250:
31:
339: – as composer for each song. For the "Breakfast in America" title track, Davies alone is incorrectly listed as composer and lyricist. However, the center label of the 12-inch vinyl disc credits all songs to both Hodgson and Davies. Similarly, on the vinyl single, it was credited to Hodgson and Davies.
342:
Supertramp started performing the song during a reunion tour without
Hodgson; the latter took credit for writing the song, telling reporters that Davies initially "hated" the song, and that he believed Davies did not play on the recording at all. According to Hodgson, he wrote the song when he was 19
343:
years old. Hodgson said that "I was dreaming and having fun one day and this song just flowed out. I think the lyric was written in about an hour, it just came out of me." Hodgson has credited Davies with creating the vocalized retort line, "What's she got? Not a lot." According to
353:
critic Gary Graff agrees with this assessment, including Davies contributing the "What's she got? Not a lot" lyric. Roger
Hodgson uploaded an .mp3 version of his original 2-track demo of the track from ca. 1969 to his website in the early 2000's.
268:
266:
267:
818:
854:
1893:
259:
1671:
1100:
1066:
1049:
826:
1131:
1763:
1117:
1235:
649:
1908:
1689:
625:
406:
solo". DeRiso rated it as
Supertramp's 9th greatest song. Graff rated "Breakfast in America" as Supertramp's 5th best song.
1898:
730:
1852:
1370:
1264:
664:
366:
1327:
1231:
977:
1006:
1805:
347:
critic Nick DeRiso, Hodgson started writing the song as a teenager, and Davies later "helped sharpen the lyrics".
1903:
1857:
1650:
1544:
937:
1830:
1611:
1586:
959:
1664:
1289:
679:
1791:
1530:
416:-pop radio will make sure that a morning staple", noting Hodgson's "light and lively" vocal performance.
1657:
1256:
1194:
315:
Hot 100 in
January 1981. The lyrics tell about a person, presumably British, who dreams of visiting the
234:
1878:
1714:
1178:
1784:
1625:
1618:
1604:
1579:
1443:
1363:
1165:
1087:
508:
1035:
1565:
1558:
1182:
583:
880:
1847:
1572:
1537:
1427:
30:
746:
1883:
1798:
1770:
718:
1696:
1551:
1474:
1135:
544:
532:
458:
390:
378:
349:
300:
51:
1053:
484:
8:
1888:
1438:
1356:
1278:
1104:
520:
413:
819:"EXCLUSIVE: Roger Hodgson Explains His Reaction To Supertramp Tour - Undercover.fm News"
772:
1516:
311:, it was a top-ten hit in the UK and a live version of the song reached No. 62 on the
1728:
1721:
1523:
1323:
1083:
726:
595:
60:
911:
1756:
1742:
579:
374:
205:
187:
93:
87:
1199:
1148:
364:
Hodgson included the song in his 2010 world tour, produced as a live album titled
1812:
1777:
160:
106:
1249:
1224:
1419:
1412:
1398:
452:
446:
440:
395:
357:
DeRiso describes the lyrics as being about a child dreaming about visiting the
134:
38:
228:
1872:
1735:
1490:
1405:
1319:
428:
399:
358:
332:
316:
308:
152:
1210:
1195:
allmusic ((( Supertramp > Charts & Awards > Billboard
Singles )))
1152:
634:
556:
129:
808:"Breakfast in America" (1979). Vinyl disc in-lay credits. A&M Records.
1458:
1391:
434:
336:
304:
274:
A 26-second clip of "Breakfast in
America" as performed by Roger Hodgson.
148:
101:
1285:
1632:
1479:
1469:
1453:
1379:
296:
283:
174:
166:
142:
42:
1166:"South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Songs (A-B)"
1448:
1286:"British single certifications – Supertramp – Breakfast in America"
1257:"Spanish single certifications – Supertramp – Breakfast in America"
1232:"Italian single certifications – Supertramp – Breakfast in America"
568:
1207:"Danish single certifications – Supertramp – Breakfast in America"
963:
1070:
496:
403:
1348:
751:
1343:
1206:
881:"CRR Interview - Roger Hodgson: What's He Got? Quite A Lot!"
