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. They premiered the song on television on March 22, 2010, performing on Lopez Tonight. The song was serviced to contemporary hit radio in the United States on April 13, as the Love Drunks third and final single. The group also performed the track at the Miss USA 2010 in May.

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.

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." 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." 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."

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 36 on the US Billboard Pop Airplay chart for the week ending May 8, 2010. 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.

Music video

A music video was also made and released, which premiered on Vevo on June 4, 2010. The video was directed by Doug Spangenberg, 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 where the girls are sabotaging each other to win.

Personnel

Credits for "Heart Heart Heartbreak" adapted from album's liner notes.
Boys Like Girls
Additional musicians
Production