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Break Stuff
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Wikipedia article
"'Break Stuff'" is a nu metal (August 13, 2005). Retrieved on September 15, 2015 and rap metal 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, DJ Lethal, Pauly Shore, Bam Margera (unconfirmed), Bucky Lasek (unconfirmed), Seth Green (unconfirmed), Stryker (unconfirmed), Riley Hawk (unconfirmed), model Lily Aldridge, and comedian Richard Lewis (unconfirmed).
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.Daniel Kreps, [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/19-worst-things-about-woodstock-99-20140731 19 Worst Things About Woodstock '99]. 'Rolling Stone', 2014-07-31, page found December 4, 2015.
Awards and legacy
The video for the song won the MTV Video Music Award for The Best Rock Video in 2000.
In 2022, 'Louder Sound' and 'Kerrang' each named "Break Stuff" as Limp Bizkit's greatest song.
Covers
*Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine covered this as a lounge version on his 2000 album, 'Lounge Against the Machine'.
*Three Days Grace has covered the song in 2011 during live shows.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hlKJIoNw-3U "Three Days Grace Cover Break Stuff Live"]. YouTube. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
*Australian metal band Confession did a cover of this song.
*In 2012, pop-punk band Patent Pending recorded a tongue-in-cheek piano ballad version for their EP 'Spring Break 99'
*Baltimore pop-punk band All Time Low covered this song during their World Triptacular tour.
*American singer-songwriter K.Flay has covered this song in her 2020 EP 'Don't Judge A Song By Its Cover,' along with Green Day's "Brain Stew" and The Offspring's "Self Esteem."
*Russian punk bank Pussy Riot covered this song for use in an episode of the Netflix show In From the Cold.
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