| "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is a song released by the Bee Gees in 1971. The song had been written by Barry and Robin Gibb in August 1970, when the Gibb brothers had reconvened following a period of break-up and alienation. The song was recorded on 28 January 1971 in London. Although failing to chart on the UK Singles Chart, the song became the Bee Gees' first U.S. #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 |