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"Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990 by Don Von Tress. First released in 1991 by the Marcy Brothers with the title "Don't Tell My Heart", it was later recorded by American singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus and released on his debut album, Some Gave All (1992). The song is Cyrus's debut single and signature song. It became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia[1] and also 1992's best-selling single in the same country.[2][3] In the United States, it became a crossover hit on pop and country radio, peaking at Vorlage:Abbr 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the first country single to be certified platinum since "Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983.[4] The single topped in several countries, and after being featured on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom, peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart. It was Cyrus's biggest hit single in the U.S. until he was featured on "Old Town Road" by rapper Lil Nas X, which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 27 years later.[5]

The music video for the song led to the explosion of the line dance into the mainstream.[6][7][8] The song is considered by some as one of the worst songs of all time, featuring at No. 2 on VH1 and BlenderPflichtangabe Text für Zitat im Zitat fehlts list of the "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever".[9] However, it later became a cult classic.

Background

Achy Breaky Heart was written by amateur songwriter Don Von Tress from Cypress Inn, Tennessee, in 1990, according to him "just fooling around on the guitar and a drum machine".[10]

The song was initially to be recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1990s, but the group decided against recording it after lead singer Duane Allen said that he disliked the words "achy breaky".[11] It was then recorded in 1991 under the title "Don't Tell My Heart" by the Marcy Brothers, although their version changed some lyrics.

Billy Ray Cyrus heard Von Tress's version of the song, and chose to include it on his debut album Some Gave All in 1992. It is written in the key of A major and has only two chords: A and E.

Critical reception

J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun wrote, "It would be hard to think of a more perfect example of how contemporary country has co-opted the sound of rock 'n' roll than Billy Ray Cyrus's single, "Achy Breaky Heart". Between the down-home twang of the vocal and the foot-tapping insistence of the boogie guitar licks, it has no trouble walking the line between Southern rock and Nashville sentimentality."[12] A review from Cash Box magazine was also positive, stating that "The song is good, but it [sic] his performance that will keep you wired."[13] Paul Mathur from Melody Maker said it's like "a country record done by an Eskimo."[14] Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt it "has a catchy melody but the kind you wish were a lot less catchy. It sticks in your mind like a commercial jingle. The song also is annoyingly full of arch puns."[15]

The song reached No. 23 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos in 2008, No. 2 on VH1's 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs, and Blender magazine's 50 Worst Songs Ever.[9] In 2002, Shelly Fabian from About.com ranked the song No. 249 on the list of the Top 500 Country Music Songs.[16] In 2007, the song was ranked at No. 87 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s.[17]

Despite its initially negative critical reviews, the song has become a cult classic. For his 2017 album Set the Record Straight, Cyrus recorded an updated version of the song.[18] Members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section participated in the recording Rolling Stone called "more faithful to songwriter Don Von Tress's swampy demo."[19]

Music video

Two very similar versions of the video for the song exist. Directed by Marc Ball, it was filmed during a live performance at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky. The version released to country stations begins with a shot of the theater and ends with extended applause from the audience. The version released to MTV (which is the version found on Cyrus's YouTube account), begins with Cyrus exiting a limo, and the ending cheer from the audience is much shorter.

Notable covers and parodies

Alvin and the Chipmunks covered the song in 1992 on Chipmunks in Low Places. This version, which features speaking parts by Cyrus, reached No. 71 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming their first entry on any Billboard chart in 32 years.[20] In the United Kingdom, this version peaked at No. 53 in late December 1992,[21] while in Australia, it reached No. 61 in early 1993.[22]

"Weird Al" Yankovic parodied the song on his album Alapalooza as "Achy Breaky Song", in which he pleads with the DJ not to play Billy Ray Cyrus's "Achy Breaky Heart" anymore; he can tolerate ABBA, Village People, New Kids on the Block, even Slim Whitman and Yoko Ono, but he'll really go bonkers if he has to hear "Achy Breaky Heart" once more.

