Heart Heart Heartbreak

{{Infobox song

| name = Heart Heart Heartbreak

| cover = Heart Heart Heartbreak.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Boys Like Girls

| album = Love Drunk

| released = {{start date|2010|04|13}}

| recorded = 2008–2009

| studio =

| venue =

| genre =

| length = 3:24

| label = Columbia/Red Ink

| writer = {{hlist|Martin Johnson|Sam Hollander|Dave Katz}}

| producer = {{hlist|Brian Howes|S*A*M and Sluggo}}

| chronology = Boys Like Girls

| prev_title = Two Is Better Than One

| prev_year = 2009

| next_title = Be Your Everything

| next_year = 2012

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|_l0xrW0W8eA|"Heart Heart Heartbreak"}}}}

}}

"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.

Release

The song was first posted on their PureVolume page on August 18, 2009.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/archive_blgnewsong/|title=Boys Like Girls post new song|magazine=Alternative Press|date=August 18, 2009|access-date=February 23, 2025}} They premiered the song on television on March 22, 2010, performing on Lopez Tonight.{{cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/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-88806922.html|title=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'|website=PRNewswire|publisher=Columbia Records|date=March 22, 2010|access-date=February 23, 2025}} The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on April 13, as the Love Drunk{{'}}s third and final single.{{Cite web |url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239 |title=FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more! |access-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-date=November 6, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121106203907/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2010 |url-status=dead}} The group also performed the track at the Miss USA 2010 in May.{{cite web|url=http://www.alterthepress.com/2010/05/boys-like-girls-live-at-miss-usa-2010.html|title=Boys Like Girls Live at Miss USA 2010 Performance|website=Alter the Press!|date=May 20, 2010|access-date=February 23, 2025}}

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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.aaamusic.co.uk/2010/11/24/boys-like-girls-heart-heart-heartbreak/|title=Boys Like Girls – Heart Heart Heartbreak|website=AAAMusic|author=Alice Cuddy|date=November 24, 2010|access-date=February 23, 2025}}

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."{{cite web|url=http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1298912|title=Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk|website=AbsolutePunk.net|author=Gregory Robson|date=September 1, 2009|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121219213034/http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1298912|archivedate=December 19, 2012|access-date=February 23, 2025}} 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."{{cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/8839/boys-like-girls-love-drunk|title=Boys Like Girls - Love Drunk (2009)|website=PunkNews.org|author=Chris|date=November 24, 2009|access-date=February 23, 2025}} 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."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/pop-punk-guitar-solos/|title=15 pop-punk songs that wouldn't be the same without these guitar solos|magazine=Alternative Press|author=Ariana Leo|date=May 5, 2021|access-date=February 23, 2025}}

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 36 on the US Billboard Pop Airplay chart for the week ending May 8, 2010.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2010-05-08/|title=Pop Airplay: May 8, 2010|magazine=Billboard|date=May 8, 2010|access-date=February 21, 2025}} 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.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/pop-songs/2010-06-12/|title=Pop Airplay: June 12, 2010|magazine=Billboard|date=June 12, 2010|access-date=February 21, 2025}}

Music video

A music video was also made and released, which premiered on Vevo on June 4, 2010.{{cite web|url=http://www.boyslikegirls.com/us/news/heart-heart-heartbeak-video-premiere|title="Heart Heart Heartbreak" Video Premeiere|publisher=Boys Like Girls Official Site|accessdate=2011-06-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708090524/http://www.boyslikegirls.com/us/news/heart-heart-heartbeak-video-premiere|archivedate=2011-07-08}} The video was directed by Doug Spangenberg,{{cite web|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/boys-like-girls/425920/heart-heart-heartbreak.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023012008/http://www.cmt.com/videos/boys-like-girls/425920/heart-heart-heartbreak.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2012|title=CMT : Videos : Boys Like Girls : Heart Heart Heartbreak|publisher=Country Music Television|accessdate=December 3, 2010}} 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.{{cite AV media notes|title=Love Drunk|others=Boys Like Girls|year=2010|type=booklet|publisher=Columbia Records|id=88697491922}}

Boys Like Girls

Martin Johnson – lead vocals, guitar, background vocals
John Keefe – drums
Bryan Donahue – bass
Paul DiGiovanni – guitar

Additional musicians

Brian Howes – backing vocals, guitar, keyboards
Jay "JVP" Van Poederooyen – keyboards, percussion
The Vancouver Mafia – backing vocals

Production

Brian Howes – producer
S*A*M and Sluggo – producer
Martin Johnson – co-producer
Sean Gould – recording engineer
Jay "JVP" Van Poederooyen – engineer
Mike Caffrey – engineer
Grant Michaels – assistant engineer
Misha Rajaratnam – editing
Tom Lord-Alge – mixing
Vlado Meller – mastering

Charts

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+Chart performance for "Heart Heart Heartbreak" !Chart (2010) !Peak position
scope="row"\| US Pop Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boys-like-girls/chart-history/tfm/\|title=Boys Like Girls Chart History (Pop Songs)\|magazine=Billboard \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118000156/https://www.billboard.com/artist/boys-like-girls/chart-history/tfm/\|archivedate=November 18, 2021\|accessdate=January 9, 2020}} \| 31

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|+Chart performance for "Heart Heart Heartbreak"

!Chart (2010)

!Peak
position

scope="row"| US Pop Airplay (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/boys-like-girls/chart-history/tfm/|title=Boys Like Girls Chart History (Pop Songs)|magazine=Billboard |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118000156/https://www.billboard.com/artist/boys-like-girls/chart-history/tfm/|archivedate=November 18, 2021|accessdate=January 9, 2020}}

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Release history

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" \|+ Release dates for "Heart Heart Heartbreak" ! scope="col"\| Region ! scope="col"\| Date ! scope="col"\| Format ! scope="col"\| Label ! scope="col"\| {{abbr\|Ref.\|Reference}}
scope="row"\| Various \| August 19, 2009 \| Streaming \| rowspan="2"\| Columbia \| align="center"\| {{cite magazine\|url=https://www.altpress.com/thisjustup21/\|title=This Just Up (New Music For No Money)\|magazine=Alternative Press\|date=August 21, 2009\|access-date=February 23, 2025}}
scope="row"\| United States \| April 13, 2010 \| Contemporary hit radio \| align="center"\|

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|+ Release dates for "Heart Heart Heartbreak"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row"| Various

| August 19, 2009

| Streaming

| rowspan="2"| Columbia

| align="center"| {{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/thisjustup21/|title=This Just Up (New Music For No Money)|magazine=Alternative Press|date=August 21, 2009|access-date=February 23, 2025}}

scope="row"| United States

| April 13, 2010

| Contemporary hit radio

| align="center"|

References

Category:2010 singles

Category:Boys Like Girls songs

Category:Songs written by Sam Hollander

Category:Songs written by Dave Katz

Category:Songs written by Martin Johnson (musician)

Category:2009 songs

Category:Columbia Records singles