tonight." Is she taking the one-day-at-a-time approach of a 12-step program for romantic addiction? Is it merely the application of an emotional band-aid? Or might she be asserting that the path to true independence always begins right here, right now? It's never entirely clear, and the ambiguity makes the song that much richer.". But then she extends the thought with the kicker word ". ," admitting she's still searching for a full-fledged sense of security in whatever newfound freedom she's come into. Randy Lewis of the LA Times was highly impressed with the track and wrote: "In "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart," she's crafted an intriguing refrain: "I'm gonna find a way to make it without you. Dan Weiss of Popmatters, gave the song a seven out of ten rating and thought that ""Sleeping" is proof that Keys can find the warmth inside of a song even when she pushes away from the piano and the arrangement drifts into something colder and more abstract." Entertainment Weekly called it "insidiously, almost obscenely hooky: a slithering riff on early-'80s Prince with a monster synth line." Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone stated that "The superb Prince hommages, "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart" and "This Bed," are experiments that pay off big, submerging Keys' pipes in unabashed 1980s synth cheese." Andrew Burgess of MusicOMH referred to it as a "fever dream", citing it as a "standout moment" while Clover Hopes of Vibe magazine praised the song as "instantly timeless" and described it as a "gorgeous drum-powered exercise in vocal discipline (with its whispered huffs and puffs) that deals with the loss of a man's mere presence". The song received widespread critical acclaim from music critics many compared it to a Prince composition. On March 19, 2010, the song was released as the album's second single in Germany and later peaked at number 33. Following a performance on Britain's Got Talent on 1 June 2010, the single climbed into the Top 10 on 6 June 2010 at number 7, marking the third consecutive Top 10 single from The Element of Freedom as well as Keys' ninth Top 10 single overall. The success of the song propelled the album back in the top 10 of the UK Albums Chart, twenty-three weeks after its original release. Upon physical release, the single remained at its peak of number 13. On it climbed to a new peak of number 13. Upon being confirmed as the third UK single, the single re-entered the chart on Apat number 63. On Januthe single entered the UK Singles Chart at number 71 based on downloads alone, but dropped out the following week.
2 on the Norwegian Charts and became her highest charting single there so far. On the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, the song became Keys' thirteenth top ten hit, peaking at number 2 and spending ten weeks in the top ten. It has spent twenty weeks on the chart, peaking at number 27. The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 58, the highest after "No One" and "Doesn't Mean Anything". The song premiered on October 29, 2009, and was released to the iTunes Store on November 17, 2009. In the lyrics, the narrator vows to move on from a failed relationship, but struggles to overcome constant thoughts of her lover. The basic chord progression of the song is B ♭, C, and F. "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" is a downtempo song written by Keys, Patrick Reynolds and Jeff Bhasker in the key of F major ( pesante) with a time signature in common time and a tempo of 83 beats per minute and combines elements of synths and drums to create a retro 1980s power ballad feel.
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