Un-Break My Heart

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"Un-Break My Heart"
Single by Toni Braxton
from the album Secrets
Released October 8, 1996 (UK)
November 12, 1996 (U.S.)
Format CD single, 12" single, cassette single
Recorded 1995; The Record Plant, Chartmarker Studios
(Los Angeles, California)
Genre R&B, soul
Length 4:32
Label LaFace
Writer(s) Diane Warren
Producer David Foster
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)
"Unbreak My Heart"
Toni Braxton's "Unbreak My Heart" from Secrets
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"Un-Break My Heart" (Spanish version: "Regresa a Mi") is a song recorded by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single. In 2008, the song ranked at number ten on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs[1] and number three on the Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[2]

The song reached number one in five countries: (Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the United States) in addition to Europe. In the United States, it achieved the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Dance Club Songs and Adult Contemporary charts. (The former achievement earned it the distinction of being the 1,000th individual single to top the Billboard charts since the magazine began keeping track of record sales in 1940.) The song was certified platinum in seven countries and gold in three others. Released in late 1996, it spent eleven consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100. However, since four of those were in December 1996, it finished fourth in the 1997 Billboard Year-End chart, while also finishing fourth in the 1990s decade chart.

The song was an official song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and earned Braxton the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

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[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 Braxton's biggest hit to date. It also rose to number two on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Background vocals were performed by R&B singers Shanice Wilson and Chante Moore. In the United Kingdom, the single was held off the number-one spot by the charity band Dunblane's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"/"Throw These Guns Away", who were raising money in the light of the Dunblane massacre. After falling before peaking again at number two it was held off by the Spice Girls' "2 Become 1". In total "Un-Break My Heart" spent 12 weeks inside the UK top ten.

[edit] Music video

The music video was directed by Billie Woodruff[3] and featured Braxton mourning the death of her lover, played by model Tyson Beckford.[4]

[edit] Remix

Several remixes were created; one of which was Hex Hector's and Soul Solution's Club Mix, which reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Play in the first quarter of 1997. The remix by Frankie Knuckles was also very popular in clubs in the UK and was also the version played on BBC Radio 1 and various A-Lists at the time.

[edit] Covers

Other artists have covered the song, including Johnny Mathis. Alexander O'Neal covered the song on his 2008 album, Alex Loves. 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, they recorded the song in spanish and portuguese and it's called in this language Volta Pra Mim. Filipino singer Nina also recorded her own version of the song for her 2008 album Nina Sings the Hits of Diane Warren.

The song was recorded by Braxton in Spanish as "Regresa a Mi" (translating into "Come Back to Me"). "Regresa a Mi" was first released as an additional track to the 1996 single release of "Un-Break My Heart". 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.

In 1997, saxophonist Marion Meadows covered the song for his album Pleasure.[5][6]

Several cover versions exist in different languages.A cover version in Ukrainian was also recorded in 1996 by Ani Lorak. 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"). A Hungarian version was recorded by Viktória Pintácsi, called "Széttört egy szív" ("A Heart Has Been Broken"). French singer Mireille Mathieu included a French version called "Reste avec moi" ("Stay with Me") as one of two new songs in her 1998 compilation album Son grand numéro.

Alternative rock band Weezer recorded a cover of the song during the sessions for their 2005 album Make Believe, but the track did not make the album. The same version was later released on their 2010 album Death To False Metal. In the same year, British melodic rock band Serpentine included a version of the song on their album 'A Touch Of Heaven'.

Semino Rossi released his album Augenblicke in 2011 which includes the song "Regresa a Mi".

[edit] Awards

Braxton won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1997. She also won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the same year for the song "You're Makin' Me High".

In a 2006 poll for the United Kingdom's Channel Five's program "Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs", "Un-Break My Heart" was voted twenty-seventh.

