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"Regresa a Mi" redirects here. For the Thalía song, see Regresa a mí.
"Un-Break My Heart"
Song

"Un-Break My Heart" is the second single from Toni Braxton's second studio album, Secrets (1996). The ballad was written by music impresario Diane Warren and produced by David Foster. The song ranked at number ten on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs[1] and number three on the Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.[2]

Song information

The song became Braxton's second consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It stayed at number one for eleven weeks in a row during late 1996 and early 1997, becoming Braxton's biggest hit to date. It also rose to number two on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Background vocals were performed by R&B singer Shanice Wilson. In the United Kingdom, the single was held off the number-one spot by the charity band Dunblane's "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"/"Throw These Guns Away", who were raising money in the light of the Dunblane massacre. After falling before peaking again at number two it was held off by the Spice Girls' "2 Become 1". In total "Un-Break My Heart" spent twelve weeks inside the UK top ten.

Music video

The music video was directed by Billie Woodruff[3] and featured Braxton mourning the death of her lover, played by model Tyson Beckford.[4]

Remix

Several remixes were created; one of which was Hex Hector's and Soul Solution's Club Mix, which reached number one on the Hot Dance Club Play in the first quarter of 1997.[5]. The remix by Frankie Knuckles was also very popular in clubs in the UK and was also the version played on BBC Radio 1 and various Commerical Radio Station's A-List at the time.

Covers

The song was recorded by Braxton in Spanish as "Regresa a Mi" (translating into "Come Back to Me"). "Regresa a Mi" was first released as an additional track to the 1996 single release of "Un-Break My Heart". Il Divo (with whom Braxton would later record the duet "The Time of Our Lives") also covered this version in 2004 for their self-titled debut album Il Divo. Mexican singer Yuridia, known for her Spanish-language versions of famous English-language ballads, also included a version of the song on her album Habla El Corazón. A cover version in Russian was also recorded in 1998 by pop singer Alla Gorbacheva, called "Сердце не плачь" (transliteration: "Serdtse ne plach"; translation: "Heart, Don't Cry"). Others have covered this, including Johnny Mathis. Alexander O'Neal covered the song on his 2008 album, Alex Loves. A Hungarian version was recorded by Viktória Pintácsi, called "Széttört egy szív" ("A Heart Has Been Broken"). Filipino singer Nina also recorded her own version of the song for her 2008 album Nina Sings the Hits of Diane Warren.

Awards

Braxton won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1997. She also won Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the same year for the song "You're Makin' Me High".

In a 2006 poll for Channel Five's program "Britain's Favourite Break-up Songs", "Un-Break My Heart" was voted twenty-seventh.

The song also appeared as one of the official songs for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany on the Voices from the FIFA World Cup album.

Track listings

CD 1
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" – 4:30
  2. "Regresa a Mi" (Spanish Version) – 4:32
CD 2
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:29
  2. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem Vocal) – 9:36
  3. "Un-Break My Heart" (Classic Radio Mix) – 4:29
  4. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Instrumental) – 4:26
UK CD 2
  1. "Un-Break My Heart" (Album Version) – 4:29
  2. "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles Radio Mix) – 4:29
  3. "Un-Break My Heart" (Frankie Knuckles Franktidrama Mix) – 8:38
  4. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex Anthem Vocal) – 9:36
  5. "Un-Break My Heart" (Soul-Hex No Sleep Beats) – 3:56

Charts

Certifications

Country Certifier Certification Sales
Australia ARIA Platinum[12] 70,000
Austria IFPI Gold[13] 15,000
France SNEP Gold[14] 161,000[15]
Germany IFPI Platinum[16] 300,000
Netherlands NVPI Platinum[17] 50,000
Norway IFPI 2× platinum[18] 20,000
Sweden Platinum[19] 20,000
Switzerland Gold[20] 25,000
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[21] 600,000
United States RIAA Platinum[22] 1,000,000

Chart procession and succession

Preceded by U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single
December 7, 1996 – February 15, 1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Don't Speak" by No Doubt
"Breathe" by The Prodigy
"Barrel of a Gun" by Depeche Mode
 Swedish Singles Chart number-one single
December 20, 1996 (first run)
January 17, 1997 – February 7, 1997 (second run)
February 21, 1997 (third run) 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
"Sugar Is Sweeter" by C. J. Bolland
 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number-one single
December 21, 1996 – January 11, 1997 		Succeeded by
"No One Can Love You More Than Me" by Hannah Jones
Preceded by
"Verpiss' Dich" by Tic Tac Toe
 Swiss Singles Chart number-one single
January 5, 1997 – January 12, 1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Austrian Singles Chart number-one single
January 19, 1997
Preceded by European Hot 100 Singles number-one single
January 25, 1997 – February 1, 1997 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia) number-one single
February 15, 1997 – March 15, 1997 		Succeeded by
"Let a Boy Cry" by Gala

References

  1. ^ The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs
  2. ^ Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
  3. ^ "Toni Braxton - "Un-break my heart"". mvdbase.com. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  4. ^ "Tyson Beckford". Hello! Profiles. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  5. ^ "Artist Chart History - Toni Braxton". Billboard. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  6. ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 44 – 1996". Top 40 (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  7. ^ "The Irish Charts". IRMA. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Toni Braxton – Un-Break My Heart – swisscharts.com". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2007-12-14.
  9. ^ "Chart Stats – Toni Braxton – Un-Break My Heart". Chart Stats. Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Secrets > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  11. ^ "Musicline.de – Toni Braxton – Un-Break My Heart". Musicline.de (in German). Retrieved 2008-10-02.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997 Singles". ARIA. Retrieved 2006-12-08.
  13. ^ "IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin Datenbank". IFPI (in German). February 5, 1997. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  14. ^ "Certifications Singles Or – année 1997". SNEP (in French). June 4, 1997. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  15. ^ "Les Certifications (Singles) du SNEP (see "BRAXTON Toni")". InfoDisc (in French). Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  16. ^ "IFPI Germany – Gold/Platin-Datenbank". Bundesverband Musikindustrie (in German). Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  17. ^ "NVPI – Goud/Platina". NVPI (in Dutch). Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  18. ^ "IFPI Norway – Salgstrofeer". IFPI (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  19. ^ "IFPI Sweden – Guld & Platina – År 1987–1998" (PDF). IFPI (in Swedish). April 4, 1997. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  20. ^ "Swiss Certifications – Awards 1997". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
  21. ^ "BPI Certified Awards". BPI. January 1, 1997. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
  22. ^ "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". RIAA. December 3, 1996. Retrieved 2009-07-19.
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