Breakaway was the 5th and final single to be lifted from the Another Place And Time Album in the UK. The song had been released in the US in 1989 but was not released in the UK until 1991, in a remixed form by Harding/Curnow.

"Breakaway" managed to enter the UK top 50, peaking at number 49. Even though the single was not very successful in most English-speaking countries, it proved to be surprisingly well received in Latin America, where it charted in countries such as Peru and Argentina. In Brazil, the single was her seventh number one in the country and the accompanying music video received extensive airplay and they are, to date, among Summer's most recognizable tunes.