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"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
Song

"Bringin' On the Heartbreak" is a song originally recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard. It was the second single from their 1981 album High 'n' Dry. The song was written by three of the band's members: Steve Clark, Pete Willis, and Joe Elliott. In 2002, it was covered by American pop/R&B singer Mariah Carey for her album Charmbracelet. Many reviews of the R&B cover were positive, as was the reaction from Def Leppard's Joe Elliott.

Def Leppard version

Def Leppard recorded the song for their second album, High 'n' Dry. Its working title had been "A Certain Heartache", and the track (along with the others on the album) was produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange. Lange said he thought the band was intending to make the song's verse "jangley" and "a kind of 'Stairway to Heaven' thing; Steve [Clark] likes that long wrangled guitar jangle". Cliff Bernstein, the manager of Def Leppard and an A&R representative for Mercury Records, later said that Peter Willis was embarrassed to play the song for him because it was a ballad. Bernstein originally thought it only had potential to be a hit single if it was recorded by an artist such as Bonnie Tyler.

High 'n' Dry was released in the U.S. in summer 1981. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" was commercially released in the U.S. on 13 November 13, with "Me and My Wine" (a non-album track) and "You Got Me Runnin'" included as B-sides. It did not appear on the U.S. charts, but its music video was picked up by the recently launched television channel MTV and received heavy rotation. The popularity of the video and the exposure the band received caused a resurgence in sales of High 'n' Dry, which subsequently sold over two million copies. It was released in Mexico as "Llevarlo en la Desilusión" with "Yo y mi Vino" ("Me and My Wine") featuring the cover art from the single of "Too Late for Love".

High 'n' Dry was re-issued in May 1984 with two new tracks, one of which was a synthesizer-heavy remix of "Bringin' On the Heartbreak". Featuring Phil Collen on guitar, the remix was released as a single with a newly filmed video (see 1984 in music) and peaked at sixty-one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The original version of the song was later included on three of their compilation albums: Vault: Def Leppard's Greatest Hits (1995) Best of Def Leppard (2004) and Rock of Ages: The Definitive Collection (2005). The latter compilation ends with the instrumental "Switch 625," as it does in High 'n' Dry. Steve Huey of Allmusic has characterised the song as an "unabashedly dramatic rock ballad".[1]

Music video

The first music video was directed by Doug Smith, and is a live recording of Def Leppard performing the song at the Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool, England on July 22 1981. It was originally filmed (along with clips for "Let It Go" and "High 'n' Dry") as part of Don Kirshner's Rock Concert television series on the U.S. network ABC.[2] The second music video, directed by David Mallet, was shot on February 1984 in Jacob's Biscuit Factory in Lake, Dublin, Ireland.[3]

Track listing

7" Mercury / 818 779-7 (U.S.)
  1. "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" (remix)
  2. "Me & My Wine" (remix)

Mariah Carey version

"Bringin' On the Heartbreak"
Song
B-side"Miss You"

Mariah Carey co-produced her cover of the song with Randy Jackson for her twelfth album, Charmbracelet (2002). Carey cites the original song as one of her favorites when she was growing up, and she said that she first came up with the idea of covering it when listening to Def Leppard's album Vault during the album photo shoot for Charmbracelet—"I just put on the music and started listening to it, and I said, 'You know what? I could do this my own way'", she said.[4] The song was produced in a rock ballad style and features guitar-playing by Rob Bacon.[5] (the single version also featured a newly recorded solo and extra guitar overdubs performed by Dave Navarro). One of Carey's few songs with a heavy rock influence,[citation needed] it was released as the album's third single in 2003 (see 2003 in music).

Like "Boy (I Need You)", the album's second single, "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" failed to enter the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, [6] or the Hot 100 Bubbling Under Singles chart because it was only a airplay single. It reached the top forty in Switzerland but peaked outside the top forty in Austria. Junior Vasquez, Mike Rizzo and Ruanne produced club remixes of the song, which received a wider release on promotional singles than commercial singles and received airplay in nightclubs worldwide—the song reached the top five on the U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play and World Dance/Trance Top 30 Singles charts.[6][7] The single's video is based on the 1979 film The Rose,[citation needed] which features a rock star (played by Bette Midler) who struggles to find happiness as she goes from her rough "rock and roll" lifestyle to her final high profile concert. The video was shot in Los Angeles, California on March 8 2003 by director Sanaa Hamri, and features cameo appearances by Randy Jackson, Dave Navarro, Evan Marriott (as a helicopter pilot/bodyguard) and Guess? model Damon Willis.[8][9]


