▁New ▁Year ' s ▁show ▁in ▁C anton , ▁Ohio , ▁the ▁driver ▁found ▁Williams ▁dead ▁on ▁the ▁back ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁car ▁during ▁a ▁stop ▁in ▁Oak ▁Hill , ▁West ▁Virginia . ▁" Your ▁Che atin ' ▁Heart " ▁was ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 3 . ▁Pro pel led ▁by ▁Williams ' ▁death , ▁the ▁song ▁and ▁the ▁A - side ▁" K aw - L iga " ▁became ▁a ▁hit , ▁s elling ▁over ▁a ▁million ▁records . ▁ ▁Billboard ▁initially ▁described ▁the ▁songs ▁as ▁" super l ative ▁t unes ▁and ▁performances ", ▁emphas izing ▁the ▁sales ▁potential . ▁Within ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁from ▁its ▁release , ▁the ▁song ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁Billboard ' s ▁Top ▁C & W ▁Records , ▁where ▁it ▁remained ▁for ▁six ▁weeks . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Re leased ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁his ▁passing , ▁the ▁song ▁became ▁syn onymous ▁with ▁the ▁myth ▁of ▁H ank ▁Williams ▁as ▁a ▁ha unted , ▁lon ely ▁figure ▁who ▁expressed ▁pain ▁with ▁an ▁authentic ity ▁that ▁became ▁the ▁standard ▁for ▁country ▁music . ▁ ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁H ank ▁Williams ' ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁bi op ic . ▁" Your ▁Che atin ' ▁Heart ", ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁songs ▁by ▁Williams ▁were ▁performed ▁on ▁the ▁movie , ▁with ▁George ▁Hamilton ▁dub bing ▁the ▁sound track ▁album ▁recorded ▁by ▁Williams ' ▁son , ▁H ank ▁Williams , ▁Jr . ▁