Blame It on Your Heart
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"Blame It on Your Heart" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Kostas and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless. It was released in April 1993 as the first single from her album Only What I Feel. A cover version by Deborah Allen was featured prominently in the 1993 film The Thing Called Love.
Content
The song and its video describe an ex-boyfriend who has a "lying, cheating, cold dead-beating, two-timing, double-dealing, mean-mistreating, loving" heart that he should blame for whatever backstabbing he gets from any other woman he does to what he did to its narrator.[1]
Music video
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Critical reception
In 2024, Rolling Stone ranked the song at number 147 on its "200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time" ranking.[2]
Chart performance
The song charted for 20 weeks on the Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks chart, reaching number 1 during the week of June 19, 1993.[3]
Weekly charts
Template:Single chartTemplate:Single chartTemplate:Single chart| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Year-end charts
| Chart (1993) | Position |
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| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 18 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 12 |
References
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- 1993 songs
- 1993 singles
- Patty Loveless songs
- Deborah Allen songs
- Songs written by Kostas (songwriter)
- Songs written by Harlan Howard
- Song recordings produced by Emory Gordy Jr.
- Epic Records singles
- Music videos directed by Sherman Halsey