When asked about Carey's cover version, Joe Elliott told the Las Vegas Sun, "I think she's done a very good job. It's faithful to the arrangement, but not done like a rock song". Referring to Carey's whistle register vocals at the end, Elliot commented that her "astonishing vocal gymnastics toward the end...make Minnie Riperton sound like Tom Waits".[10] A number of reviews were positive,[11] with Rolling Stone describing the song as "the catchiest cut [on Charmbracelet]...a fascinatingly overblown orchestral remake".[12] Phil Collen praised Carey's cover as a "genuine version of our song"[13] and defended it from Def Leppard's more critical fans: "The fans really get it wrong sometimes. She's on our side and it's an honour she's done it. Really, that's the only way we're getting played".[14] Carey's version was number twenty-four on VH1's "Least Metal Moments"[15]—in a segment subtitled "Bringin' On the Headache"—because many metal fans and musicians didn't like the remake. Bill Lamb of About.com ranked it at number two on his list of "Top 5 R&B/Pop Crossover Cover Songs" and said Carey's version is "superior to the original".[16]

Credits

Def Leppard version

Mariah Carey version

  • Lead vocals by Mariah Carey
  • Arranged By (Strings) - David Campbell
  • Backing Vocals - Mariah Carey, Mary Ann Tatum, Melanie Daniels
  • Bass - Kenneth Crouch , Oscar Malza , Randy Jackson (2) , Reggie Hamilton
  • Cello - Dan Smith, Larry Corbett, Steve Richards, Suzie Katayama
  • Drum Programming - John Mitchell
  • Drums - Charlie Dayton
  • Engineer - Kevin Guarnieri
  • Engineer [Assistant] - Antony Zeller, Brian Sumner, German Villacorta, Seth Waldman, Timmy Olmstead
  • Engineer [String Tracking] - Steve Kempster
  • Guitar - David Ryan Harris, Michael Thompson
  • Guitar [Solo] - Rob Bacon
  • Mixed By - Mick Guzauski
  • Organ - Kenneth Crouch
  • Percussion - Randy Jackson
  • Piano - Lionel Cole
  • Piano [Additional] - Andrew Sherman
  • Strings - Alyssa Park, Armen Garabedian, Berj Garabedian, Charlie Bisharat, Darius Campo, Eve Butler, Joel Derouin, John Wittenberg, Lesa Terry, Mario Deleon, Michelle Richards, Peter Kent, Sara Parkins, Susan Chatman
  • Viola - Denyse Buffum , Evan Wilson , Karen Bakunin , Matt Funes
  • WrittenBy - Joseph Elliot, Peter Andrew Willis, Steven Maynard Clark

Charts

Def Leppard version

Chart (1984) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 1 61

1 Remix.

Mariah Carey version

Chart (2003)[17] Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play[6] 1 5
Austria Top 75 Singles[18] 55
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia) 40
Switzerland Top 100 Singles[19] 28

1 Remixes.

Notes

  1. ^ "High 'N' Dry review". allmusic. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  2. ^ "Def Video 1 - High 'N' Dirty 1981 Era". Def Leppard UK.com. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  3. ^ "Def Video 2 - Pyromania 1983/High 'N' Dirty 1984 Era". Def Leppard UK.com. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  4. ^ LAUNCH Radio Networks. "Mariah Carey Says She Loves Def Leppard Cover". LAUNCHcast. June 30 2003. Retrieved January 26 2006.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Mark and Morden, Darryl. "Mariah Carey Covers Def Leppard On New Album". LAUNCHcast. October 24 2002. Retrieved January 26 2006.
  6. ^ a b c "Mariah Carey: Artist Chart History — Singles". Billboard. Retrieved January 26 2006.
  7. ^ "Mariah Carey — Bringin' On The Heartbreak". Top40-Charts.com. Retrieved January 26 2006.
  8. ^ Johnson Jr., Billy and Holland, Margy. "Mariah Carey Video Features 'Joe Millionaire,' Dave Navarro". LAUNCHcast. March 18 2003. Retrieved January 26 2006.
  9. ^ Staff report. "For The Record: Quick News On Mariah Carey, Russell Simmons And George W. Bush, Da Brat, Meshuggah, Eels & More". MTV.com. March 12 2003. Retrieved January 26 2006.
  10. ^ Patterson, Spencer. "Leppard's spots". Las Vegas Sun. December 6 2002 (weekend edition: December 8 2002). Retrieved January 26 2006.
  11. ^ Friedman, Roger (2004-03-15). "Mariah's Rich Leppard, Barbra's New Job". Fox News. Retrieved 2007-09-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  12. ^ Walters, Barry. Mariah Carey — Charmbracelet. Rolling Stone. November 19 2002 (date of publication: December 12 2002). RS 911. Retrieved January 26 2006.
  13. ^ "We don't Carey...she'll have to book". Mariah Daily. 2003-08-31. Retrieved 2007-09-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  14. ^ "Mariah's A Knock Out In Russia". Mariah Daily. 2003-09-30. Retrieved 2007-09-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ "40 Least Metal Moments (40-21)". The Greatest. VH1. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  16. ^ Nero, Mark Edward. "Best R&B Versions of Rock/Pop Songs". About.com. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  17. ^ SwissCharts
  18. ^ "MARIAH CAREY - BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTBREAK (SONG)". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
  19. ^ "MARIAH CAREY - BRINGIN' ON THE HEARTBREAK (SONG)". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 2007-09-06.

References

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