American country music artist Joe Nichols recorded and released the song as the third and final single from his tenth studio album Good Day for Living on June 19, 2023, via Quartz Hill Records. The song served as the follow-up to "Good Day for Living", which saw Nichols return to the top 20 on the charts for the first time since 2014.
The song is a mid-tempo, easygoing track that describes how country music as a genre has "abandoned the kind of heartbreak and hard times songs that once formed its backbone for lyrics about endless good times and fun."[4]
Critical reception
Morgan's version didn't gain traction and wasn't included on his future projects.[1]
The song, and the album as a whole, were an attempt to return to a more traditional country sound.[5]
Nichols described "Brokenhearted" as a satirical song that disguises "a sad country song with a danceable beat," akin to Nichols' 2002 hit, "Brokenheartsville".[1] He also said the song was difficult to sing, due to there not being a lot of space to breathe.[6]
Nichols described the reaction to the song as "everything you would want, and more. People really reacted to it."[7]
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