| Break Away (from That Boy) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Newbeats |
| Album: | Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats |
| B-Side: | Hey-O-Daddy-O |
| Released: | January 1965 (US) February 1965 (UK) |
| Genre: | Pop rock |
| Label: | Hickory 1290 |
| Producer: | Wesley Rose |
| Prev Title: | Everything's Alright |
| Prev Year: | 1964 |
| Next Title: | (The Bees Are for the Birds) The Birds Are for the Bees |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
"Break Away (from That Boy)" is a song written by Louis "Dean" Mathis and Marcus F. Mathis and performed by The Newbeats. It reached #7 in Australia, #15 in Canada,[1] and #40 on the Billboard Hot 100[2] in 1965. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but it did not chart.[3] The song was featured on their 1965 album, Big Beat Sounds by The Newbeats.[4]
The song was produced by Wesley Rose. The single's B-side, "Hey-O-Daddy-O", reached #118 on the US Billboard chart.[5]
The song was re-released in 1970 as the B-side to the group's single, "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)".[6]