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Break It Up by Foreigner

First released: 29 Jun 1981, Length: 4:13

Creators (22)

Instruments

  1. Bob Mayo keyboard
  2. Dennis Elliott drums (drum set)
  3. Larry Fast synthesizer
  4. Mark Rivera saxophone
  5. Mick Jones keyboard, electric guitar
  6. Rick Wills bass guitar
  7. Thomas Dolby synthesizer

Vocals

  1. Dennis Elliott background vocals
  2. Ian Lloyd background vocals
  3. Lou Gramm lead vocals
  4. Mark Rivera background vocals
  5. Mick Jones background vocals
  6. Rick Wills background vocals
  7. Robert John “Mutt” Lange background vocals

Engineer

  1. Brad Samuelsohn
  2. Dave Wittman
  3. Edwin Hobgood assistant
  4. Michael Sauvage assistant
  5. Tony Platt

Producer

  1. Mick Jones
  2. Robert John “Mutt” Lange

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Electric Lady Studios

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Break It Up

    Composer

    1. Mick Jones

    Lyricist

    1. Mick Jones

Related Recordings (1)

Sampled By

  1. Break It Up by Foreigner

Releases containing this recording (48)

Official

Album

  1. 4 29 Jun 1981 Foreigner Specialty Pressing
  2. 4 02 Jul 1981 Foreigner
  3. 4 1981 Foreigner Club Edition
  4. 4 1981 Foreigner
  5. 4 1981 Foreigner
  6. 4 1985 Foreigner
  7. 4 1985 Foreigner
  8. 4 1985 Foreigner West German Target CD for Japan
  9. 4 10 Aug 1988 Foreigner
  10. 4 1992 Foreigner
  11. 4 1994 Foreigner Gold CD
  12. 4 1995 Foreigner
  13. 4 1995 Foreigner
  14. 4 10 Apr 1997 Foreigner
  15. 4 30 Oct 2001 Foreigner
  16. 4 02 Dec 2002 Foreigner
  17. 4 2002 Foreigner Reissue, Remastered, Repress
  18. 4 2004 Foreigner remastered
  19. 4 28 Feb 2007 Foreigner
  20. 4 15 Jul 2008 Foreigner expanded version
  21. 4 17 Dec 2008 Foreigner
  22. 4 28 Jun 2011 Foreigner
  23. 4 14 Sep 2011 Foreigner
  24. 4 14 Sep 2011 Foreigner
  25. 4 14 Sep 2011 Foreigner
  26. 4 02 Jul 2013 Foreigner
  27. 4 02 Jul 2013 Foreigner
  28. 4 Foreigner
  29. 4 Foreigner reissue
  30. 4 Foreigner Target Pressing
  31. 4 Foreigner

Album - Compilation

  1. Foreigner: 30 Track 3 CD Set 1991 Foreigner
  2. 4 / Agent Provocateur 26 Nov 1998 Foreigner
  3. The Platinum Collection 1999 Foreigner
  4. Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology 15 Aug 2000 Foreigner
  5. Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology 21 Aug 2000 Foreigner
  6. The Definitive 27 May 2002 Foreigner
  7. The Definitive 27 May 2002 Foreigner
  8. The Definitive 2002 Foreigner
  9. Trilogy 17 Mar 2006 Foreigner three classic albums
  10. The Definitive Collection 28 Mar 2006 Foreigner
  11. The Definitive Collection 29 May 2006 Foreigner
  12. The Very Best of Toto & Foreigner 20 Aug 2007 Toto & Foreigner
  13. Original Album Series 25 Jan 2010 Foreigner Foreigner / Double Vision / Head Games / 4 / Agent Provocateur
  14. Juke Box Heroes: The Very Best of Foreigner 20 Jun 2011 Foreigner
  15. The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977–1991 10 Oct 2014 Foreigner
  16. The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977–1991 13 Oct 2014 Foreigner
  17. Foreigner: The Best Ballads Foreigner