Heartbreak Hotel about a man who had destroyed all his identity papers and jumped to his death from a hotel window, leaving a suicide note with the single line, "I walk a lonely street". In 2016, an article in "Rolling Stone" magazine suggested that the story in reality originated from a report about a painter and petty criminal, Alvin Krolik, whose marriage had failed and who wrote a partial autobiography including the line "This is the story of a person who walked a lonely street." Krolik's story was published in news media, and received further publicity after he was shot and killed
Bringin' On the Heartbreak songs from "High 'N' Dry", "Pyromania", "Hysteria", and "Euphoria". Bringin' On the Heartbreak "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" is a ballad originally recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard. It was the second single from their 1981 album "High 'n' Dry". The song was written by three of the band's members: Steve Clark, Pete Willis, and Joe Elliott. In 2002, it was covered by American R&B/pop singer Mariah Carey for her album "Charmbracelet". Many reviews of the R&B cover were positive, as was the reaction from Def Leppard's Joe Elliott. Def Leppard recorded the song for their second album, "High