Heartbreak U.S.A.

{{Infobox song

| name = Heartbreak U.S.A.

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Kitty Wells

| album = Heartbreak U.S.A.

| B-side = There Must Be Another Way to Live

| released = April 1961

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| recorded =

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| genre = Country

| length =2:35

| label = Decca

| writer = Harlan Howard

| producer = Owen Bradley

| prev_title = The Other Cheek

| prev_year = 1961

| next_title = Day Into Night

| next_year = 1961

}}

"Heartbreak U.S.A." is a 1961 song by Kitty Wells. The single became one of Wells' most successful releases as a solo artist. "Heartbreak U.S.A." was Kitty Wells' third and final number one on the US country singles chart, staying at the top spot for four weeks during a twenty-three week chart run.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=377}} The B-side of "Heartbreak U.S.A.", entitled "There Must Be Another Way to Live", reached number twenty on the country chart.

Chart performance

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! Chart (1961)

! Peak
position

U.S. Billboard Hot C&W Sides

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Cover versions

Jeanne Black released a version of the song as a single in November 1961, but it did not chart.{{cite web|title=Jeanne Black, "Heartbreak U.S.A." Single Release|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/4654us|accessdate=November 26, 2016}}

Dottie West recorded a cover in 1964.

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