Break It Down (album)

Break it down
Studio album by
Released12 June 2014 (2014-06-12)[1] (First Edition)
1 August 2014 (2014-08-01)[2] (Deluxe Edition)
Recorded2014
GenreMandopop
Length36:57
LanguageMandarin
LabelWarner Music Taiwan
ProducerJeremy Ji, Jon Ma
SpeXial chronology
SpeXial
(2012)
Break it down
(2014)
Love Killah
(2015)
Other Cover
Deluxe Edition

Break it down is Taiwanese Mandopop boyband SpeXial's second Mandarin studio album. The press conference of this album was held on June 5.[3] The album was released on June 12,[1] and the second edition "Deluxe Edition" was released on August 1.[2] The title track[4] is a high-octane dance number that serves as the theme song to the idol drama The X-Dormitory. The album also features "Subtle Love", the theme song to Moon River, a Taiwanese-Chinese idol drama.

The first edition includes a 36-page photobook, while the "Deluxe Edition" includes a 32-page photo+lyric booklet, photo cards with messages from the members and a member support fan (one randomly selected from seven designs).

The album was ranked No. 3 in Five Top Ranking (week 24 of year 2014) in the first week after release, and then ranked No. 2 in the second week.

Track listing

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No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Fight for love" (為愛戰鬥)Wu I-WeiNermin Harambasic
Erik Lewander
Shaka Loveless
3:24
2."Break it down"Gavin LinPark Sang Il3:29
3."Subtle love" (愛這種離譜感覺)Jerry FengSon Ju Young
Han Jae Wook
Kim Tae-hoon
3:24
4."Love flu" (心流感)Stanley HungZhangjian Jun-Wei3:11
5."Can't breathe without you" (愛不再呼吸)Stanley HungChris K4:33
6."X" (X未知數)Luke TsuiMarcus Winther-John
Grace Tither
Martin Larsson
3:31
7."Increasingly love" (愛上加愛)Wu I-WeiMorten Jarl Nielsen
Jakob Kjer
Albi Albertsson
3:06
8."Memory collage" (拼貼記憶)Lin Yun Ting
Jon Ma
Jon Ma4:29
9."Run away with me" (陪我逃跑)Yu Cheng-Hao
Zhangjian Jun-Wei
Yu Cheng-Hao
Zhangjian Jun-Wei
3:32
10."Just be friends" (只能當朋友)Sung Yun-ChingHong Junyang4:18
Total length:36:57

Music videos

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Title Director Date Media
Break it down[5] Kuang Sheng 3 June 2014 YouTube
Yahoo!
Subtle love (愛這種離譜感覺)[6] 14 July 2014 YouTube
Can't breathe without you (愛不再呼吸)[7] 23 August 2014 YouTube
X (X未知數) 22 September 2014 YouTube
Memory collage (拼貼記憶) 24 September 2014 YouTube

References

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  1. ^ a b YESASIA: Break It Down CD - SpeXial, Warner Music Taiwan - Mandarin Music
  2. ^ a b YESASIA: Break It Down (Deluxe Edition) CD - SpeXial, Warner Music Taiwan - Mandarin Music
  3. ^ "SpeXial 沒有禁愛令!隊長宏正笑:所以可以跟粉絲戀愛" (in Chinese). ETtoday星光雲. 2014-06-06.
  4. ^ "台灣新一代型男偶像團體『SpeXial』,全新姿態回歸歌壇!" (in Chinese). 新浪新聞. 2014-06-19. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  5. ^ "SpeXial注入新血再掀台灣男團旋風" (in Chinese). KKBOX娛樂新聞. 2014-06-03.
  6. ^ "SpeXial臺灣簽售歌迷助陣 MV展現爆閃舞" (in Chinese). 新浪新聞. 2014-06-25. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  7. ^ "SpeXial日前拍攝抒情主打「愛不再呼吸」MV 慘遭驅離禁止拍攝" (in Chinese). PlayMusic音樂網. 2014-08-15.
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