Heartache Medication (song)

"Heartache Medication" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Jon Pardi. It was released on May 20, 2019, as the lead single to, and title track from, his third studio album Heartache Medication. Pardi wrote the song with Natalie Hemby and Barry Dean. Heartache Medication gave Pardi his third number-one hit on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. It also peaked at numbers five and 42 on both the Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts respectively. The song was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and has sold 82,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020. It achieved similar success in Canada, reaching number one on the Country chart and number 72 on the Canadian Hot 100 chart. It was certified Platinum by Music Canada, denoting sales of over 80,000 units in that country. The music video for the single features Pardi performing the song while dancing with his girlfriend.

"Heartache Medication"
Single by Jon Pardi
from the album Heartache Medication
Released	May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20)
Genre	Country
Length	3:29
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Jon Pardi Barry Dean Natalie Hemby
Producer(s)	Jon Pardi Bart Butler Ryan Gore
Jon Pardi singles chronology
"Night Shift" (2018) "Heartache Medication" (2019) "Beer Can't Fix" (2020)
Music video
"Heartache Medication" on YouTube

Content and history

Cillea Houghton of Sounds Like Nashville describes the song as "centered around a heartbroken man curing his misery not with anger or spite, but a glass of something strong".^[1] Pardi said that the song carries "an '80s George Strait 'Fool Hearted Memory' feel to it, and is something people can dance to."^[2]

Commercial performance

"Heartache Medication" reached number one on Billboard's Country Airplay on chart dated February 8, 2020, becoming Pardi's third number one on that chart, and his first since "Dirt on My Boots" in March–April 2017.^[3] The song was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on July 30, 2020, for a million units in sales and streams.^[4] It has sold 82,000 copies in the United States as of March 2020.^[5]

The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Canada Country chart dated December 28, 2019.^[6]

Music video

The music video features Pardi and his girlfriend, Summer Duncan, performing the song while dancing.^[7]

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2019–2020) Peak position Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] 72 Canada Country (Billboard)[9] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[10] 42 US Country Airplay (Billboard)[11] 1 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[12] 5 US Rolling Stone Top 100[13] 95

Year-end charts Chart (2019) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[14] 64 Chart (2020) Position US Country Airplay (Billboard)[15] 30 US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[16] 32

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[17]	Platinum	80,000‡
United States (RIAA)[4]	2× Platinum	1,000,000‡ / 82,000[5]
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. Cillea Houghton (September 26, 2019). "Album Review: Jon Pardi's 'Heartache Medication'". Sounds Like Nashville. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
2. Carena Liptak (May 20, 2019). "Jon Pardi Shares Title Track of New Album, 'Heartache Medication'". The Boot. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
3. Casey, Jim (February 3, 2020). "Jon Pardi Scores Fourth No. 1 Single With "Heartache Medication"". Nash Country Daily.
4. "American single certifications – Jon Pardi – Heartache Medication". Recording Industry Association of America.
5. Bjorke, Matt (March 4, 2020). "Top 30 Digital Country Singles Sales Chart: March 2, 2020". Roughstock. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
6. "Canada Country Chart". Billboard.
7. Carmen DiPippo (August 1, 2019). "Jon Pardi Jokes He Practiced Choreography in His Barn Ahead of 'Heartache Medication' Music Video". People. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
8. "Jon Pardi Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
9. "Jon Pardi Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
10. "Jon Pardi Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
11. "Jon Pardi Chart History (Country Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
12. "Jon Pardi Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
13. "Top 100 Songs". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2020-02-16. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
14. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2019". Billboard. Retrieved December 6, 2019.
15. "Country Airplay Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
16. "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 2020". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
17. "Canadian single certifications – Jon Pardi – Heartache Medication". Music Canada. Retrieved September 3, 2020.