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"Achy Breaky Heart" is a song written in 1990 by Don Von Tress. First released in 1991 by the Marcy Brothers with the title "Don't Tell My Heart", it was later recorded by American singer and actor Billy Ray Cyrus and released on his debut album, Some Gave All (1992). The song is Cyrus's debut single and signature song.
The first of these was Cyrus's breakthrough song "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the charts in several countries. In the US it was a five-week number one on the Hot Country Songs chart, as well as a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. It became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia and was the best-selling ...
William "Billy" Ray Cyrus (/ ˈ s aɪ r ə s / SY-rəs; born August 25, 1961) [2] [3] is an American singer, songwriter and actor. [4] [5] Having released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, he is known for his hit single "Achy Breaky Heart", which topped the U.S. Hot Country Songs chart and became the first single ever to achieve triple platinum status in Australia.
His 1992 hit "Achy Breaky Heart" had lived multiple lifetimes in the Music Mill before being cut by Cyrus. Don Von Tress had befriended Russ Zavitson, a producer and songwriter running Harold ...
Billy Ray Cyrus is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor and philanthropist. He has released 16 studio albums and 53 singles since 1992, and is best known for his debut single "Achy Breaky Heart". 32 of his singles have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart between 1992 and 2011.
This new album, which would eventually be titled Alapalooza in reference to the music festival Lollapalooza, consisted of seven original songs and five parodies. It produced three parody singles: "Jurassic Park", "Bedrock Anthem", and "Achy Breaky Song". "Jurassic Park" was a top five hit on the Canadian magazine The Record ' s single chart.
Song of the Year — "Look at Us", Vince Gill and Max D. Barnes (Performer: Vince Gill) Single of the Year — "Achy Breaky Heart", Billy Ray Cyrus; Album of the Year — Ropin' the Wind, Garth Brooks; Male Vocalist of the Year — Vince Gill; Female Vocalist of the Year — Mary Chapin Carpenter; Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
The song references Donny & Marie, Barry Manilow, New Kids on the Block, the Village People, Vanilla Ice, the Bee Gees, Debby Boone, ABBA, Slim Whitman, Gheorghe Zamfir, Yoko Ono and Tiffany as artists the narrator would rather listen to than "Achy Breaky Heart." Yankovic had previously recorded parodies of songs by New Kids on the Block and ...