Queen of the Broken Hearts
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Queen of the Broken Hearts was a song released on the Canadian rock band Loverboy
's album titled Keep it Up
in 1983. The band released as a single later that year, and it reached #34 on the charts. Despite being remembered as one of the band's better hits, the song was not included on the main two compilation albums released by the band; Loverboy Classics
and Big Ones
The video for "Queen of the Broken Hearts" was the subject of an MTV
contest in the summer of 1983, in which an MTV viewer won the chance to "star" in Loverboy's next video. The contest was won by a woman named Bridget Magnesi, who appeared very briefly in one shot, behind a bank of computer monitors about 15 seconds into the video.
Loverboy
Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records...
's album titled Keep it Up
Keep It Up
Keep it Up was the third album released by the rock band Loverboy in 1983. With new hit tracks like "Hot Girls in Love", the album became an instant hit, and reached #7 on the charts, as did the previous album released by the band.- Track listing :...
in 1983. The band released as a single later that year, and it reached #34 on the charts. Despite being remembered as one of the band's better hits, the song was not included on the main two compilation albums released by the band; Loverboy Classics
Loverboy Classics
Loverboy Classics was a compilation album by the Canadian rock band Loverboy, released on October 11, 1994. The album covered more ground than the previous compilation album released five years prior, and outsold it by far as well...
and Big Ones
Big Ones (album)
Big Ones was an album released in 1989 by the Canadian rock band Loverboy. The album was the band's first compilation, including hit tracks such as "Working for the Weekend" and "Lovin' Every Minute of it"...
The video for "Queen of the Broken Hearts" was the subject of an MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
contest in the summer of 1983, in which an MTV viewer won the chance to "star" in Loverboy's next video. The contest was won by a woman named Bridget Magnesi, who appeared very briefly in one shot, behind a bank of computer monitors about 15 seconds into the video.