Break Up the Family

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"Break Up the Family"
"Break Up the Family" cover
Song by Morrissey
from the album Viva Hate
Released March 22, 1988
Recorded Winter 1987
Genre Rock
Length 3:55
Label HMV
Writer(s) Morrissey/Street
Producer(s) Stephen Street
Viva Hate track listing
Side one
  1. "Alsatian Cousin"
  2. "Little Man, What Now?"
  3. "Everyday Is Like Sunday"
  4. "Bengali In Platforms"
  5. "Angel, Angel Down We Got Together"
  6. "Late Night, Maudlin Street"
Side two
  1. "Suedehead"
  2. "Break Up the Family"
  3. "The Ordinary Boys"
  4. "I Don't Mind If You Forget Me"
  5. "Dial A Cliche"
  6. "Margaret On The Guillotine"

"Late Night, Maudlin Street" is a song performed by Morrissey on his album Viva Hate. It was written by Morrissey and his producer Stephen Street.

As with Late Night, Maudlin Street Morrissey takes the listener back to his 1970s childhood in Manchester, however the lyrics here differ as the narrator is pleased to breaking away from his past rather than nostalgicly looking back.

It's also no coincidence that Morrissey's parents divorced when he was 13, which would fit the year 1972 first mentioned in Late Night, Maudlin Street.

The song was performed live by Morrissey on his 1999/2000 ¡Oye Estaban! tour.

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