Break the Night with Colour

{{Short description|2006 single by Richard Ashcroft}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Break the Night with Colour

| cover = Break the Night With Colour DVD cover.JPG

| alt =

| caption = 7-inch and CD cover

| type = single

| artist = Richard Ashcroft

| album = Keys to the World

| B-side = {{unbulleted list|"The Direction"|"Slip Sliding"}}

| released = {{start date|2006|1|9|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=17|date=7 January 2006}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:56

| label = Parlophone

| writer = Richard Ashcroft

| producer = {{hlist|Richard Ashcroft|Chris Potter}}

| prev_title = Buy It in Bottles

| prev_year = 2003

| next_title = Music Is Power

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = single

| cover = Break the Night With Colour CD cover.JPG

| border =

| alt =

| caption = DVD

}}

}}

"Break the Night with Colour" is a song by English singer-songwriter Richard Ashcroft, included as the third track on his third studio album, Keys to the World (2006). It was released as the first single from the album on 9 January 2006, peaking at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It also found success in several other countries, reaching number three in Italy, number 10 in Ireland, and number 17 in Austria.

Track listings

UK CD single and limited-edition 7-inch single {{small|(CDR 6680; R 6680)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Break the Night with Colour|others=Richard Ashcroft|year=2006|type=UK CD single liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=CDR 6680}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Break the Night with Colour|others=Richard Ashcroft|year=2006|type=UK limited 7-inch single sleeve|publisher=Parlophone|id=R 6680}}

  1. "Break the Night with Colour"
  2. "The Direction"

UK DVD single {{small|(DVDR 6680)}}{{cite AV media notes|title=Break the Night with Colour|others=Richard Ashcroft|year=2006|type=UK DVD single liner notes|publisher=Parlophone|id=DVDR 6680}}

  1. "Break the Night with Colour"
  2. "Slip Sliding"
  3. "Break the Night with Colour" (video)
  4. "Break the Night with Colour" (making of the video)

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (2006)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Austria|17|artist=Richard Ashcroft|song=Break the Night with Colour|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
{{single chart|Flanders Tip|2|artist=Richard Ashcroft|song=Break the Night with Colour|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
{{single chart|Wallonia Tip|8|artist=Richard Ashcroft|song=Break the Night with Colour|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/00s/2006/BB-2006-01-28.pdf|title=Hits of the World – Eurocharts|magazine=Billboard|volume=118|issue=4|page=71|date=28 January 2006|access-date=24 July 2020}}

|10

{{single chart|Germany|45|artist=Richard Ashcroft|song=Break the Night with Colour|songid=167639|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|10|song=Break the Night with Colour|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
{{single chart|Italy|3|artist=Richard Ashcroft|song=Break the Night with Colour|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|90|artist=Richard Ashcroft|song=Break the Night with Colour|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
{{single chart|Scotland|3|date=20060121|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|55|artist=Richard Ashcroft|song=Break the Night with Colour|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}
{{single chart|UK|3|date=20060121|rowheader=true|access-date=24 July 2020}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (2006)

!Position

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2006.pdf|title=The Official UK Singles Chart 2006|work=UKChartsPlus|access-date=24 July 2020}}

|106

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References