Break the Rules is the fifth studio album by Japanese recording artist Namie Amuro, released on December 20, 2000, through Avex Trax.

Upon release, Break the Rules received positive reviews from music critics, who praised the production and Amuro's vocals throughout.

Break the Rules debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart with first-week sales of over 157,000 copies.

During the recording sessions for Genius 2000 (2000), Tetsuya Komuro approached American producer Dallas Austin about collaborating with him and Amuro's team on new music.

It also came with a foldout card of photos depicting Namie in different locations around America, mostly New York City and Los Angeles.

The album was housed in a transparent slip case with the phrase "break the rules" in pink running diagonally across the front and back of it.

Break the Rules debuted at number two on the Oricon Albums Chart by selling 157,850 copies in its first week.

[6] It became Amuro's lowest sales and chart debut for a studio set, until it was surpassed by her 2003 album Style.