(CSNY) Neil Young-Only Love Can Break Your Heart live 1974 “Only Love Can Break Your Heart” is a song written by Canadian-American singer-songwriter, musician, and activist Neil Young. It has been covered by many other artists. The song is the third track on Neil Young’s album After the Gold Rush. The song was supposedly written for Graham Nash after Nash’s split from Joni Mitchell, though Young in interviews has been somewhat tentative in admitting or remembering this. Bob Giuliana, a filmmaker