| "United Breaks Guitars" | |
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| Single by Dave Carroll | |
| Released | July 6, 2009 |
| Genre | Country, Comedy |
| Length | 4:36 |
| Label | Dave Carroll Music |
| Songwriter(s) | Dave Carroll |
| Music video | |
| "United Breaks Guitars (Official Video)" on YouTube | |
"United Breaks Guitars" is a trio of protest songs by Canadian musician Dave Carroll and his band, Sons of Maxwell. It chronicles a real-life experience of how his guitar was broken during a trip on United Airlines in 2008 and the obstructively uncooperative reaction from the airline. The song became an immediate YouTube and iTunes hit upon its release in July 2009 and a public-relations embarrassment for the airline.