Break Up to Make Up

"Break Up to Make Up" is a 1973 song by the Philadelphia soul group the Stylistics. The song was written by Thom Bell, Linda Creed, and Kenneth Gamble.
An R&B ballad, it was the seventh track from their 1972 album Round 2 (The [Stylistics album)|Round 2]. It was released as a single and reached number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also climbed to number 5 on the Billboard R&B chart and reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart in April 1973.
The Stylistics' recording and reproduction|recording] sold over one million copies in the US, earning the band their fourth gold disc The award was presented by the Recording [Industry Association of America|RIAA] on April 6, 1973.