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| SinglebyDanny Gokey | ||||
| from the album Love Again | ||||
| Released | July 4, 2011 (2011-07-04) | |||
| Genre | Country pop | |||
| Length | 4:03 | |||
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| Producer(s) | Mark Bright | |||
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"Second Hand Heart" is a song recorded by American singer Danny Gokey. It was released July 4, 2011 through RCA Records Nashville as the intended lead single for his second studio album;[1] however, he parted ways with the label in November 2011 and that album never materialized.[2] The song was later included on Gokey's self-released 2012 extended play, Love Again.[3] "Second Hand Heart" was written by Cary Barlowe, Josh Kear, and Shane Stevens and was produced by Mark Bright.
"Second Hand Heart" is a country song that incorporates a soulful, raspy vocal and "pop-leaning" production.[4] Lyrically, the song speaks to the emotional baggage people carry and sends the message that a "second hand heart" is still capable of great love.[4][5]
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock was complimentary of the song, writing that "Second Hand Heart" has "the sound of a song that can and should help re-establish Danny Gokey as a viable country radio star."[4] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song a more mixed, two-and-a-half-star review and described it as "very vanilla." "On paper, it's a touching tale," he writes, "Sonically, Gokey's voice isn't strong enough to soar through the long stretched out syllables."[6]
"Second Hand Heart" debuted and peaked at number 48 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated August 27, 2011.[7]
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 48 |
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| Worldwide | July 4, 2011 | Digital download |
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| United States | August 8, 2011 | Country radio | [9] |
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