Break (Kero Kero Bonito song)

"Break" is a song by Kero Kero Bonito, being the third single from their first studio album Bonito Generation (2016).

"Break"
Single by Kero Kero Bonito
from the album Bonito Generation
Released13 June 2016 (2016-06-13)
Recorded2016
GenreTropical pop[1]
Length3:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Sarah Bonito
  • Gus Lobban
  • Jamie Bulled[2]
Kero Kero Bonito singles chronology
"Lipslap"
(2016)
"Break"
(2016)
"Graduation"
(2016)
Music video
"Break" on YouTube

Background and release

Sarah Midori Perry performing the song, live in Dublin (2018).

"Break" was released on 13 June 2016. The Jonah Baseball remix was released as a part of the EP Bonito Retakes (Remixes) on 30 May 2017.

Music video

The official video for the song was released on 7 March 2016 and uploaded to YouTube. The video features Sarah Midori Perry "taking a break" (i.e., sitting still) on a chair in various contexts and locations.[3]

Reception

Leah Levinson of Tiny Mix Tapes wrote that the song "find[s] Sarah at her most charismatic pseudo-naivety, as she narrates her carefree navigation of the world ... The outspoken ambivalence of her character is essential to her performance of both the cute and the zany."[4]

Release history

Region Date Format Label
United Kingdom 13 June 2016 Digital download Double Denim
Sony Music Entertainment Japan

References

  1. Day, Laurence (13 June 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito reveal chilled-out tropical pop track "Break"". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on 2016-06-14. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "ASCAP Repertory entry for this song". ASCAP. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  3. Brodsky, Rachel (June 13, 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito Take a Much-Deserved 'Break' in New Video". Spin. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. Levinson, Leah (28 October 2016). "Kero Kero Bonito - Bonito Generation". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 2016-10-29. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
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