Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (slow re-recording)
Neil Sedaka
1976
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Release: 1975
Release: 1975Source checked | Recent carryover
New slow recording released in 1975, not the original 1962 pop recording.
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.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (slow re-recording) - release / recording history
New slow recording released in 1975, not the original 1962 pop recording. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
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A slower, more emotional version of Sedaka's 1962 hit.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1976.html, song-list position 22
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (slow re-recording)
Explicitly differentiated new recording; dates are not copied from the earlier studio version.
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 1976 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (slow re-recording) - recording version history
Secondary source distinguishes this new recording from the earlier original. Accessed 2026-10-13.
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