Bend It Until It Breaks

"Bend It Until It Breaks"
Single by John Anderson
from the album Country 'til I Die
B-side "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"
Released November 28, 1994
Genre Country
Length 4:05
Label BNA
Writer(s) John Anderson
Lionel Delmore
Producer(s) John Anderson
James Stroud
John Anderson singles chronology
"Country 'Til I Die"
(1994)		 "Bend It Until It Breaks"
(1994)		 "Mississippi Moon"
(1995)

"Bend It Until It Breaks" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in November 1994 as the second single from his album Country 'til I Die. The song reached number 3 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart and number 28 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.[1] [2] Anderson wrote the song with Lionel Delmore.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine gave the song positive review, saying that Anderson uses "his own sharp songwriting pen and a fiddle hook reminiscent of 'Seminole Wind.'[3]

Chart performance

"Bend It Until It Breaks" debuted at number 72 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of December 10, 1994.

Chart (1994–1995) Peak
position
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] 28
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (1995) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] 43

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
  2. ↑ John Anderson Chart History
  3. ↑ Billboard, December 10, 1994
  4. ↑ "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 9173." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. April 3, 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "John Anderson Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot Country Songs for John Anderson.
  6. ↑ "Best of 1995: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1995. Retrieved July 21, 2013.