"Born with a Broken Heart" is a song by Italian singer Damiano David. It was released through Sony Music Italy and Arista Records on 25 October 2024, as the second single from David's upcoming debut studio album, Funny Little Fears (2025). He wrote the song along with Sarah Hudson and its producers Jason Evigan and Mark Schick. An Aerin Moreno-directed music video premiered alongside the single.
Background and release
Måneskin's lead vocalist Damiano David started his solo musical career with the release of "Silverlines" on 27 September 2024, a Labrinth-produced single. It served as the lead single from his upcoming debut studio album, scheduled to be released in 2025. The second single, "Born with a Broken Heart", was released in the following month, on 25 October.
Composition
In a statement while releasing the song, David said: "When I wrote this song I was getting out of a very dark place, I was feeling emotionless [...] I think the song was a way to make myself make sense of what I was feeling and look at it from a less scary prospective". Containing dramatic vocals and an anthemic production, the lyrics of the song explore emotional numbness and fear during a relationship.
Music video
An accompanying music video for "Born with a Broken Heart" premiered on the same date at 12pm British Summer Time. About the video, David said: "[It] is my personal fantasy. A world where no matter what, once you step through the door, everything becomes magical and beautiful". The video pays homage to Old Hollywood style films of the golden age of cinema and features Damiano performing choreography inspired by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly and the Zigfeild Follies with dancer Lexee Smith and a group of dancers in showgirl style costumes.
Live performances
Alongside "Silverlines", David performed an unaired rendition of "Born with a Broken Heart" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, which was later released online on 28 October. On the same date, he performed the track as part of his first one-off concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York City. He also sang it for Sirius XM, alongside a cover of "Die with a Smile" by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars.
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