Heartbreak Feels So Good
{{Infobox song
| name = Heartbreak Feels So Good
| cover = Heartbreak Feels So Good Remix.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Cover art for the Dillon Francis remix
| type = single
| artist = Fall Out Boy
| album = So Much (for) Stardust
| released = {{Start date|2023|01|25}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=3|s=37}}
| label =
| composer =
| lyricist = Pete Wentz
| producer = Neal Avron
| prev_title = Love from the Other Side
| prev_year = 2023
| next_title = Hold Me Like a Grudge
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|oGvLD7D2Xsg|"Heartbreak Feels So Good"}}}}
}}
"Heartbreak Feels So Good" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on January 25, 2023, through Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It was released as the second single from the band's eighth studio album, So Much (for) Stardust.
Background
Teasing the song, the band posted a photo of a package with a set of coordinates leading to the Field of Dreams movie filming site in Dyersville, Iowa.{{cite web|first=Isaac|last=Hamlet|url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/01/20/did-fall-out-boy-just-announce-an-album-song-by-hiding-a-box-in-an-iowa-field/69826397007/|title=Fall Out Boy sends fans on scavenger hunt to Iowa with a clue, 'If you build it, they will come'|work=The Des Moines Register|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}} The package contained another seashell marked 2 of 13 with a letter, this time printed was the date January 25, 2023, and a speculated song title "Heartbreak Feels So Good".{{cite web|first=Stephen|last=Ackroyd|url=https://upsetmagazine.com/news/it-looks-like-were-getting-another-new-fall-out-boy-song-heartbreak-feels-so-good-next-week/|title=It looks like we're getting another new Fall Out Boy song, 'Heartbreak Feels So Good', next week|work=Upset Magazine|date=January 20, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}} On January 23, 2023, the band announced the next single, "Heartbreak Feels So Good", released on January 25, 2023, with promotion featuring actress Nicole Kidman's advertisements for AMC Theatres.{{cite magazine|first=Glenn|last=Rowley|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fall-out-boy-teases-new-song-with-nicole-kidmans-help-1235204343/|title=Fall Out Boy Teases New Single 'Heartbreak Feels So Good' With Some Help From Nicole Kidman|magazine=Billboard|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}}{{cite web|first=Arielle|last=Gerber|url=https://www.musictimes.com/articles/89804/20230124/fall-out-boy-collab-with-nicole-kidman-band-unveils-new-song-heartbreak-feels-so-good-watch.htm|title=Fall Out Boy Collab With Nicole Kidman? Band Unveils New Song 'Heartbreak Feels So Good'|work=Music Times|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}}{{cite web|first=Jack|last=Rogers|url=https://rocksound.tv/news/fall-out-boy-release-new-track-heartbreak-feels-so-good|title=Fall Out Boy Release New Track 'Heartbreak Feels So Good'|work=Rock Sound|date=January 25, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}}{{cite web|first=Tom|last=Skinner|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fall-out-boy-release-new-single-heartbreak-feels-so-good-listen-3386676|title=Fall Out Boy try to kidnap Weezer's Rivers Cuomo in new 'Heartbreak Feels So Good' video|work=NME|date=January 25, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}}
Composition
Starr Bowenbank of Billboard described "Heartbreak Feels So Good" as a "rock track."{{cite magazine|first=Starr|last=Bowenbank|url= https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/fall-out-boy-heartbreak-feel-so-good-video-rivers-cuomo-makes-cameo-1235205067/amp/|title=Fall Out Boy Is Sold Out by Weezer's Rivers Cuomo in Prank Gone Wrong for 'Heartbreak Feels So Good' Video: Watch|magazine=Billboard|date=January 25, 2023|access-date=February 22, 2023|quote=…Stump sings on the chorus of the rock track.}} Brandon Flores of Blast Out Your Stereo called the song a "light-hearted pop-rock tune".{{cite web|first=Brandon|last=Flores|url= https://www.blastoutyourstereo.com/listen-heartbreak-feels-so-good-fall-out-boy/|title=Fall Out Boy Releases Latest Banger, "Heartbreak Feels So Good"|work=Blast Out Your Stereo|date=January 25, 2023|access-date=February 22, 2023|quote=It’s a fun, light-hearted pop-rock tune that should help listeners get through the day.}} Wren Graves of Consequence noted that the song contains "dark synths and high, muted guitars",{{Cite web|first=Wren|last=Graves|url= https://consequence.net/2023/01/fall-out-boy-heartbreak-feels-so-good-rivers-cuomo/amp/|title=Fall Out Boy Try to Kidnap Rivers Cuomo in Video for New Song "Heartbreak Feels So Good": Watch|work=Consequence|date=January 25, 2023|access-date=February 22, 2023|quote='Heartbreak Feels So Good' opens with dark synths and high, muted guitars.}} while Chad Childers of Loudwire stated that it "embraces the band's emo nature".{{cite web|first=Chad|last=Childers|url= https://loudwire.com/fall-out-boy-heartbreak-feels-so-good-lyrics-video/|title=Fall Out Boy Shed Well-Earned Tears in New Song 'Heartbreak Feels So Good'|work=Loudwire|date=January 25, 2023|access-date=February 22, 2023|quote= As for the song itself, it sounds like classic Fall Out Boy, a high energy, instant earworm that should have you singing along in no time. Patrick Stump embraces the band's emo nature…}}
Music video
The music video was directed by Whitey McConnaughy and features Rivers Cuomo of Weezer where Fall Out Boy film a prank involving "kidnapping" Cuomo.
Personnel
Fall Out Boy
- Patrick Stump – vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriting
- Pete Wentz – bass guitar, songwriting, lyrics
- Joe Trohman – lead guitar, keyboards, songwriting
- Andy Hurley – drums, percussion, songwriting
Additional personnel
- Neal Avron – production, mixing
Charts
References
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Category:Fueled by Ramen singles
Category:Songs written by Patrick Stump
Category:Songs written by Pete Wentz