"Heartbreak Warfare" is a song by American singer-songwriter John Mayer, featured on his fourth studio album, Battle Studies (2009). Written by Mayer and produced by Mayer and drummer Steve Jordan, the song is the opening track on the album, and was released as the second single from the album on October 19, 2009. The song was featured in the movie Date Night.
"Heartbreak Warfare" | ||||
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Single by John Mayer | ||||
from the album Battle Studies | ||||
Released | October 19, 2009 | |||
Length | 4:29 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Songwriter(s) | John Mayer | |||
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The music video for the song was an "augmented reality". Despite being an expensive venture, the video was successfully completed, and began being previewed on October 19, 2009.
A second music video for the song was released on April 12, 2010.[1]
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"Heartbreak Warfare" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 100. On the week ending January 2, 2010, it re-entered the chart at number 85 and later peaked at number 34.
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[21] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[22] | Gold | 30,000^ |
United States (RIAA)[23] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |