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 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