"Heartbroken Bopper" is a

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song written by

Burton Cummings Burton Lorne Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known for leading The Guess Who during that band's most successful period from 1965 to 1975, and for a lengthy solo career. Cummings has ...

and

Kurt Winter Kurt Frank Winter (April 2, 1946 – December 14, 1997) was a Canadian guitarist and songwriter, best known as a member of The Guess Who. Biography Winter was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He attended Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute. John Ei ...

. The song was recorded by the Canadian rock group

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for the album '' Rockin''' and is also included on the 1974 album ''The Best of the Guess Who, Vol. 2''.

Chart performance

The single release spent seven weeks on the ''

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'' charts peaking at #47 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 during the week of April 8, 1972. The song reached #12 in

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The Guess Who, "Heartbroken Bopper" Canadian Chart Position
Retrieved March 7, 2015 and #83 in

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References

Songs about heartache 1972 songs 1972 singles Songs written by Burton Cummings Songs written by Kurt Winter The Guess Who songs Song recordings produced by Jack Richardson (record producer) RCA Victor singles {{1970s-pop-song-stub