Edge of a Broken Heart (Vixen song)

"Edge of a Broken Heart" is a power ballad^[3] by the American glam metal band Vixen, that was released as a single in 1988. It was written by Richard Marx, who was also on keyboards, and Fee Waybill.^[4] The song peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and although the band had another top 40 hit on that chart, "Cryin'", they are often cited as a one-hit wonder, with this song "being their one hit".^[5][6] According to Marx's memoir Stories to Tell, Michael Landau, not the band's Jan Kuehnemund, played lead guitar on this song.^[7]

"Edge of a Broken Heart"
Single by Vixen
from the album Vixen
B-side	"Cruisin'" (US) "Charmed Life" (UK)
Released	1988
Recorded	1988
Genre	Glam metal[1][2]
Length	3:46 (single) 4:24 (album track) 6:35 (extended version)
Label	Manhattan (US), EMI (UK)
Songwriter(s)	Richard Marx, Fee Waybill
Producer(s)	Richard Marx
Vixen singles chronology
"Edge of a Broken Heart" (1988) "Cryin" (1989)

Music video

The song's video received heavy rotation on MTV.^[8] Richard Marx, a popular soft rock artist and co-writer/producer of this song, has a cameo in the video.^[9]

Legacy

In 2018, Vixen released a new acoustic version of the song on their Live Fire album.^[10]

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1988	Billboard Hot 100[11]	26
	Mainstream Rock[12]	24
	UK Singles Chart[13]	51
1989	UK Singles Chart[13]	59