| "The Break Up" | |
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| Glee episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 4 Episode 4 |
| Directed by | Alfonso Gomez-Rejon |
| Written by | Ryan Murphy |
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| Production code | 4ARC04 |
| Original air date | October 4, 2012 |
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"The Break Up" is the fourth episode of the fourth season of the American musical television series Glee, and the seventieth episode overall. Written by Ryan Murphy and directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, it aired on Fox in the United States on October 4, 2012, and features the end of several long-established romantic relationships on the show: the couples Finn and Rachel, Kurt and Blaine, and Santana and Brittany all break up.