"Break Stuff" is a song by the nu metal

Nu metal

Nu metal is a subgenre of heavy metal. It is a fusion genre which combines elements of heavy metal with other genres, including grunge and hip hop...

 band Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit

Limp Bizkit is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 1995, the group's lineup consists of Fred Durst , Wes Borland , Sam Rivers , John Otto and DJ Lethal . The band achieved mainstream success with their second studio album Significant Other, released in 1999...

. Break Stuff is the band's fourth and final single that resulted from their studio album Significant Other

Significant Other

Significant Other is the second album by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit, released on June 22, 1999. It debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, selling 834,000 copies in its first week and received a Grammy Award nomination later in the year of its release. The RIAA certified it 7x platinum in...

. The single was released alongside "N 2 Gether Now

N 2 Gether Now

"N 2 Gether Now" is a hip hop song by American nu metal band Limp Bizkit. It was released as the third single in their second album Significant Other. The single was released alongside their last single "Break Stuff."-Music:...

".

Music video

The music video depicts Limp Bizkit performing in a big room, complete with a stage and skateboard ramps. The band members are seen in some scenes not playing any instruments and some scenes they are playing each other's instruments. Cameos include Snoop Dogg

Snoop Dogg

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, Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Houseman Davis is the lead vocalist and frontman for the nu metal band Korn. Davis was ranked 16th on Hit Parader 's list of "Heavy Metal's All-Time Top 100 Vocalists".-Early life:...

 of Korn

Korn

Korn is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The current band line up includes four members: Jonathan Davis, James "Munky" Shaffer, Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and Ray Luzier. The band was formed as an expansion of L.A.P.D.The band released their first demo album,...

, Dr. Dre

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, Eminem

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, Eminem's daughter Hailie, Pauly Shore

Pauly Shore

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, Seth Green

Seth Green

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, Flea

Flea (musician)

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, and Riley Hawk.

Awards

The video for the song won the MTV Video Music Award for The Best Rock Video in 2000. While Limp Bizkit accepted the award, Rage Against the Machine

Rage Against the Machine

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 bassist Tim Commerford

Tim Commerford

Timothy Robert Commerford , also known by his various monikers/stage names is the bassist/backing vocalist for American alternative metal band Rage Against The Machine and the now-defunct supergroup Audioslave.-Biography:Tim Commerford was born on February...

, whose video for their 2000 single "Sleep Now In The Fire

Sleep Now in the Fire

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" didn't win, rushed the stage and climbed a large piece of the set, nearly dismantling it.

Covers

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine

Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine

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 covered this as a Lounge

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 version on his 2000 album Lounge Against the Machine

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.

Tito Ortiz

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 used the song as his theme

Entrance music

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 for UFC 32

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, UFC 33

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, UFC 40

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 and UFC 51

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.

Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace

Three Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer...

 has covered the song in 2011 during live shows.

Australian metal band Confession

Confession

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did a cover of this song.

Track listing

1. Break Stuff
2. Crushed
3. Faith
4. Counterfeit (Lethal Dose Remix)
5. Multimedia Part
   • Faith (Video)
   • Nookie (Video)
   • Re-Arranged (Video)
   • N2Gethernow (Video)

Chart performance

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	41
German Singles Chart	42
Netherlands Singles Chart	28
Swiss Singles Chart	95
U.S. Billboard Alternative Songs	14
U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100	23
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	19