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1988 single by Vixen
"Edge of a Broken Heart"
Single by Vixen
from the album Vixen
B-side
  • "Cruisin'" (US)
  • "Charmed Life" (UK)
Released1988
Recorded1988
GenreGlam metal
Length
  • 3:46 (single)
  • 4:24 (album track)
  • 6:35 (extended version)
LabelManhattan (US), EMI (UK)
Songwriter(s)Richard Marx, Fee Waybill
Producer(s)Richard Marx
Vixen singles chronology
"Edge of a Broken Heart"
(1988) 		"Cryin"
(1989)

"Edge of a Broken Heart" is a power ballad by the American glam metal band Vixen, that was released as a single in 1988. It was written by Richard Marx, who was also on keyboards, and Fee Waybill. The song peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and although the band had another top 40 hit on that chart, "Cryin'", they are often cited as a one-hit wonder, with this song "being their one hit". According to Marx's memoir Stories to Tell, Michael Landau, not the band's Jan Kuehnemund, played lead guitar on this song.

Music video

The song's video received heavy rotation on MTV. Richard Marx, a popular soft rock artist and co-writer/producer of this song, has a cameo in the video.

Legacy

In 2018, Vixen released a new acoustic version of the song on their Live Fire album.

Charts

Year Chart Position
1988 Billboard Hot 100 26
Mainstream Rock 24
UK Singles Chart 51
1989 UK Singles Chart 59

References

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