Heartbreaking World

"Heartbreaking World"
Single by Squeeze
from the album Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti
Released October 1985 (UK)
Format 7" and 10" vinyl
Recorded ?
Genre Rock
Length 5:07
Label A&M
Writer(s) Jools Holland and Chris Difford
Producer Laurie Latham
Squeeze singles chronology
"Hits of the Year"
(1985)		 "Heartbreaking World"
(1985)		 "By Your Side"
(1985)

"Heartbreaking World" was the third UK single released from Squeeze's sixth album, Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti. While every other Squeeze single was written by the team of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, this one was penned by Difford and keyboardist Jools Holland. This is also the only Squeeze single to feature a lead vocal by Holland. Holland's younger brother Chris Holland also plays emulator on this track.

Contents

Track listing

7"

  1. "Heartbreaking World" (5:07)
  2. "Big Beng" (4:02)

10"

  1. "Heartbreaking World" (5:07)
  2. "Big Beng" (4:02)
  3. "By Your Side (live)" (4:32)
  4. "Tempted (live)" (4:16)

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Squeeze
Chris Difford • Glenn Tilbrook • John Bentley • Stephen Large • Simon Hanson
Paul Gunn • Harry Kakoulli • Jools Holland • Gilson Lavis • Paul Carrack • Don Snow • Chris Holland • Keith Wilkinson • Andy Metcalfe • Matt Irving • Pete Thomas • Kevin Wilkinson • Ashley Soan • Hilaire Penda • Steve Nieve
Management and Producers
Miles Copeland III • John Cale • John Wood • Roger Bechirian • Elvis Costello • Dave Edmunds • Nick Lowe • Phil McDonald • Alan Tarney • Laurie Latham • Eric "ET" Thorngren • Pete Hammond • Steve Forward • Tony Berg • Peter Smith • Andrew J. Jones
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
"Take Me I'm Yours" • "Bang Bang" • "Goodbye Girl" • "Cool for Cats" • "Up the Junction" • "Slap and Tickle" • "Christmas Day" • "Another Nail in My Heart" • "If I Didn't Love You" • "Pulling Mussels (From the Shell)" • "Farfisa Beat" • "Is That Love" • "Tempted" • "Labelled With Love" • "Messed Around" • "Black Coffee in Bed" • "When the Hangover Strikes" • "I've Returned" • "Annie Get Your Gun" • "Last Time Forever" • "No Place Like Home" • "Hits of the Year" • "Heartbreaking World" • "By Your Side" • "King George Street" • "Hourglass" • "Trust Me to Open My Mouth" • "The Waiting Game" • "853-5937" • "Footprints" • "If It's Love" • "Love Circles" • "Annie Get Your Gun" • "Sunday Street" • "Satisfied" • "Crying in My Sleep" • "Cool for Cats" • "Third Rail" • "Everything in the World" • "Some Fantastic Place" • "Loving You Tonight" • "It's Over" • "This Summer" • "Electric Trains" • "Heaven Knows" • "This Summer (Remix)" • Down in the Valley"
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