Always Breaking My Heart

"Always Breaking My Heart"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album A Woman & a Man
B-side	"Love Walks In" "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"
Released	September 9, 1996 (1996-09-09) [1]
Length	3:12
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Per Gessle
Producer(s)	David Tickle
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"In Too Deep" (1996) "Always Breaking My Heart" (1996) "Love in the Key of C" (1996)

"Always Breaking My Heart" is the second single from American singer Belinda Carlisle's sixth studio album, A Woman & a Man (1996). The song was written by Per Gessle from Swedish band Roxette, and a demo of the song recorded by Gessle was later released as a B-side of his single "Do You Wanna Be My Baby?", as well as the 2009 reissue of Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994). Released on September 9, 1996, "Always Breaking My Heart" peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in Australia. It remains Carlisle's final UK top-10 hit.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of five, writing, "Distinctively Belinda Carlisle, this hook-laden tune by Roxette's Per Gessle will see her straight back on the airwaves and high in the chart again." ^[2]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Always Breaking My Heart" was directed by Philippe Gautier. ^[3]

Track listings

• UK CD1 ^[4]

1. "Always Breaking My Heart" (single version)
2. "Love Walks In"
3. "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"

• UK CD2 and Australian CD single ^[5]

1. "Always Breaking My Heart" (single version)
2. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
3. "Circle in the Sand"
4. "I Get Weak"

• UK cassette single and European CD single ^{[6] [7]}

1. "Always Breaking My Heart" (single version)
2. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [8]	50
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [9]	52
European Airplay (European Hit Radio) [10]	34
Scotland (OCC) [11]	8
UK Singles (OCC) [12]	8
UK Airplay ( Music Week ) [13]	21

References

1. "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . September 7, 1996. p. 27. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
2. "Reviews: Singles" (PDF). Music Week . August 31, 1996. p. 10. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
3. "belinda carlisle always breaking my heart". YouTube. March 23, 2006. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2012.
4. Always Breaking My Heart (UK CD1 liner notes). Chrysalis Records. 1996. CDCHSS 5037.
5. Always Breaking My Heart (UK CD2 & Australian CD single liner notes). Chrysalis Records. 1996. CDCHS 5037, 7243 8 83278 2 4.
6. Always Breaking My Heart (UK cassette single sleeve). Chrysalis Records. 1996. TCCHS5037.
7. Always Breaking My Heart (European CD single liner notes). Chrysalis Records. 1996. 7243 8 83310 2 9.
8. "Belinda Carlisle – Always Breaking My Heart". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
9. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 39. September 28, 1996. p. 20. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
10. "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 13, no. 42. October 19, 1996. p. 25. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
11. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
12. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
13. "Top 50 Airplay Hits" (PDF). Music Week . October 5, 1996. p. 19. Retrieved February 4, 2025.

External links

• Belinda Carlisle 1996 singles at BelindaVault