"Break Your Heart" is a 1998 single by American alternative singer-songwriter Natalie Merchant, featuring N'Dea Davenport. The song was the second single from Merchant's 1998 album, Ophelia.
| "Break Your Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Natalie Merchant featuring N'Dea Davenport | ||||
| from the album Ophelia | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Length | 4:47 | |||
| Label | Elektra | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Natalie Merchant | |||
| Producer(s) | Natalie Merchant | |||
| Natalie Merchant singles chronology | ||||
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"Break Your Heart" sings about the saddening social injustices of the world and human nature. Merchant sings that "I know that it will hurt/I know that it will break your heart/The way things are/The way they've been/And the way they'll always be".
Chart performance edit
"Break Your Heart" spent 16 weeks on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, peaking at No. 24 on January 2, 1999.[1]