Too Many Broken Hearts

"Too Many Broken Hearts" is a song by Australian singer Jason Donovan. The song was released on 20 February 1989 as the third single from his debut album, Ten Good Reasons (1989), and 1991's Greatest Hits album and again on a later collection in 2006. It was written and produced by Stock, Aitken and Waterman, it reached number-one in the United Kingdom[1] and Ireland in March 1989. Additionally the song peaked within the top 10 in Australia, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain. Donovan, who had found fame two years earlier with his hugely popular role in the TV soap Neighbours, had a previous number-one with his duet with Neighbours co-star Kylie Minogue "Especially for You" in January 1989. The music video was filmed in Beechworth, Victoria.

"Too Many Broken Hearts"
Single by Jason Donovan
from the album Ten Good Reasons
Released20 February 1989
GenrePop, dance-pop
Length3:30
LabelPWL
Songwriter(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Producer(s)Stock Aitken Waterman
Jason Donovan singles chronology
"Especially for You"
(1988)		 "Too Many Broken Hearts"
(1989)		 "Sealed with a Kiss"
(1989)
Music video
"Too Many Broken Hearts" on YouTube

Track listings

7" single (pwl 32)

  1. "Too Many Broken Hearts" – 3:30
  2. "Wrap My Arms Around You" – 3:40

12" maxi (pwlt 32)

  1. "Too Many Broken Hearts" (extended version) – 5:45
  2. "Wrap My Arms Around You" – 3:40
  3. "Too Many Broken Hearts" (instrumental) – 3:28

CD single (pwcd 32)

  1. "Too Many Broken Hearts" (extended version) – 5:45
  2. "Wrap My Arms Around You" – 3:40
  3. "Nothing Can Divide Us" (single version) – 3:46

Charts and certifications

Cover versions

English punk rock band Peter and the Test Tube Babies recorded a cover of the song for their 1990 album The $hit Factory.

Dance-pop group El Simbolo recorded a Spanish language cover of the song for their 1999 album No Pares.

Australian Tim Campbell covered the song on his 2018 album Electrifying 80s.

References
  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 498–9. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
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  3. Danish Singles Chart 2 June 1989
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  5. Archived 16 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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  7. Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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  10. "Eurochart Hot 100 of 1989" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 6 no. 51. 23 December 1989. p. 6. Retrieved 17 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
  11. "The ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart – 1989 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)". Imgur.com. Retrieved 26 May 2016. N.B. The circle symbol indicates gold certification.
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