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Heartbreak Feels So Good

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"Heartbreak Feels So Good"
Cover artwork for the Dillon Francis remix of "Heartbreak Feels So Good"
Single by Fall Out Boy
from the album So Much (for) Stardust
ReleasedJanuary 25, 2023 (2023-01-25)
Genre
Length3:37
Label
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)Pete Wentz
Producer(s)Neal Avron
Fall Out Boy singles chronology
"Love from the Other Side"
(2023) 		"Heartbreak Feels So Good"
(2023) 		"Hold Me Like a Grudge"
(2023)
Music video
"Heartbreak Feels So Good" on YouTube

"Heartbreak Feels So Good" is a song by American rock band Fall Out Boy, released on January 25, 2023, through Fueled by Ramen and DCD2. It was released as the second single from the band's eighth studio album, So Much (for) Stardust.

Background

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Teasing the song, the band posted a photo of a package with a set of coordinates leading to the Field of Dreams movie filming site in Dyersville, Iowa.[1] The package contained another seashell marked 2 of 13 with a letter, this time printed was the date January 25, 2023, and a speculated song title "Heartbreak Feels So Good".[1][2] On January 23, 2023, the band announced the next single, "Heartbreak Feels So Good", released on January 25, 2023, with promotion featuring actress Nicole Kidman's advertisements for AMC Theatres.[3][4][5][6]

Composition

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Starr Bowenbank of Billboard described "Heartbreak Feels So Good" as a "rock track."[7] Brandon Flores of Blast Out Your Stereo called the song a "light-hearted pop-rock tune".[8] Wren Graves of Consequence noted that the song contains "dark synths and high, muted guitars",[9] while Chad Childers of Loudwire stated that it "embraces the band's emo nature".[10]

Music video

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The music video was directed by Whitey McConnaughy and features Rivers Cuomo of Weezer where Fall Out Boy film a prank involving "kidnapping" Cuomo.[6]

Personnel

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Fall Out Boy

Additional personnel

Charts

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Chart performance for "Heartbreak Feels So Good"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
UK Singles Sales (OCC)[11] 76
UK Singles Downloads (OCC)[12] 73
UK Rock & Metal (OCC)[13] 17
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[14] 50

References

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  1. ^ a b Hamlet, Isaac (January 20, 2023). "Fall Out Boy sends fans on scavenger hunt to Iowa with a clue, 'If you build it, they will come'". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  2. ^ Ackroyd, Stephen (January 20, 2023). "It looks like we're getting another new Fall Out Boy song, 'Heartbreak Feels So Good', next week". Upset Magazine. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  3. ^ Rowley, Glenn (January 24, 2023). "Fall Out Boy Teases New Single 'Heartbreak Feels So Good' With Some Help From Nicole Kidman". Billboard. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  4. ^ Gerber, Arielle (January 24, 2023). "Fall Out Boy Collab With Nicole Kidman? Band Unveils New Song 'Heartbreak Feels So Good'". Music Times. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  5. ^ Rogers, Jack (January 25, 2023). "Fall Out Boy Release New Track 'Heartbreak Feels So Good'". Rock Sound. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  6. ^ a b Skinner, Tom (January 25, 2023). "Fall Out Boy try to kidnap Weezer's Rivers Cuomo in new 'Heartbreak Feels So Good' video". NME. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
  7. ^ Bowenbank, Starr (January 25, 2023). "Fall Out Boy Is Sold Out by Weezer's Rivers Cuomo in Prank Gone Wrong for 'Heartbreak Feels So Good' Video: Watch". Billboard. Retrieved February 22, 2023. …Stump sings on the chorus of the rock track.
  8. ^ Flores, Brandon (January 25, 2023). "Fall Out Boy Releases Latest Banger, "Heartbreak Feels So Good"". Blast Out Your Stereo. Retrieved February 22, 2023. It's a fun, light-hearted pop-rock tune that should help listeners get through the day.
  9. ^ Graves, Wren (January 25, 2023). "Fall Out Boy Try to Kidnap Rivers Cuomo in Video for New Song "Heartbreak Feels So Good": Watch". Consequence. Retrieved February 22, 2023. 'Heartbreak Feels So Good' opens with dark synths and high, muted guitars.
  10. ^ Childers, Chad (January 25, 2023). "Fall Out Boy Shed Well-Earned Tears in New Song 'Heartbreak Feels So Good'". Loudwire. Retrieved February 22, 2023. As for the song itself, it sounds like classic Fall Out Boy, a high energy, instant earworm that should have you singing along in no time. Patrick Stump embraces the band's emo nature…
  11. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart". Official Charts Company. February 3, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  12. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart". Official Charts Company. February 3, 2023. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. February 3, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2023.
  14. ^ "Fall Out Boy Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2023.
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