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"Achy Breaky Heart" is a
song written by Don Von Tress. Originally titled "Don't Tell My Heart" and performed by
in 1991, its name was later changed to "Achy Breaky Heart" and performed by
on his 1992 album . As Cyrus' debut single and , it made him famous and has been his most successful song. It became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia and the 1992's best selling single in the same country. In the United States it became a
on pop and country radio, peaking at number 4 on the
and topping the
chart, becoming the first Country single to be certified Platinum since
and 's "" in 1983. The single topped in several countries and after being featured on
in the , peaked at number 3 on the . It remains Cyrus's biggest hit single in the USA to date, and his only one to reach the Top 10 of the . Thanks to the video of this hit, there was the explosion of the
into the mainstream, becoming a craze. The song is considered by featuring at number two in
and s list of the "50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever."
The song was initially to be recorded by
in the early 1990s but the group decided against recording it after lead singer
said that he did not like the words "achy breaky". It was then recorded in 1991 under the title "Don't Tell My Heart" by
on his debut album
in 1992. It is written in the key of
and possesses only two chords: A and E.
for the song was filmed during a concert at the
in . It was nominated for
in 1993, but lost both awards to 's "."
covered the song in 1992 on . This version, which features speaking parts by Billy Ray himself, reached number 71 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, becoming their first chart entry on any Billboard chart in 32 years.
covered the song with lyrics in
and , as "En allra sista chans" on her 1993 album .
Kids and the Biggles covered the song in their 1994 Kidsongs video "Country Sing-Along".
covered the song with lyrics in , which was titled "Achy Breaky Dance."
a Dutch singer covered the song on her Album "Country & Weber", which was titled "Ik doe wat ik wil".
In 2014, Cyrus and rapper
released an updated version of the song called "Achy Breaky 2".
wrote a parody called "." The lyrics describe Yankovic's annoyance with "Achy Breaky Heart", as well as several alternatives he would rather endure rather than having to listen to it any more, including being "ti[ed]...to a chair and kick[ed]...down the stairs". This parody appears on his album .
also parodied the song as "Itchy Twitchy Spot" on their debut album Into the Twangy-First Century.
also parodied the song as "Fakey Shakey Parts".
episode , Billy Ray Cyrus' character
is seen in a fictional setting writing Achy Breaky Heart in a New Mexico cafe in 1987. He tries the words "itchy twitchy heart" and "herky jerky heart" but is unsatisfied. Jackson suggests he use the words "achy breaky," but Robby blows it off as "the dumbest thing I've ever heard." Then, in the episode Ooo, Ooo, Itchy Woman, he chases a mouse around the house until it ends up in the piano and sees that it's a good player. He proceeds to ask if it knows Achy Breaky Heart.
An episode of
parodied the song as "Achy Breaky Head"; this version of it was performed by one of 's characters.
In 1994, Bill Nye the Science Guy's Season 1 episode Electricity made a spoof called "AC/DC Charge" that is exclusive to Electric Current.
A caricature of Billy Ray Cyrus (named "Billie Rae Cyprus") sang a brief parody of this song in a 1993 episode of
during the
short "Bubba Bo Bob Brain". In the parody, "Achy Breaky Heart" is replaced with "Empty Hollow Head", with lyrics describing the caricature's inability to understand what he hears.
fans used the tune of the song to pay tribute to winger , a trend continued by various teams, for instance
fans for midfielder
fans for winger .
The song reached number 23 on CMT's 100 Greatest Videos in 2008, and on
magazine's 50 Worst Songs Ever. In 2002, Shelly Fabian from
ranked the song number 249 on the list of the Top 500 Country Music Songs. In 2007, the song was ranked at number 87 on VH1's 100 Greatest Songs of the '90s. In 2010, Matthew Wilkening of
ranked the song at number 18 on the list of the 100 Worst Songs Ever while calling out: "Attention, all units! Country music has been kidnapped. Suspect last seen with a rat-tail and driving a Chevy with '.' Also wanted for child endangerment."
"Achy Breaky Heart" — 3:24
"I'm So Miserable" — 4:00
"Wher'm I Gonna Live?" — 3:29
"Achy Breaky Heart"
"I Ain't No Dang Cartoon"
Certifications
Certifications sales
3× Platinum
United Kingdom
United States
Australia ()
Austria ()
Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks ()
Canada Country Tracks ()
Canada Top Singles ()
Germany ()
Switzerland ()
Netherlands ()
New Zealand ()
UK Singles ()
End of year chart (1993)
Australia ()
Canada Adult Contemporary Tracks ()
Canada Country Tracks ()
Preceded by
May 30-June 27, 1992
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Country Tracks
June 27-July 11, 1992
Preceded by
RPM Country Tracks
Succeeded by
UK Singles ()
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