer = Nao'ymt

| producer = Nao'ymt

| prev_title = Fake

| prev_year = 2010

| next_title = Wonder Woman

| next_year = 2011

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = single

| cover = Get Myself Back cover.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = "Get Myself Back" cover

}}

}}

"Break It/Get Myself Back" is a double A-side single released by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on July 28, 2010, through Avex Trax. Break It was used in a Coca-Cola Zero commercial. The song reached number three on Oricon's weekly chart. The single has been certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies,{{cite web | script-title=ja:ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年07月 |trans-title=Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2010) | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/gold/201007.html | work=RIAJ |language=Japanese | date=August 10, 2010 | accessdate=April 27, 2011}} as well as "Get Myself Back" being certified as a gold download to cellphones.,{{cite web | script-title=ja:レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定<略称:4月度認定> |trans-title=Record Association report: April digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: April Certifications) | url=http://www.riaj.or.jp/data/others/chart/w110520.html | work=RIAJ |language=Japanese | date=May 20, 2011 | accessdate=May 20, 2011}} it serves two lead singles for her tenth studio album Uncontrolled.

Music video

The music video for "Get Myself Back" features Amuro in several different locations. She first appears on a beach standing ankle-deep in the water. Another location includes standing next to tree, and also in a large grassy field.

The music video for "Break It" consists of Amuro and back-up dancers in a techno-style building, and in parts of it, Amuro standing beside a motorbike.{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2015 |title=安室奈美恵、地元・沖縄で初めて音楽ビデオ撮影 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/77947/full/ |access-date=December 13, 2023 |website=ORICON NEWS}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = CD single / digital download

| all_lyrics = Nao'ymt

| all_music = Nao'ymt.

| total_length = 15:40

| title1 = Break It

| length1 = 3:19

| title2 = Get Myself Back

| length2 = 4:31

| title3 = Break It

| note3 = Instrumental

| length3 = 3:19

| title4 = Get Myself Back

| note4 = Instrumental

| length4 = 4:32

}}

{{track listing

| headline = DVD

| extra_column = Director(s)

| title1 = Break It

| note1 = Music video

| extra1 =

| length1 =

| title2 = Get Myself Back

| note2 = Music video

| extra2 =

| length2 =

| title3 = Break It

| note3 = making of music video

| extra3 =

| length3 =

| title4 = Get Myself Back

| note4 = making of music video

| extra4 =

| length4 =

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

! scope="col"| Chart (2010)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100){{cite web|url=http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot100&year=2011&month=08&day=09|title=Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Charts|work=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|language=Japanese|accessdate=July 17, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120711015046/http://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail/?a=hot100|archive-date=July 11, 2012|url-status=dead}}
"Get Myself Back"

| 2

scope="row"| Japan (Japan Hot 100)
"Break It"

| 16

scope="row"| Japan (Oricon)

| 3

scope="row"| Taiwan (G-Music){{cite web |title=G-Music Combo Chart – Week 31 of 2010 |url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard0.aspx |publisher=G-Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812044446/http://www.g-music.com.tw:80/GMusicBillboard0.aspx |archive-date=2010-08-12 |language=zh-tw |date=2010-08-05 |access-date=2024-06-07}}

| 11

scope="row"| Taiwan East Asia (G-Music){{cite web |title=G-Music East Asian Chart – Week 31 of 2010 |url=http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx |publisher=G-Music |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814142315/http://www.g-music.com.tw/GMusicBillboard3.aspx |archive-date=2010-08-14 |language=zh-tw |date=2010-08-05 |access-date=2024-06-07}}

| 3

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders"

!Chart (2010)

!Position

scope="row"|Japan (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 100 2010: Singles |url=https://www.jame-world.com/en/article/88371-oricon-top-100-2010-singles.html |publisher=JaME |access-date=June 6, 2024 |date=January 1, 2011}}

| align="center"| 80

Sales and certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry |region=Japan |artist=Namie Amuro |title=Break It/Get Myself Back |type=single |award=Gold |refname="RIAJ1" |relyear=2010 |certyear=2010 |certmonth=7 |note=CD single}}

{{Certification Table Entry |region=Japan |artist=Namie Amuro |title=Get Myself Back |digital=true |type=ringtone |award=Gold |refname="RIAJ2" |relyear=2010 |certyear=2014 |certmonth=1 |note="Get Myself Back" ringtone}}

{{Certification Table Entry |region=Japan |artist=Namie Amuro |title=Break It |type=single |digital=true |award=Gold |refname="RIAJ3" |relyear=2010 |certyear=2010 |certmonth=7 |note="Break It" digital download}}

{{Certification Table Bottom}}

Credits

  • Produced by Nao'ymt
  • Written by Namie Amuro
  • Mixed by D.O.I.
  • Mastered by Tom Coyne
  • Recorded by Ryousuke Kataoka
  • Guitar by Shinji Omura (Tr. 1 & 3)

References

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{{Namie Amuro singles}}

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Category:2010 singles

Category:Namie Amuro songs

Category:2010 songs

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