Trouble with a Heartbreak

"Trouble with a Heartbreak"
Single by Jason Aldean
from the album Macon, Georgia
ReleasedJanuary 14, 2022 (2022-01-14)
GenreCountry
Length3:16
LabelBroken Bow
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Jason Aldean singles chronology
"If I Didn't Love You"
(2021)
"Trouble with a Heartbreak"
(2022)
"That's What Tequila Does"
(2022)
Music video
Trouble with a Heartbreak on YouTube

"Trouble with a Heartbreak" is a song written by Brett Beavers, John Morgan, Kurt Allison, and Tully Kennedy, and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released on January 14, 2022 as the second single from Aldean's tenth studio album Macon, Georgia.

Background

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that the song "recalls slower songs" from Aldean's "My Kinda Party and Night Train era, but there's a drop of R&B production that makes one think of They Don't Know, his most progressive album to date," while also hinting it recalls "heartbreak as something of a bruise that is very slow to heal; everyone has advice on how to "move on," but none of it is any good."[1] The song is a single from Aldean's tenth album Macon, Georgia, a two-disc release.[2]

Content

Aldean stated in a press release, “This song hit me right when I heard it, and reminded me of those bitter R&B breakup songs that take me back to riding through the backroads of Georgia.”[3]

Critical reception

BJ Mac of The Nash News wrote that "rather than an angry moving-on song or a wallowing-in-sorrow ballad, “Trouble With a Heartbreak” refreshingly honors the feelings of grief that follow a break-up in an honest and reinvigorating way."[4] An uncredited review from Off the Record UK called it "a haunting track that showcases a more vulnerable side to Aldean’s musicality."[5]

Upon its release, "Trouble with a Heartbreak" was added to the playlists of 84 country music radio stations surveyed by Mediabase, making it the most-added new song for the week of January 18, 2022.[6]

Music video

The song's music video was also released after the single was sent to radio. Directed in December 2021 by Shaun Silva, the video features concert footage from Aldean's three-day concert at the Park Theater in Las Vegas, Nevada, interspersed with footage of a cowboy at the National Finals Rodeo in the same city.[2][7]

Charts

Release history

Release history for "Trouble with a Heartbreak"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 14, 2022
  • Digital download
  • streaming
Broken Bow [16]
United States January 18, 2022 Country radio [17]

References

  1. ^ Dukes, Billy (January 14, 2022). "Jason Aldean's 'Trouble With a Heartbreak' Recalls His Early Breakup Ballads [Listen]". Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Jason Aldean releases 'Trouble with a Heartbreak'". Music Universe. January 14, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Jason Aldean can't shake off the hurt in "Trouble with a Heartbreak," the new single off 'Georgia'". January 14, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  4. ^ Mac, BJ (January 17, 2022). "Jason Aldean "Trouble With A Heartbreak" Song Review". Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "SINGLE REVIEW: Trouble With a Heartbreak – Jason Aldean". Off the Record UK. January 16, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Jason Aldean Is Most Added With 'Trouble With A Heartbreak'". All Access. January 18, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  7. ^ "Hear Jason Aldean's New Single, 'Trouble With A Heartbreak,' From Upcoming Album, 'Georgia'". Country Now. January 14, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
  8. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  10. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  11. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
  12. ^ "Jason Aldean Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  13. ^ "Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Country Airplay – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  15. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2022". Billboard. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
  16. ^ Jason Aldean - Trouble With a Heartbreak (Extended Version) (Official Music Video). January 14, 2022 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "Jason Aldean Is Most Added With 'Trouble With A Heartbreak'". AllAccess. January 18, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2021.