"Hide from a Broken Heart" is a song recorded by Canadian

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artist

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. The song was written by

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, Geoff Warburton, Lauren LaRue, and Mark Holman, while Smith's longtime producer

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produced the track. It was the first single released by Smith after signing a global recording deal with

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, and the lead single off an upcoming album. The song was released to radio formats in Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

Background

After moving from

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-based

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to the

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-based

, Smith took a break from sending singles to Canadian country radio for the first time in ten years as a solo artist. Smith stated that when doing A&R with his label, he always wants to pick the "most impactful song" every time. He and Big Loud wanted to wait for a "banger", and initially had a different song selected to be his debut single on the label before his labelmate

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sent "Hide from a Broken Heart" to Smith's producer

. Smith said they immediately decided this song would be his Big Loud debut, adding it is a "beautifully written song" with "hooks everywhere". He stated that the song has "a very universal theme – everybody’s been through this heartbreak, we’ve all got to learn that you cannot run from heartbreak, you must face it and go through the fear in order to heal", while it has a lot of "stylistically different things in it" that "represent what I can bring to a song". He intended for the song to be included on an extended play that would be supported by his headlining "Some Things Never Change Tour" in the spring and summer of 2022.

Accolades

Commercial performance

"Hide from a Broken Heart" reached a peak of number one on the ''Billboard''

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chart dated May 7, 2022, after 23 weeks on the chart, marking Smith's seventh consecutive number one and twelfth overall. It also peaked at #70 on the

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for the same week. The song has been certified Gold by

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Live performance

Smith debuted "Hide from a Broken Heart" at the

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on November 29, 2021. The show was live streamed on the

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app and

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, with an encore presentation on

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's television network several days later. Smith's performance was uploaded to

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by the

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the next week.

Music video

The official music video for "Hide from a Broken Heart" premiered on

on November 29, 2021. Smith recorded a separate "Performance Video" with several musicians that premiered on February 17, 2022.

Track listings

Digital download - single # "Hide from a Broken Heart" – 3:28 Digital download - single # "Hide from a Broken Heart" – 3:26
(Live Acoustic)

Charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control 2021 songs 2021 singles Dallas Smith songs Big Loud singles Songs written by Ernest (musician) Songs written by Geoff Warburton Song recordings produced by Joey Moi