This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)
The Jacksons * Track #5 On Triumph
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Album Triumph
This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel) by The Jacksons
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The JacksonsProduced by
The JacksonsWrited by
Michael JacksonAbout
Heartbreak Hotel (changed to This Place Hotel to not be confused with Elvis Presley’s song of the same name) is the second single released from the Jacksons' album, Triumph. Reaching No. 22 on the Billboard pop singles chart, it was the second-biggest single off of the album.
The song tells the sto...
This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel) Lyrics
[Intro]
Hoo!
Hee!
[Verse 1]
Live in sin
Ten years ago on this day, my heart was yearnin'
I promised I would never ever be returnin'
Where my baby broke my heart and left me yearnin', hee, hee!
As we walked into the room, there were faces
Starin', glarin', tearin' through me
Someone said, "Welcome to your doom"
Then they smiled with eyes that looked as if they knew me, this is scarin' me
[Pre-Chorus]
We walked up the stairs still concealin' gloom
There were two girls sittin' in my room
She walked up to my face, said "This is the place
You said, "Meet you right here at noon" (Uh!)
[Chorus]
This is Heartbreak Hotel
Welcome to Heartbreak Hotel
So this is Heartbreak Hotel
This place is Heartbreak Hotel
[Verse 2]
Hope is dead
She thought that I had cheated for another lover
I turn my back to see that I am undercover
Now, I can't convince this girl there ain't no other, hee, hee!
Someone's evil to hurt my soul, every smile's a trial
Thought in beguile to hurt me, this is scarin' me
Then the man next door had told
"She's been here in tears for fifteen years", this is scarin' me
[Pre-Chorus]
We came to this place, where the vicious dwell
Found that wicked women run this strange hotel
There was Sefra and Sue, every girl that I knew
And my baby said, "Love is through" (Uh!)
[Chorus]
This is Heartbreak Hotel
Welcome to Heartbreak Hotel
So evil, Heartbreak Hotel
This place is Heartbreak Hotel
Someone stop my heart (Heartbreak Hotel)
This is Heartbreak Hotel, hee! (Heartbreak Hotel)
Ten years ago on today (Heartbreak Hotel)
This is Heartbreak Hotel, hee! (Heartbreak Hotel)
[Guitar Solo]
Hoo!
[Chorus]
Someone stop my heart (Heartbreak Hotel)
This is Heartbreak Hotel, hee! (Heartbreak Hotel)
Ten years ago on today (Heartbreak Hotel)
Hurtin' my mind, hoo! (Heartbreak Hotel)
You break my baby’s heart (Heartbreak Hotel)
This is Heartbreak Hotel (Heartbreak Hotel)
Just welcome to the scene, hoo!
No, oh, I
This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel) Q&A
Who wrote This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)'s ?
This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel) was written by Michael Jackson.
Who produced This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)'s ?
This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel) was produced by The Jacksons.
When did The Jacksons release This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)?
The Jacksons released This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel) on Fri Dec 05 1980.
Was this based on the Elvis song?
Michael addressed this in his 1987 autobiography, Moonwalk:
I swear that was a phrase that came out of my head and I wasn’t thinking of any other song when I wrote it. The record company printed it on the cover as “This Place Hotel,” because of the Elvis Presley connection. As important as he was t...
What did The Jacksons say about "This Place Hotel (a.k.a. Heartbreak Hotel)"?
Heartbreak Hotel was the most ambitious song I had composed. I think I worked on a number of levels: You could dance to it, sing along with it, get scared by it, and just listen to it. I had to tack on a slow piano and cello coda that ended on a positive note to reassure the listener; there’s no poi...