Maddie & Tae’s ‘Broken Heart’ Breaks Through To Number One

Maddie & Tae are sitting at Number One on both the Country Aircheck and Billboard country charts this week with “Die From a Broken Heart.” Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye co-wrote the song, along with Jonathan Singleton and Deric Ruttan, just two weeks after Tae suffered a heartbreak.

Maddie tells us that this true account of lost love really connected with fans. [“The reaction to ‘Die From A Broken Heart’ was completely unexpected. We didn’t even realize that song was gonna have the life that it is having. I can’t even tell you how much it excites me to hear our fans relate to this because it’s so our story and so real and true to what we’ve been through."] SOUNDCUE (:19 OC: . . . we've been through.)

Maddie & Tae shared their excitement and appreciation on Instagram writing, "Ain’t no broken hearts up in here! Thank you to our AMAZING team, country radio & our beautiful fans for making this possible. Thank you to our co-writers @jonathansingletonmusic & @derricruttan for helping us tell our story. This is a story we will tell for the rest of our careers. Thank you God for this wonderful journey to #1 and all the trials that came with it. CHEERS! OMG WE HAVE OUR SECOND #1 AND PLATINUM SONG BABY!!"

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