| Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Connie Francis |
| B-Side: | Someone Else's Boy |
| Released: | April 1961 |
| Recorded: | October 18, 1960 |
| Genre: | Country pop |
| Length: | 2:35 |
| Label: | MGM Records |
| Chronology: | Connie Francis |
| Prev Title: | Where the Boys Are |
| Prev Year: | 1961 |
| Next Title: | Together |
| Next Year: | 1961 |
"Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" is a popular song written by Howard Greenfield and Jack Keller.[1]
It was recorded by Connie Francis in an October 18, 1960, New York City session conducted and arranged by Stan Applebaum; the same session produced "Where the Boys Are". Like Francis' previous Greenfield/Keller-penned hit "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" exemplified the country pop sound and while unlike "Everybody's Somebody's Fool", "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" was not a C&W crossover for Francis herself.
"Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" was released as the follow-up single in April 1961, reaching the Top 10 in May with a Billboard Hot 100 peak of number 7 (number 5 on the Cash Box Pop 100).[2]
Although "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" was Francis' seventh consecutive A-side to reach the Top 10 - and her eleventh Top 10 overall - the single did mark a dip in her popularity as, while Francis' previous eight singles had had both A- and B-sides chart, the single's B-side "Someone Else's Boy" was overlooked in the U.S. despite becoming an international success for Francis via her recording versions in eight languages.
In the UK, "Breakin' in a Brand New Broken Heart" reached number 12 in June 1961.[3] Elsewhere, the track reached the Top 10 in Australia (number 8) and New Zealand (number 2), that July. In September 1961, it reached number 7 in the Netherlands, with a Top 10 ranking in India in December. Also in 1961, Francis' rendering in Italian as "La Valle Senzo Eco" ("The valley without echo") was a Top 10 hit in Italy - number 9 that October - and the same year.