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"Broken Record"
Song
B-side"Broken Record (DJ Fresh Future Jungle Mix)"

"Broken Record" is a song performed by British recording artist Katy B and serves as the third single from her debut album, On a Mission. It was released in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2011 as a digital download. It charted at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart on 3 April 2011.

Track listing

Itunes Single
No.TitleLength
1."Broken Record"3:19
2."Broken Record" (DJ Fresh Future Jungle Mix)2:58
Itunes Remixes EP
No.TitleLength
1."Broken Record" (Jacques Greene Remix)5:04
2."Broken Record" (Zinc Remix)5:47
3."Broken Record" (Todd Edwards' Angel Voice Remix)5:15
4."Broken Record" (Geeneus Funky Mix)5:33
5."Broken Record" (DJ Fresh Future Jungle Mix)2:58

12 VINYL

12 VINYL
No.TitleLength
1."Broken Record" (Album Version)3:20
2."Broken Record" (DJ Fresh Future Jungle Mix)2:59

Critical reception

Robert Copsey of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:

You could be forgiven for thinking Katy B is a bit of a hard nut - after all, she's already collaborated with hardened artistes of the garage/dubstep world Magnetic Man and Ms Dynami-tee-hee, both of whom you'd be a fool to mess with after a round of Red Stripes. However, one listen to her latest chart botherer and such fears simply melt away.

"I would toss and turn at night with your voice in my head," she confesses over a thumping garage beat reminiscent of late-'90s pop combined with a bang-on-trend d&b bassline. While the melody remains as grimey as her previous offerings, her vulnerable and grief-stricken vocal immediately softens the song's sharper edges, culminating in an achingly sad but sonically uplifting ending that Robyn would be proud to call her own. Hard nut? You don't fool us, Katy. .[1]

Chart performance

On April 3, 2011 "Broken Record" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 8, making it Katy B's third Top 10 single in the UK. It also debuted on the Scottish Singles Chart at number 15.

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[2] 14
Croatia (Airplay Radio Chart)[3] 21
Scotland (OCC)[4] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[5] 8
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[6] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (2011) Position UK Singles Chart[7] 163

Release history

Country Date Format
United Kingdom 27 March 2011 Digital download[8]

References

  1. ^ Robert Copsey. "Katy B: 'Broken Record'". Digital Spy. digitalspy.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Katy B – Broken Record" (in Dutch). Ultratip.
  3. ^ "ARC, Issue Date: June 27, 2011" (in Croatian). HRT. 2011-06-28. Retrieved 2012-03-31.
  4. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  5. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  7. ^ http://ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusYE2011.pdf
  8. ^ "Broken Record by Katy B". iTunes.
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