BROKEN-HEARTED GIRL ~ BEYONCE

"Broken-Hearted Girl" is a song by American recording artist, Beyoncé Knowles. "Broken-Hearted Girl" later became the album's seventh overall single, and was first released on August 28, 2009. It was, however, never serviced as a single in the United States. An R&B and pop ballad, the song features a moderate tempo as well as uses piano, strings and drums. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised Knowles' vocal effort and the song's use of piano. It appeared on several singles charts, and reached the top twenty in Australia, Brazil, the Czech Republic, Germany and Ireland. The accompanying music video for "Broken-Hearted Girl" reminisces on a former relationship, and shows some scenes in reverse. "Broken-Hearted Girl" is a mid-tempo piano-ballad. Knowles sang "Broken-Hearted Girl" on her I Am... Tour. A performance was taped and made available on her live album, I Am... World Tour.