It's a Heartache

"It's a Heartache"
"It's a Heartache"
Single by Bonnie Tyler
from the album Natural Force
B-side	"Got So Used to Lovin' You"
Released	4 November 1977
Genre	Folk rock; country;
Length	3:31
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Ronnie Scott; Steve Wolfe;
Producer(s)	David Mackay; Ronnie Scott; Steve Wolfe;
Bonnie Tyler singles chronology

"'It's a Heartache'" is a song recorded by Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. Written by Ronnie Scott and Steve Wolfe, and co-produced with David Mackay, the single was released in November 1977 through RCA Records. The song topped the charts in Australia, Canada, and numerous European countries, and reached No. 3 in the US and No. 4 in the UK. Worldwide, "It's a Heartache" sold around six million copies.^[5]

In the United States, Tyler's version was released in 1978 around the same time as versions of it were released by Juice Newton and Ronnie Spector.

^ Cite error: The named reference norway was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ Browne, David; Greene, Andy; Hudak, Joseph; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob; Shteamer, Hank; Spanos, Brittany (April 20, 2021). "From Meat Loaf to Celine Dion: 10 Essential Jim Steinman Songs". Rolling Stone.
^ Breihan, Tom (July 27, 2020). "The Number Ones: Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart". Stereogum. Retrieved July 28, 2023. A year later, she had a global hit with the hardbitten, country-ish ballad "It's A Heartache," which made it to #3 in the US.
^ Molanphy, Chris (October 16, 2020). "Turn Around, Bright Eyes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
^ "Bonnie Tyler". People. Vol. 45, no. 24. 17 June 1996. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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[2] Browne, David; Greene, Andy; Hudak, Joseph; Martoccio, Angie; Sheffield, Rob; Shteamer, Hank; Spanos, Brittany (April 20, 2021). "From Meat Loaf to Celine Dion: 10 Essential Jim Steinman Songs". Rolling Stone.

[Breihan_2020-3] Breihan, Tom (July 27, 2020). "The Number Ones: Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse Of The Heart". Stereogum. Retrieved July 28, 2023. A year later, she had a global hit with the hardbitten, country-ish ballad "It's A Heartache," which made it to #3 in the US.

[4] Molanphy, Chris (October 16, 2020). "Turn Around, Bright Eyes Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved December 27, 2023.

[people-5] "Bonnie Tyler". People. Vol. 45, no. 24. 17 June 1996. Archived from the original on 4 May 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2020.

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