Break Up to Make Up

"Break Up to Make Up" was a 1973 hit by the Philadelphia soul group the Stylistics. The song was written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed, and Kenneth Gamble.^[3]

"Break Up to Make Up"
One of side-A labels of the US single
Single by the Stylistics
from the album Round 2
B-side	"You and Me"
Released	February 1973
Recorded	1972
Genre	Philadelphia soul[1] R&B[2]
Length	4:00
Label	Avco
Songwriter(s)	Thom Bell, Linda Creed, Kenneth Gamble
Producer(s)	Thom Bell
The Stylistics singles chronology
"I'm Stone in Love with You" (1972) "Break Up to Make Up" (1973) "You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)" (1973)

An R&B ballad, it was the seventh track from their 1972 album Round 2^[4] and was released as a single and reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.^[3][5] It also climbed to number 5 in the Billboard R&B chart^[5] and reached number 34 in the UK Singles Chart in April 1973.^[6] The Stylistics' recording sold over one million copies in the US, earning the band a gold disc^[3] The award was presented by the RIAA on April 6, 1973.^[3] It was the band's fourth gold disc.^[3]

Chart performance

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Canada RPM Top Singles	37
UK Singles (OCC)	34
US Billboard Hot 100[7]	5
US R&B (Billboard)	5
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8]	21