In 2014, rapper Buck 22 released a hip-hop version of the song with Cyrus called "Achy Breaky 2", in which Cyrus reprised his role for the chorus. While Cyrus does never explicitly say the song is a parody, the lyrics and accompanying video clearly make several references to daughter Miley's bad-girl image at the time, with Billy Ray noting in a Rolling Stone article that he "[hopes] that she got to read the one critic who wrote that the video made her performance at the VMAs look like Sesame Street".[23]

A Spanish version of the song, called "No rompas más (mi pobre corazón)" (also known as "No rompas mi corazón") was made by Eduardo Gameros, singer and violinist of Mexican country music group Caballo Dorado, in 1994. The song is often paired at parties with other of their songs, "Payaso de rodeo".[24] A mixed language (English and Spanish) duet version by Cyrus and Caballo Dorado celebrated the 25th anniversary of the song in 2017.[25][26]

Usage in sports

Supporters of many UK football clubs have used chants based on the tune of the song, including West Ham United (about Dimitri Payet), Arsenal F.C. (about Mesut Özil), Newcastle United F.C.,[27] Tottenham Hotspur (about Dele Alli),[28] Cardiff City F.C. (about Malky Mackay),[29] Celtic F.C. and Manchester United F.C. (about Park Ji-sung).[27] It has also been adapted as "Don't Take Me Home", which has been sung by the supporters of several national football teams, including England, Wales, the Republic of Ireland and Sweden. The chant was particularly associated with Wales's run to the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2016,[30] and lent its name to Don't Take Me Home, a documentary film about the team's performances at that tournament.[31]

Track listings

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Billy Ray Cyrus version

CD maxi

  1. "Achy Breaky Heart" — 3:24
  2. "I'm So Miserable" — 4:00
  3. "Wher'm I Gonna Live?" — 3:29

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Alvin and the Chipmunks version

7-inch single

  1. "Achy Breaky Heart"
  2. "I Ain't No Dang Cartoon"

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Charts

Cyrus's version of the song spent five weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts in 1992. This was the longest time spent at the top of that chart by a debut single since "Skip a Rope" by Henson Cargill in 1967, and the last until "Austin" by Blake Shelton in 2001.[32]

Billy Ray Cyrus version

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1992) Peak
position
Denmark (IFPI)[33] 5
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[34] 8

Alvin and the Chipmunks version

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Chart (1992–1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[22][35] 61

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Year-end charts

Chart (1992) Position
Australia (ARIA)[36] 1
Belgium (Ultratop)[37] 39
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[38] 60
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[39] 54
Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[40] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[41] 56
Germany (Official German Charts)[42] 88
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[43] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[44] 21
US Billboard Hot 100[45] 15
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[46] 2

Decade-end charts

Decade-end chart performance for Achy Breaky Heart"
Chart (1990–1999) Position
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[47] 44

