Breaking Up the Girl

"Breaking Up the Girl"
"Breaking Up the Girl"
Single by Garbage
from the album Beautiful Garbage
B-side	"Candy Says"; "Happiness Pt.2"; "Confidence";
Released	November 19, 2001
Recorded	April 2000–May 2001
Studio	Smart Studios (Madison, Wisconsin, US)
Length	3:33
Label	Mushroom Records UK; Interscope (North America);
Songwriter(s)	Garbage
Producer(s)	Garbage
Garbage singles chronology
Music video
	"Breaking Up the Girl" on YouTube

"Breaking Up the Girl" is a 2002 song by alternative rock band Garbage and is the third single from their third studio album Beautiful Garbage. It went to number 19 in Australia, number 27 in the United Kingdom and number 26 in Scotland.

Track listings

UK CD1 Mushroom MUSH101CDS

"Breaking Up the Girl" – 3:33
"Candy Says" – 4:03
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Brothers in Rhythm Therapy mix) – 10:44
"Breaking Up the Girl" (video)

UK CD2 Mushroom MUSH101CDSX

"Breaking Up the Girl" – 3:33
"Happiness Pt. 2" – 5:57
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Timo Maas remix) – 6:42

UK CD3 Mushroom MUSH101CDSXXX

"Breaking Up the Girl" (acoustic version) – 3:20
"Confidence" – 3:09
"Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" (DJEJ's Go-Go Jam) – 6:13

Europe CD single PIAS Recordings MUSH101CDSE

"Breaking Up the Girl" – 3:33
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Timo Maas radio edit) – 3:33

Europe CD maxi PIAS Recordings MUSH101CDM

"Breaking Up the Girl" – 3:33
"Use Me" – 4:34
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Timo Maas remix) – 6:42
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Brothers in Rhythm radio edit) – 3:52
"Breaking Up the Girl" (video)

Europe 12" single PIAS Recordings MUSH101T

"Breaking Up the Girl" (Timo Maas remix) – 6:42
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Brothers in Rhythm Therapy dub) – 8:03
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Brothers in Rhythm Therapy mix) – 10:44
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Timo Maas dub) – 6:42

Australia CD1 FMR MUSH101CDS

"Breaking Up the Girl" – 3:33
"Candy Says" – 4:03
"Confidence" – 3:09
"Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" (DJEJ's Go-Go Jam) – 6:13
"Breaking Up the Girl" (video)

Australia CD2 FMR MUSH101CDSX

"Breaking Up the Girl" (acoustic version) – 3:20
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Timo Maas remix) – 6:42
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Brothers in Rhythm Therapy dub) – 8:03
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Brothers in Rhythm Therapy mix) – 10:44
"Breaking Up the Girl" (Timo Maas dub) – 6:42

Garbage
Duke Erikson Shirley Manson Steve Marker Butch Vig
Studio albums	Garbage Version 2.0 Beautiful Garbage Bleed Like Me Not Your Kind of People Strange Little Birds No Gods No Masters
Compilation albums	Absolute Garbage The Absolute Collection Version 2.0: The Official Remixes
Extended plays	Special Collection
Singles	"Vow" "Subhuman" "Only Happy When It Rains" "Queer" "Stupid Girl" "Supervixen" "Milk" "#1 Crush" "Push It" "I Think I'm Paranoid" "Special" "The Trick Is to Keep Breathing" "When I Grow Up" "You Look So Fine" "The World Is Not Enough" "Temptation Waits" "Androgyny" "Cherry Lips (Go Baby Go!)" "Breaking Up the Girl" "Shut Your Mouth" "Why Do You Love Me" "Bleed Like Me" "Sex Is Not the Enemy" "Run Baby Run" "Tell Me Where It Hurts" "Blood for Poppies" "Battle in Me" "Automatic Systematic Habit" "Big Bright World" "Control" "Because the Night" "Girls Talk" "The Chemicals" "Empty" "No Horses" "Destroying Angels" "The Men Who Rule the World" "No Gods No Masters" "Wolves" "The Creeps"
Home video	Garbage Video Absolute Garbage One Mile High... Live
Books	This Is the Noise That Keeps Me Awake
Concert tours	Garbage tour Version 2.0 World Tour Beautiful Garbage World Tour Bleed Like Me World Tour Not Your Kind of People World Tour 20 Years Queer Strange Little Birds Tour Rage and Rapture Tour 20 Years Paranoid
Additional personnel	Billy Bush Daniel Shulman Eric Avery Justin Meldal-Johnsen Matt Chamberlain Matt Walker
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Smart Studios Spooner Fire Town Goodbye Mr Mackenzie Angelfish "Korean Bodega"
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