855:"Supertramp's Roger Hodgson: the 10 best songs I've written"
419:
Hodgson rated it as one of the top 10 songs he ever wrote.
381:", which features the chorus from "Breakfast in America".
1101:
The Irish Charts – Search
Results – Breakfast in America"
1124:
1059:
1141:
1076:
1042:
695:
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
775:, The Official Charts. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
624:
431:: lead vocals, piano, pump organ, electric guitar
1870:
1172:
1036:"Breakfast in America by Supertramp - Songfacts"
790:
778:
1188:
852:
799:(1979). Center label credits. A&M Records.
787:(1979). Inner sleeve credits. A&M Records.
1364:
1118:"木曜日のタマネギ - 楽曲検索:ブレックファスト・イン・アメリカ - スーパートランプ"
1093:
938:"Supertramp's 10 Best Songs: Critic's Picks"
909:
295:" is the title track from English rock band
935:
710:
1371:
1357:
719:"Progressive Rock (And Simpler Pleasures)"
29:
1672:Retrospectacle – The Supertramp Anthology
848:
846:
844:
1313:
931:
929:
766:
1236:Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana
970:
723:Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop
716:
1871:
905:
903:
901:
841:
1894:Music videos directed by Bruce Gowers
1352:
926:
747:"ACE Repertory: Breakfast in America"
898:
437:: harpsichord, synthesizers, vocals
13:
1132:Supertramp – Breakfast in America"
1084:Supertramp – Breakfast in America"
1067:Supertramp – Breakfast in America"
1050:Supertramp – Breakfast in America"
725:. Faber & Faber. p. 372.
717:Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013).
248:
96:/Studio B, Los Angeles, California
14:
1920:
1337:
609:
1179:"Official Singles Chart Top 100"
1149:Nederlandse Top 40 – Supertramp"
853:Hodgson, Roger (20 March 2023).
331:album lists one musician –
282:Problems playing this file? See
264:
1651:The Autobiography of Supertramp
1265:Productores de Música de España
1158:
1110:
1028:
999:
952:
936:Graff, Gary (10 October 2017).
825:. 25 April 2010. Archived from
1378:
1107:. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
873:
811:
802:
739:
322:
1:
1909:Songs about the United States
1665:The Very Best of Supertramp 2
1545:Even in the Quietest Moments…
1290:British Phonographic Industry
910:DeRiso, Nick (22 July 2013).
703:
394:writer David Farrell praised
327:The inner sleeve of the 1979
1899:Songs written by Rick Davies
1016:. 6 December 1980. p. 1
987:. 31 March 1979. p. 166
960:"The Music of Roger Hodgson"
422:
384:
7:
1658:The Very Best of Supertramp
773:Supertramp UK chart history
10:
1925:
1307:
1840:
1822:
1706:
1681:
1642:
1596:
1508:
1386:
1314:Melhuish, Martin (1986).
912:"Top 10 Supertramp Songs"
692:
677:
662:
647:
632:
621:
618:
465:
240:
227:
222:
218:
181:
173:
158:
140:
128:
112:
100:
86:
78:
70:
58:
48:
37:
28:
23:
18:1979 single by Supertramp
1619:It Was the Best of Times
1580:Some Things Never Change
1088:GfK Entertainment charts
885:Classicrockrevisited.com
1904:A&M Records singles
1831:Brother Where You Bound
1626:Is Everybody Listening?
1566:Brother Where You Bound
1466:Cassie Miller-Thornburg
1183:Official Charts Company
914:. Ultimate Classic Rock
377:released the hit song "
373:In 2005, rap rock band
1764:Take the Long Way Home
509:Official German Charts
455:: drums and percussion
260:"Breakfast in America"
253:
230:"Breakfast in America"
24:"Breakfast in America"
345:Ultimate Classic Rock
252:
1750:Breakfast in America
1552:Breakfast in America
1538:Crisis? What Crisis?
1531:Crime of the Century
1475:Richard Palmer-James
797:Breakfast in America
785:Breakfast in America
533:Oricon Singles Chart
329:Breakfast in America
293:Breakfast in America
197:Breakfast in America
52:Breakfast in America
1690:The Story So Far...
