Breaking Us in Two
Joe Jackson
1983
Annual listening-list association, separate from the source-supported original release year reviewed in v3.7.
Release: 1982
Release: 1982Source checked | Recent carryover
V3.7 reviewed original release year: The original Night and Day album establishes 1982 before the later single-chart association. Year precision only.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
A&M licensed catalog - Joe Jackson, Night and Day
Original 1982 album includes Breaking Us in Two and Steppin' Out. Year precision; subsequent single chart appearance is separate.
Inspiration and background
Researched recording background
Breaking Us in Two appears on Joe Jackson's 1982 Night and Day album, alongside Steppin' Out. The album marked a move toward piano-centered pop and away from the guitar-driven setting of his early new wave records. Its original album release establishes the recording's year independently of the subsequent single's chart history. Retained list context: Breaking Us in Two by Joe Jackson appears at number 99 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1983. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Evidence scope: Sourced recording and release context; private songwriting inspiration or exact audio identity is not inferred.
Sources for this information
A&M licensed catalog - Joe Jackson, Night and Day
Original 1982 album includes Breaking Us in Two and Steppin' Out. Year precision; subsequent single chart appearance is separate. | Retrieved 2026-10-19
Billboard year-end 1983 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
Earlier note and its recorded status
Earlier status: Basic catalog context. This earlier wording is retained as historical context; the reviewed account above is the current summary.
Breaking Us in Two by Joe Jackson appears at number 99 in the reviewed U.S. year-end table for 1983. No reliable song-specific account of its inspiration was established in this review.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual identity reconciliation, not audio-fingerprint or exact-pressing verification. Version labels are catalog safeguards.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1983 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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