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This week’s Featured Lyrics are to “Somebody’s Heartbreak”, by Hunter Hayes, Andrew Dorff, and Luke Laird. We’re posting lyrics of hit songs so that our songwriters can study them to see how winning songs are constructed. Of course a lot depends on the melody, the rhythm and the artist as to whether or not the song will sell… and whether or not it is in the right place at the right time!
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“Somebody’s Heartbreak” is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Hunter Hayes. It was released in October 2012 as the third single from his debut studio album, Hunter Hayes. Hayes co-wrote the song with Andrew Dorff and Luke Laird. “Somebody’s Heartbreak” is about an aspiring lover being invited to break this person’s heart.
The song garnered positive reviews from critics who praised the production and lyrics being upbeat and witty. “Somebody’s Heartbreak” peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, giving Hayes his second number-one country hit overall. The song also charted at numbers 7 and 54 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified Platinum by the RIAA, and has sold 761,000 copies in the United States as of May 2013. The song received similar chart success in Canada, peaking at number 5 on the Country chart and number 66 on the Canadian Hot 100.
An accompanying music video for the song, directed by Joel Stewart, features footage from his concert in the Rogers Arena and from autograph signings.
The song is an invitation to an aspiring lover, telling her that “if you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak, be mine.” The song is in 4/4 time signature and the key of B-flat major, with a main chord pattern of B?maj9-E?maj9 and an approximate tempo of 76 beats per minute.
Critical reception
Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, writing that it “combines the pop sensibility of ‘Storm Warning’ with the passion and power of ‘Wanted.'” Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave the song a favorable review, saying that it “features some groovy guitar, mandolins and a soulful vocal from Hunter that finds him singing a lyrical pick-up line that is cleverly written.”
Chart performance
“Somebody’s Heartbreak” debuted at number 48 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of November 3, 2012.
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Lyrics to “Somebody’s Heartbreak”
I’d love to know just what you’re thinkin’
Every little river, running through your mind
You give and you take, you come and you go
You leave me here wondering if I’ll ever know
How much you care, or how much you don’t
Whatever you need, whatever you want
If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak,
If you’re gonna be somebody’s mistake,
If you’re gonna be somebody’s first time,
Somebody’s last time,
Baby be mine
If you’re lookin’ to be somebody’s just friends,
A little laughin’, a little lovin’, never callin’ again,
That’s just fine
If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak,
Be mine, ohh be mine
I guess that all I’m trying to tell you
Is that a minute with you, is better than two without
Oooh, I won’t be a fool, but I can’t play cool, so, I’m playin’ it safe
And I’m breakin’ the rules
I’m wishin’ I had what I know that you got
So if you’re comin’ my way, please don’t stop
If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak,
If you’re gonna be somebody’s mistake,
If you’re gonna be somebody’s first time,
Somebody’s last time,
Baby be mine
If you’re lookin’ to be somebody’s just friends,
A little laughin’, little lovin’, never callin’ again,
That’s just fine
If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak,
Be mine
Ohh oh whoa
If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak,
Or somebody’s mistake,
Somebody’s first time,
Or their last time,
Baby, be mine
If you’re lookin’ to be somebody’s just friends,
A little laughin’, little lovin’, never callin’ again,
That’s just fine
If you’re gonna be somebody’s heartbreak,
Be mine, be mine
Oh I’ll take my chances
If you’re gonna be someone’s heartbreak,
If you’re gonna be somebody’s mistake,
Somebody’s first time,
Somebody’s last time,
Be mine, be mine, be mine
Baby, baby, baby be mine, all mine
If you’re going to break someone’s heart, yeah
It might as well, might as well be mine
Written by Andrew M. Dorff, Hunter Easton Hayes, Luke Robert Laird
Copyright © Universal Music Publishing Group