Heartbreak Warfare
| "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 | John Mayer | |||
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| John Mayer singles chronology | ||||
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"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.
Music video
[edit]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]
Personnel
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Chart performance
[edit]"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.
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Certifications
[edit]| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA)[23] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[24] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[25] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA)[26] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Heartbreak Warfare Video Premiere". Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-04-12.
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- ^ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2010". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2010" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2010". Billboard. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2019 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ "Danish single certifications – John Mayer – Heartbreak Warfare". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved January 19, 2026.
- ^ "New Zealand single certifications – John Mayer – Heartbreak Warfare". Radioscope. Retrieved February 5, 2026. Type Heartbreak Warfare in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- ^ "American album certifications – John Mayer – Heartbreak Warfare". Recording Industry Association of America.
