Dreaming with a Broken Heart

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"Dreaming with a Broken Heart"
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Single by John Mayer
from the album Continuum
ReleasedJuly 4, 2007 (U.S. Radio)
Genre
Length4:05
Label Aware
Songwriter(s) John Mayer
Producer(s)
John Mayer singles chronology
"Gravity"
(2006)		"Dreaming with a Broken Heart"
(2007)		"Say"
(2007)

"Dreaming with a Broken Heart" is a song by John Mayer from his 2006 album Continuum . It was released as digital download single in July 2007.

Contents

The single entered the U.S Billboard Hot 100 chart at its peak position of #99. It also peaked on the Adult Top 40 at #8, making it Mayer's eighth single to enter the Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Top 40 Chart.

Billboard called the song "Another bull's-eye from that rare singer/songwriter who has proved to be a cinch for success." [1]

In October 2007, the song was featured prominently in "The Trey Wiggs Taps Back Episode", a second-season episode of the CW/BET comedy-drama television series The Game . [2]

Mia Michaels choreographed a contemporary routine with Twitch and Kherington to this song in the fourth season of So You Think You Can Dance . Penn Masala covered this song in their seventh album, Panoramic.

Personnel

Cover versions

Daniel Evans, a finalist on The X Factor (UK) covered this on his YouTube channel in June 2013 and was subsequently featured on his 2013 EP, "Reflections".

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2007)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [3] 69
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4] 96
US Billboard Hot 100 [5] 99
US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [6] 13
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [7] 8

Year-end charts

Chart (2007)Position
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard) [8] 33
Chart (2008)Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard) [9] 39

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [10] Platinum1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Taylor, Chuck (2007-06-30), "Dreaming With a Broken Heart". Billboard. 119 (26):52
  2. ↑ Kenny Smith, Jr. (writer); Salim Akil (director) (2007-10-08). "The Trey Wiggs Taps Back Episode". The Game (U.S. TV series). Season 2. Episode 2. The CW.
  3. ↑ "John Mayer Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  4. ↑ "John Mayer – Dreaming with a Broken Heart" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  5. ↑ "John Mayer Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ "John Mayer Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  7. ↑ "John Mayer Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2008". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  10. ↑ "American single certifications – John Mayer – Dreaming with a Broken Heart". Recording Industry Association of America.


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