B-side "Bobby" Genre Country Label MCA | Released September 30, 1991 Length 4:18 (album version) | |
Format CD single, cassette single | ||
"For My Broken Heart" is a song written by Keith Palmer and Liz Hengber, and recorded by American country music singer Reba McEntire. It was released in September 1991 as the first single and title track from her album For My Broken Heart. The song was a Number One hit for her, topping the country singles charts in both the U.S. and Canada.
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Content
"For My Broken Heart" chronicles a failed relationship. In the first verse, the male is packing up his belongings and then leaving. After falling asleep on the couch, she reluctantly wakes up and, despite being "so sure life wouldn't go on" without him, she says "I guess the world didn't stop for my broken heart." The song's radio edit omits a string section prelude.
McEntire originally planned to record the song as a duet with Clint Black, but he was unavailable at the time.
Music video
The song's music video shows three different women who lip-sync the song along with her: a younger woman, a middle-aged one, and an elderly one.
Chart positions
"For My Broken Heart" debuted at number 64 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts dated for October 12, 1991. It peaked at number 1 on the chart dated for December 7, 1991 and held the position for two weeks. The song was also a Number One country hit in Canada, holding that position on the RPM Country Tracks chart dated for December 21.