Always Breaking My Heart

"Always Breaking My Heart" is the second single from American singer Belinda Carlisle's sixth studio album, A Woman and a Man (1996). The song was written by Per Gessle from Swedish band Roxette, and a demo of the song recorded by Gessle was later released as a B-side of his single "Do You Wanna Be My Baby?", as well as the 2009 reissue of Crash! Boom! Bang! (1994). Released on September 9, 1996, "Always Breaking My Heart" peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number 50 in Australia. It remains Carlisle's final UK top-10 hit.

"Always Breaking My Heart"
Single by Belinda Carlisle
from the album A Woman and a Man
B-side	"Love Walks In" "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"
Released	September 9, 1996 (1996-09-09)[1]
Length	3:12
Label	Chrysalis
Songwriter(s)	Per Gessle
Producer(s)	David Tickle
Belinda Carlisle singles chronology
"In Too Deep" (1996) "Always Breaking My Heart" (1996) "Love in the Key of C" (1996)

Critical reception

British magazine Music Week rated the song three out of five, writing, "Distinctively Belinda Carlisle, this hook-laden tune by Roxette's Per Gessle will see her straight back on the airwaves and high in the chart again."^[2]

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Always Breaking My Heart" was directed by Philippe Gautier.^[3]

Track listings

• UK CD1^[4]

1. "Always Breaking My Heart" (single version)
2. "Love Walks In"
3. "The Ballad of Lucy Jordan"

• UK CD2 and Australian CD single^[5]

1. "Always Breaking My Heart" (single version)
2. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
3. "Circle in the Sand"
4. "I Get Weak"

• UK cassette single and European CD single^[6][7]

1. "Always Breaking My Heart" (single version)
2. "Heaven Is a Place on Earth"

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	50
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[9]	52
European Airplay (European Hit Radio)[10]	34
Scotland (OCC)[11]	8
UK Singles (OCC)[12]	8
UK Airplay (Music Week)[13]	21