Made to Be Broken

Made to Be Broken
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1986
Recorded1985
GenrePunk rock, alternative rock
Length33:31
LabelTwin/Tone
ProducerBob Mould
Soul Asylum chronology
Say What You Will, Clarence...Karl Sold the Truck
(1984)
Made to Be Broken
(1986)
Time's Incinerator
(1986)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert ChristgauB
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide
Spin Alternative Record Guide8/10

Made to Be Broken is the second full-length album by Soul Asylum. It was released on January 18, 1986. It was the first of the three albums released by Soul Asylum in 1986.

The song "Never Really Been" contains the line "And where will you be in 1993." The band performed the song on their 1993 appearance on MTV Unplugged, by which time they'd seen their first platinum-selling album and number one single.