, ▁to pped ▁only ▁by ▁" How ▁Can ▁You ▁M end ▁a ▁Bro ken ▁Heart " ▁by ▁The ▁Be e ▁Ge es . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁it ▁was ▁cert ified ▁Gold ▁by ▁the ▁R I AA ▁for ▁a ▁million ▁copies ▁sh ipped . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁continued ▁to ▁sell ▁in ▁the ▁digital ▁era . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁song ▁has ▁also ▁sold ▁an ▁additional ▁ 1 , 5 9 1 , 0 0 0 ▁download s ▁since ▁it ▁became ▁available ▁digit ally . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁in ▁West ▁Virginia ▁ ▁" Take ▁Me ▁Home , ▁Country ▁Ro ads " ▁received ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁response ▁from ▁West ▁Vir g ini ans . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁the ▁theme ▁song ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ▁University ▁and ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁performed ▁during ▁every ▁home ▁football ▁pre game ▁show ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁at ▁the ▁inv itation ▁of ▁West ▁Virginia ▁Governor ▁Jay ▁Rock ef eller , ▁song writ ers ▁Bill ▁D ano ff , ▁T aff y ▁Ni vert , ▁and ▁John ▁Den ver ▁performed ▁the ▁song ▁during ▁pre game ▁festiv ities ▁to ▁a ▁sold - out ▁crowd ▁of ▁Mount aine er ▁fans . ▁This ▁performance ▁marked ▁the ▁dedic ation ▁of ▁the ▁current ▁West ▁Virginia ▁University ▁Mount aine er ▁Field ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁game ▁for ▁head ▁coach ▁Don ▁Ne hlen . ▁ ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁played