About The Song
“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” is a doo-wop pop song by Neil Sedaka, co-written with Howard Greenfield. Sedaka recorded it twice, in 1962 and 1975, with significantly different arrangements, making it his signature song. It became Sedaka’s first number-one hit, despite his previous success with eight Top 10 hits in the US. In 1975, a remastered version of “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” was released as part of Sedaka’s album “Overnight Success” and also featured on the album “The Hungry Years.” It reached #8 on the US pop charts and #1 on the US adult contemporary charts.
“Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” by Neil Sedaka is a timeless ballad capturing the emotional rollercoaster of a breakup, with relatable lyrics and heartfelt delivery. The song depicts Sedaka pleading with his partner not to leave, reminiscing about the good times and expressing fear of misery without her. “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” lyrically explores the emotional turmoil and difficulty of the end of a romantic relationship, using recurring phrases and imagery to convey its central theme.
Lyrics
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Breaking up is hard to do
Don't take your love away from me
Don't you leave my heart in misery
If you go then I'll be blue
Cause breaking up is hard to do
Remember when you held me tight
And you kissed me all through the night
Think of all that we've been through
And breaking up is hard to do
They say that breaking up is hard to do
Now I know
I know that it's true
Don't say that this is the end
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again
I beg of you don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love another try?
Come on, baby, let's start anew
Cause breaking up is hard to do
(They say that breaking up is hard to do)
Now I know
I know that it's true
(Don't say that this is the end)
Instead of breaking up I wish that we were making up again
I beg of you don't say goodbye
Can't we give our love another try?
Come on, baby, let's start anew
Cause breaking up is hard to do
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