"Broken Hearts" is a song by American country singer

Chevel Shepherd Chevel Shepherd (born June 18, 2002) is an American country singer. She is the winner of season 15 of the American talent competition '' The Voice'' at the age of 16. She was coached by Kelly Clarkson and became the first country artist to win th ...

. It is Shepherd's coronation song following her victory on the 15th season of '' The Voice''. It was written by Ashley Arrison,

Aben Eubanks Aben Eubanks is an American Grammy-nominated musician, songwriter, and producer. Eubanks began his career as a guitarist for Matt Nathanson in 2004 and for Graham Colton in 2005. In 2006, Eubanks joined Kelly Clarkson's band and together co-wrote ...

, and

Shane McAnally Shane Lamar McAnally (born October 12, 1974) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and record producer. He debuted as a singer in 1999 with his Shane McAnally (album), self-titled album on Curb Records. This project produced three sing ...

Background

"Broken Hearts" which was written by Ashley Arrison,

, and

, was originally intended for

Kelly Clarkson Kelly Brianne (born Kelly Brianne Clarkson, April 24, 1982), known professionally as Kelly Clarkson, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Rising to fame after winning the American Idol season 1, first season of ''Ameri ...

to record. Clarkson didn't have time to record it but still held on to it, eventually giving it to Shepherd.

Chart performance

The song debuted at number 24 on the Billboard

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chart, and number 1 on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart.

Charts

References

{{authority control 2018 singles 2018 songs Country ballads Republic Records singles Songs written by Shane McAnally Songs written by Ashley Arrison Songs written by Aben Eubanks