This 1962 single found Sedaka leaning into the Brill Building's sophisticated pop sound, scoring a Top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.
- The song was co-written by Sedaka and Howard Greenfield, a prolific songwriter associated with Don Kirshner's music publishing company.
- "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" reached number one on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.
- The B-side, " (Is This What You Call) a Grown-Up Love Affair," was also co-written by Sedaka and Greenfield.
Neil Sedaka is an American pop singer, pianist, and songwriter. He was a major teen idol in the late 1950s and early 1960s, known for his piano-driven, catchy pop songs.
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