The "Soul-Hex Vocal Anthem" remix, with a length over nine minutes, was influenced by tribal house music while the "Classic Radio Mix" is a piano-driven house music edit.
In its original form, was a massive adult contemporary and pop hit, and, with its larger-than-life chorus, worked equally well as an unstoppable dance number, even if the vocals were never re-recorded. The song was remixed by several DJs such as Hex Hector, Frankie Knuckles and Soul Solution. Braxton's vocal range spans from the low note of D 3 to the high note of D-Sharp/E-Flat 5. According to sheet music published by Realsongs at, the verses of "Un-Break My Heart" are composed in the key of B minor, and the piece modulates to D minor for the chorus and G ♯ minor for the bridge the song is set in a time signature of common time with a moderately slow tempo of 55 beats per minute. Warren showcased Braxton's contralto voice with a low vocal range. David Willoughby, author of The World of Music (2009), said a few phrases such as "Don't leave me in all this pain" are sufficient to reveal the "sadness and the longing" in the song. The song's theme alludes to a "blistering heartbreak" in which the singer begs a former lover to return and undo the pain he has caused. Produced by David Foster, "Un-Break My Heart" is a four minute-25 second pop and R&B power ballad. Problems playing this file? See media help. "Un-Break My Heart" was released as the second single from Secrets on November 11, 1996. Recording sessions occurred at The Record Plant and Chartmarker Studios in Los Angeles, California in the same year. Following the recording sessions of the song, Braxton approached Warren and explained why she was skeptical about recording it, further explaining that she didn't want another "heartbreak track". She didn't want to do it." Reid was able to convince Braxton to record it, and it later became her signature song. According to Warren, "Toni hated the song. When "Un-Break My Heart" was sent to Braxton, she expressed dislike for the song. Reid, he thought it would fit Braxton's then upcoming album. When Warren played the finished song to Arista Records' future president (2000-2004) L.A. She said: "some people only know it as a – gay – dance song!" "Un-Break My Heart" was conceived from its title, and, according to Warren, "it popped into my head, and I thought, 'I don't think I've heard that before, that's kind of interesting.' I started playing around on the piano with these chords and did a key change, and then I knew, 'OK, this is magic.'" Warren further explained that she wrote "Un-Break My Heart" as a ballad and dance song, because that was the way she heard it.
When asked about her songwriting process, she said that songs usually come to her from a title, a chorus, or a drum beat. "Un-Break My Heart" has been covered by several artists, including American alternative rock band Weezer on the album Death to False Metal.ĭiane Warren wrote "Un-Break My Heart" in 1995. Braxton performed the song on the opening ceremony of the 1996 Billboard Music Awards. It portrays Braxton mourning the death of her lover, while remembering the good times they had together. In Europe, the song reached the top-five in more than ten countries while peaking at number one in Austria, Belgium (Wallonia), Romania, Sweden, and Switzerland.īille Woodruff directed the accompanying video for the single. When Billboard celebrated their 40 years charting from 1958 to 1998, the song was declared as the most successful song by a solo artist in the Billboard Hot 100 history. In the United States, the song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, where it stayed a total of eleven weeks, while reaching the same position on the Hot Dance Club Songs and Adult Contemporary component charts. "Un-Break My Heart" attained commercial success worldwide. It has sold over 10 million copies worldwide and nearly 3 million in the United States alone, making it one of the best selling singles of all time. It won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 39th Annual Grammy Awards in 1997. The song is a ballad about a "blistering heartbreak" in which the singer begs a former lover to return and undo the pain he has caused. It was released as the second single from the album on October 7, 1996, through LaFace Records. The song was written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster. " Un-Break My Heart" is a song by American singer Toni Braxton for her second studio album, Secrets (1996). " I Don't Want To" / " I Love Me Some Him"
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