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House of Broken Love is a song by the American band Great White. Written by Mark Kendall, Michael Lardie and Alan Niven, the song was the eighth track on the band's album ...Twice Shy.

"House of Broken Love"
Single by Great White
from the album ...Twice Shy
B-side	"Bitches and Other Women / Red House (live)"
Released	1989
Genre	Glam metal, blues rock
Length	5:58
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	Mark Kendall, Michael Lardie and Alan Niven
Producer(s)	Alan Niven and Michael Lardie
Great White singles chronology
""The Angel Song"" "House of Broken Love" ""Call It Rock & Roll""

Charting

It peaked at number 7 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]

Origin

Great White's lead singer Jack Russell stated in an interview with the BBC's The Friday Rock Show that the song is about being alone. He had recently gone through a divorce and was with bandmate Mark Kendall—who had also recently broken up—when the band's manager walked in and said, "What is this, the house of broken love?"[2]

Critical reception

Linda Romine, of the Record-Journal, called the song a "Great White staple".[3]

Notable performances

The band played the song at the American Music Awards of 1990.

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
UK Singles (OCC)[4]	44
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	83
US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[6]	7

References

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