The Breakdown is a digital single released on 18 April, 2014, as a stand-alone Prince single (although the song Breakdown was included on the album Art Official Age five months later). It was made available on iTunes and Spotify just before midnight in Minneapolis, (several hours after a press release announcing a major deal between Prince and Warner Bros. Records).
It was made available on Amazon USA on 22 April, 2014, worldwide on iTunes on 23 April, 2014 and worldwide on Amazon, Google Play, 7Digital and Qobuz on 25 April, 2014.
The song was first publicly played by DJ Rashida prior to Prince's DJ set on 19 January, 2013, Dakota Jazz Club & Restaurant, Minneapolis, MN, USA and had been played live throughout 2013.
The download page on iTunes reflects the the new deal with Warner Bros. Records as it reads:"The copyright in this sound recording is owned by NPG Records under exclusive license to Warner Bros. Records, Inc."
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