Belles Taps Into Broadway Heartbreak on Poignant New Single “Broken in Boots”

In her latest release, “Broken in Boots,” rising country artist Belles lays bare the emotional wreckage left behind by love gone wrong, not just any love, but one written and erased on the storied stretch of honky-tonks and neon dreams that make up Nashville’s Broadway.

Co-written and produced by Johnny Gates, the soul-stirring ballad is a deeply personal confessional wrapped in rich country imagery, aching vulnerability, and just enough grit to remind us that heartbreak, no matter how devastating, can be the birthplace of powerful music.

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Recorded at Nashville’s iconic Sound Emporium, a studio whose walls have captured the voices of country legends for decades, “Broken in Boots” feels like a natural evolution for Belles. The track proves she’s not just here to make catchy country pop, she’s here to tell stories. Heartfelt, honest, and brutally human stories that echo long after the final note fades.

The inspiration behind the track is as real as it gets. “This song was written with a relationship that started and ended on Broadway,” Belles shared. "It’s about feeling lost in a place that should feel familiar, wearing the same old boots but realizing everything else has changed. Moral of the story, don’t buy matching cowboy boots with a boyfriend because he might blindside you and break up with you the next week."

Throughout the song, Gates’s production is subtle and intentional. Acoustic guitars provide warmth while letting Belles’s voice, earthy, clear, and emotional, carry the weight of the story. There’s no overproduction, no masking of the pain. Every lyric lands with quiet force, a testament to the restraint and respect given to the storytelling.

With this release, Belles solidifies her place as one of country music’s most promising emerging voices, an artist unafraid to tell the hard truths, to lean into vulnerability, and to find beauty in the aftermath. “Broken in Boots”  is a reminder that even when we’re left standing alone on a familiar street, broken in our favorite pair of boots, the story doesn’t end there. In fact, for Belles and for anyone listening, it might just be where the real story begins.