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"Happy Birthday Dear Heartache" is a song written by Archie Jordan and Mack David, and recorded by American country music artist Barbara Mandrell. It was released in January 1984 as the first single from the album Clean Cut. The song reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

"Happy Birthday Dear Heartache"
Single by Barbara Mandrell
from the album Clean Cut
B-side	"A Man's Not A Man ('Til He's Loved By A Woman)"
Released	January 1984
Genre	Country
Length	2:27
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Archie Jordan, Mack David
Producer(s)	Tom Collins
Barbara Mandrell singles chronology
"One of a Kind Pair of Fools" (1983) "Happy Birthday Dear Heartache" (1984) "Only a Lonely Heart Knows" (1984)

Content

The song is a bitter observance of the one-year anniversary of a breakup, set in terms of a birthday celebration. Instead of being in a celebratory mood, however, the woman observes "how big you've (the heartbreak) has grown" and that the guests of honor are "the blues, the memories and the tears." The breakup is so bitter that she observes at the end, "Same time, same place next year."

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1984)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	3
Canadian RPM Country Tracks	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1984)	Position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3]	48

References

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