Hole in My Heart (Blackhawk song)

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"Hole in My Heart"
Single by Blackhawk
from the album Love & Gravity
B-side "She Dances with Her Shadow"
ReleasedJune 28, 1997
Genre Country
Length3:59
Label Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s) Van Stephenson, Dave Robbins, Desmond Child
Producer(s) Mark Bright, Michael D. Clute
Blackhawk singles chronology
"King of the World"
(1996)
"Hole in My Heart"
(1997)
"Postmarked Birmingham"
(1997)

"Hole in My Heart" is a song recorded by American country music group Blackhawk. It was released in June 1997 as first single from the album Love & Gravity . The song reached #31 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. [1] The song was written by group members Van Stephenson and Dave Robbins, along with Desmond Child.

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Critical reception

An uncredited review in Billboard called the song "infectious" and praised the use of vocal harmony. [2]

Chart performance

Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Hot Country Songs ( Billboard ) [3] 31
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles ( Billboard ) [4] 23
Canadian RPM Country Tracks52

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  1. Whitburn, Joel (2013). Hot Country Songs: 1944-2012, Eighth edition. Record Research. p. 43.
  2. "Reviews". Billboard: 74. June 14, 1997.
  3. "Blackhawk Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  4. "Blackhawk Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.