Bend and Break

"Bend and Break" is a song performed and composed by English rock band Keane, released as the fifth and final single from their debut album Hopes and Fears. This single was released only in some European countries (not in the United Kingdom) such as Germany and Austria, similarly to their 2007 single "Try Again". However "Bend and Break" was still heard on some American radio stations. The single features "Bend and Break", "On a Day Like Today" and a live version of "Allemande", as well as the "Bend and Break" live videoclip. "Bend and Break" is drummer Richard Hughes' favourite Keane song. This was also the last single that used the typeface "Cochin", the one used in the Hopes and Fears era.

"Bend and Break"
Single by Keane
from the album Hopes and Fears
Released25 July 2005
Recorded2003
StudioHeliocentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex
GenrePop rock
Length3:39
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)Tim Rice-Oxley
Tom Chaplin
Richard Hughes
Producer(s)Andy Green
Keane singles chronology
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore"
(2005)		 "Bend and Break"
(2005)		 "Atlantic"
(2006)

British trance artist Chicane used a sample of this song in his 2006 release "Wake Up".

The Norwegian band Apoptygma Berzerk recorded a cover for their Sonic Diary covers compilation album.

Composition

Composed by Tim Rice-Oxley in 2001, it was first played at the pubs that hosted the band's early performances. First demos were almost the same as the album version, but with an extra vocal on the song's bridge, similar to the one on the final chorus of "Somewhere Only We Know". It was recorded like most Keane songs at the Heliocentric Studios, Rye, East Sussex.

Track listing
  1. "Bend and Break"
  2. "On a Day Like Today"
  3. "Allemande (Live)"
  4. "Bend and Break" (live video)

Basto Re-mix (26 August 2013)

  1. "Bend and Break" (Basto Re-Mix)[1]

Chart performance
Peak positions
Chart Peak
position
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 95
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[3] 27
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[4] 20
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See also
  • List of songs by Keane

References
  1. "KEANE | Archive | Keane News | Hear the new Bend & Break remix". Keanemusic.com. 7 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 August 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  2. "Offiziellecharts.de – Keane – Bend & Break". GfK Entertainment Charts.
  3. "Nederlandse Top 40 – Keane" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40.
  4. "Keane Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard.
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