High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Bringin` On the Heartbreak" is a song originally recorded by British hard rock band Def Leppard. It was the second single from their 1981 album High `n` Dry. The song was written by three of the band`s members: Steve Clark, Pete Willis, and Joe Elliott. In 2002, it was covered by American R&B/pop singer Mariah Carey for her album Charmbracelet. Many reviews of the R&B cover were positive, as was the reaction from Def Leppard`s Joe Elliott.