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Certifications

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References

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  1. ↑ The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 31 Jan 1993 and 7 Feb 1993 (1–60). Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA), abgerufen am 30. August 2017. N.B. The triangle symbol indicates platinum certification, with the number beside it indicating the level of platinum achieved. Both "Achy Breaky Heart" and Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You" were certified triple platinum during the same week.
  2. ↑ Jack Hurst: Achy Breaky Start Bruised by the Critics, Billy Ray Cyrus is Coming Back For More In: Chicago Tribune, July 4, 1993. Abgerufen im July 25, 2010 Vorlage:Toter Link/!...nourl (Seite dauerhaft nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im Juli 2023.)
  3. ↑ ARIA Charts — End Of Year Charts — Top 50 Singles 1992. ARIA, archiviert vom Original am 28. Juli 2010; abgerufen am 25. Juli 2010.
  4. ↑ Cyrus Goes Triple-Platinum; Brooks Breaks 8 million. Billboard, 15. August 1992 (google.com [abgerufen am 5. August 2010]).
  5. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  6. ↑ Line dancing refuses to go out of style In: Star-News, October 30, 1992. Abgerufen im August 12, 2010 Vorlage:Toter Link/!...nourl (Seite dauerhaft nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im Juli 2023.)
  7. ↑ Stepping to country fun, The Gazette (Cedar Rapids-Iowa City), April 17, 1993. Abgerufen im August 12, 2010 
  8. ↑ Cyrus sets off dance craze. The Daily Courier, 25. Juli 1994, abgerufen am 12. August 2010. Vorlage:Toter Link/!...nourl (Seite nicht mehr abrufbar, festgestellt im Oktober 2010.)
  9. ↑ a b VH1 & Blender Magazine Present: 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs ... Ever. In: Archived at PR Newswire. VH1, Blender, 12. Mai 2004, archiviert vom Original am 30. August 2017; abgerufen am 2. Juni 2013.
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  12. ↑ Considine, J.D. (1992). "Billy Ray Cyrus – Some Gave All". The Baltimore Sun. – via Milwaukee Journal. (June 14, 1992).
  13. ↑ Feature Picks. In: Cash Box. 28. März 1992, S. 19 (americanradiohistory.com [PDF]).
  14. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  15. ↑ Gettelman, Parry (June 12, 1992). "Billy Ray Cyrus". Orlando Sentinel.
  16. ↑ Shelly Fabian: Top 500 Country Music Songs. About.com, 2002, archiviert vom Original am 12. Februar 2007; abgerufen am 14. März 2007.
  17. ↑ 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s. In: Music News — VH1 Music. Archiviert vom Original am 14. Februar 2012; abgerufen am 27. Oktober 2014.
  18. ↑ Howard, Michael: Nothing Will Prepare You for Billy Ray Cyrus' 'Achy Breaky Heart' Sequel. In: ABC News. 12. Februar 2014;.
  19. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  20. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen uscschip.
  21. ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges <ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen ukchip.
  22. ↑ a b The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 14 Feb 1993 (61–100). ARIA via Imgur), abgerufen am 30. August 2017. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
  23. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  24. ↑ "No rompas más": el origen de una de las canciones más bailadas en fiestas mexicanas y su relación con Miley Cyrus. In: Infobae. 28. Januar 2023, archiviert vom Original am 5. Januar 2024; abgerufen am 5. Januar 2024 (spanisch).
  25. ↑ Caballo Dorado y Billy Ray Cyrus graban a dueto 'No rompas más'. In: Excelsior. 4. Mai 2017, archiviert vom Original am 5. Januar 2024; abgerufen am 5. Januar 2024 (spanisch).
  26. ↑ Billy Ray Cyrus, Caballo Dorado team for Achy Breaky Spanish remake. In: The Tennessean. 3. Mai 2017, archiviert vom Original am 5. Januar 2024; abgerufen am 5. Januar 2024.
  27. ↑ a b Graham Corking: We've found the origin of the song West Ham and Arsenal fans are arguing over. In: HITC.com. 7. Februar 2016, abgerufen am 20. Juni 2021.
  28. ↑ Damian Mannion: Tottenham Hotspur FC: Video of fans’ Dele Alli song – 'I just don’t think you understand'. In: talkSPORT. 19. April 2016, abgerufen am 14. März 2024.
  29. ↑ Gareth Rogers: Cardiff City fans send 'Don't sack Malky Mackay' warning to owner Vincent Tan. In: Walesonline. 24. November 2013, abgerufen am 20. Juni 2021.
  30. ↑ Tom Dutton: 'Don't take me home' - Wales fans head to Georgia dreaming of 2018 World Cup spot. In: standard.co.uk. 6. Oktober 2017, abgerufen am 20. Juni 2021.
  31. ↑ Greg Cochrane: 'Don't Take Me Home' – Film Review. In: nme.com. 2. März 2017, abgerufen am 20. Juni 2021.
  32. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  33. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  34. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  35. ↑ Gavin Ryan: Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Moonlight Publishing, Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia 2011.
  36. ↑ ARIA Top 100 Singles for 1992. ARIA, abgerufen am 15. Januar 2021.
  37. ↑ Jaaroverzichten 1992. Ultratop, abgerufen am 15. Januar 2021 (niederländisch).
  38. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  39. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  40. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  41. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  42. ↑ Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1992. GfK Entertainment, abgerufen am 15. Januar 2021.
  43. ↑ End of Year Charts 1992. Recorded Music NZ, abgerufen am 15. Januar 2021.
  44. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  45. ↑ Vorlage:Cite magazine
  46. ↑ Best of 1992: Country Songs. Prometheus Global Media, 1992, abgerufen am 15. August 2013.
  47. ↑ Nanda Lwin: Top 100 singles of the 1990s. In: Jam! Archiviert vom Original am 29. August 2000; abgerufen am 26. März 2022.
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