American Heartbreak

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American Heartbreak
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Studio album by
Zach Bryan
ReleasedMay 20, 2022 (2022-05-20)
Genre
Length121:21
Label
Producer
Zach Bryan chronology
Quiet, Heavy Dreams
(2020)		American Heartbreak
(2022)		 Summertime Blues
(2022)
Singles from American Heartbreak
  1. "Oklahoma City"
    Released: August 21, 2020
  2. "From Austin"
    Released: February 25, 2022
  3. "Highway Boys"
    Released: March 25, 2022
  4. "Late July"
    Released: April 12, 2022
  5. "Something in the Orange"
    Released: April 22, 2022
  6. "Open the Gate"
    Released: May 6, 2022

American Heartbreak is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Zach Bryan, released on May 20, 2022, through Belting Bronco and Warner Records. It is a triple album and Bryan's major-label debut. [3] The album was preceded by six singles, including "Something in the Orange", which reached number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100. [4] Bryan toured the US until November 2022 in support of the record. [5]

Contents

Background

Bryan explained that the album "explores the past five years" of his life, further calling it his "effort at trying to explain what being a 26-year-old man in America is like. There's love, loss, rivalry, resentment, and forgiveness all wrapped into one piece of work". [6] The Tennessean wrote that the album ranges "from demo-like ruminations to full-fledged heartland rock anthems" as well as an "untamed restlessness and blurry-eyed angst". [2]

Commercial performance

American Heartbreak debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 with 71,500 album-equivalent units, including 6,000 pure album sales, making it the biggest first week for a country album in 2022. [7] On the day of its release, American Heartbreak achieved the most streams of any country album in 2022 on both Spotify and Apple Music. [8] As of October 2022, the album has sold 702,000 album units in the U.S. alone. [9]

Track listing

All tracks written by Zach Bryan except "You Are My Sunshine" (written by Jimmie Davis and Charles Mitchell).

American Heartbreak track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Late July"2:58
2."Something in the Orange" (Z&E's version)4:14
3."Heavy Eyes"3:10
4."Mine Again"3:44
5."Happy Instead"4:09
6."Right Now the Best"3:10
7."The Outskirts"3:18
8."Younger Years"3:25
9."Cold Damn Vampires"4:52
10."Tishomingo"3:08
11."She's Alright"3:49
12."You Are My Sunshine"2:57
13."Darling"3:57
14."Ninth Cloud"3:23
15."Oklahoma City"4:00
16."Sun to Me"2:43
17."Highway Boys"3:40
18."Whiskey Fever"3:32
19."Billy Stay"5:16
20."Sober Side of Sorry"3:33
21."High Beams"3:20
22."The Good I'll Do"3:31
23."Someday (Maggie's)"4:25
24."Poems and Closing Time"2:41
25."From Austin"3:27
26."If She Wants a Cowboy"3:12
27."Corinthians (Proctor's)"3:51
28."Open the Gate"3:54
29."Half Grown"3:27
30."No Cure"2:41
31."'68 Fastback"3:13
32."Blue"3:38
33."Morning Time"3:45
34."This Road I Know"3:24
Total length:121:21

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes. [10]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for American Heartbreak
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [30] Platinum80,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [31] Gold7,500‡
United States (RIAA) [32] Platinum500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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