| "Breaking the Chains" | ||||
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:Breaking_the_Chains_(song).jpg) Cover for the Elektra Records 7" single | ||||
| Single by Dokken | ||||
| from the album Breaking the Chains | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | November 1983 (US) [1] | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Dierks Studio, Cologne, Germany | |||
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| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Don Dokken, George Lynch | |||
| Producer(s) | Michael Wagener, Dokken | |||
| Dokken singles chronology | ||||
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"Breaking the Chains" is a song by American heavy metal/glam metal band Dokken, appearing on the band's debut album of the same name. The song was originally released as a single "Breakin' the Chains" in 1981 through Carrere Records exclusively in Europe, appearing as the B-side to the "I Can't See You" single.[3] "Breaking the Chains" was released as a single in 1983 through Elektra Records, being the band's first American single. The song was a modest success, peaking at #32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.[4] The song remained on the chart for 13 weeks.[5]
- ^ "Dokken singles".
- ^ Davidson, Lee (May 4, 2016). "Top 10 Dokken Songs". Classic Rock History. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
- ^ I Can't See You / Breaking the Chains (track listing). Dokken. Carrere Records. 1981. CAR 2079.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Dokken Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on July 14, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
- ^ "Dokken BREAKING THE CHAINS Chart History". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2018.