1559:…Famous Last Words…
1316:The Supertramp Book
1261:El portal de Música
1105:Irish Singles Chart
615:
1771:It's Raining Again
1344:Supertramp website
1007:"Hits of the Week"
985:Billboard Magazine
829:on 25 October 2010
614:
254:
177:singles chronology
1866:
1865:
1729:Give a Little Bit
1722:Bloody Well Right
1697:Live in Paris '79
1524:Indelibly Stamped
1054:Ö3 Austria Top 40
732:978-0-571-28198-5
701:
700:
696:
607:
606:
485:Ö3 Austria Top 40
379:Cupid's Chokehold
269:
244:
243:
214:
213:
169:, Peter Henderson
1916:
1879:Supertramp songs
1841:Related articles
1757:Goodbye Stranger
1743:The Logical Song
1484:Jesse Siebenberg
1373:
1366:
1359:
1350:
1349:
1333:
1318:(1st ed.).
1301:
1300:
1298:
1296:
1282:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1271:
1253:
1247:
1246:
1244:
1242:
1228:
1222:
1221:
1219:
1217:
1203:
1197:
1192:
1186:
1176:
1170:
1169:
1162:
1156:
1145:
1139:
1128:
1122:
1121:
1114:
1108:
1097:
1091:
1080:
1074:
1063:
1057:
1046:
1040:
1039:
1032:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1021:
1011:
1003:
997:
996:
994:
992:
982:
974:
968:
967:
962:. Archived from
956:
950:
949:
947:
945:
933:
924:
923:
921:
919:
907:
896:
895:
893:
891:
877:
871:
870:
868:
866:
850:
839:
838:
836:
834:
815:
809:
806:
800:
794:
788:
782:
776:
770:
764:
763:
761:
759:
743:
737:
736:
714:
694:
678:United Kingdom (
616:
613:
473:Chart (1979–80)
470:
469:
461:: trombone, tuba
412:predicted that "
375:Gym Class Heroes
301:of the same name
271:
270:
251:
231:
206:Goodbye Stranger
188:The Logical Song
183:
182:
163:
145:
124:
123:
119:
94:Village Recorder
66:"Gone Hollywood"
63:
33:
21:
20:
1924:
1923:
1919:
1918:
1917:
1915:
1914:
1913:
1869:
1868:
1867:
1862:
1836:
1818:
1813:You Win, I Lose
1799:I'm Beggin' You
1778:My Kind of Lady
1702:
1677:
1638:
1592:
1504:
1382:
1377:
1340:
1330:
1310:
1305:
1304:
1294:
1292:
1284:
1283:
1279:
1269:
1267:
1255:
1254:
1250:
1240:
1238:
1230:
1229:
1225:
1215:
1213:
1205:
1204:
1200:
1193:
1189:
1177:
1173:
1164:
1163:
1159:
1146:
1142:
1129:
1125:
1116:
1115:
1111:
1098:
1094:
1081:
1077:
1064:
1060:
1047:
1043:
1034:
1033:
1029:
1019:
1017:
1009:
1005:
1004:
1000:
990:
988:
980:
976:
975:
971:
966:on 3 June 2003.
