After falling before peaking again at number two it was held off by the Spice Girls' " 2 Become 1". In the United Kingdom, the single was held off the number-one spot by the charity band Dunblane's " Knockin' on Heaven's Door"/"Throw These Guns Away", who were raising money in the light of the Dunblane massacre. Background vocals were performed by R&B singers Shanice Wilson and Chante Moore. It also rose to number two on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. It stayed at number one for eleven weeks in a row during late 1996 and early 1997, becoming Braxton's biggest hit to date. The song became Braxton's second consecutive number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song was an official song of the 2006 FIFA World Cup and earned Braxton the 1997 Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. However, since four of those were in December 1996, it finished fourth in the 1997 Billboard Year-End chart, while also finishing fourth in the 1990s decade chart. Released in late 1996, it spent eleven consecutive weeks atop the Hot 100. (The former achievement earned it the distinction of being the 1,000th individual single to top the Billboard charts since the magazine began keeping track of record sales in 1940.) The song was certified platinum in seven countries and gold in three others. In the United States, it achieved the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Dance Club Songs and Adult Contemporary charts. The song reached number one in five countries: ( Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium and the United States) in addition to Europe. In 2008, the song ranked at number ten on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs and number three on the Top Billboard Hot 100 R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Written by Diane Warren and produced by David Foster, the ballad was released as the album's second single. " Un-Break My Heart" (Spanish version: " Regresa a Mi") is a song by American recording artist Toni Braxton from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). " I Don't Want To "/" I Love Me Some Him " " You're Makin' Me High "/" Let It Flow " * Un Break My Heart / Toni Braxton (LYRICS)īring back those nights when I held you beside meĪnd life is so cruel without you here beside meīring back the nights when I held you beside meġ995 The Record Plant, Chartmarker Studios * Un Break My Heart & Yesterday / Toni Braxton - (Live New Wave 2010) * Un-Break My Heart / Toni Braxton (video) * Un-break my Heart / Toni Braxton (Live Arista 25 th Anniversary, featuring David Foster) * Un Break My Heart / Toni Braxton (AOL version)