And for the heartache trifecta. But the song clearly states “you walked out the door”, not “you got hit by a car”.
Artist Toni Braxton
Year 1996
Album Secrets
Music & Lyrics Diane Warren
US 1 | 1996: 81 | 1997: 4
US AC 1
US Adult Pop 4
US Dance/Club Play 1
US Pop 2
US Radio 2 | 1997: 12
US R&B 2
UK 1
Australia 6 | 1997: 34
Austria 1 | 1997: 6
Belgium-Flanders 2 | 1997: 13
Belgium-Wallonia 1 | 1997: 8
Brazil 1997: 1
Canada 2 | 1997: 32
Denmark 2
Finland 5
France 8 | 1997: 29
Germany 2 | 1996: 83 | 1997: 14
Ireland 2
Italy 1997: 45
Japan-Osaka 5 | 1997: 60
Japan-Tokyo 9
Netherlands 2 | 1996: 10
New Zealand 18
Norway 2
Poland 1
Sweden 1 | 1996: 9 | 1997: 17
Switzerland 1 | 1997: 7
Grammy Award Win Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
RateYourMusic.com 2.83/5 | 1996: 607
My Rating 8.72/10
Year 1996
Album Secrets
Music & Lyrics Diane Warren
US 1 | 1996: 81 | 1997: 4
US AC 1
US Adult Pop 4
US Dance/Club Play 1
US Pop 2
US Radio 2 | 1997: 12
US R&B 2
UK 1
Australia 6 | 1997: 34
Austria 1 | 1997: 6
Belgium-Flanders 2 | 1997: 13
Belgium-Wallonia 1 | 1997: 8
Brazil 1997: 1
Canada 2 | 1997: 32
Denmark 2
Finland 5
France 8 | 1997: 29
Germany 2 | 1996: 83 | 1997: 14
Ireland 2
Italy 1997: 45
Japan-Osaka 5 | 1997: 60
Japan-Tokyo 9
Netherlands 2 | 1996: 10
New Zealand 18
Norway 2
Poland 1
Sweden 1 | 1996: 9 | 1997: 17
Switzerland 1 | 1997: 7
Grammy Award Win Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
RateYourMusic.com 2.83/5 | 1996: 607
My Rating 8.72/10
That’s three songs in a row that were either written for a deceased love one, performed or listened to in association with the death of a loved one, or accompanied by a video depicting the death of a loved one. I don’t associate any of them with death. They’re all about your heart being broken, or obliterated, in the case of this song.
This could easily be a top 100 on the right day. Most days. I must have been in really good moods the days I rated this song, since it merely wound up with an 8.72.