"Break Stuff"
Single by Limp Bizkit
from the album Significant Other
ReleasedMay 2, 2000 (2000-05-02)
Recorded1998
Genre
Length2:46
LabelInterscope
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Limp Bizkit
Limp Bizkit singles chronology
"N 2 Gether Now"
(1999)		 "Break Stuff"
(2000)		 "Take a Look Around"
(2000)

"Break Stuff" is a song by American rap rock band Limp Bizkit, released on May 2, 2000, as the fourth and final single from their second studio album Significant Other (1999). The song was released alongside "N 2 Gether Now", and has remained a staple of Limp Bizkit's live shows.

Music video

The music video was shot at Skatelab. The band members are seen in some scenes not playing any instruments and some scenes they are playing each other's instruments. Cameos include Snoop Dogg, Jonathan Davis of Korn, Dr. Dre, Eminem and his daughter Hailie, Pauly Shore, model Lily Aldridge, and Tony Hawk's son Riley Hawk.[1][2]

It received its world premiere in February 2000 on the short-lived USA Network music show Farmclub, alongside Korn's video for their single, "Make Me Bad". Both groups made a guest appearance to introduce their respective videos.

Live performances

The song was noted for a performance at Woodstock '99 in which violent actions have occurred. When the song played, Fred Durst encouraged the crowd to become rowdy, stating, "Don't let anybody get hurt. But I don't think you should mellow out. That's what Alanis Morissette had you motherfuckers do. If someone falls, pick 'em up." In the mosh pit, fans tore plywood on the walls when the song played and numerous sexual assaults were reported to have occurred.[3][4][5][6][7] During the band's 2001 appearance at the Big Day Out festival in Sydney, Australia, teenager Jessica Michalik was crushed by the unruly crowd near the front of the stage before dying to her injuries.[8]

Awards and legacy

The video for the song won the MTV Video Music Award for The Best Rock Video in 2000.[9]

In 2022, Louder Sound and Kerrang each named "Break Stuff" as Limp Bizkit's greatest song.[10][11]

Covers

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[24] Platinum 600,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ "'Hey, isn't that...' | Our favourite rock video cameos of all time. - Hit The Floor". Hit The Floor. August 6, 2014. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Lily Aldridge: 5 Things You Didn't Know About The Model & Actress". Footwear News. August 31, 2015. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Daniel Kreps, 19 Worst Things About Woodstock '99. Rolling Stone, 2014-07-31, page found December 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ Devenish, Colin (2000). Limp Bizkit. St. Martin's. pp. 127–153. ISBN 0-312-26349-X.
  5. ↑ "Police Investigate Reports of Rapes at Woodstock". Washingtonpost.com. July 29, 1999. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
  6. ↑ Stark, Jeff (July 27, 1999). "What A Riot". Salon. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
  7. ↑ "Woodstock 99: Three days of peace, love and rape". Salon. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Report Critical Of Bizkit In Big Day Out Death". Billboard.
  9. ↑ "2000 MTV Video Music Awards | Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2000 MTV VMAs". www.mtv.com. Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  10. ↑ Hobson, Rich (February 7, 2022). "The 25 best Limp Bizkit songs ever". Louder Sound. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  11. ↑ "The 20 greatest Limp Bizkit songs – ranked". Kerrang. August 5, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Three Days Grace Cover Break Stuff Live". YouTube. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  13. ↑ Daw, Stephen (December 11, 2020). "First Out: New Music From Troye Sivan, K.Flay, Channel Tres & More". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
  14. ↑ "In From the Cold - Soundtrack List". TUNEFLIX. January 28, 2022. Retrieved January 29, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
  16. ↑ "Limp Bizkit feat. Method Man – Break Stuff" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  17. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 17, 2000" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Limp Bizkit feat. Method Man – Break Stuff" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  19. ↑ "Music & Media: Portugal" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Limp Bizkit feat. Method Man – Break Stuff". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  21. ↑ "Limp Bizkit Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Limp Bizkit Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Limp Bizkit Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  24. ↑ "British single certifications – Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved January 5, 2024.
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