Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)
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| Single by Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor | ||||
| from the album Shakedown 2 and Make a Scene | ||||
| Released | 15 June 2009 | |||
| Recorded | London, England | |||
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| Length | 3:05 | |||
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| "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" on YouTube | ||||
"Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" is a song by English production duo the Freemasons and English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. The song was written by the production duo James Wiltshire and Russell Small, Richard Stannard and Ellis-Bextor, and production by Wiltshire and Small. It was released on 15 June 2009 in promotion of the Freemasons' second studio album, Shakedown 2 (2009), and as the lead single from Ellis-Bextor's fourth album, Make a Scene (2011).[1]
Release
The song was first uploaded to Ellis-Bextor's official MySpace page on 2 June 2008. It was announced on 22 February 2009 that it would be released as her new single, and the first from her upcoming fourth studio album. The song was premiered on
Digital Spy Top 50 Singles of 2009.[13] The single also peaked at number 33 on Popjustice's Top 45 Singles of 2009.[14] Ellis-Bextor performed the song live for the first time on TV on the National Lottery Show on 20 May.[15] She performed at GMTV
on 16 June 2009.
Music video
The music video was directed by Chris Sweeney and filmed on 21 April 2009.[16][17] The video was released 8 May and it features Ellis-Bextor dancing and singing the song in a futuristic setting surrounded by dancers and special effects.[17] The video version of the song differs from the original edit; the breaks between verses are shorter, and the bridge towards the end of the song is quicker and is mixed differently.
Commercial performance
The song made its debut on the
UK Dance Chart where it stayed for 13 weeks.[19]
Track listings
- Digital download[20]
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Extended Mix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Steve Mac Mix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Full Length Club Mix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Instrumental)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Dub Mix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Gaydar Mix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bobina Mix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bobina Dub)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Anger Dimmas Mix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Radio Edit)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Club Mix)
- "Uninvited"
- "When You Touch Me"
- CD maxi single[23]
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Radio Edit) – 3:24
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Club Mix) – 9:14
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (The Mac Project Mix) – 7:57
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bitrocka Club Mix) – 6:46
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bitrocka Italo Mix) – 6:30
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bitrocka Moving Dub) – 7:05
- 12" single[24]
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Radio Edit)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Club Mix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (The Mac Project Remix)
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bitrocka Club Mix)
- Other versions
- "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (2014 Extended) – 9:39
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Ref. |
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| United Kingdom | 15 June 2009 | Digital download | [40] |
| United States | 21 June 2009 | [41] | |
| Spain | 22 June 2009 | [42] | |
| United Kingdom | CD single | [43] | |
| Australia | 7 August 2009 | [44] |
Live performances
- XXL – 12 April 2009
- Town Club, Washington DC, USA – 2 May 2009
- The National Lottery Show – 20 May 2009
- GMTV – 16 June 2009
- G-A-Y – 20 June 2009
- BBC Breakfast – 23 June 2009
- Totally Saturday – 27 June 2009
- Summer Festival 2009 – Moscow, Russia – 28 June 2009
- G-A-Y – 2 July 2009 (Freemasons' album launch party)
- Mantra Garden Bar – Dublin, Ireland – 4 June 2009
- Saturday Night with Miriam – 11 June 2009
- Weston-super-mare, UK – 19 July 2009
- Party in the Park – Leeds, UK – 26 July 2009
- UK– 27 July 2009
- New Year's Eve in Moscow, Russia – 31 December 2009
- Nightingale's Club, Birmingham, UK – 30 January 2010
- Little World Festival, Méribel, France – 17 March 2010
- NYC Gay Pride 2010, New York, USA – 27 June 2010
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- ^ "Forums – The Scott Mills Show". Forums.denden.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Freemasons in the US promoting Heartbreak". Voices.washingtonpost.com. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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- ^ "BBC Radio 1 Playlist". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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- ^ "MTV Dance Chart". MTV. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "MTV UK Chart". MTV. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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- ^ "UK Dance Chart". BBC. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Popjustice Song of the Day archives". Popjustice.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Digital Spy Top 50 Singles of 2009". Digital Spy. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Popjustice Top 45 Singles of 2009". Popjustice.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Sophie's performing on the National Lottery". Sophieellisbextor.net. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "New Efforts From The Blimp Team". ColonelBlimp.com. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b Balls, David. "Ellis-Bextor shoots Freemasons video". Digital Spy. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "UK Singles Chart". BBC. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "UK TOP 40 DANCE SINGLES". BBC. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
- ^ "Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) iTunes exclusive". Apple.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
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