Trouble with a Heartbreak explained

Trouble with a Heartbreak
Cover:	Trouble with a Heartbreak cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Jason Aldean
Album:	Macon, Georgia
Genre:	Country
Length:	3:16
Label:	Broken Bow
Producer:	Michael Knox
Prev Title:	If I Didn't Love You
Prev Year:	2021
Next Title:	That's What Tequila Does
Next Year:	2022

"Trouble with a Heartbreak" is a song written by Brett Beavers, John Morgan, Kurt Allison, and Tully Kennedy, and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on January 14, 2022 as the second single from Aldean's tenth studio album Macon, Georgia.

Background

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that the song "recalls slower songs" from Aldean's "My Kinda Party and Night Train era, but there's a drop of R&B production that makes one think of They Don't Know, his most progressive album to date," while also hinting it recalls "heartbreak as something of a bruise that is very slow to heal; everyone has advice on how to "move on," but none of it is any good."^[1] The song is a single from Aldean's tenth album Macon, Georgia, a two-disc release.^[2]

Content

Aldean stated in a press release, “This song hit me right when I heard it, and reminded me of those bitter R&B breakup songs that take me back to riding through the backroads of Georgia.”^[3]

Critical reception

BJ Mac of The Nash News wrote that "rather than an angry moving-on song or a wallowing-in-sorrow ballad, “Trouble With a Heartbreak” refreshingly honors the feelings of grief that follow a break-up in an honest and reinvigorating way."^[4] An uncredited review from Off the Record UK called it "a haunting track that showcases a more vulnerable side to Aldean’s musicality."^[5]

Upon its release, "Trouble with a Heartbreak" was added to the playlists of 84 country music radio stations surveyed by Mediabase, making it the most-added new song for the week of January 18, 2022.^[6]

Music video

The song's music video was also released after the single was sent to radio. Directed in December 2021 by Shaun Silva, the video features concert footage from Aldean's three-day concert at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, interspersed with footage of a cowboy at the National Finals Rodeo in the same city.^{[2] [7]}

Charts

Year-end charts

2022 year-end chart performance for "Trouble with a Heartbreak"! Chart (2022)! Position

US Billboard Hot 100^[8]	88
US Country Airplay (Billboard)^[9]	9
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[10]	22

Release history

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Date	Format	Label
Various	January 14, 2022		Broken Bow	^[11]
United States	January 18, 2022	Country radio		^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jason Aldean's 'Trouble With a Heartbreak' Recalls His Early Breakup Ballads [Listen]]. Billy. Dukes. January 14, 2022. January 25, 2022.
2. Web site: Jason Aldean releases 'Trouble with a Heartbreak' . Music Universe . January 14, 2022 . March 25, 2022.
3. Web site: Jason Aldean can't shake off the hurt in "Trouble with a Heartbreak," the new single off 'Georgia'. January 14, 2022. January 25, 2022.
4. Web site: Jason Aldean "Trouble With A Heartbreak" Song Review. BJ. Mac. January 17, 2022. January 25, 2022.
5. Web site: SINGLE REVIEW: Trouble With a Heartbreak – Jason Aldean . Off the Record UK . January 16, 2022 . March 25, 2022.
6. Web site: Jason Aldean Is Most Added With 'Trouble With A Heartbreak' . All Access . January 18, 2022 . March 25, 2022.
7. Web site: Hear Jason Aldean's New Single, 'Trouble With A Heartbreak,' From Upcoming Album, 'Georgia' . Country Now . January 14, 2022 . March 25, 2022.
8. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 2, 2022.
9. Web site: Country Airplay – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 1, 2022.
10. Web site: Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. December 1, 2022.
11. Jason Aldean - Trouble With a Heartbreak (Extended Version) (Official Music Video). January 14, 2022. YouTube.
12. Web site: Jason Aldean Is Most Added With 'Trouble With A Heartbreak'. AllAccess. January 18, 2022. January 25, 2021.