<P> `` Achy Breaky Heart '' is a country song written by Don Von Tress . Originally titled `` Do n't Tell My Heart '' and performed by The Marcy Brothers in 1991 , its name was later changed to `` Achy Breaky Heart '' and performed by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1992 album Some Gave All . The song is Cyrus ' debut single and signature song , it made him famous and has been his most successful song . It became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia and also 1992 's best - selling single in the same country . In the United States it became a crossover hit on pop and country radio , peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Country Songs chart , becoming the first country single to be certified Platinum since Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton 's `` Islands in the Stream '' in 1983 . The single topped in several countries , and after being featured on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom , peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart . It remains Cyrus 's biggest hit single in the U.S. to date , and his only one to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 . Thanks to the video of this hit , there was the explosion of the line dance into the mainstream , becoming a craze . The song is considered by some as one of the worst songs of all time , featuring at number two in VH1 and Blender 's list of the `` 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever . '' However it is recognized as a transitional period in country music where Cyrus brought renewed interest in a dying breed of music amongst younger listeners . </P>
<P> `` Achy Breaky Heart '' is a country song written by Don Von Tress . Originally titled `` Do n't Tell My Heart '' and performed by The Marcy Brothers in 1991 , its name was later changed to `` Achy Breaky Heart '' and performed by Billy Ray Cyrus on his 1992 album Some Gave All . The song is Cyrus ' debut single and signature song , it made him famous and has been his most successful song . It became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia and also 1992 's best - selling single in the same country . In the United States it became a crossover hit on pop and country radio , peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the Hot Country Songs chart , becoming the first country single to be certified Platinum since Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton 's `` Islands in the Stream '' in 1983 . The single topped in several countries , and after being featured on Top of the Pops in the United Kingdom , peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart . It remains Cyrus 's biggest hit single in the U.S. to date , and his only one to reach the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 . Thanks to the video of this hit , there was the explosion of the line dance into the mainstream , becoming a craze . The song is considered by some as one of the worst songs of all time , featuring at number two in VH1 and Blender 's list of the `` 50 Most Awesomely Bad Songs Ever . '' However it is recognized as a transitional period in country music where Cyrus brought renewed interest in a dying breed of music amongst younger listeners . </P>
who made the song my achy breaky heart
who made the song my achy breaky heart
Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus