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== Live performances ==
== Live performances ==
Shelton and Stefani first performed "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" on [[The Voice (U.S. season 10)|the tenth season]] of ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]'' on May 9, 2016.<ref name="People Magazine review">{{cite news|last1=Mizoguchi|first1=Karen|last2=Dugan|first2=Christina|title=Watch Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Perform Their Duet 'Go Ahead and Break My Heart' on The Voice|url=http://www.people.com/article/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton-duet-the-voice|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 9, 2016|accessdate=May 10, 2016}}</ref> On the same day, they performed the single at a promotional [[iHeartRadio]] concert.<ref name="iHeartRadio">{{cite web|last1=Inocencio|first1=Marc|title=Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani Perform 'Go Ahead and Break My Heart' at iHeartRadio Concert|url=http://www.iheart.com/news/blake-shelton-gwen-stefani-perform-go-14694759/|website=[[iHeartRadio]]|accessdate=May 11, 2016|date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> They performed the song at the [[2016 Billboard Music Awards]] on May 22, 2016.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/764316/gwen-stefani-and-blake-shelton-set-to-perform-go-ahead-and-break-my-heart-duet-at-2016-billboard-music-awards]</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/article/billboard-music-awards-2016-blake-shelton-gwen-stefani-duet]</ref> They performed it again at [[Country Jam Ranch|Country Jam]] in [[Grand Junction, Colorado]], on June 18, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/music-festivals/7408966/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton-duet-country-jam |title=Gwen Stefani Joins Blake Shelton Onstage at Country Jam: Watch |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 19, 2016 |accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref>
Shelton and Stefani first performed "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" on [[The Voice (U.S. season 10)|the tenth season]] of ''[[The Voice (U.S. TV series)|The Voice]]'' on May 9, 2016.<ref name="People Magazine review">{{cite news|last1=Mizoguchi|first1=Karen|last2=Dugan|first2=Christina|title=Watch Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Perform Their Duet 'Go Ahead and Break My Heart' on The Voice|url=http://www.people.com/article/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton-duet-the-voice|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=May 9, 2016|accessdate=May 10, 2016}}</ref> On the same day, they performed the single at a promotional [[iHeartRadio]] concert.<ref name="iHeartRadio">{{cite web|last1=Inocencio|first1=Marc|title=Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani Perform 'Go Ahead and Break My Heart' at iHeartRadio Concert|url=http://www.iheart.com/news/blake-shelton-gwen-stefani-perform-go-14694759/|website=[[iHeartRadio]]|accessdate=May 11, 2016|date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> They performed the song at the [[2016 Billboard Music Awards]] on May 22, 2016.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/news/764316/gwen-stefani-and-blake-shelton-set-to-perform-go-ahead-and-break-my-heart-duet-at-2016-billboard-music-awards]</ref><ref>[http://www.people.com/article/billboard-music-awards-2016-blake-shelton-gwen-stefani-duet]</ref> They performed it again at [[Country Jam Ranch|Country Jam]] in [[Grand Junction, Colorado]], on June 18, 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/music-festivals/7408966/gwen-stefani-blake-shelton-duet-country-jam |title=Gwen Stefani Joins Blake Shelton Onstage at Country Jam: Watch |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=June 19, 2016 |accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> They also performed at her concert in Virginia Beach, Virginia on July 16, 2016.http://www.inquisitr.com/3316735/blake-shelton-performs-with-gwen-stefani-during-her-second-tour-stop-fans-joke-that-hes-his-girlfriends-roadie/


== Charts ==
== Charts ==

Revision as of 06:12, 18 July 2016

"Go Ahead and Break My Heart"
Song

"Go Ahead and Break My Heart" is a song recorded by American singer Blake Shelton, featuring guest vocals from Gwen Stefani. It was released as the second promotional single from Shelton's tenth studio album, If I'm Honest (2016), following the release of "Friends". It was issued as a digital download on May 9, 2016. The track was written by both Shelton and Stefani, becoming their first collaboration together.

The single serves as Stefani's debut into the country music industry. The track received generally positive reviews from music critics who appreciated the themes discusses within the song. The release was accompanied by two live performances of the song later that day.

Composition and release

Rolling Stone stated that Shelton and Stefani "don't gush about their relationship in the press too much, as they try to keep some semblance of privacy. Instead, they wrote a song about it."[1] "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" was released two weeks prior to the release of If I'm Honest, on May 9, 2016.[2]

Chart performance

"Go Ahead and Break My Heart" received moderate success on the United States record charts after its release. On the Billboard Hot 100, the single debuted and peaked at number seventy, becoming the week's second highest debut, behind Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!", which topped the chart.[3] The song debuted at position thirteen on the Hot Country Songs component chart, and at number two on the Country Digital Songs chart,[4] selling 58,000 copies in the first week.[5] The song has sold 120,000 copies in the US as of June 2016.[6]

Live performances

Shelton and Stefani first performed "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" on the tenth season of The Voice on May 9, 2016.[7] On the same day, they performed the single at a promotional iHeartRadio concert.[8] They performed the song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22, 2016.[9][10] They performed it again at Country Jam in Grand Junction, Colorado, on June 18, 2016.[11] They also performed at her concert in Virginia Beach, Virginia on July 16, 2016.http://www.inquisitr.com/3316735/blake-shelton-performs-with-gwen-stefani-during-her-second-tour-stop-fans-joke-that-hes-his-girlfriends-roadie/

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[12] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 70
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 13

References

  1. ^ Rolling Stone (May 10, 2016). "See Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani Duet on 'Go Ahead and Break My Heart'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 10, 2016. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ "If I'm Honest". iTunes Store. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Blake Shelton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  5. ^ Bjorke, Matt (May 16, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Chart: May 16, 2016". Roughstock.
  6. ^ Bjorke, Matt (June 14, 2016). "Top 30 Digital Singles Sales Chart: June 13, 2016". Roughstock.
  7. ^ Mizoguchi, Karen; Dugan, Christina (May 9, 2016). "Watch Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton Perform Their Duet 'Go Ahead and Break My Heart' on The Voice". People. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  8. ^ Inocencio, Marc (May 9, 2016). "Blake Shelton, Gwen Stefani Perform 'Go Ahead and Break My Heart' at iHeartRadio Concert". iHeartRadio. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
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  11. ^ Iasimone, Ashley (June 19, 2016). "Gwen Stefani Joins Blake Shelton Onstage at Country Jam: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  12. ^ "Gwen Stefani – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2016.
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