Where Do Broken Hearts Go

"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" is a song by American singer Whitney Houston, written by Frank Wildhorn and Chuck Jackson and produced by Narada Michael Walden. The song was the fourth single released from Houston's second studio album, Whitney, released to contemporary hit radio in the United States on February 15, 1988. A pop-soul ballad set in the key of D major, the song is about a woman seeking an ex-lover to return to her following a breakup. The quiet storm ballad was later cited as marking a shift towards more introspective and emotional themes in Houston's music. It had been one of the first songs to be presented to the album and was one of the last to be recorded, mainly due to Houston's initial reluctance to record it. The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics upon its release.

The music video of the song, directed by Peter Israelson, was shot in Houston's hometown of Newark and featured the singer's real-life boyfriend at the time, restaurateur Brad Johnson, as the love interest in the video. The video received some notoriety and controversy from black music critics, due to Johnson's racially ambiguous appearance, furthering claims that Houston had "sold out". Much like a lot of her music videos of this era, it received heavy rotation on MTV and BET and won Houston a Soul Train Music Award nomination for R&B/Urban Contemporary Single – Female.

The song helped Houston to set an all-time chart record on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Houston's seventh consecutive number one single on the chart, beating the record of six, previously held by The Beatles and The Bee Gees. As of 2025, the record still holds. Houston also became the first female artist to produce four number one singles from a single album. The song helped to cement her status as a pop music icon.

Houston would later perform the song in full on her Moment of Truth World Tour, while in later tours such as the I'm Your Baby Tonight World Tour and The Bodyguard World Tour, the final bridge and chorus of the song was included in a "Love Medley" segment, usually near the end of the medley.