Broken Bones (song)

"Broken Bones"
Canadian CD single artwork
Single by Love Inc.
from the album Love Inc.
Released1997
Length4:02
LabelVik.
Songwriters
  • Chris Sheppard
  • Brad Daymond
Producers
  • Chris Sheppard
  • Brad Daymond
Love Inc. singles chronology
"Broken Bones"
(1997)		 "You're a Superstar"
(1998)

"Broken Bones" is a song by Canadian Eurodance group Love Inc., featuring vocals by Simone Denny.[1] The lyrics discuss selling drugs.[2] The song was released in 1997 as the band's debut single, serving as the lead single from their first album, Love Inc.

"Broken Bones" was one of the most played songs on Canadian radio in 1998,[3] reaching the top spot on the RPM Dance chart, No. 6 on the Canadian Singles Chart, and No. 23 on the RPM 100 Hit Tracks chart. The song's video helped the act win a Best Video and Best Dance Video award at the 1998 MuchMusic Video Awards.[4] and the song itself would give the act a Juno Award for Best Dance Recording at the Juno Awards of 1999.[5] Outside Canada, the song reached No. 52 on Australia's ARIA Singles Chart in July 1999 and No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart in May 2003.

Track listings

CD maxi – Canada (1997)

  1. "Broken Bones" (City of Love – Radio Mix) – 4:02
  2. "Broken Bones" (City of Love – Club Mix) – 6:34
  3. "Broken Bones" (RipRock N' Booty's Magical Mystery Detour Mix - 12-inch Riprock 'n' Alex G remix) – 8:41
  4. "Broken Bones" (I Used to Sell You Things You Could Only Find on a Dancefloor – Remix) – 5:35
  5. "Broken Bones" (Groove Station – Radio Mix)

12-inch promo – United States (1998)

  1. "Broken Bones" (City of Love – Radio Mix by Peter Ries) – 4:02
  2. "Broken Bones" (City of Love – Club Mix by Peter Ries) – 6:34
  3. "Broken Bones" (RipRock N' Booty's Magical Mystery Detour Mix – 12-inch Riprock 'n' Alex G remix) – 8:41
  4. "Broken Bones" (I Used to Sell You Things You Could Only Find on a Dancefloor – Remix by Florian Richter) – 5:35

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[19] Gold 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ Warner, Andrea (September 21, 2018). "Then and now: Simone Denny looks back on the 20th anniversary of Love Inc.'s debut". CBC.
  2. ↑ Chittenden, Brent (July 6, 2012). "The 15 Worst Canadian Songs of the 90s". Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Love Inc.: Dance for the world" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 9. February 27, 1999. p. 16. Retrieved January 1, 2022. See last week position.
  4. ↑ "Best Video Winners 1991-2003". MuchMusic. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  5. ↑ Finnbarr O'Reilly, "Juno audience gasps as Dion says `it's time to stop': Diva wins 5 awards; Hip, Cuddy, Rascalz, Cox also honoured". National Post, March 8, 1999.
  6. ↑ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 171.
  7. ↑ "Love Inc. Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Top RPM Singles: Image 3592". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  9. ↑ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Image 3478". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 21, no. 24. June 7, 2003. p. 13. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Broken Bones | IRMA". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Top 10 Dance Singles, Week Ending 22 May 2003". GfK Chart-Track. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  13. ↑ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart on 25/5/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  14. ↑ "Official Singles Chart on 25/5/2003 – Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  15. ↑ "Official Dance Singles Chart on 25/5/2003 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  16. ↑ "RPM's Top 100 Hit Tracks of '98" (PDF). RPM. Vol. 63, no. 12. December 14, 1998. p. 20. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  17. ↑ "RPM's Top 50 Dance Tracks of '98". RPM. December 14, 1998. Retrieved March 13, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  18. ↑ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved March 13, 2019.
  19. ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Love Inc. & Simone Denny – Broken Bones". Music Canada. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
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