Breaking the Chains (song)
| "Breaking the Chains" | ||||
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Cover for the Elektra Records 7" single | ||||
| Single by Dokken | ||||
| from the album Breaking the Chains | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | November 1983 (US) | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Dierks Studio, Cologne, Germany | |||
| Genre | Glam metal, hard rock | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriters | Don Dokken, George Lynch | |||
| Producers | Michael Wagener, Dokken | |||
| Dokken singles chronology | ||||
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| Music video | ||||
| "Breaking the Chains" on YouTube | ||||
"Breaking the Chains" is a song by American heavy metal/glam metal band Dokken, appearing on the band's debut album of the same name. The song was originally released as a single "Breakin' the Chains" in 1981 through Carrere Records exclusively in Europe, appearing as the B-side to the "I Can't See You" single. "Breaking the Chains" was released as a single in 1983 through Elektra Records, being the band's first American single. The song was a modest success, peaking at #32 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. The song remained on the chart for 13 weeks.