"My Next Broken Heart" is a song co-written and recorded by American
country music duo
Brooks & Dunn
Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...
. It was released in September 1991 as the second single from their debut album ''
Brand New Man
''Brand New Man'' is the debut studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. It was released on August 13, 1991, by Arista Records. Produced by Don Cook and Scott Hendricks, the album produced four consecutive Number One singles on ...
''. The song was their second straight Number One single on the country charts.
It was written by
Kix Brooks,
Don Cook
Don Kirby Cook (born May 25, 1949) is an American record producer and songwriter whose work is mainly in the field of country music. Artists who recorded Cook's material include Barbara Mandrell, John Conlee, Mark Collie, Wade Hayes and Brooks & ...
and
Ronnie Dunn.
Music video
The music video was directed by Michael Merriman and premiered in October 1991. It was filmed in the same Texas town as the video for "Brand New Man" was filmed.
Cover versions
Country music singer
Brad Paisley covered the song from The Last Rodeo Tour
Chart positions
"My Next Broken Heart" debuted at number 63 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 12, 1991.
Year-end charts
''Reboot'' version
In March 2019, Brooks & Dunn released a re-recorded version of "My Next Broken Heart", featuring
neotraditional country
Neotraditional country (also known as new traditional country and hardcore country) is a country music style that emphasizes the instrumental background and a traditional country vocal style. Neo-traditional country artists often dress in the fash ...
artist
Jon Pardi. The track was the third to be released from Brooks & Dunn's studio album, ''
Reboot''. Whereas several of the guest vocalist on ''Reboot'' worked with Brooks & Dunn to update the songs they were appearing on, Pardi was "adamant" about not changing a single thing about "My Next Broken Heart" as he was such a big fan of the original version.
References
1991 singles
Brooks & Dunn songs
Jon Pardi songs
Songs written by Kix Brooks
Songs written by Ronnie Dunn
Songs written by Don Cook
Song recordings produced by Don Cook
Song recordings produced by Scott Hendricks
Arista Nashville singles
1991 songs
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