![]() This version, which features speaking parts by Cyrus himself, reached No. The version released to MTV (which is the version found on Cyrus' YouTube account), begins with Cyrus exiting a limo, and the ending cheer from the audience is much shorter.Īlvin and the Chipmunks covered the song in 1992 on Chipmunks in Low Places. The version released to country stations begins with a shot of the theater and ends with extended applause from the audience. Directed by Marc Ball, it was filmed during a live performance at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Two very similar versions of the video for the song exist. Members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section participated in the recording Rolling Stone called "more faithful to songwriter Don Von Tress’ swampy demo." Music video For his 2017 album Set the Record Straight, Cyrus recorded an updated version of the song. ![]() ĭespite its initially negative critical reviews, the song has become a cult classic. 87 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s. ![]() 249 on the list of the Top 500 Country Music Songs. In 2002, Shelly Fabian from ranked the song No. 2 on VH1's 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs, and Blender magazine's 50 Worst Songs Ever. 23 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos in 2008, No. The song also is annoyingly full of arch puns." It sticks in your mind like a commercial jingle. Between the down-home twang of the vocal and the foot-tapping insistence of the boogie guitar licks, it has no trouble walking the line between Southern rock and Nashville sentimentality." A review from Cash Box magazine was also positive, stating that "The song is good, but it his performance that will keep you wired." Paul Mathur from Melody Maker said it's like "a country record done by an Eskimo." Parry Gettelman from Orlando Sentinel felt it "has a catchy melody but the kind you wish were a lot less catchy. Considine from The Baltimore Sun wrote, "It would be hard to think of a more perfect example of how contemporary country has co-opted the sound of rock 'n' roll than Billy Ray Cyrus' single, "Achy Breaky Heart". It is written in the key of A major and has only two chords: A and E. It was then recorded in 1991 under the title "Don't Tell My Heart" by the Marcy Brothers, although their version changed some lyrics.īilly Ray Cyrus heard Von Tress's version of the song, and chose to include it on his debut album Some Gave All in 1992. ![]() The song was initially to be recorded by the Oak Ridge Boys in the early 1990s, but the group decided against recording it after lead singer Duane Allen said that he did not like the words "achy breaky". However, it later became a cult classic.Īchy Breaky Heart was written by amateur songwriter Don Von Tress from Cypress Inn, Tennessee, in 1990, according to him "just fooling around on the guitar and a drum machine". 2 on VH1 and Blender 's list of the "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever". The song is considered by some as one of the worst songs of all time, featuring at No. The music video for the song led to the explosion of the line dance into the mainstream. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 27 years later. until he was featured on " Old Town Road" by rapper Lil Nas X, which peaked at No. It was Cyrus' biggest hit single in the U.S. The single topped in several countries, and after being featured on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom, peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Country Songs chart, becoming the first country single to be certified platinum since " Islands in the Stream" by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983. In the United States, it became a crossover hit on pop and country radio, peaking at No. It became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia and also 1992's best-selling single in the same country. The song is Cyrus' debut single and signature song. ![]() First released in 1991 by the Marcy Brothers with the title "Don't Tell My Heart", it was later recorded by American singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus and released on his debut album, Some Gave All (1992). " Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990 by Don Von Tress. For the Filipino film of a similar name, see The Achy Breaky Hearts. ![]()
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