| Breakdown | |
| Cover: | BreakdownJackJohnson.jpg |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Jack Johnson |
| Album: | In Between Dreams |
| Released: | September 2005 |
| Genre: | Pop rock, reggae fusion, Jawaiian[1] |
| Length: | 3:33 |
| Label: | Brushfire, Columbia |
| Producer: | Mario Caldato Jr. |
| Prev Title: | Good People |
| Prev Year: | 2005 |
| Next Title: | Better Together |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
"Breakdown" is a song written by Jack Johnson, Dan Nakamura & Paul Huston and sung by Jack Johnson. It is the eleventh track on his third album In Between Dreams which was released in February 2005. It was released as a single in September 2005. The video features Jack Johnson surfing in Pichilemu, Chile. The single peaked at #73 in the United Kingdom.
The song was originally featured on the A Brokedown Melody soundtrack. Johnson confessed it was written in a train between Paris and Hossegor, a famous surf spot in France.
A remix of the song was produced by the hip-hop duo Handsome Boy Modeling School (Nakamura & Huston). It is a more upbeat version of the original song, and was featured on their 2004 album, White People.
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| 73 | |
| U.S. Billboard Modern Rock Tracks | 40 |