Heartbreaker (Pat Benatar song)

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"Heartbreaker"
Single by Pat Benatar
from the album In the Heat of the Night
A-side Heartbreaker
B-side "My Clone Sleeps Alone"
Released October 24, 1979
Format 7"
Recorded 1979
Genre Hard Rock
Label Chrysalis Records
Producer Mike Chapman, Peter Coleman

"Heartbreaker" is a song recorded by Pat Benatar on her 1979 album In the Heat of the Night. Written and composed by Geoff Gill and Clint Wade, it reached number twenty-three on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 [1]. It is a staple of her live shows.

The song is featured as downloadable content for the music video game series Rock Band,[2] and is a playable song for the game Guitar Hero: World Tour. The song is a playable song for the game Karaoke Revolution: Presents American Idol, as well as downloadable content for its sequel, American Idol Encore. Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song for their 1982 album Chipmunk Rock. Former American Idol finalist Allison Iraheta regularly covers the song as part of her set on the Glam Nation Tour.[3] This song was also performed by Benatar and her band in the Charmed episode "Lucky Charmed".

The song was named the 72nd best hard rock song of all time by VH1.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Tween Band The Pop Rocks performed a parody as a Steelers fan song in January, 2009[4] A parody version was sung by Silas Weir Mitchell's character Donny Jones in the My Name Is Earl episode "The Birthday Party."

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