"Breakeven", also titled "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)" is a song by the Irish
pop rock band
the Script. It was released on 24 November 2008 as the third single from their first album, The Script (2008). The song peaked at number 10 in Ireland, number 21 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in the United States
Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 in Australia.
Composition
According to Musicnotes, "Breakeven" is in the key of
B♭ Major with a tempo of 88 beats per minute.[1]
Music video
The music video premiered on
BBC Radio 1's website on 29 September 2008.[2] It was recorded at the Great South Wall in Dublin. Before recording began, the
Dublin radio station
FM104 had a competition for a listener to appear in the music video. The music video shows clips of the band's home city of Dublin,
Ireland and the band performing.
The video almost created minor controversy when
Danny O'Donoghue's ex-girlfriend was supposed to be cast as an extra but this was avoided when the producers chose a different girl.[3] The video was number 2 on the 2010 VH1's Top 40 Videos of the Year.
Live performances
The band performed "Breakeven" on an episode of The Paul O'Grady Show which was shown on 30 October 2008.
As a support act for
U2 on the third concert of their
360° Tour at Croke Park, the band included this song in their set.[4]
"Breakeven", also titled "Breakeven (Falling to Pieces)" is a song by the Irish
pop rock band
the Script. It was released on 24 November 2008 as the third single from their first album, The Script (2008). The song peaked at number 10 in Ireland, number 21 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in the United States
Billboard Hot 100 and number 3 in Australia.
Composition
According to Musicnotes, "Breakeven" is in the key of
B♭ Major with a tempo of 88 beats per minute.[1]
Music video
The music video premiered on
BBC Radio 1's website on 29 September 2008.[2] It was recorded at the Great South Wall in Dublin. Before recording began, the
Dublin radio station
FM104 had a competition for a listener to appear in the music video. The music video shows clips of the band's home city of Dublin,
Ireland and the band performing.
The video almost created minor controversy when
Danny O'Donoghue's ex-girlfriend was supposed to be cast as an extra but this was avoided when the producers chose a different girl.[3] The video was number 2 on the 2010 VH1's Top 40 Videos of the Year.
Live performances
The band performed "Breakeven" on an episode of The Paul O'Grady Show which was shown on 30 October 2008.
As a support act for
U2 on the third concert of their
360° Tour at Croke Park, the band included this song in their set.[4]