Somebody's Heartbreak

Album

Single

Label

Atlantic Records

Genre

Country pop

Composer(s)

Andrew Dorff;Luke Laird;Hunter Hayes

Entered Chart

Dec 8, 2012

Peak Date

Feb 23, 2013

Released

October 22, 2012

Recorded

2011

Catalog #

Atlantic Nashville Digital

The third single from Hunter Hayes' eponymous debut album was penned by the singer with Nashville songwriters Andrew Dorff (Martina McBride's "Ride," Lee Brice's "These Last Few Days") and Luke Laird (Carrie Underwood's "Temporary Home," Miranda Lambert's "Baggage Claim"). "It's one of those songs that speaks to where I am in life," Hunter told The Boot. "Hey, if you're gonna be somebody's heartache, be mine. It's a fun song, I love singing it. What's really cool is that it is musically representative of a lot of stuff I've been checking out lately." Hayes explained the song's meaning to CBS News: "Some chances are worth taking. Knowing that the outcome far outweighs the risks, that's what 'Somebody's Heartbreak' is about," he said. "This could very well fail and that's fine, but if it's going to fail I might as well say that it failed trying because it's definitely worth trying." The song's music video provides an insight into life on the road for Hunter Hayes. The clip was filmed at the Minneapolis venue of Carrie Underwood's Blown Away tour, which Hunter opened. The song was inspired by a girl that Hunter was attracted to whom he suspected didn't feel the same way about him. "It's funny because it was the night before Valentine's Day and I was trying to think of a cool, clever way to twist the 'be mine' thing," he told The Boot. "But at the same time I was thinking, 'Here's this girl that I like. In the back of my mind I know that I'm probably not the guys that she would want to be with. So if we were able to spend time together, she'd probably get bored hanging around with me for too long.' So it was kind of like, 'I know you're going to leave.' I knew she was interested in somebody else but ... if I could just have one moment, it was exactly that. 'If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak, I'm here. Just sayin', waving my hand, be mine.'"

Well, I'd love to know just what you're thinkin'
Every little river, running through your mind
You give and you take, you come and you go
You leave me here wondering if I'll ever know
How much you care or how much you don't
Whatever you need, whatever you want

If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak
If you're gonna be somebody's mistake
If you're gonna be somebody's first time
Somebody's last time
Baby be mine
If you're lookin' to be somebody's just friends
A little laughin', a little lovin', never callin' again
That's just fine
If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak
Be mine, yeah
Oh, be mine

Well, I guess that all I'm trying to tell you
Is for a minute with you, is better than two without
Oh, I won't be a fool, but I can't play cool, so, I'm playin' it safe
And I'm breakin' the rules
I'm wishin' I had what I know that you got
So if you're comin' my way, then please don't stop

If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak
If you're gonna be somebody's mistake
If you're gonna be somebody's first time
Somebody's last time
Baby be mine
If you're lookin' to be somebody's just friends
A little laughin', little lovin', never callin' again
That's just fine
If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak
Be mine

Oh oh oh, whoa

If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak
Or somebody's mistake
Somebody's first time
Or their last time
Baby, be mine

If you're lookin' to be somebody's just friends
A little laughin', little lovin', never callin' again
That's just fine
If you're gonna be somebody's heartbreak
Be mine
(If you're gonna be someone's heartbreak)
Be mine, yeah
(If you're gonna be someone's heartbreak)

Oh, I'll take my chances
If you're gonna be someone's heartbreak (If you're gonna be someone's heartbreak)
If you're gonna be somebody's mistake
Somebody's first time
Somebody's last time (If you're gonna be someone's heartbreak)
Be mine
Oh, be mine, be mine
Baby, baby, baby be mine, all mine
If you're going to break someone's heart, yeah
It might as well, it might as well be mine