Boys Hearts Were Made To Break

"Boys Hearts Were Made To Break" is a song performed by British recording artist Coral Harris. It was written by Harris with Dr.Luke and Benny Blanco co-producing the track. The song serves as the fourth official single from her debut studio album, The English Rose, eight months after her last single which was released back in December. Released via Coral's record label Next Generation Records, the single is due for release 19 August 2013. Upon it's release, the song debuted at #4 on the charts, becoming the lowest charting single of Coral's career to date.

Background
Rumours of the single's release spread online in July 2013, with Coral eventually confirming the release on 24 July 2013. The single was originally due to be released on 12 August 2013, however less than a week before the official release, the release date was pushed back one week to 19 August 2013. It was also originally due to be an official single, however due to Coral's busy schedule not giving her enough time to promote the single fully, she downgraded it to a digital only release, however due to fan demand it was quickly changed back to an official single.

The first live performance of the single was at V Festival in August 2013.

Release and reception
Digital Spy gave a review of the song, awarding it with 4/5 stars. In their review, they stated "Coral Harris is easily one of the most outrageous and care-free popstars nowadays. With so many acts afraid of controversy, it's nice to see Coral take control of some 'girl power' and abuse the men she's singing about. Not only can this girl rap, but when it comes down too it, she can create some perfect club stompers too, as 'Boys Hearts...' proves."

Upon the release of "The English Rose" the track was often regarded as "one of the strongest tracks on the album".

Music Video
The official video premiered on Coral's Vevo account on 13 August 2013.

The video begins with Coral sitting at what appears to be a formal gathering. Smart men in business suits and ladies in cocktail dresses are sat around a table having a sophisticated meal. Coral looks across the table at a hunky male and smiles sweetly. "I'm just sitting here with my Christian smile and fluttering eyes, Why don't you just come on over here boy and claim the prize" She sings as she looks at him seductively. The rest of the people are shown to be laughing and raising their glasses together, as Coral and the man try to join in but can't stop looking at one another.

As Coral starts to sing about playing boys, she nods her head in the directions of the toilets and heads to the bathroom. She leaves and goes to the bathroom, where she looks in the mirror and begins to apply her make-up. The man soon enters and comes behind Coral. He begins kissing her neck and feeling her body, as she pays him no attention and carries on doing her make-up. Suddenly as the chorus begins she drags him into the toilet cubicle and shuts the door. She begins to kiss the man and unbuttons his shirt. Soon he's shirtless and is dying for Coral to continue doing what she's doing. Suddenly she turns away and walks out the cubicle, and the man looks down in shock realising she's handcuffed him to the toilet, and she leaves the bathroom.

The next scene shows Coral at a casino as the man across the table keeps giving her the eye. The man eventually moves and sits directly beside Coral, and begins whispering in her ear. Coral flirts back, however he is oblivious to the fact that as he whispers to her, Coral is checking out the cards he has in his hands. Noticing she has a stronger hand, she fools the man into putting all his chips on the table. Coral then puts all hers in and shows her deck, winning the round. She takes all the mans chips and walks away smiling.

For the middle 8, Coral raps whilst stood on a bar in a club, as several men stand below, trying to win her attention. As the middle 8 ends, she falls back and lies on her back as the man carry her above their head and lead her through the club to the stage. Coral sings the rest of the song on the stage.

Chart performance
Upon it's release, the single debuted at #04 with first week sales of 80,192, making this single Coral's first and only single to miss the top two on the singles chart, and therefore easily becoming her lowest charting single to date. The song debuted at #3 on the pre-release chart and #39 on the Airplay chart, before any promotion for the single had even begun and rose to #34 the next week. In it's fifth week it rose to a new peak of #22 and the following week to #15 before entering the top ten at #08. It also debuted at #02 on the Digital Chart.