Break Away (Art Garfunkel song)

"Break Away" (also known as "Breakaway") is a song written by Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle and first recorded by Art Garfunkel for his 1975 album Breakaway. Gallagher and Lyle released their own version on their 1976 album, also titled Breakaway.

"Break Away"
Single by Art Garfunkel
from the album Breakaway
B-side	"Disney Girls"
Released	December 1975
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary
Length	3:35
Label	Columbia: CBS 3-10273
Songwriter(s)	Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle
Art Garfunkel singles chronology
"My Little Town" (1975) "Break Away" (1975) "Crying in My Sleep" (1978)

"Break Away", with backing vocals by David Crosby and Graham Nash, was the third single release from Garfunkel's album. The song peaked at No.39 on the Billboard Hot 100 and, in February 1976, went to No.1 on the Easy Listening chart for one week.^[1]

On the Canadian Adult Contemporary chart, "Break Away" reached No.2.^[2] It was blocked from reaching the No.1 position by Paul Simon's song, "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover".

Gallagher and Lyle, the writers of the song, released their version of "Breakaway" in late 1976, the title track of their Breakaway LP. It charted in the British Isles, reaching No.35 in the UK and No.7 in Ireland.

Charts

Weekly charts Art Garfunkel Chart (1975–76) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] 39 U.S. Billboard Easy Listening[4] 1 U.S. Cashbox Top 100 [5] 38 Canada RPM Top Singles[citation needed] 28 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[2] 2 Gallagher & Lyle Chart (1976) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[6] 7 UK Singles Chart 35 Chart (1983) Peak position Ireland (IRMA)[7] 10

Year-end charts Chart (1976) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles[8] 191 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [9] 218 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary[10] 38

See also

• List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)