"Break Away (from That Boy)" | ||||
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Single by The Newbeats | ||||
from the album Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats | ||||
B-side | "Hey-O-Daddy-O" | |||
Released |
January 1965 (US) February 1965 (UK) |
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Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 2:25 | |||
Label | Hickory 1290 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Louis "Dean" Mathis, Marcus F. Mathis | |||
Producer(s) | Wesley Rose | |||
The Newbeats singles chronology | ||||
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"Break Away (from That Boy)" is a song written by Louis "Dean" Mathis and Marcus F. Mathis and performed by The Newbeats. It reached #7 in Australia, #15 in Canada, and #40 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1965. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart. The song was featured on their 1965 album, Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats.
The song was produced by Wesley Rose. The single's B-side, "Hey-O-Daddy-O", reached #118 on the US Billboard chart.
The song was re-released in 1970 as the B-side to the group's single, "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)".