Somewhere in My Broken Heart
{{Infobox song
| name = Somewhere in My Broken Heart
| cover = BillyDeanMyBrokenHeart.png
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Billy Dean
| album = Young Man
| B-side = Young Man
| released = May 4, 1991
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Country
| length = 3:19
| label = Capitol Nashville
| writer = Billy Dean, Richard Leigh
| producer = Tom Shapiro, Chuck Howard
| prev_title = Only Here for a Little While
| prev_year = 1990
| next_title = You Don't Count the Cost
| next_year = 1991
}}
"Somewhere in My Broken Heart" is a song written by American country music artist Billy Dean and Richard Leigh. Randy Travis first recorded the song on his 1989 album No Holdin' Back.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r94376|pure_url=yes}}|title=No Holdin' Back review|last=Jurek|first=Thom|work=Allmusic|accessdate=5 October 2010}} Two years later, it was released as the third single from Dean's album Young Man and reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=101}}
The song earned Billy a Grammy nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, as well as winning the Academy of Country Music Award for Song of the Year.
Music video
The music video was directed by Bill Young and premiered in mid-1991, co-starring Margie Lazo.
Chart performance
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!align="left"|Chart (1991) !align="center"|Peak |
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|18|chartid=1667|publishdate=November 9, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}} |
{{single chart|Canadacountry|2|chartid=1586|publishdate=August 3, 1991|accessdate=August 16, 2013}} |
{{single chart|Billboardadultcontemporary|18|artist=Billy Dean}} |
{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|3|artist=Billy Dean}} |
=Year-end charts=
References
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{{Billy Dean}}
{{Randy Travis}}
Category:Songs written by Richard Leigh (songwriter)
Category:Songs written by Billy Dean
Category:Song recordings produced by Tom Shapiro
Category:Capitol Records Nashville singles
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