(Back to the) Heartbreak Kid explained

(Back to The) Heartbreak Kid
Type:single
Artist:Restless Heart
Album:Restless Heart
B-Side:She Danced Her Way (Into My Heart)
Released:October 26, 1985
Genre:Country
Length:3:51
Label:RCA Nashville
Producer:Tim DuBois, Scott Hendricks
Prev Title:I Want Everyone to Cry
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:Til I Loved You
Next Year:1986

"(Back to The) Heartbreak Kid" is a song written by Van Stephenson and Tim DuBois, and recorded by American country music group Restless Heart. It was released in October 1985 as the third single from the album Restless Heart. The song reached number 7 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Music video

A video for the song, depicting the band performing, was shot at Vasquez Rocks.

Other versions

The song previously appeared on Kathy Mattea's 1984 self-titled album, and was the B-side to her 1984 single "You've Got a Soft Place to Fall".[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel. Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. 2008. 348. 978-0-89820-177-2.
  2. Whitburn, p. 259