Heartbreak Hotel told Durden, "Everybody in the world has someone who cares. Let's put a Heartbreak Hotel at the end of this lonely street". They were interrupted by the arrival of Glenn Reeves, a local performer who had previously worked with Axton. The duo asked Reeves to help with the song, but after hearing the title he remarked that it was "the silliest thing I've ever heard", and left them to finish it themselves. The song was written within an hour, and Durden recorded it onto Axton's tape recorder. Reeves returned, and after hearing the song he was asked to provide a
Bringin' On the Heartbreak Rain" and "My All" in front of a crowd of 50,000 people, at the closing concert of the Mexican "Teletón", which took place in the country's Azteca Stadium. Announced as the concert's "star", she performed in a black dress. While with "Through the Rain" and "My All" she did not attract the audience, the performance of "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" was seen as the highlight of her act. European CD single European CD maxi-single In 2018, singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson included his cover of "Bringin' On the Heartbreak" on "Pyromattia". The album is composed entirely of Def Leppard covers and features