Walking on Broken Glass
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| Single by Annie Lennox | ||||
| from the album Diva | ||||
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| Released | 10 August 1992 | |||
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| Label | RCA | |||
| Songwriter | Annie Lennox | |||
| Producer | Stephen Lipson | |||
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| "Walking on Broken Glass" on YouTube | ||||
"Walking on Broken Glass" is a song written and performed by Scottish singer Annie Lennox. It was released as the third single from her debut solo studio album, Diva (1992). Produced by Stephen Lipson, it was released on 10 August 1992 by BMG and Arista Records, and achieved considerable commercial success in international territories. It reached number one in Canada and entered the top 10 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. In the United States, it peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Lyrically, the song focuses on "the turbulent emotions of trying to carry on through the pain of a breakup", and is noted for its "cognitive dissonance" with the music of the song. At the 1993 Brit Awards, the accompanying music video, directed by Sophie Muller and featuring John Malkovich, was nominated for British Video of the Year, and it was also nominated for an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video at the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards. The song won the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers award in 1994 for Most Performed Songs.