Always Breaking My Heart


"Always Breaking My Heart" is the second single from American singer Belinda Carlisle's sixth studio album, A Woman & a Man. The song was written by Per Gessle from Swedish band Roxette, and a demo of the song recorded by Gessle was later released as a B-side of his single "Do You [Wanna Be My Baby?]", as well as the 2009 reissue of Crash! Boom! Bang!. Released on September 9, 1996, "Always Breaking My Heart" peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in Australia. It remains Carlisle's final UK top-10 hit.

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of five, writing, "Distinctively Belinda Carlisle, this hook-laden tune by Roxette's Per Gessle will see her straight back on the airwaves and high in the chart again."

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Always Breaking My Heart" was directed by Philippe Gautier.

Track listings

UK CD1
  1. "Always Breaking My Heart"
  2. "Love Walks In"
  3. "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"UK CD2 and Australian CD single
  4. "Always Breaking My Heart"
  5. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
  6. "Circle in the Sand"
  7. "I Get Weak"UK cassette single and European CD single
  8. "Always Breaking My Heart"
  9. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"