House of Broken Love
Encyclopedia
House of Broken Love is a 1989 rock song by the American hard rock
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
.
chart and No.83 on the Billboard Hot 100
chart.
, 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 band mate 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?"
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Great White
Great White
Great White is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1978. The band gained popularity during the 1980s and early 1990s. The band released several albums in the late 1980s and gained airplay on MTV with music videos for songs like "Once Bitten, Twice Shy"...
. Written by Mark Kendall
Mark Kendall (guitarist)
Mark Kendall is a lead guitarist born in Loma Linda, California. He is best known for being a founding member and lead guitar player of the blues-based hard rock band Great White.-Biography:...
, Michael Lardie
Michael Lardie
Michael Lardie is multi-platinum and Grammy nominated American musician and producer, known for his memberships in Great White and Night Ranger. He was born on September 8, 1958, in Anchorage, Alaska and raised in Sacramento, California.-Training:...
and Alan Niven, the song was the eighth track on the band's album ...Twice Shy
...Twice Shy
...Twice Shy is the fourth studio album released by the American hard rock band Great White. It was released in 1989 and contained the biggest hits of their career, a cover of Ian Hunter's "Once Bitten, Twice Shy" and "The Angel Song", which reached No. 5 and No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100,...
.
Charting
It peaked at No.7 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock TracksMainstream Rock Tracks
Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks is a ranking in Billboard magazine of the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations, a category that includes stations that play primarily rock music. Modern rock tracks are counted in the Alternative Songs chart.This chart began with the March 21, 1981, issue...
chart and No.83 on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart.
Origin
Great White's lead singer, Jack RussellJack Russell (musician)
Jack Russell , is an American rock vocalist. He is a founding member of the American hard rock band Great White.-Biography:...
, 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 band mate 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?"