Breaking (song)

{{Other uses|Breaking (disambiguation){{!}}Breaking}}

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{{Infobox song

| name = Breaking

| cover = AnberlinBreaking.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Anberlin

| album = New Surrender

| released = June 29, 2009

| format =

| recorded = 2008 at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood, California

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Alternative rock, emo

| length = 3:26

| label = Universal Republic

| writer = Stephen Arnold, Joseph Milligan, Deon Rexroat, Nathan Young, Christian McAlhaney, Butch Walker

| producer = Neal Avron

| prev_title = Feel Good Drag

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = True Faith

| next_year = 2009

}}

"Breaking" is a song by American alternative rock band, Anberlin, and the second single from their album New Surrender. The release date for the song was originally set for January 2009,{{cite web|url= http://www.promoonly.com/view_issue.php?IssueID=3931|title= Modern Rock Radio January 2009|website=promoonly.com|last= |first= |date= January 1, 2009|accessdate= January 1, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090122054711/http://promoonly.com/view_issue.php?IssueID=3931|archive-date= January 22, 2009|url-status= dead}} then February 16,{{cite web |url=http://www.indievisionmusic.com/wordpress/2009/01/17/new-anberlin-single-at-radio-february-16th/ |title=New Anberlin Single At Radio February 16th | News |publisher=Indie Vision Music |date=January 30, 2012 |accessdate=February 8, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426091833/http://www.indievisionmusic.com/wordpress/2009/01/17/new-anberlin-single-at-radio-february-16th/ |archivedate=April 26, 2009 |df=mdy-all }} but was pushed back several more times due to the continued success of previous single "Feel Good Drag". The song officially impacted radio on June 29, 2009{{cite web|url=http://elbo.ws/post/1715977/gt-anberlin-new-single-breaking-heading-to-radio/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709180307/http://elbo.ws/post/1715977/gt-anberlin-new-single-breaking-heading-to-radio/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 9, 2012|website=elbo.ws|title=Anberlin – new single "Breaking" heading to radio|date=May 9, 2009|accessdate=May 28, 2009}} and reached number 23 on the Alternative Songs chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1190232|publisher=AbsolutePunk.net|title=Anberlin Again Seeing Radio Success|date=July 15, 2009|accessdate=July 17, 2009}} It has also reached number 37 on the U.S. Rock Songs chart.