Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)

"Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
Single by Freemasons featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor
from the album Shakedown 2 and Make a Scene
Released 15 June 2009 (2009-06-15)
Format CD single, 12" single, digital download
Recorded London, England
Genre Disco
Length 3:05
Label Loaded, Fascination
Writer(s) James Wiltshire, Russell Small, Richard Stannard, Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Producer(s) James Wiltshire, Russell Small
Freemasons singles chronology
"If"
(2009)		 "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
(2009)		 "Believer"
(2010)
Sophie Ellis-Bextor chronology
"If I Can't Dance"
(2008)		 "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"
(2009)		 "Can't Fight This Feeling"
(2010)

"Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" is a song by English production duo the Freemasons and English recording artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released in promotion of the Freemasons' second studio album Shakedown 2, and as the lead single from Ellis-Bextor's fourth album, Make a Scene, on 22 June 2009.[1] The song also won the 2010 OGAE Song Contest for the United Kingdom.

Release

The song was first uploaded to Sophie 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 been added to the A-list on Galaxy FM, and the A-list on Kiss[5][6] Due to this, it reached No. 1 on the Cool Cuts Airplay Chart.[7] The single also reached No. 1 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 No. 9 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 No. 2 on the UK Dance Chart, as well No. 2 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 No. 21 on the Digitalspy Top 50 Singles of 2009.[13] The single also peaked at No. 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 G-A-Y on 20 June 2009,[16] and at GMTV on 16 June 2009.

Music video

The music video was directed by Chris Sweeney and filmed on 21 April 2009.[17][18] 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.[18] 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 No. 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 position No. 15, counting only the downloads from the exclusive iTunes bundle.[19] On its third week, the song climbed to #13. The single sold a total of 125,000 copies in the UK.[20] It has reached the UK Dance Chart's Top 5 where it stayed for 13 weeks.[21]

Track listings

  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Extended Mix)
  2. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Steve Mac Mix)
  3. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Full Length Club Mix)
  4. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Instrumental)
  5. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Dub Mix)
  6. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Gaydar Mix)
  7. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bobina Mix)
  8. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bobina Dub)
  9. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Anger Dimmas Mix)
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Club Mix)
  3. "Uninvited"
  4. "When You Touch Me"
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Radio Edit) – 3:24
  2. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Club Mix) – 9:14
  3. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (The Mac Project Mix) – 7:57
  4. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bitrocka Club Mix) – 6:46
  5. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bitrocka Italo Mix) – 6:30
  6. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bitrocka Moving Dub) – 7:05
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Radio Edit)
  2. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Club Mix)
  3. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (The Mac Project Remix)
  4. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (Bitrocka Club Mix)
  1. "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer) [2014 Extended] [feat. Sophie Ellis Bextor] - 9:39

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[27] 51
Australia Dance (ARIA)[28] 9
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[29] 33
scope="row"Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[30] 4
scope="row"Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[31] 19
scope="row"Ireland (IRMA)[32] 38
scope="row"Netherlands (Single Top 100)[33] 85
scope="row"UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[34] 13
UK Dance (Official Charts Company) 2

Release history

Region Date Format
United Kingdom 24 April 2009 Airplay
15 June 2009 Digital download[35]
22 June 2009 CD single[36]
United States 27 April 2009 Airplay
21 June 2009 Digital download[37]
Netherlands 22 June 2009 Digital download
CD single
Spain Digital download[38]
France 26 June 2009 Digital download[39]
29 June 2009 CD single[40]
Vinyl[41]
Australia 7 August 2009 CD single[42]
Mexico 19 September 2009 Digital download

Live performances

References

  1. ↑ "Freemasons to release Ellis-Bextor song – Music News". Digital Spy. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Forums – The Scott Mills Show". Forums.denden.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  3. ↑ "Radio 1 – Playlist". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Freemasons in the US promoting Heartbreak". Voices.washingtonpost.com. 28 April 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  5. ↑ "Kiss 100 London". Playlist.totalkiss.com. 9 November 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "BBC Radio 1 Playlist". BBC. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  7. ↑ kaushik. "Sophie Ellis-Bextor fans blogspot". Sophie Ellis-Bextor fans blogspot. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  8. ↑ "MTV Dance Chart". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  9. ↑ "MTV UK Chart". Mtv.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Gaydar Radio". Gaydarnation.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  11. ↑ "UK Dance Chart". BBC. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  12. ↑ "Popjustice Song of the Day archives". Popjustice.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  13. ↑ Published Tuesday, 29 December 2009, 08:50 GMT (29 December 2009). "Digital Spy Top 50 Singles of 2009". Digital Spy. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  14. ↑ "Popjustice Top 45 Singles of 2009". Popjustice.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  15. ↑ "Sophie's performing on the National Lottery". Sophieellisbextor.net. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  16. ↑ Sophie Ellis-Bextor at G-A-Y Archived 19 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ "New Efforts From The Blimp Team". ColonelBlimp.com. 24 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  18. 1 2 Balls, David. "Ellis-Bextor shoots Freemasons video". Digital Spy. 20 April 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
  19. ↑ "UK Singles Chart". BBC. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  20. ↑ "UK sales for Heartbreak". Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  21. ↑ "UK TOP 40 DANCE SINGLES". BBC. 1 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  22. ↑ "Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) iTunes exclusive". Apple.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  23. ↑ "Freemasons Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  24. ↑ "Freemasons Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  25. ↑ "Freemasons Feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (CD) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 22 June 2009. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  26. ↑ "Freemasons Featuring Sophie Ellis Bextor* – Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  27. ↑ "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 31st August 2009" (PDF). ARIA Charts. Pandora Archive. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  28. ↑ "ARIA Top 20 Dance Chart". ARIA Charts. Archived from the original on 7 September 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
  29. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  30. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (in French). Ultratip.
  31. ↑ "Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor: Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  32. ↑ "Chart Track: Week 26, 2009". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  33. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Freemasons feat. Sophie Ellis-Bextor – Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  34. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2009-07-04" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  35. ↑ "Heartbreak "Make Me a Dancer" by Freemasons". Retrieved 16 June 2013.
  36. ↑ "HMV Physical Release Date". HMV. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  37. ↑ "US Digital Download Release Date". Amazon.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  38. ↑ "7Digital Spanish Digital Store". Es.7digital.com. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  39. ↑ "French Release". Musique.fnac.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  40. ↑ "French CD Release". Musique.fnac.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  41. ↑ "French Vinyl Release". Musique.fnac.com. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  42. ↑ "Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer". Sanity. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
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