Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken? explained

Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?
Cover:	Sandie Shaw - Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Sandie Shaw
B-Side:	Steven (You Don't Eat Meat)
Released:	1986
Genre:	Pop
Length:	3:42
Label:	Polydor
Producer:	Clive Langer Alan Winstanley
Prev Title:	Hand in Glove
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Frederick
Next Year:	1986

"Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?" is a song by the British rock and pop band Lloyd Cole and the Commotions from their debut studio album Rattlesnakes (1984).^{[1] [2]}

The song was covered by Sandie Shaw in 1986.^{[3] [4]} Her version reached number 68 on the UK Singles Chart in June that year.^[5]

In 2006, Scottish indie pop band Camera Obscura released an answer song called "Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken" on their third studio album Let's Get Out of This Country.^{[6] [7]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lloyd Cole – Period Piece: New music. theguardian.com. 2 December 2013.
2. Web site: Rattlesnakes (Deluxe Edition). itunes.apple.com. 2 December 2013.
3. Web site: Are You Ready to Be Heartbroken?. allmusic.com. 2 December 2013.
4. Web site: Sandie Shaw The Very Best Of Sandie Shaw Review. bbc.co.uk. 2 December 2013.
5. Book: Roberts, David. 2006. British Hit Singles & Albums. 19th. Guinness World Records Limited . London. 1-904994-10-5. 495.
6. Web site: Sendra. Tim. Camera Obscura. allmusic.com. 2 December 2013.
7. Web site: Lloyd I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken. 2 December 2013.