958:
957:
953:
943:
941:
934:
927:
917:
915:
908:
899:
889:
887:
879:
878:
874:
864:
862:
851:
842:
832:
830:
817:
816:
812:
807:
803:
795:
791:
783:
779:
771:
767:
757:
755:
745:
744:
740:
733:
715:
711:
706:
626:Certified units
612:
477:
468:
425:
387:
325:
289:
288:
280:
278:
277:
276:
275:
272:
265:
262:
255:
249:
229:
209:
200:
191:
159:
141:
121:
117:
116:
107:Progressive pop
59:
49:from the album
19:
12:
11:
5:
1922:
1912:
1911:
1906:
1901:
1896:
1891:
1886:
1881:
1864:
1863:
1861:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1844:
1842:
1838:
1837:
1835:
1834:
1826:
1824:
1820:
1819:
1817:
1816:
1809:
1806:Free as a Bird
1802:
1795:
1788:
1781:
1774:
1767:
1760:
1753:
1746:
1739:
1732:
1725:
1718:
1710:
1708:
1704:
1703:
1701:
1700:
1693:
1685:
1683:
1679:
1678:
1676:
1675:
1668:
1661:
1654:
1646:
1644:
1640:
1639:
1637:
1636:
1629:
1622:
1615:
1608:
1600:
1598:
1594:
1593:
1591:
1590:
1583:
1576:
1573:Free as a Bird
1569:
1562:
1555:
1548:
1541:
1534:
1527:
1520:
1512:
1510:
1506:
1505:
1503:
1502:
1499:
1496:
1493:
1488:
1485:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1464:
1461:
1456:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1433:
1430:
1424:
1423:
1420:Dougie Thomson
1416:
1413:Bob Siebenberg
1409:
1402:
1399:John Helliwell
1395:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1376:
1375:
1368:
1361:
1353:
1347:
1346:
1339:
1338:External links
1336:
1335:
1334:
1329:978-0711907874
1328:
1309:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1277:
1248:
1234:(in Italian).
1223:
1198:
1187:
1171:
1157:
1140:
1136:Single Top 100
1123:
1109:
1092:
1075:
1058:
1041:
1027:
998:
969:
951:
925:
897:
872:
861:. Louder Sound
840:
810:
801:
789:
777:
765:
738:
731:
708:
707:
705:
702:
699:
698:
690:
689:
686:
683:
675:
674:
671:
668:
660:
659:
656:
653:
645:
644:
641:
638:
630:
629:
623:
620:
611:
610:Certifications
608:
605:
604:
601:
591:
590:
587:
576:
575:
572:
567:South Africa (
564:
563:
560:
552:
551:
548:
545:Single Top 100
540:
539:
536:
528:
527:
524:
516:
515:
512:
504:
503:
500:
492:
491:
488:
480:
479:
474:
467:
464:
463:
462:
456:
453:Bob Siebenberg
450:
447:Dougie Thomson
444:
441:John Helliwell
438:
432:
424:
421:
396:John Helliwell
386:
383:
324:
321:
303:. Credited to
299:'s 1979 album
279:
273:
263:
258:
257:
256:
247:
246:
245:
242:
241:
238:
237:
225:
224:
220:
219:
216:
215:
212:
211:
202:
193:
179:
178:
171:
170:
164:
156:
155:
146:
138:
137:
132:
126:
125:
114:
110:
109:
104:
98:
97:
90:
84:
83:
80:
76:
75:
72:
68:
67:
64:
56:
55:
46:
45:
35:
34:
26:
25:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1921:
1910:
1907:
1905:
1902:
1900:
1897:
1895:
1892:
1890:
1887:
1885:
1882:
1880:
1877:
1876:
1874:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1845:
1843:
1839:
1832:
1828:
1827:
1825:
1821:
1814:
1810:
1807:
1803:
1800:
1796:
1793:
1789:
1786:
1782:
1779:
1775:
1772:
1768:
1765:
1761:
1758:
1754:
1751:
1747:
1744:
1740:
1737:
1733:
1730:
1726:
1723:
1719:
1716:
1712:
1711:
1709:
1705:
1699:
1698:
1694:
1692:
1691:
1687:
1686:
1684:
1680:
1674:
1673:
1669:
1667:
1666:
1662:
1660:
1659:
1655:
1653:
1652:
1648:
1647:
1645:
1641:
1635:
1634:
1630:
1628:
1627:
1623:
1621:
1620:
1616:
1614:
1613:
1609:
1607:
1606:
1602:
1601:
1599:
1595:
1589:
1588:
1584:
1582:
1581:
1577:
1575:
1574:
1570:
1568:
1567:
1563:
1561:
1560:
1556:
1554:
1553:
1549:
1547:
1546:
1542:
1540:
1539:
1535:
1533:
1532:
1528:
1526:
1525:
1521:
1519:
1518:
1514:
1513:
1511:
1507:
1501:Dave Winthrop
1500:
1497:
1494:
1492:
1491:Carl Verheyen
1489:
1487:Lee Thornburg
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1465:
1463:Robert Millar
1462:
1460:
1457:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1444:Frank Farrell
1442:
1440:
1437:
1434:
1431:
1429:
1426:
1425:
1422:
1421:
1417:
1415:
1414:
1410:
1408:
1407:
1406:Roger Hodgson
1403:
1401:
1400:
1396:
1394:
1393:
1389:
1388:
1385:
1381:
1374:
1369:
1367:
1362:
1360:
1355:
1354:
1351:
1345:
1342:
1341:
1331:
1325:
1321:
1320:Omnibus Press
1317:
1312:
1311:
1291:
1287:
1281:
1266:
1262:
1258:
1252:
1237:
1233:
1227:
1212:
1208:
1202:
1196:
1191:
1184:
1180:
1175:
1167:
1161:
1154:
1150:
1144:
1137:
1133:
1127:
1119:
1113:
1106:
1102:
1096:
1089:
1086:(in German).
