Brokenheartsville
"Brokenheartsville" | ||||||||
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Single by Joe Nichols | ||||||||
from the album Man with a Memory | ||||||||
B-side | "Can't Hold a Halo to You"[1] | |||||||
Released | November 4, 2002 | |||||||
Format | CD single | |||||||
Genre | Country | |||||||
Length | 3:51 | |||||||
Label | Universal South | |||||||
Writer(s) | Donny Kees Blake Mevis Randy Boudreaux Clint Daniels |
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Producer(s) | Brent Rowan | |||||||
Joe Nichols singles chronology | ||||||||
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"Brokenheartsville" is a song written by Donny Kees, Blake Mevis, Randy Boudreaux and Clint Daniels, and recorded by American country music singer Joe Nichols. It was released in November 2002 as the second single from his album Man with a Memory. The song was Nichols' first Number One single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart, as well as the first Number One for Universal South Records. The song 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.[2]
Critical reception
Wade Jessen of Billboard called the song a "beer-can-crushing, honky-tonk lament of lost love."[3]
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.[1]
Chart (2002–03) | Peak position |
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US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 27 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 1 |
Year-end charts
Chart (2003) | Position |
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US Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 8 |
Preceded by | Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single March 29, 2003 |
Succeeded by "Have You Forgotten?" by Darryl Worley |
References
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- ↑ Billboard, March 29, 2003
- ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=379 "Joe Nichols – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Joe Nichols. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
- ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=357 "Joe Nichols – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Joe Nichols. Retrieved February 8, 2011.
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External links
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- Singlechart called without song
- Singlechart usages for Billboardcountrysongs
- 2002 singles
- Joe Nichols songs
- Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one singles
- Music videos directed by Trey Fanjoy
- Songs written by Clint Daniels
- Songs written by Randy Boudreaux
- Show Dog-Universal Music singles
- Song recordings produced by Brent Rowan
- Songs written by Blake Mevis
- 2002 songs