| "Heartbreaker" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
) | ||||
| Single by Dolly Parton | ||||
| from the album Heartbreaker | ||||
| B-side | "Sure Thing" | |||
| Released | July 24, 1978 | |||
| Recorded | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Country, pop | |||
| Length | 3:36 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Carole Bayer Sager, David Wolfert | |||
| Producer(s) | Gary Klein | |||
| Dolly Parton singles chronology | ||||
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"Heartbreaker" is a song written by Carole Bayer Sager and David Wolfert, and recorded by American entertainer Dolly Parton. It was released in July 1978 as the first single and title track from the album Heartbreaker. The song topped the U.S. country singles chart, for three consecutive weeks, in mid-1978.[1] "Heartbreaker" also peaked at #37 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #12 on the Easy Listening chart.[2]
Chart performance
Weekly
| Chart (1978) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] | 34 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 41 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary [4] | 1 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 20 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[6] | 1 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[7] | 37 |
| US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[8] | 12 |
Year-End
| Chart (1978) | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[9] | 5 |
References
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 261.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 190.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Dolly Parton – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-13.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Dolly Parton – {{{song}}}" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Dolly Parton Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard.
- ^ "Billboard Hot Country Songs - Year-End Charts (1978)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
External links
- Heartbreaker lyrics at Dolly Parton On-Line
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics