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"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" is the fourth single from Whitney Houston's second album Whitney. The single was released in March 1988.

"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" was written by Frank Wildhorn and Chuck Jackson. Originally, Houston had been against the entire recording, not liking the song, feeling it was too ordinary and there was no special message to convey. However, Arista Records CEO Clive Davis told Houston the song would go straight to Number 1 if she recorded it, so she agreed.

The song was covered by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes on their album Take a Break.

Chart information

At this point in her career, Houston had achieved a record six consecutive number-one singles (tied with The Beatles and The Bee Gees), so there was pressure on her to deliver a record-breaking seventh number-one single. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" in fact became a record seventh consecutive number one, holding down the top spot for two weeks, from April 23 to May 6 1988. The song also topped both component charts, the Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales and Hot 100 Airplay and remained in the top forty for thirteen weeks.

On other Billboard charts, the song fared well, reaching number one for three weeks on the Adult Contemporary charts and number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks.

Internationally, the single, like Houston's previous two releases, did not fare well in many countries excluding the United States. The song reached only fourteen in the United Kingdom, and forty-eight in Australia.

Music video

The video for this song features Houston breaking up with a boyfriend, reflecting on happy memories of the couple, and asking herself "Where do broken hearts go?"

Charts

"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" was ranked thirty-third on The Billboard Hot 100 Year-End Charts (1988), and stayed in the chart for seventeen weeks.

"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" was Houston's seventh number-one single on The Billboard Hot 100, her sixth on The Billboard Hot 100 Single Sales, her fifth on The Billboard Hot 100 Airplay, and her sixth on The Billboard Adult Contempoary Charts.

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