"Somewhere in My Broken Heart" is a song written by American

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artist

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and Richard Leigh.

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first recorded the song on his 1989 album ''

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''. Two years later, it was released as the third single from Dean's album '' Young Man'' and reached number 3 on the ''

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chart. The song earned Billy a

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nomination for Best Male Country Vocal Performance, as well as winning the

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Award for Song of the Year.

Music video

The music video was directed by Bill Young and premiered in mid-1991, co-starring Margie Lazo.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

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