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
Heartbreak Beat hit in the US. The song also reached the top 20 of both the Mainstream Rock and Dance charts. Heartbreak Beat “Heartbreak Beat” is a popular song written by Richard Butler, John Ashton, and Tim Butler of The Psychedelic Furs. The song appeared on the band's 1987 album "Midnight to Midnight", and was released as its first single in October 1986. The song also appeared on the UK music compilation "Hits 5" in November 1986. Though a comparative flop in their home country, only hitting #79 on the UK charts, the song is the band's highest charting single on the