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Breaking Up The Girl by Garbage
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Garbage Is A Scottish-American Alternative Rock Band Formed In 1994 In Madison Wisconsin USA. The Group Members Are Shirley Manson Vocals Guitars Steve Marker Guitars Keyboards Duke Erikson Guitars Keyboards Bass And Butch Vig Drums Percussion . Erikson Marker And Vig Are Also Producers And Remixers Vig Is Best Known For Producing Nirvana's Nevermind . To Date The Band Sold Over 17 Million Albums Worldwide. Initially Garbage Was An Informal Jam Session Between The Three Producers Held In Marker's Basement. Steve Marker Saw The Music Video Of "Suffocate Me" By Angelfish On MTV Recorded It And Showcased It To His Band Mates. They Invited The Scottish Vocalist Shirley Manson To Join Garbage She Accepted And Soon Angelfish Disbanded. According To Vig Garbage Was Named Before Manson Joined The Band After The Percussionist Pauli Ryan Walked In While Vig Was Working On A Remix For Nine Inch Nails And Said It Sounded Like "garbage". In August 1995 The Group Released Their Debut Album Garbage Preceded By Their First Single "Vow" In March 1995. This Album Was An Unexpected Smash Selling Over 5 Million Copies And Reaching Double Platinum Status In The UK #6 USA #20 Australia. Also It Received Great Reviews From Critics And Featured On The Book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." They Released Five Singles From This Album "Vow" "Only Happy When It Rains" "Queer" "Stupid Girl" And "Milk". A Non-Album Single Entitled "Subhuman" Was Issued On 7 August 1995. In 1996 The Band Released A Short-Form VHS And Video CD Entitled "Garbage Video" Also Known As "Home Video" That Included All Of Garbage's Promotional Music Videos Filmed Up Until That Point. In 1997 Garbage Were Nominated At Grammy Awards For Best New Artist Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal For "Stupid Girl" Best Rock Song For "Stupid Girl". In The Same Year The Remixed Version Of "#1 Crush" Original Version Released In 1996 Was Included On The Multi-Platinum Movie Soundtrack William Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet. Also It Was Nominated For Best Song From A Movie At The 1997 MTV Movie Awards. They Spent Over An Year Working On Their Follow-Up Album Version 2.0 Which Was Released On May 1998 And Hit #1 In The UK And #13 In The US. It Was Supported By Six Singles "Push It" "I Think I'm Paranoid" "Special" "When I Grow Up" "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing" And "You Look So Fine". The Music Video Of "Push It" Featured State Of The Art Effects And It Costs Over $400 000 To Make. Version 2.0 Sold Over 5 Million Copies Almost The Same As Their Debut. In 1999 They Performed The Theme Song To The James Bond Movie The World Is Not Enough. That Year They Also Contributed The Song "When I Grow Up" To The Adam Sandler Movie Big Daddy. Version 2.0 Was Nominated At Grammy Awards For Album Of The Year And Best Rock Album And "Special" Was Nominated For Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal And Best Rock Song. In October 2001 Garbage Issued Their Third And Most Pop Album Beautifulgarbage Preceded By The Single "Androgyny" In September 2001. All Four Singles Released "Androgyny" "Cherry Lips Go Baby Go! " "Breaking Up The Girl" And "Shut Your Mouth" Were Moderately Successful. This Album Got 6th Place At Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums Of The Year. The World Tour From October 2001 To November 2002 Was Affected By Butch's Health Problems. The Band Struggled To Remain Together And Almost Split In 2003 Before Returning With The Fourth Studio Album Bleed Like Me In April 2005 Peaking At A Career-High #4 In USA. Four Singles Promoted The Album "Why Do You Love Me" "Sex Is Not The Enemy" "Bleed Like Me" And "Run Baby Run". Garbage Cut Short Their 2005 World Tour And Announced An Indefinite Hiatus But Emphasized It Was Not A Break-Up. In July 2007 The Group Released A Greatest Hits Album And A DVD Entitled Absolute Garbage. The Compilation Featured A Selection Of Their Singles A New Single "Tell Me Where It Hurts" #50 UK And A Remixed Version Of "It's All Over But The Crying" The Limited Edition Had Also A Remixes Disc . The DVD Included Most Of Their Music Videos And A Documentary Related To The Band. In 2008 A New Track Called "Witness To Your Love" Was Issued On A Charity Compilation In The USA. Shirley Manson Recorded A Solo Album But Her Label Refused To Release It Considering It To Be "too Noir". In The Same Year She Started To Play A Regular Role On US TV Show Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles. According To A Post From Shirley's Facebook Profile The Band Returned Back To Studio In 2010. On 14 May 2012 Garbage Released Their Fifth Studio Album Not Your Kind Of People. The Album Was Supported By The Singles "Blood For Poppies" "Battle In Me" "Automatic Systematic Habit" And "Big Bright World". On June 10th 2016 Garbage Released Their 6th Album "Strange Little Birds".
Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Breaking Up the Girl
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"Breaking Up The Girl" Was The Third Single Taken From Garbage's Third Studio Album Beautiful Garbage Released Worldwide In April 2002. In North America It Was The Second Single From The Album And The Theme Tune To MTV's Daria 2002 TV Movie Is It College Yet?. "Breaking Up The Girl" Was Written By Garbage Members Duke Erikson Shirley Manson Steve Marker And Butch Vig. Despite Reaching The Australian Top Twenty It Became One Of Garbage's Least Successful Singles Failed To Chart In The United States And Becoming The Fifth Single Release In A Row To Miss The UK Top Ten. "Breaking Up The Girl" Was Written And Recorded Between April 2000 And May 2001 At Smart Studios In Madison Wisconsin During The Writing For Beautiful Garbage. Manson First Mentioned The Song In November 2000 When The Band Experimented With Beatles-Like Harmonies And Ad-Libs Over The Coda. Although It Was One Of The Album's Straightforward Rock Songs Garbage Couldn't Agree On The Bass/kickdrum Pattern In The Chorus Trying Various Transmutations Of A One-Bar Phrase. Bass Player Daniel Shulman Created A McCartney-Esque Movement In The Verse. Lyrically Manson Felt That "Breaking Up The Girl" Was "a Cautionary Tale. It's Basically Saying The World We're Living In Is Harsh And You've Got To Live In The Moment. If There's Something In Your Life That Isn't Good Then Get Rid Of Them." The Line "I'm Afraid There Is Much To Be Afraid Of" Comes From Andrew Greig's 1994 Long Poem Western Swing. The Promotional Video For "Breaking Up The Girl" Was Directed By Francis Lawrence And Shot Over December 5/6 2001 In Los Angeles. Two Version Of The Video Were Made. The First Version Released Contained Footage Lifted From The Daria Series Mixed With Montage Footage Of Garbage Performing And Shots Of The Band Filming The Video. The Video Was Premiered On January 21 2002 On MTV Directly Prior To The First Showing Of The Is It College Yet. The Second Released Version Which Became The Main Edit Of The Video Which Was Broadcast Worldwide From February 2002. The Video Began With A CGI Shot Of A Shattered Rose Which Disintegrated As The Band Appear. While Manson Features Heavily During The Verses The Band Perform Together During The Choruses. For The Latter Part Of The Video All Of The Montage Shots Of Garbage Disintegrate Like The Rose At The Beginning And The Video Ends With The Rose Reforming. The Pace Of The Video Is Kept Up Using Aggressive Editing And Cutting Between Shots Filmed With Zoom And Fisheye Lenses. The Main Version Of The Video Featured As An Enhanced CD-ROM Track On Several "Breaking Up The Girl" CD Formats. The Video Like The Song Did Not Appear On 2007's Absolute Garbage.
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Garbage Is A Scottish-American Alternative Rock Band Formed In 1994 In Madison Wisconsin USA. The Group Members Are Shirley Manson Vocals Guitars Steve Marker Guitars Keyboards Duke Erikson Guitars Keyboards Bass And Butch Vig Drums Percussion . Erikson Marker And Vig Are Also Producers And Remixers Vig Is Best Known For Producing Nirvana's Nevermind . To Date The Band Sold Over 17 Million Albums Worldwide. Initially Garbage Was An Informal Jam Session Between The Three Producers Held In Marker's Basement. Steve Marker Saw The Music Video Of "Suffocate Me" By Angelfish On MTV Recorded It And Showcased It To His Band Mates. They Invited The Scottish Vocalist Shirley Manson To Join Garbage She Accepted And Soon Angelfish Disbanded. According To Vig Garbage Was Named Before Manson Joined The Band After The Percussionist Pauli Ryan Walked In While Vig Was Working On A Remix For Nine Inch Nails And Said It Sounded Like "garbage". In August 1995 The Group Released Their Debut Album Garbage Preceded By Their First Single "Vow" In March 1995. This Album Was An Unexpected Smash Selling Over 5 Million Copies And Reaching Double Platinum Status In The UK #6 USA #20 Australia. Also It Received Great Reviews From Critics And Featured On The Book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die." They Released Five Singles From This Album "Vow" "Only Happy When It Rains" "Queer" "Stupid Girl" And "Milk". A Non-Album Single Entitled "Subhuman" Was Issued On 7 August 1995. In 1996 The Band Released A Short-Form VHS And Video CD Entitled "Garbage Video" Also Known As "Home Video" That Included All Of Garbage's Promotional Music Videos Filmed Up Until That Point. In 1997 Garbage Were Nominated At Grammy Awards For Best New Artist Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal For "Stupid Girl" Best Rock Song For "Stupid Girl". In The Same Year The Remixed Version Of "#1 Crush" Original Version Released In 1996 Was Included On The Multi-Platinum Movie Soundtrack William Shakespeare's Romeo Juliet. Also It Was Nominated For Best Song From A Movie At The 1997 MTV Movie Awards. They Spent Over An Year Working On Their Follow-Up Album Version 2.0 Which Was Released On May 1998 And Hit #1 In The UK And #13 In The US. It Was Supported By Six Singles "Push It" "I Think I'm Paranoid" "Special" "When I Grow Up" "The Trick Is To Keep Breathing" And "You Look So Fine". The Music Video Of "Push It" Featured State Of The Art Effects And It Costs Over $400 000 To Make. Version 2.0 Sold Over 5 Million Copies Almost The Same As Their Debut. In 1999 They Performed The Theme Song To The James Bond Movie The World Is Not Enough. That Year They Also Contributed The Song "When I Grow Up" To The Adam Sandler Movie Big Daddy. Version 2.0 Was Nominated At Grammy Awards For Album Of The Year And Best Rock Album And "Special" Was Nominated For Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal And Best Rock Song. In October 2001 Garbage Issued Their Third And Most Pop Album Beautifulgarbage Preceded By The Single "Androgyny" In September 2001. All Four Singles Released "Androgyny" "Cherry Lips Go Baby Go! " "Breaking Up The Girl" And "Shut Your Mouth" Were Moderately Successful. This Album Got 6th Place At Rolling Stone's Top 10 Albums Of The Year. The World Tour From October 2001 To November 2002 Was Affected By Butch's Health Problems. The Band Struggled To Remain Together And Almost Split In 2003 Before Returning With The Fourth Studio Album Bleed Like Me In April 2005 Peaking At A Career-High #4 In USA. Four Singles Promoted The Album "Why Do You Love Me" "Sex Is Not The Enemy" "Bleed Like Me" And "Run Baby Run". Garbage Cut Short Their 2005 World Tour And Announced An Indefinite Hiatus But Emphasized It Was Not A Break-Up. In July 2007 The Group Released A Greatest Hits Album And A DVD Entitled Absolute Garbage. The Compilation Featured A Selection Of Their Singles A New Single "Tell Me Where It Hurts" #50 UK And A Remixed Version Of "It's All Over But The Crying" The Limited Edition Had Also A Remixes Disc . The DVD Included Most Of Their Music Videos And A Documentary Related To The Band. In 2008 A New Track Called "Witness To Your Love" Was Issued On A Charity Compilation In The USA. Shirley Manson Recorded A Solo Album But Her Label Refused To Release It Considering It To Be "too Noir". In The Same Year She Started To Play A Regular Role On US TV Show Terminator The Sarah Connor Chronicles. According To A Post From Shirley's Facebook Profile The Band Returned Back To Studio In 2010. On 14 May 2012 Garbage Released Their Fifth Studio Album Not Your Kind Of People. The Album Was Supported By The Singles "Blood For Poppies" "Battle In Me" "Automatic Systematic Habit" And "Big Bright World". On June 10th 2016 Garbage Released Their 6th Album "Strange Little Birds".
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"Breaking Up the Girl" was the third single taken from Garbage's third studio album Beautiful Garbage, released worldwide in April, 2002. In North America, it was the second single from the album and the theme tune to MTV's Daria 2002 TV movie Is It College Yet?.
"Breaking Up the Girl" was written by Garbage members Duke Erikson, Shirley Manson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig. Despite reaching the Australian top twenty, it became one of Garbage's least successful singles, failed to chart in the United States, and becoming the fifth single release in a row to miss the UK Top Ten.
"Breaking Up the Girl" was written and recorded between April, 2000 and May, 2001 at Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin during the writing for Beautiful Garbage. Manson first mentioned the song in November, 2000, when the band experimented with Beatles-like harmonies and ad-libs over the coda. Although it was one of the album's straightforward rock songs, Garbage couldn't agree on the bass/kickdrum pattern in the chorus, trying various transmutations of a one-bar phrase. Bass player Daniel Shulman created a McCartney-esque movement in the verse.
Lyrically Manson felt that "Breaking Up the Girl" was "a cautionary tale. It's basically saying the world we're living in is harsh and you've got to live in the moment. If there's something in your life that isn't good then get rid of them." The line "I'm afraid there is much to be afraid of" comes from Andrew Greig's 1994 long poem Western Swing.
The promotional video for "Breaking Up the Girl" was directed by Francis Lawrence and shot over December 5/6, 2001 in Los Angeles.
Two version of the video were made. The first version released contained footage lifted from the Daria series mixed with montage footage of Garbage performing and shots of the band filming the video. The video was premiered on January 21, 2002 on MTV directly prior to the first showing of the Is It College Yet.
The second released version, which became the main edit of the video, which was broadcast worldwide from February 2002. The video began with a CGI shot of a shattered rose, which disintegrated as the band appear. While Manson features heavily during the verses, the band perform together during the choruses. For the latter part of the video, all of the montage shots of Garbage disintegrate like the rose at the beginning, and the video ends with the rose reforming. The pace of the video is kept up using aggressive editing and cutting between shots filmed with zoom and fisheye lenses.
The main version of the video featured as an Enhanced CD-ROM track on several "Breaking Up the Girl" CD formats. The video, like the song, did not appear on 2007's Absolute Garbage. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.