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| Single by Billy Ray Cyrus from the album Some Gave All |
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| B-side | "I'm So Miserable" | ||||
| Released | 1992 | ||||
| Format | Cassette CD single 7" single |
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| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:23 | ||||
| Label | Mercury | ||||
| Writer(s) | Don Von Tress | ||||
| Producer | Joe Scaife, Jim Cotton | ||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | ||||
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"Achy Breaky Heart" is a hit country music song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled "Don't Tell My Heart," it was recorded by the The Marcy Brothers on their self-titled second album but was not released as a single.[1] The name was later changed to "Achy Breaky Heart" and was recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1992 CD Some Gave All. As Cyrus' debut single and signature song, it made him famous and has been his most successful song. The song became a crossover hit on pop and country radio, peaking at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. After being featured on Top of the Pops, the single peaked at #3 on the UK Singles Chart.
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The change in lyrics came about when a friend of Billy Ray Cyrus split up with his wife. Cyrus went to see him to make sure he was okay. When Cyrus asked his friend how he was feeling his friend said: "My heart's all achy, breaky." The music video for the song was filmed during a concert at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky. It was nominated for Record of the Year in the 35th Annual Grammy Awards in 1993, but lost to Eric Clapton's "Tears in Heaven."
"Weird Al" Yankovic has written a parody called "Achy Breaky Song." The lyrics describe Yankovic's annoyance with "Achy Breaky Heart," where he states he would rather be tied to a chair and kicked down a set of stairs than listen to it. This parody appears on his album Alapalooza. Run C&W also parodied the song as "Itchy Twitchy Spot" on their debut album Into the Twangy-First Century.
The 2006 movie Crank also includes the song, where the hero tries to maintain his heart rate by headbanging to the song in a cab driven by an Arab driver (who is somewhat preplexed at the command to change stations, and turn up the volume). The scene then cuts to an external viewpoint to illustrate the volume as the cab traverses to scene.
In 1994, this song was covered in the Kidsongs video release Country Sing Along.
| Country | Certification | Date | Sales certified |
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| U.S.[4] | Platinum | July 7, 1992 | 1,000,000 |
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| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 71 |
| Preceded by "Some Girls Do" by Sawyer Brown |
Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks number-one single May 30-June 27, 1992 |
Succeeded by "I Saw the Light" by Wynonna Judd |
| Preceded by "Take It Like a Man" by Michelle Wright |
RPM Country Tracks number one single June 27-July 11, 1992 |
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| Preceded by "Humpin' Around" by Bobby Brown |
Australian ARIA number-one single October 3-November 14, 1992 |
Succeeded by "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men |
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