Break It/Get Myself Back

"Break It/Get Myself Back" is a double A-side single released by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro. It was released on July 28, 2010, through Avex Trax. Break It was used in a Coca-Cola Zero commercial. The song reached number three on Oricon's weekly chart. The single has been certified Gold for shipment of 100,000 copies,[1] as well as "Get Myself Back" being certified as a gold download to cellphones.[2], it serves two lead singles for her tenth studio album Uncontrolled.

"Break It"
CD Cover
Single by Namie Amuro
from the album Uncontrolled
B-side"Get Myself Back"
ReleasedJuly 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)
Recorded2010
LabelAvex Trax
Songwriter(s)Nao'ymt
Producer(s)Nao'ymt
Namie Amuro singles chronology
"Fake"
(2010)
"Break It"
(2010)
"Wonder Woman"
(2011)
Alternative cover

Music video edit

The music video for "Get Myself Back" features Amuro in several different locations. She first appears on a beach standing ankle-deep in the water. Another location includes standing next to tree, and also in a large grassy field.

The music video for "Break It" consists of Amuro and back-up dancers in a techno-style building, and in parts of it, Amuro standing beside a motorbike.[3]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Nao'ymt; all music is composed by Nao'ymt, arranged by Nao'ymt

CD
No.TitleLength
1."Break It"3:19
2."Get Myself Back"4:31
3."Break It" (Instrumental)3:19
4."Get Myself Back" (Instrumental)4:32
Total length:15:40
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Break It" (Music video) 
2."Get Myself Back" (Music video) 
3."Break It" (making of music video) 
4."Get Myself Back" (making of music video) 

Charts edit

Oricon sales chart edit

Release Chart (2010) Peak
position
July 28, 2010 Oricon Daily Charts 2
Oricon Weekly Charts 3
Oricon Monthly Charts 12
Oricon Yearly Charts 80

"Break It" edit

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[4] 16
RIAJ Digital Track Chart[5] 15

"Get Myself Back" edit

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Billboard Japan Hot 100[4] 2
RIAJ Digital Track Chart[6] 5

Credits edit

  • Produced by Nao'ymt
  • Written by Namie Amuro
  • Mixed by D.O.I.
  • Mastered by Tom Coyne
  • Recorded by Ryousuke Kataoka
  • Guitar by Shinji Omura (Tr. 1 & 3)

References edit

  1. ^ ゴールド等認定作品一覧 2010年07月 [Works Receiving Certifications List (Gold, etc) (July 2010)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). August 10, 2010. Retrieved April 27, 2011.
  2. ^ レコード協会調べ 4月度有料音楽配信認定<略称:4月度認定> [Record Association report: April digital music download certifications (Abbreviation: April Certifications)]. RIAJ (in Japanese). May 20, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2011.
  3. ^ "安室奈美恵、地元・沖縄で初めて音楽ビデオ撮影". ORICON NEWS. 2015-03-04. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Japan Hot 100 – Charts". Billboard (in Japanese). Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  5. ^ 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種情報 (Select 2010/08/04~2010/08/17 from the dropdown list and click Go.) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 17, 2012.
  6. ^ 一般社団法人 日本レコード協会|各種情報 (Select 2010/07/28~2010/08/03 from the dropdown list and click Go.) (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved July 17, 2012.