Released November 4, 2002 Genre Country Label Universal South | Format CD single Length 3:51 | |
B-side "Can't Hold a Halo to You" | ||
"Brokenheartsville" is a song written by Donny Kees, Blake Mevis, Randy Boudreaux and Clint Daniels, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Nichols, released in November 2002 as the second single from his album Man with a Memory. It was Nichols' first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, as well as the first No. 1 for Universal South Records. It was covered by Johnny Rodriguez on his 2011 album Live from Texas.
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Content
The song deals with a man who has had his woman stolen from him and the narrator drinking at a bar.
Critical reception
Wade Jessen of Billboard called the song a "beer-can-crushing, honky-tonk lament of lost love."
Music video
The video starts out with Nichols drinking at an official bar in the city, and talking to his friends. He was also watching a singer sing live on stage. This video was directed by Trey Fanjoy.
In the second verse, when the singer is done on stage, Nichols takes the stage and sings his song. The video was filmed in downtown Nashville, Tennessee and the outside shots of the car were filmed near the Bridgestone Arena.
Chart performance
"Brokenheartsville" debuted at No. 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of November 2, 2002. The song spent 31 weeks on the chart, reaching number one for the week ending March 29, 2003, where it remained at the top spot for one week.