“How Can You Mend a Broken Heart” is a 1971 pop ballad by the Bee Gees, written by Barry and Robin Gibb. It was released on 28 May 1971 as the lead single from the album Trafalgar, with Country Woman as the B-side. The song was recorded on 28 January 1971 at IBC Studios in London and produced by Robert Stigwood and the Bee Gees. It blends pop with folk rock and country soul influences. Lyrically it asks how to mend a broken heart and reflects the brothers’ reunion after a period of break-up, suggesting that love can heal sorrow. It became the Bee Gees’ first US No 1 single, topping the Billboard Hot 100 and also reaching No 1 on Cash Box for two weeks; it ranked No 5 on Billboard’s year-end chart for 1971. The track appears in the 2013 film American Hustle and its soundtrack, and inspired the title of the 2020 documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart.
