Go Ahead and Break My Heart

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"Go Ahead and Break My Heart"
Song

"Go Ahead and Break My Heart" is a song recorded by American singer Blake Shelton, featuring guest vocals from Gwen Stefani. It was released as the second promotional single from Shelton's tenth studio album, If I'm Honest (2016), following the release of "Friends". It was issued as a digital download on May 9, 2016. The track was written by both Shelton and Stefani, becoming their first collaboration together.

The single serves as Stefani's debut into the country music industry. The track received generally positive reviews from music critics who appreciated the themes discusses within the song. The release was accompanied by two live performances of the song later that day.

Composition and release

Rolling Stone stated that Shelton and Stefani "don't gush about their relationship in the press too much, as they try to keep some semblance of privacy. Instead, they wrote a song about it."[1] "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" was released two weeks prior to the release of If I'm Honest, on May 9, 2016.[2]

Chart performance

"Go Ahead and Break My Heart" received moderate success on the United States record charts after its release. On the Billboard Hot 100, the single debuted and peaked at number seventy, becoming the week's second highest debut, behind Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling!", which topped the chart.[3] The song debuted at position thirteen on the Hot Country Songs component chart, and at number two on the Country Digital Songs chart.[4]

Live performances

Shelton and Stefani first performed "Go Ahead and Break My Heart" on the tenth season of The Voice, on May 9, 2016.[5] On the same day, they performed the single at a promotional iHeartRadio concert.[6] They performed the song at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards on May 22, 2016.[7][8]

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Canadian Digital Songs (Billboard)[9] 17
US Billboard Hot 100[3] 70
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] 13

References

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  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Blake Shelton. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Blake Shelton – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Blake Shelton. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
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External links

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