Heartbreak Hotel in an attempted robbery in El Paso, Texas. On August 25, 1955, the "El Paso Times" reported Krolik's death under the headline "Story Of Person Who Walked Lonely Street". Axton and Durden give different accounts of how the song was written. Durden's account is that he had already written the song and performed it with his band the Swing Billys before he presented it to Axton. Axton's account is that Durden had written only a few lines of the song and asked her to help him finish it. She says that the report of the suicide "stunned" her, and she
Heartbreak Hotel (Whitney Houston song) hit in many countries worldwide. The song received two nominations at the 2000 Grammy Awards for Best R&B Song and Best R&B Performance by a Group or Duo. The video was nominated for Best R&B Video at the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards. "Heartbreak Hotel" is written in the key of G major with a tempo of 67 beats per minute in common time. The chords in the song alternate between Em and Am, and the vocals in the song span from G to A. It is the second single released from Houston's "My Love Is Your Love" album. It