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Edge of a Broken Heart (Vixen song)

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"Edge of a Broken Heart"
Single by Vixen
from the album Vixen
B-side
  • "Cruisin'" (US)
  • "Charmed Life" (UK)
Released1988
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal[1][2]
Length
  • 3:46 (single)
  • 4:24 (album track)
  • 6:35 (extended version)
LabelManhattan (US), EMI (UK)
Songwriter(s)Richard Marx, Fee Waybill
Producer(s)Richard Marx
Vixen singles chronology
"Edge of a Broken Heart"
(1988) 		"Cryin"
(1989)

"Edge of a Broken Heart" is a power ballad[3] by the American glam metal band Vixen, that was released as a single in 1988. It was written by Richard Marx, who was also on keyboards, and Fee Waybill.[4] The song peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and although the band had another top 40 hit on that chart, "Cryin'", they are often cited as a one-hit wonder, with this song "being their one hit".[5][6] According to Marx's memoir Stories to Tell, Michael Landau, not the band's Jan Kuehnemund, played lead guitar on this song.[7]

Music video

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The song's video received heavy rotation on MTV.[8] Richard Marx, a popular soft rock artist and co-writer/producer of this song, has a cameo in the video.[9]

Legacy

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In 2018, Vixen released a new acoustic version of the song on their Live Fire album.[10]

Charts

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Year Chart Position
1988 Billboard Hot 100[11] 26
Mainstream Rock[12] 24
UK Singles Chart[13] 51
1989 UK Singles Chart[13] 59

References

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  1. ^ "Cue the Guitar Solos, Here Are Ten Hott [sic] Hair Metal Love Ballads for Valentine's Day". Vice.com. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Richard Marx & Trivium's Matt Heafy Have Turned "Right Here Waiting" into a Triumphant Metal Rager: Listen". June 10, 2021.
  3. ^ "Heavy Metal Love - Various Artists", AllMusic, retrieved May 31, 2021
  4. ^ Beaujour, Tom; Bienstock, Richard; Eddy, Chuck; Fischer, Reed; Grow, Kory; Johnston, Maura; Weingarten, Christopher R. (August 31, 2019). "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Ali, Rahsheeda (May 2, 2013). "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the '80s". VH1 News. Archived from the original on June 28, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  6. ^ "8 '80s One-Hit Wonders You Need To Listen To Now". WDHA FM. January 26, 2018. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  7. ^ Marx, Richard (July 2021). Stories To Tell. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781982169435.
  8. ^ McPadden, Mike (March 3, 2015). "The 10 Greatest Heavy Metal Front-Women". VH1 News. Archived from the original on May 23, 2022. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  9. ^ "Vixen Is On The Edge Of A Broken Heart". GRAMMY.com. December 2, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  10. ^ "VIXEN Releases New Acoustic Version Of 'Edge Of A Broken Heart' From 'Live Fire' Album". Blabbermouth. June 14, 2018. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Vixen - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Vixen - Mainstream rock". Billboard. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  13. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 389. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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