Achy Breaky Heart

Achy Breaky Heart

Song by Billy Ray Cyrus
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"Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990 by Don Von Tress. Originally published in a recording by The Marcy Brothers under the title "Don't Tell My Heart" in 1991, it was later recorded by Billy Ray Cyrus and released on his debut album Some Gave All in 1992. The song is Cyrus' debut single and signature song. It became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia and also 1992's best-selling single in the same country. In the United States, it became a crossover hit on pop and country radio, peaking 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. The single topped in several countries, and after being featured on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom, peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart. It was Cyrus' biggest hit single in the U.S. until he was featured on "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X, which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2019.

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March 23, 1992
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November 1991
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3:23
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  • Joe Scaife
  • Jim Cotton
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Lyrics

(Don Von Tress)

You can tell the world you never was my girl,

You can burn my clothes when I`m gone,

Or you can tell your friends just what a fool I`ve been,

And laugh and joke about me on the phone.

You can tell my arms to go back onto the farm,

You can tell my feet to hit the floor,

Or you can tell my lips to tell my fingertips,

They won`t be reaching out for you no more.

But don`t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart,

I just don`t think it`d understand,

And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart,

He might blow up and kill this man.

Ooo

You can tell your ma I moved to Arkansas

Or you can tell your dog to bite my leg

Or tell your brother Cliff who`s fist can tell my lips

He never really liked me anyway

Oh tell your Aunt Louise, tell anything you please

Myself already knows that I`m not okay

Oh you can tell my eyes to watch out for my mind

It might be walking out on me today

But don`t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

I just don`t think it`d understand

And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

He might blow up and kill this man

Ooo

But don`t tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

I just don`t think it`d understand

And if you tell my heart, my achy breaky heart

He might blow up and kill this man

Ooo

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