Un-Break My Heart

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“Un-Break My Heart”
Single by Toni Braxton from the album Secrets
Released	October 8, 1996
Genre	Pop, R&B, soul
Length	4:32
Label	LaFace
Writer(s)	Diane Warren
Producer	David Foster
Certification	Platinum (RIAA, ARIA[1])
Toni Braxton singles chronology
"You're Makin' Me High"/"Let It Flow" (1996) "Un-Break My Heart" (1996) "I Don't Want To"/"I Love Me Some Him" (1997)

"Un-Break My Heart" is the second single from Toni Braxton's multi-Platinum second studio album, Secrets (1996). The ballad was written by music impresario Diane Warren and produced by David Foster. It is widely considered to be Braxton's signature song.

Contents 1 Song information 2 Music video 3 Remix 4 Covers 5 Awards 6 Track listings 7 Charts 8 References 9 External links

[edit] Song information

The song became Braxton's second consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It stayed at number one for eleven weeks in a row during late 1996 and early 1997, becoming Toni's biggest single. The ballad also rose to number two on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. The background vocals were performed by R&B singer Shanice Wilson.

[edit] Music video

The music video was directed by Billie Woodruff^[2] and featured Braxton mourning the death of her lover, played by model Tyson Beckford.^[3]

[edit] Remix

Several remixes were created; one of which reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Play in the first quarter of 1997.^[4]

[edit] Covers

The song was also re-recorded by Braxton in Spanish as "Regresa a Mi" (translating into "Come Back to Me"). Il Divo (with whom Braxton would later record the duet "The Time of Our Lives") also covered this version in 2004 for their self-titled debut album Il Divo. Popular Mexican singer Yuridia, known for her Spanish-language versions of famous English-language ballads, also included a version of the song on her album Habla El Corazón. A cover version in Russian was also recorded in 1998 by pop singer Alla Gorbacheva, called "Сердце не плачь" (transliteration: "Serdtse ne plach"; translation: "Heart, Don't Cry"). Others have covered this, including Johnny Mathis. Alexander O'Neal covered the song on his 2008 album, Alex Loves.

[edit] Awards

Braxton became the first artist to win a Grammy Award—for this song—for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance". She also won "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" in the same year for the song "You're Makin' Me High".

In a recent 2006 poll for a Channel Five program "Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs", "Un-Break My Heart" was voted 27^th.

The song also appeared as one of the official songs for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany on the Voices from the FIFA World Cup album.

[edit] Track listings

CD 1

1. "Un-Break My Heart" – 4:30
2. "Regresa A Mi" (Spanish Version) – 4:32

CD 2

1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:29
2. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem Vocal) – 9:36
3. "Un-Break My Heart" (Classic Radio Mix) – 4:29
4. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Instrumental) – 4:26

British CD 2

1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:29
2. "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix) – 4:29
3. "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles Franktidrama Mix) – 8:38
4. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem Vocal) – 9:36
5. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex No Sleep Beats) – 3:56

[edit] Charts

Chart (1996/1997)[5][6][7] Peak position Australian ARIA Singles Chart 6 Ö3 Austria Top 40 1 Belgian Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders) 2 Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles (Wallonia) 1 Brazilian Hot 100 Songs & Tracks 1 Canadian Singles Chart 2 Dutch Top 40 2 Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1 Finnish Singles Chart 5 French Singles Chart 8 German Singles Chart 2 Irish Singles Chart 2

Chart (1996/1997) Peak position New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart 18 Norwegian VG-lista 2 Swedish Singles Chart 1 Swiss Singles Chart 1 UK Singles Chart 2 United World Chart 1 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks 2 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary 1 U.S. ARC Weekly Top 40 1

Preceded by "No Diggity" by BLACKstreet featuring Dr. Dre	U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single December 7, 1996 – February 15, 1997	Succeeded by "Wannabe" by Spice Girls
Preceded by "Don't Speak" by No Doubt	Swedish Singles Chart number-one single (first run) December 20, 1996	Succeeded by "Breathe" by The Prodigy
Preceded by "Sugar Is Sweeter" by C. J. Bolland	U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play number-one single December 21, 1996 – January 11, 1997	Succeeded by "No One Can Love You More Than Me" by Hannah Jones
Preceded by "Verpiss' Dich" by Tic Tac Toe	Swiss Singles Chart number-one single January 5, 1997 – January 12, 1997	Succeeded by "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
Preceded by "Breathe" by The Prodigy	Swedish Singles Chart number-one single (second run) January 17, 1997 – February 7, 1997	Succeeded by "Barrel of a Gun" by Depeche Mode
Preceded by "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" by Backstreet Boys	Ö3 Austria Top 40 number-one single January 19, 1997	Succeeded by "Time to Say Goodbye (Con te partirò)" by Sarah Brightman and Andrea Bocelli
Preceded by "Freed from Desire" by Gala	Belgian Ultratop 40 Singles (Wallonia) number-one single February 15, 1997 – March 15, 1997	Succeeded by "Let a Boy Cry" by Gala
Preceded by "I Love You Always Forever" by Donna Lewis	United World Chart number one single November 23, 1996 – February 22, 1997	Succeeded by "Don't Speak" by No Doubt
Preceded by "Barrel of a Gun" by Depeche Mode	Swedish Singles Chart number-one single (third run) February 21, 1997	Succeeded by "Vänner" by Together

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• AMG review for "Un-Break My Heart"

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