Heart Heart Heartbreak

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"Heart Heart Heartbreak"
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Single by Boys Like Girls
from the album Love Drunk
ReleasedApril 13, 2010 (2010-04-13)
Recorded2008–2009
Genre
Length3:24
Label Columbia/Red Ink
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Boys Like Girlssingles chronology
"Two Is Better Than One"
(2009)		"Heart Heart Heartbreak"
(2010)		"Be Your Everything"
(2012)
Music video
"Heart Heart Heartbreak" on YouTube

"Heart Heart Heartbreak" is a song by American rock band Boys Like Girls. The song is the third single released from Boys Like Girls' second studio album, Love Drunk , and was released on April 13, 2010. It was written by lead singer Martin Johnson, along with Sam Hollander and Dave Katz of the production team S*A*M and Sluggo.

Contents

Release

The song was first posted on their PureVolume page on August 18, 2009. [1] They premiered the song on television on March 22, 2010, performing on Lopez Tonight . [2] The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on April 13, as the Love Drunk 's third and final single. [3] The group also performed the track at the Miss USA 2010 in May. [4]

Composition

"Heart Heart Heartbreak" was written by Martin Johnson, Sam Hollander and Dave Katz, while production was handled by Brian Howes and S*A*M and Sluggo. [5] The song features more auto-tuned vocals from Johnson and its guitar melody has been compared to Bon Jovi's "It's My Life" for sounding similar. [6]

Reception

Gregory Robson of AbsolutePunk.net criticized the track for being "less original" as he felt that the song "sounds eerily reminiscent of Slippery When Wet -era Bon Jovi." [7] PunkNews.org stated, "it becomes blatantly obvious the band has gone all Hellogoodbye with their sound, as horrible synthetic vocals with distorting reverb and electro-something-or-other effects blare out." [8] A positive review came from Ariana Leo of Alternative Press who praised guitarist Paul DiGiovanni's work as some of his best "in their entire discography." [9]

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 36 on the US Billboard Pop Airplay chart for the week ending May 8, 2010. [10] After seven weeks on the chart, it peaked at number 31 in June 2010, the group's first single to miss the top 30 on that chart. [11]

Music video

A music video was also made and released, which premiered on Vevo on June 4, 2010. [12] The video was directed by Doug Spangenberg, [13] who had previously directed their video for "Heels Over Head" which was a live video from their Read Between the Lines album. The music video takes place at a beauty pageant ("Brockton Beauties") where the girls are sabotaging each other to win.

Personnel

Credits for "Heart Heart Heartbreak" adapted from album's liner notes. [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Heart Heart Heartbreak"
Chart (2010)Peak
position
US Pop Airplay (Billboard) [14] 31

Release history

Release dates for "Heart Heart Heartbreak"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousAugust 19, 2009 Streaming Columbia [15]
United StatesApril 13, 2010 Contemporary hit radio [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Boys Like Girls post new song". Alternative Press . August 18, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Boys Like Girls to Release New Single 'Heart Heart Heartbreak,' Follow-Up to Consecutive Platinum & Top 10 Hits 'Love Drunk' and 'Two Is Better Than One'". PRNewswire . Columbia Records. March 22, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Boys Like Girls Live at Miss USA 2010 Performance". Alter the Press!. May 20, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Love Drunk (booklet). Boys Like Girls. Columbia Records. 2010. 88697491922.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Alice Cuddy (November 24, 2010). "Boys Like Girls – Heart Heart Heartbreak". AAAMusic. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  7. ↑ Gregory Robson (September 1, 2009). "Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk". AbsolutePunk.net . Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  8. ↑ Chris (November 24, 2009). "Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk (2009)". PunkNews.org. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  9. ↑ Ariana Leo (May 5, 2021). "15 pop-punk songs that wouldn't be the same without these guitar solos". Alternative Press . Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Pop Airplay: May 8, 2010". Billboard . May 8, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Pop Airplay: June 12, 2010". Billboard . June 12, 2010. Retrieved February 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ ""Heart Heart Heartbreak" Video Premeiere". Boys Like Girls Official Site. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2011-06-10.
  13. ↑ "CMT : Videos : Boys Like Girls : Heart Heart Heartbreak". Country Music Television. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
  14. ↑ "Boys Like Girls Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard . Archived from the original on November 18, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  15. ↑ "This Just Up (New Music For No Money)". Alternative Press . August 21, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
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