1085:
1079:
1072:
1068:
1062:
1055:
1052:(in German).
1051:
1045:
1037:
1031:
1015:
1008:
1002:
986:
979:
973:
965:
961:
955:
939:
932:
930:
913:
906:
904:
902:
886:
882:
876:
860:
856:
849:
847:
845:
828:
824:
823:Undercover.fm
820:
814:
805:
798:
793:
786:
781:
774:
769:
754:
753:
748:
742:
734:
728:
724:
720:
713:
709:
697:
691:
687:
684:
681:
676:
672:
669:
666:
661:
657:
654:
651:
646:
642:
639:
636:
631:
627:
622:Certification
617:
602:
600:
598:
593:
592:
588:
585:
581:
578:
577:
573:
570:
566:
565:
561:
558:
555:Netherlands (
554:
553:
549:
546:
543:Netherlands (
542:
541:
537:
534:
530:
529:
525:
522:
518:
517:
513:
510:
506:
505:
501:
498:
494:
493:
489:
486:
482:
481:
475:
472:
471:
460:
457:
454:
451:
448:
445:
442:
439:
436:
433:
430:
429:Roger Hodgson
427:
426:
420:
417:
415:
411:
407:
405:
401:
400:Benny Goodman
397:
393:
392:
382:
380:
376:
371:
369:
368:
367:Classics Live
362:
360:
359:United States
355:
352:
351:
346:
340:
338:
334:
333:Roger Hodgson
330:
320:
318:
317:United States
314:
310:
309:Roger Hodgson
306:
302:
298:
294:
287:
285:
261:
239:
236:
232:
226:
221:
217:
207:
203:
198:
194:
189:
185:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
165:
162:
157:
154:
153:Roger Hodgson
150:
147:
144:
143:Songwriter(s)
139:
136:
133:
131:
127:
115:
111:
108:
105:
103:
99:
95:
91:
89:
85:
81:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
57:
54:
53:
47:
44:
40:
36:
32:
27:
22:
16:
1884:1979 singles
1858:Band members
1749:
1695:
1688:
1670:
1663:
1656:
1649:
1643:Compilations
1631:
1624:
1617:
1610:
1603:
1585:
1578:
1571:
1564:
1557:
1550:
1543:
1536:
1529:
1522:
1515:
1435:Kevin Currie
1418:
1411:
1404:
1397:
1390:
1315:
1293:. Retrieved
1280:
1268:. Retrieved
1260:
1251:
1239:. Retrieved
1226:
1216:18 September
1214:. Retrieved
1211:IFPI Danmark
1201:
1190:
1174:
1160:
1153:Dutch Top 40
1151:(in Dutch).
1143:
1134:(in Dutch).
1126:
1112:
1095:
1078:
1069:(in Dutch).
