"Break 4 Love" is a song written, produced and recorded by house-music

House music

House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...

 group Raze

Raze (house music group)

Raze was an American electronic dance music group, assembled by the multi-instrumentalist and producer, Vaughan Mason. Mason had previously released the hit single, "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll", for Brunswick Records in 1979. Raze also contained the vocalist, Keith Thompson...

. The song, the group's only significant U.S. hit, featured vocals by Keith Thompson. The single peaked at number 28 in the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 and it topped the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 chart in 1988. It is still considered a classic of the early house music genre.

The song has been remix

Remix

A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

ed, re-recorded and reissued on several different independent dance music labels, the most significant of which, "All 4 Love (Break 4 Love 1990)", climbed to number 30 in the UK in early 1990.

The song can be heard in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is a 2004 open world action video game developed by British games developer Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the third 3D game in the Grand Theft Auto video game franchise, the fifth original console release and eighth game overall...

, on the in-game radio station SF-UR, which also features other house music songs by different artists.

Sydney Youngblood

Sydney Youngblood

Sydney Youngblood is an American born German singer, who had several successful dance/funk hits during the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:...

's "If Only I Could

If Only I Could

If Only I Could is the debut single from artist Sydney Youngblood and became his biggest hit. Released as a single from his album Feeling Free in 1989, the song was composed by Claus Zundel, a producer of multi-million selling projects Sacred Spirit and B-Tribe. It is now considered Youngblood's...

" used the bassline and drumbeat from "Break 4 Love", and reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.

Original Groove Street 12" single

1. "Break 4 Love" (Drop the Panties) — vocals by Vaughan Mason
2. "Break 4 Love" (Instrumental)
3. "Break 4 Love" (Spanish Fly) — vocals by Jeanette Fraginals
4. "Break 4 Love" (Radio Vocals) — vocals by Keith Thompson

The Collaboration version

"Break 4 Love" was covered

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 by Peter Rauhofer

Peter Rauhofer

Peter Rauhofer is a DJ, remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna's songs including "Nothing Really Matters", "American Life", "Nothing Fails, "Nobody Knows Me", "Get...

 and Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....

, released under the name "Peter Rauhofer + Pet Shop Boys = The Collaboration". The single was not released in the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 and did not chart there. The song can be found on the U.S. bonus disc of the Pet Shop Boys album Release

Release (Pet Shop Boys album)

Release is the twelfth studio album, the eighth of entirely new music, by the English electronic music duo Pet Shop Boys. It was first released in 2002....

and a B-Side to CD2 of their single, "Home and Dry

Home and Dry

"Home and dry" is a song by British music group Pet Shop Boys released as the first UK single and the second US single from their album Release. It reached the top 15 on the UK Singles Chart at #14 and peaked at #44 on the US Hot Dance Club Play....

".

The single did not chart on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100

Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

, but it peaked at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...

 chart and peaked at number 51 on the U.S. Hot Singles Sales chart.

U.S. 12" single: Star 69

1. "Break 4 Love" (USA Club Mix)
2. "Break 4 Love" (Friburn & Urik Tribal Mix)
3. "Break 4 Love" (Mike Monday's Kit Kat Dub)
4. "Break 4 Love" (The Classic Mix)

U.S. CD single Part 1: Star 69 (CD12172)

1. "Break 4 Love" (UK Radio Mix)
2. "Break 4 Love" (US Radio Mix)
3. "Break 4 Love" (Classic Radio Mix)
4. "Break 4 Love" (Friburn & Urik Tribal Mix)
5. "Break 4 Love" (USA Club Mix)
6. "Break 4 Love" (Mike Monday Kit Kat Dub)
7. "Break 4 Love" (Classic Club Mix)
8. "Break 4 Love" (Ralphie's Dub For Love)

U.S. CD single Part 2: Star 69 (CD12192)

1. "Break 4 Love" (Laroz & Amdursky Mix)
2. "Break 4 Love" (Friburn & Urik Hi-Pass Mix)
3. "Break 4 Love" (Michael Moog Club Mix)
4. "Break 4 Love" (Richard Morel's Pink Noize Club Mix)
5. "Break 4 Love" (Sunshi Moriwaki's 2 Step Remix)
6. "Break 4 Love" (Michael Moog Dub)

Chart positions

Chart positions	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Hot Dance Club Play The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Singles Sales	51