"Broken Heart" | ||||
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Single by Escape the Fate | ||||
from the album I Am Human | ||||
Released | January 16, 2018 | |||
Recorded | 2017 | |||
Genre | Pop punk,[1] post-hardcore[2] | |||
Length | 3:07 | |||
Label | Eleven Seven | |||
Songwriter(s) | Howard Benson
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Producer(s) | Howard Benson | |||
Escape the Fate singles chronology | ||||
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"Broken Heart is a song by American rock band Escape the Fate. It was their first single off of their sixth studio album I Am Human. As of July 2018, it had peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart.
The song was first released on January 16, 2018, alongside an accompanying lyric video.[4] The single was one of four songs released in advance of the release of their sixth studio album, I Am Human on March 30, 2018.[5] The song's music video was released a week ahead of the album's released on March 24, 2018.[6] The video, directed by Frankie Nasso, follows the same themes as the song's lyrical themes, chronicling an emotional romantic breakup, featuring alternating between footage of the band performing and a young woman dancing to the music while showering and getting ready for her day, while avoiding calls and texts from their ex-romantic partner.[7][8]
The song was described as being about working through a difficult emotional breakup, and the relief that comes with finally being able to move on.[9] Journalists described its composition in a variety of ways, including that it had a clear pop punk influence,[1] to it having the guitar tones, chord progression, lyrics, and vocal melodies commonly found in 2000s post-hardcore.[2]
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Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[10] | 15 |