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"'Break Away (from That Boy)'" is a song written by Louis "Dean" Mathis and Marcus F. Mathis and performed by The Newbeats. It reached #7 in Australia, #15 in Canada,[[https://archive.today/20150427073907/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5651&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=98q6tcgku7546lsrfi3gr83pp7 The Newbeats, "Break Away (from That Boy)" Canadian chart position] Retrieved April 27, 2015] and #40 on the 'Billboard' Hot 100[[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Break+Away+%28from+That+Boy%29+by+The+Newbeats&id=44005 The Newbeats, "Break Away (from That Boy)" US chart position] Retrieved April 27, 2015] in 1965. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart.[[http://www.45cat.com/record/451290 The Newbeats, "Break Away (from That Boy)" United Kingdom single release] Retrieved April 27, 2015] The song was featured on their 1965 album, 'Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats'.[[http://www.discogs.com/Newbeats-Big-Beat-Sounds-By-The-Newbeats/release/5837785 The Newbeats, 'Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats'] Retrieved April 27, 2015]
The song was produced by Wesley Rose. The single's B-side, "Hey-O-Daddy-O", reached #118 on the US 'Billboard' chart.[[http://musicvf.com/song.php?title=Hey-O-Daddy-O+by+The+Newbeats&id=103749 The Newbeats, "Hey-O-Daddy-O" US chart position] Retrieved April 27, 2015]
The song was re-released in 1970 as the B-side to the group's single, "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)".[[http://www.45cat.com/record/45p1562 The Newbeats, "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got" single release] Retrieved April 27, 2015]
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Category:1965 songs
Category:1965 singles
Category:The Newbeats songs
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