"(Back to The) Heartbreak Kid" is a song written by

Van Stephenson Van Wesley Stephenson (November 4, 1953 – April 8, 2001) was an American singer-songwriter. He scored three US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 hits in the 1980s as a solo artist, and later became tenor vocalist in the country music band BlackHawk in ...

and Tim DuBois, and recorded by American

country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...

group

Restless Heart Restless Heart is an American country music band established in 1984. The band's members are Larry Stewart (lead vocals), John Dittrich (drums, vocals), Paul Gregg (bass guitar, vocals), Dave Innis (piano, keyboards, guitar, vocals), and Greg J ...

. It was released in October 1985 as the third single from the album ''

''. The song reached number 7 on the '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

Music video

A video for the song, depicting the band performing, was shot at

Vasquez Rocks Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park is a park located in the Sierra Pelona in northern Los Angeles County, California. It is known for its rock formations, the result of sedimentary layering and later seismic uplift. It is located near the town of ...

Other versions

The song previously appeared on

Kathy Mattea Kathleen Alice Mattea (born June 21, 1959) is an American country music and bluegrass singer. Active since 1984 as a recording artist, she has charted more than 30 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Songs charts, including four that reac ...

's 1984 self-titled album, and was the B-side to her 1984 single "You've Got a Soft Place to Fall".Whitburn, p. 259

Chart performance

References

1986 singles 1984 songs Restless Heart songs Kathy Mattea songs Songs written by Tim DuBois Songs written by Van Stephenson Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks RCA Records Nashville singles {{1985-country-song-stub