The song was a slow-burn success, eventually peaking at and staying on the charts for 23 weeks. It served as the launchpad for the band's even bigger 1983 hit, "Jeopardy".
Released as the lead single from the band's sixth album, RocKihnRoll , the song became a power-pop masterclass. Greg Kihn Band - The Break-Up Song
By the late '70s, rock was getting complicated. With prog-rock giants like and Rush dominating the airwaves, Greg Kihn had seen enough of "intellectual" music. He wanted to return to the basics: a song about being sad because your partner left you. The song was a slow-burn success, eventually peaking