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

U.S. CD single
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:30
  2. "Un-Break My Heart" (Spanish Version) – 4:32
U.S. CD maxi single
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:30
  2. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem Vocal) – 9:36
  3. "Un-Break My Heart" (Classic Radio Mix) – 4:26
  4. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Instrumental) – 4:44
U.S. promo CD single
  1. "Un-Break My Heart (Diva Mix) – 4:14
  2. "Un-Break My Heart (Uptempo Mix) – 4:43
U.S. and European 12" single
A1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem Vocal) – 9:38
A2. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex No Sleep Beats) – 3:56
A3. "Un-Break My Heart" (Acappella) – 3:50
B1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles - Franktidrama Club Mix) – 8:40
B2. "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles - Classic Radio Mix) – 4:26
European CD single
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:30
  2. "You're Makin' Me High" (Radio Edit) – 4:07
European CD maxi single and UK CD single
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:30
  2. "You're Makin' Me High" (Norfside Remix) – 4:19
  3. "How Many Ways" (R. Kelly Remix) – 5:46
  4. "Un-Break My Heart" (Spanish Version) – 4:32
European CD maxi single – The Mixes
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:30
  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
Australian CD maxi single
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:30
  2. "You're Makin' Me High" (Norfside Remix) – 4:19
  3. "How Many Ways" (R. Kelly Remix) – 5:46
  4. "Un-Break My Heart" (Classic Radio Mix) – 4:26
  5. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Sleep Beats) – 3:56

[edit] Official versions

  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:30
  • "Regress A Mi" (Un-Break My Heart) (Spanish Version) – 4:32
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (A Capella) - 3:50
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Instrumental) - 4:44
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Classic Radio Mix) - 4:26
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Diva Mix) - 4:14
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles - Franktidrama Club Mix) – 8:40
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles - Classic Radio Mix) / (Classic Radio Mix) / (Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix) – 4:26
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem Vocal) - 9:36
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem Radio Edit) - 3:35
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex No Sleep Beats) - 3:56
  • "Un-Break My Heart" (Uptempo Mix) - 4:42

[edit] Charts

[edit] Peak positions

Chart (1996/1997) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[7] 6
Austrian Singles Chart[7] 1
Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders)[7] 2
Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[7] 1
Canadian Singles Chart[8] 2
Dutch Top 40[9] 2
European Hot 100 Singles 1
Finnish Singles Chart[7] 5
French Singles Chart[7] 8
German Singles Chart[10] 2
Irish Singles Chart[11] 2
New Zealand Singles Chart[7] 18
Norwegian Singles Chart[7] 2
Swedish Singles Chart[7] 1
Swiss Singles Chart[7] 1
UK Singles Chart[12] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 1
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[8] 2
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[8] 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[8] 1

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (1996) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 81
Chart (1997) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[14] 4

[edit] End-of-decade charts

Chart (1990–1999) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[15] 4

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Australia Platinum[16]
Austria Gold[17]
France Gold[18]
Germany Platinum[19]
Netherlands Platinum[20]
Norway 2× platinum[21]
Sweden Platinum[22]
Switzerland Gold[23]
United Kingdom Platinum[24]
United States Platinum[25]

[edit] Chart procession and succession

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
"Breathe" by The Prodigy
"Barrel of a Gun" by Depeche Mode		 Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
December 20, 1996
January 17, 1997 – February 7, 1997
February 21, 1997		 Succeeded by
"Breathe" by The Prodigy
"Barrel of a Gun" by Depeche Mode
"Vänner" by Together
Preceded by
"Sugar Is Sweeter" by C. J. Bolland		 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance 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
"When You Love a Woman" by Journey		 Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single
January 4, 1997 – April 5, 1997		 Succeeded by
"All by Myself" by Celine Dion
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
"Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" by Backstreet Boys		 Austrian Singles Chart number-one single
January 19, 1997
Preceded by
"One and One" by Robert Miles featuring Maria Nayler		 European Hot 100 Singles number-one single
January 25, 1997 – February 1, 1997		 Succeeded by
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina" by Madonna
Preceded by
"Freed from Desire" by Gala		 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) number-one single
February 15, 1997 – March 15, 1997		 Succeeded by
"Let a Boy Cry" by Gala

[edit] References

  1. ^ The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs
  2. ^ Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
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  5. ^ "Pleasure overview". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r333488. 
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  14. ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1997". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1997. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
  15. ^ Geoff Mayfield (December 25, 1999). 1999 The Year in Music Totally '90s: Diary of a Decade - The listing of Top Pop Albums of the '90s & Hot 100 Singles of the '90s. Billboard. http://books.google.co.kr/books?id=9w0EAAAAMBAJ&lpg=PP1&lr&rview=1&pg=RA1-PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved October 15, 2010. 
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