1061:
1044:
1030:
1018:. Retrieved
1014:Record World
1013:
1001:
989:. Retrieved
984:
972:
964:the original
954:
942:. Retrieved
916:. Retrieved
888:. Retrieved
884:
875:
863:. Retrieved
858:
831:. Retrieved
827:the original
822:
813:
804:
796:
792:
784:
780:
768:
756:. Retrieved
750:
741:
722:
712:
693:
635:IFPI Danmark
596:
557:Dutch Top 40
418:
410:Record World
409:
408:
389:
388:
372:
365:
363:
356:
348:
344:
341:
328:
326:
312:
292:
290:
281:
196:
50:
15:
1848:Discography
1823:Other songs
1682:Videography
1597:Live albums
1587:Slow Motion
1495:Marty Walsh
1459:Fred Mandel
1428:Keith Baker
1392:Rick Davies
1071:Ultratop 50
940:. Billboard
497:Ultratop 50
435:Rick Davies
402:-flavoured
337:Rick Davies
323:Composition
305:Rick Davies
223:Music video
161:Producer(s)
149:Rick Davies
1889:1979 songs
1873:Categories
1792:Cannonball
1633:70-10 Tour
1517:Supertramp
1480:Steve Reid
1470:Scott Page
1454:Cliff Hugo
1439:Gabe Dixon
1380:Supertramp
1295:27 October
1020:7 February
890:14 October
833:14 October
758:13 October
704:References
665:PROMUSICAE
580:UK Singles
499:Flanders)
459:Slyde Hyde
443:: clarinet
361:some day.
297:Supertramp
284:media help
175:Supertramp
167:Supertramp
43:Supertramp
1498:Tom Walsh
1449:Mark Hart
1432:Brad Cole
1241:12 August
978:"Closeup"
633:Denmark (
597:Billboard
569:Springbok
519:Ireland (
507:Germany (
495:Belgium (
483:Austria (
478:position
423:Personnel
391:Billboard
385:Reception
350:Billboard
313:Billboard
74:June 1979
1612:Live '88
865:23 March
688:400,000
404:clarinet
79:Recorded
71:Released
1715:Dreamer
1707:Singles
1308:Sources
1270:8 March
944:16 June
673:30,000
663:Spain (
658:50,000
648:Italy (
643:45,000
628:/sales
619:Region
599:Hot 100
531:Japan (
235:YouTube
210:(1979)
201:(1979)
192:(1979)
135:A&M
1785:School
1736:Babaji
1509:Albums
1326:
991:8 July
918:8 June
729:
466:Charts
449:: bass
113:Length
88:Studio
61:B-side
39:Single
1853:Songs
1605:Paris
1090:.
1010:(PDF)
981:(PDF)
752:ASCAP
685:Gold
670:Gold
655:Gold
640:Gold
130:Label
102:Genre
1324:ISBN
1297:2023
1272:2024
1243:2023
1218:2024
1073:.
1022:2023
993:2020
946:2022
920:2022
892:2016
867:2023
859:Prog
835:2016
760:2020
727:ISBN
650:FIMI
521:IRMA
476:Peak
398:'s "
307:and
92:The
82:1978
1185:.
1155:.
1138:.
1056:.
680:BPI
603:62
594:US
584:OCC
562:16
550:14
538:20
514:23
502:18
490:16
414:AOR
335:or
233:on
41:by
1875::
1322:.
1288:.
1263:.
1259:.
1209:.
1181:.
1103:.
1012:.
983:.
928:^
900:^
883:.
857:.
843:^
821:.
749:.
721:.
682:)
667:)
652:)
637:)
589:9
586:)
574:9
571:)
559:)
547:)
535:)
526:6
523:)
511:)
487:)
370:.
319:.
208:"
199:"
190:"
151:,
122:39
1833:"
1829:"
1815:"
1811:"
1808:"
1804:"
1801:"
1797:"
1794:"
1790:"
1787:"
1783:"
1780:"
1776:"
1773:"
1769:"
1766:"
1762:"
1759:"
1755:"
1752:"
1748:"
1745:"
1741:"
1738:"
1734:"
1731:"
1727:"
1724:"
1720:"
1717:"
1713:"
1372:e
1365:t
1358:v
1332:.
1299:.
1274:.
1245:.
1220:.
1168:.
1147:"
1130:"
1120:.
1099:"
1082:"
1065:"
1048:"
1038:.
1024:.
995:.
948:.
922:.
894:.
869:.
837:.
762:.
735:.
582:(
291:"
286:.
204:"
195:"
186:"
120::
118:2
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
