"Breakdown" is a song written by Jack Johnson,

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& Paul Huston and sung by Jack Johnson. It is the eleventh track on his third album ''

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'' which was released in February 2005. It was released as a single in September 2005. The video features Jack Johnson surfing in Pichilemu,

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. The single peaked at #73 in the

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. The song was originally featured on the '' A Brokedown Melody'' soundtrack. Johnson confessed it was written in a train between

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and

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, a famous surf spot in

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. A remix of the song was produced by the hip-hop duo

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(Nakamura & Huston). It is a more upbeat version of the original song, and was featured on their 2004 album, ''

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''.

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*'' The Acoustic Album'' (2006,

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