Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer) explained

Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)
Cover:Freemasons - Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer).png
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Type:single
Artist:Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Album:Shakedown 2 and Make a Scene
Recorded:London, England
Length:3:05
Chronology:Freemasons
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"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 BBC Radio 1's The Scott Mills Show on 24 April 2009.[2] The song was added to the station's B-list on 17 June.[3] While Ellis-Bextor promoted the single in the UK, the Freemasons promoted the single in the United States, performing the song on 2 May 2009 at the Town Club in Washington, D.C.[4] The single was then added to the A-list on Galaxy FM, and the A-list on Kiss[5] [6] Due to this, it reached number one on the Cool Cuts Airplay Chart.[7] The single also reached number one on the MTV Dance Chart, becoming a smash hit, where it sat at the top position for thirteen consecutive weeks.[8] The single peaked at number nine on the MTV TMF UK Chart.[9] The song also reached the number one spot at the top of the Gaydar Radio Top 20.[10] The single reached number two on the UK Dance Chart, as well number two on the UK Indie Chart in the week of 3 July 2009.[11] The song also became was Popjustice's "Song of the Day" on 11 March 2009, and was nominated for the Best Single of 2009 award at the first ever Download Music Awards.[12] The song also peaked at number 21 on the 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 Singles Chart at number 164 on 14 June 2009 as it was released that day on the iTunes Store. The following week, the single climbed 149 places to reach number 15, counting only the downloads from the exclusive iTunes bundle.[18] In its third week, the song climbed to number 13. It also peaked at number two on the UK Dance Chart where it stayed for 13 weeks.[19]

Track listings

Digital download[20]
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  2. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  3. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  4. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  5. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  6. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  7. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  8. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  9. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
CD single[21] [22]
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  2. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  3. "Uninvited"
  4. "When You Touch Me"
CD maxi single[23]
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" – 3:24
  2. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" – 9:14
  3. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" – 7:57
  4. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" – 6:46
  5. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" – 6:30
  6. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" – 7:05
12" single[24]
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  2. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  3. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
  4. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
Other versions
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (2014 Extended) – 9:39

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[25] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)! scope="col"
Position
CIS (TopHit)[26] 41
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[27] 11
Chart (2010)! scope="col"
Position
CIS (TopHit)[28] 195
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[29] 145

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–2009)! scope="col"
Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit)[30] 87

Release history

RegionDateFormat
United Kingdom15 June 2009Digital download[31]
United States21 June 2009[32]
Spain22 June 2009[33]
United KingdomCD single[34]
Australia7 August 2009[35]

Live performances

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freemasons to release Ellis-Bextor song – Music News . Digital Spy. 26 February 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Forums – The Scott Mills Show . Forums.denden.co.uk . 6 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120224065721/http://forums.denden.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=180549&start=0 . 24 February 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Radio 1 – Playlist . BBC . 24 February 2007 . 6 January 2012.
  4. Web site: Freemasons in the US promoting Heartbreak . Voices.washingtonpost.com . 28 April 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Kiss 100 London . Playlist.totalkiss.com . 9 November 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  6. Web site: BBC Radio 1 Playlist . BBC . 24 February 2007 . 6 January 2012.
  7. Web site: kaushik . Sophie Ellis-Bextor fans blogspot . Sophie Ellis-Bextor fans blogspot . 6 January 2012.
  8. Web site: MTV Dance Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304053806/http://www.mtv.co.uk/channels/mtv-dance/chart . dead . 4 March 2009 . MTV. 6 January 2012.
  9. Web site: MTV UK Chart . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304053632/http://www.mtv.co.uk/channels/tmf/chart . dead . 4 March 2009 . MTV. 6 January 2012.
  10. Web site: Gaydar Radio . Gaydarnation.com . 6 January 2012.
  11. Web site: UK Dance Chart . BBC . 1 January 2012 . 6 January 2012.
  12. Web site: Popjustice Song of the Day archives . Popjustice.com . 6 January 2012.
  13. Web site: Digital Spy Top 50 Singles of 2009 . Digital Spy . 29 December 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  14. Web site: Popjustice Top 45 Singles of 2009 . Popjustice.com . 6 January 2012.
  15. Web site: Sophie's performing on the National Lottery . Sophieellisbextor.net . 31 December 2011 . 6 January 2012.
  16. http://www.colonelblimp.com/home/news/view/item1652/ "New Efforts From The Blimp Team"
  17. Balls, David. "Ellis-Bextor shoots Freemasons video". Digital Spy. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  18. Web site: UK Singles Chart . BBC . 1 January 2012 . 6 January 2012.
  19. Web site: UK TOP 40 DANCE SINGLES . BBC . 1 January 2012 . 6 January 2012.
  20. Web site: Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) iTunes exclusive . Apple.com . 6 January 2012.
  21. Web site: Freemasons Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (CD) at Discogs . Discogs. 22 June 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  22. Web site: Freemasons Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (CD) at Discogs . Discogs. 7 June 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  23. Web site: Freemasons Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (CD) at Discogs . Discogs. 22 June 2009 . 6 January 2012.
  24. Web site: Freemasons Featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor* – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (Vinyl) at Discogs . Discogs. 6 January 2012.
  25. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Weekly Chart: Jul 23, 2009. TopHit. 22 April 2024.
  26. Web site: Популярные хиты 2009 . . ru . Popular hits 2009 . 13 November 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107080616/https://tophit.ru/ru/best-music-2009 . 7 November 2021.
  27. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2009. TopHit. 22 April 2024. 27 April 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240427163412/https://tophit.com/chart/top/radio/hits/ru/annual/2009. live.
  28. Web site: Популярные хиты 2010 . . ru . Popular hits 2010 . 13 November 2021 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211106200718/https://tophit.ru/ru/best-music-2010 . 6 November 2021.
  29. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Annual Chart: 2010. TopHit. 22 April 2024.
  30. Web site: Top Radio Hits Russia Decade Chart: 00s. TopHit. 22 April 2024.
  31. Web site: Heartbreak "Make Me a Dancer" by Freemasons . . 16 June 2013.
  32. Web site: US Digital Download Release Date . Amazon . 6 January 2012.
  33. Web site: 7Digital Spanish Digital Store . Es.7digital.com . 2 July 2010 . 6 January 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111006173645/http://es.7digital.com/artists/freemasons/heartbreak-make-me-a-dancer/ . 6 October 2011 . dead .
  34. Web site: HMV Physical Release Date . . 6 January 2012.
  35. Web site: Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer . . 16 June 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160126022804/http://www.sanity.com.au/products/2130435/Heartbreak_Make_Me_A_Dancer . 26 January 2016 . dead .

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