Achy Breaky Heart is a country music song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled Dont Tell My Heart and performed by The Marcy Brothers in 1991, its name was later changed to Achy Breaky Heart and performed by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1992 album Some Gave All. As Cyrus debut single and signature song, it made him famous and has been his most successful song. It became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia and the 1992s best selling single in the same country. In the United States it became a crossover hit on pop and country radio, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming the first Country single to be certified Platinum since Kenny Rogers and Dolly Partons Islands in the Stream in 1983. The single topped in several countries and after being featured on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom, peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. It remains Cyruss biggest hit single in the USA to date, and his only one to reach the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100. Thanks to the video of this hit, there was the explosion of the linedance into the mainstream, becoming a craze. The song is considered by some as one of the worst songs of all time; featuring at number two in VH1 and Blenders list of the 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever. https://youtube/watch?v=byQIPdHMpjc
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 10:42:40 +0000
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