Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart
| "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" | ||||
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| Single by Chris Cornell | ||||
| from the album Higher Truth | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2015[1] | |||
| Format | Digital download | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 3:54 | |||
| Label | Universal Music Group | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Chris Cornell | |||
| Producer(s) | Brendan O'Brien | |||
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"Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" is a song by American rock musician Chris Cornell. It was released as the lead single from his fifth studio album Higher Truth (2015). The song hit the top 5 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart, and is also his first entry on that chart since 2007's "No Such Thing", as well as his first entry on the Alternative Songs chart since 1999's "Can't Change Me" and his first song to enter the Adult Alternative Songs chart.
Music video
The music video was released on September 11, 2015.[2] Cornell and Eric Roberts play prisoners about to be hanged; as an onlooker (Elena Satine) distracts the hangman, Cornell's noose is sabotaged by the executioner's assistant so he survives his hanging, and is forced into marriage with the woman who sabotaged his hanging. The video ends with the other prisoner about to be hanged and the onlooker about to play her part again. Cornell's 10-year-old son, Christopher, also appears in the video.[3]
Three weeks after Chris Cornell's suicide by hanging on May 18, 2017, the music video was removed from YouTube.[3]
Weekly charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[4] | 18 |
| US Rock Airplay (Billboard)[5] | 7 |
| US Alternative Songs (Billboard)[6] | 18 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] | 5 |
References
- ↑ Michelle Geslani. "Chris Cornell premieres new song "Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart" — listen". Consequence of Sound. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "Chris Cornell Faces the Hangman's Noose in 'Nearly Forgot My Broken Heart' Video". Loudwire. Archived from the original on October 6, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- 1 2 "Chris Cornell's Final, Morbid Music Video Has Been Taken Offline". Spin. 12 June 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
- ↑ "Chris Cornell Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Cornell Chart History (Rock Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Cornell Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Cornell Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ↑ "Chris Cornell Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved October 6, 2015.