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. 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 sold over one million copies in the US, earning the band their fourth gold disc The award was presented by the RIAA on April 6, 1973.