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This article is about the song by The Jets. For the song by Sinitta, see Cross My Broken Heart (Sinitta song). For the song by Suzy Bogguss, see Cross My Broken Heart (Suzy Bogguss song). 1987 single by The Jets
"Cross My Broken Heart"
Single by The Jets
from the album Magic and Beverly Hills Cop II soundtrack
B-side"Bad Guys" by the Heat
ReleasedMay 20, 1987
Recorded1986
GenreFreestyle
Length4:08
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Stephen Bray
  • Michael Verdick
The Jets singles chronology
"Christmas in My Heart"
(1986) 		"Cross My Broken Heart"
(1987) 		"I Do You"
(1987)

"Cross My Broken Heart" is the title of the first single released from Magic, the second studio album released by the American band The Jets. It also appears on the soundtrack to the Eddie Murphy film, Beverly Hills Cop II. The single reached number seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 in August 1987.

Music video

The accompanying music video features the group performing inside a soundstage, against a backdrop of a movie theater entrance. It does not contain any scenes from the film Beverly Hills Cop II; however, it shows stills of the group posing in front of the film's marquee. Eugene Wolfgramm is in the video, despite having left the group to form Boys Club. The video was the first filmed inside of Paisley Park.

Charts

Weekly chart (1987) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) 28
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) 32
US Billboard Hot 100 7
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard) 8
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard) 11
Year-end chart (1987) Position
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) 90

References

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  2. THE JETS - CROSS MY BROKEN HEART [HD]. YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-11.
  3. "The Jets %5BUS%5D – Cross My Broken Heart" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. "The Jets %5BUS%5D – Cross My Broken Heart". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. "The Jets Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  6. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 136.
  7. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 298.
  8. "1987 The Year in Music & Video: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 99, no. 52. December 26, 1987.
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