"Broken Machine" is a song written and performed by New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

 musician Zowie

Zowie (musician)

Zowie is a New Zealand singer-songwriter and drummer based in Auckland. She was formerly known as Bionic Pixie who played shows with the likes of Peaches and The Kills before morphing into Zowie. She is under contract with Sony Music Australia.-2010 - present: debut album:"Broken Machine" was...

. It was released digitally

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 on 6 September 2010.

Chart performance

"Broken Machine" debuted on the New Zealand Singles Chart at #28 on 20 September 2010, before moving up to #11 the next week. It reached its peak position of #9 on 18 October 2010. The song then dropped out of the charts after twelve weeks. It then received a gold certification on December 12.

Track listing

Digital Single

1. "Broken Machine" – 3:28

Digital EP

Extended play

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1. "Broken Machine" (RAC Remix) – 3:32
2. "Broken Machine" (WAWA Remix) – 6:49
3. "Broken Machine" (Computers Want Me Dead Remix) – 4:08

External links

• Music video for "Broken Machine" at YouTube
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