"No Such Thing as a Broken Heart" is a song recorded by American country music group

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. It was released for sale on March 10, 2017, and to radio on March 20, 2017, as the first single from their 2017 album ''

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''. The song became the group's third number one hit on the US ''Billboard''

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chart. It also peaked at numbers 4 and 46 on the US ''Billboard''

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and

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charts respectively. It garnered similar chart success in Canada, reaching number 2 on the Canada Country chart and number 79 on the

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chart. The song was certified platinum by the

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(RIAA), and has sold 247,000 copies in the United States as of September 2017. The song also received a Platinum certification from

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, denoting sales of over 80,000 units in that country.

Background

Group members

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, Trevor Rosen, and Brad Tursi wrote the song with RCA's Jesse Frasure, and Shane McAnally produced it. The song is described by ''Nash Country Daily'' as being "about facing the world head-on and not letting life get you down." Its lyrics contains a reference to John Mellencamp's 1982 single " Jack & Diane" – the song opens with line "I wonder if Jack and Diane ever made it".

Music video

The music video was directed by Steve Condon and premiered on CMT, GAC, and Vevo in May 2017. In the video, the band are portrayed as video game heroes as they rise up the country music ladder. Along the way, they score points for good deeds, flee from rabid fans, and drop a nod to

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game '' Duck Hunt''. In each game Ramsey sings into a microphone.

Commercial performance

"No Such Thing as a Broken Heart" was first released for sale on March 10, 2017, and sold 15,000 copies in its first week of release. It debuted at number 31 on Country Airplay for chart dated March 25, 2017, and entered the Hot Country Songs chart at number 26 the following week. On the week of June 17, 2017, the song debuted at number 90 on the Hot 100, peaked at number 46 the week of September 16, and stayed on the chart for nineteen weeks. It has sold 247,000 copies in the US as of September 2017. It was certified Platinum on August 22, 2018. In Canada, the song debuted at number 89 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart dated June 24, 2017, peaked at number 79 the week of August 19, and remained on the chart for fourteen weeks. It garnered Platinum certification from Music Canada on January 31, 2018.

Live performances

On May 9, 2017, the band performed the song at the

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. The group also performed the song at the 2017 Academy of Country Music Awards.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

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